1. Testosterone Deficiency: Side Effect of Radiation Therapy
(Modalities/Radiology )

A new study has found that many male cancer survivors who develop testosterone deficiency after receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy have an impaired quality of life and reduced energy levels.  ...

2. Portable Ultrasound Aid Special Forces Medics
(Communities/Ultrasound)

... Morgan and his staff realized a deficiency in the arena of medical imaging after they reviewed the medical capabilities of the battalion's Special Forces operational detachment alpha teams.  So he ...

3. AMAG: JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
(Radiology Conferences/Conference News)

... (IV) iron replacement therapeutic agent for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and as a diagnostic agent for vascular enhanced magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) to assess peripheral arterial ...

4. CHOMP Improves Regulatory Compliance with McKesson
(Company News/McKesson Corp.)

... from deficiency work lists to wound photos securely through the clinical system viewer or on their laptop at home. “ McKesson ’s document management solution is so tightly integrated with our clinical ...

5. New ChartMaxx V5.5 with RAC Manager Helps Hospitals Handle RAC Audit Requests
(Company News/MedPlus, Inc. )

... the first signature deficiency completed during a session of ChartMaxx Completion. This enhancement helps ChartMaxx V5.5 achieve compliance with the FDA digital signing requirements where an entry must ...

6. M. D. Anderson Redefines Screening Rules for Breast, Cervical and Colorectal Cancers
(Modalities/Mammography)

... (DES) before birth; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection; or an immune system that does not function properly. Beginning at age 30, adding HPV testing is a preferred option to the Pap test, and ...

7. New Studies Suggests PillCam SB Has Positive Impact on Healthcare Outcomes
(Communities/Cardiac Vasculature)

... 30.2% (203) had     known or suspected Crohn's disease, 34.5% (231) had Iron Deficiency Anemia     (IDA), 29.9% (200) suffered from abdominal pain and 28.9% (148) of patients ...

8. Siemens Showcases Innovative Products and Educational Offerings
(Company News/Siemens Healthcare)

... deficiency and other coagulation disorders; Hemoglobin A1c to monitor patients with diabetes; CardioPhase((R)) hsCRP for cardiac risk assessment; Cystatin C for identifying kidney dysfunction; Berichrom ...

9. Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Americans in Jeopardy
(Communities/Musculoskeletal )

... deficiency, osteoporosis, cholesterol disorders, hypertension and obesity. For further information about AACE, visit www.aace.com. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): The American ...

10. New weapons in the war on osteoporosis
(Imported/Imported)

... to make sure your body has enough calcium and vitamin D for the drug to work effectively. "If you start bisphosphonates with vitamin D deficiency, you have a higher risk of hypocalcemia, or low calcium ...

11. Minority patients prefer optical colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening
(Imported/Imported)

... patients who were Hispanic, the most common reasons were hematochezia (blood in the stool) or iron deficiency anemia. Guidelines from multiple agencies and professional societies, including the AGA Institute, ...

12. Global view shows link between endometrial cancer and vitamin D status
(Communities/Nuclear Molecular)

Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically UVB, and endometrial cancer. Using newly ...

13. Increased risk of thyroid diseases from radiation exposure at Chernobyl
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

... iodine deficiency, and other possible effect-modifying factors." The researchers note that the radioactive iodines accumulated in the human thyroid gland via the consumption of contaminated milk and other ...

14. Capsule endoscopy identifies small bowel melanoma metastases
(Imported/Imported)

... "However, it should be performed in any patient with evidence of possible small bowel involvement, and in particular with iron deficiency anemia, bleeding, or abdominal pain. Likewise, if a PET scan or ...

15. Bone health of breast cancer patients compromised by long-term chemotherapy
(Communities/Breast Mammary Gland)

... groups. Vitamin D deficiency was the most common for both groups. The investigators found that 37.5 per cent of the breast cancer group and 51.1 per cent of the non-breast cancer group were vitamin D-deficient. ...

16. Neonatal screening for metabolic disorder deemed cost-effective
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

Neonatal screening for medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency appears to be cost-effective, according to the findings of studies conducted in the Netherlands and in Australia. MCAD ...

17. Dietary calcium could possibly prevent the spread of breast cancer to bone
(Communities/Breast Mammary Gland)

... in Concord, Australia. Researchers found that a calcium deficiency may increase the tendency of advanced breast cancer to target bone. Dietary calcium, they reason, might help prevent the spread of ...

18. One in four gastric bypass patients unable to get necessary imaging exams
(Imported/Imported)

... declared. Being unable to optimally manage more than one quarter of these patients is a serious deficiency, he commented. "States should look at their obesity prevalence statistics...There should be at ...

19. Enzyme replacement improves cardiomyopathy in Anderson-Fabry disease
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

... with agalsidase alfa results in regression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in patients with Anderson-Fabry disease, an X-linked glycosphingolipid storage disorder caused by alpha-galactosidase A deficiency, ...

20. Soft skull in neonates caused by maternal vitamin D deficiency
(Imported/Imported)

Softening of the skull bones - also called craniotabes -- in normal-appearing newborns reflects vitamin D deficiency in utero, a study by Japanese researchers suggests. Breast-fed infants with this ...