http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Breast cancer screening guidelines generally recommend mammography begin at age 40. However, based on prior national research, an estimated 34 percent of non-Hispanic black women, 30 percent of non-Hispanic white women and 22 percent of Hispanic women aged 30 to 39 have reported having a mammogram. http://www.physorg.com/news179471141.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:06:26 EST news179471141 The outlook for individuals with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease is not as grim as originally believed, according to new Saint Louis University research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news179059806.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:00:03 EST news179059806 Targeted breast ultrasound of suspicious areas of the breast, including lumps, is a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to invasive biopsies for women under age 40, according to the findings of two studies presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://www.physorg.com/news178951580.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:47:13 EST news178951580 Using mannequins to teach doctors-in-training how to do ultrasound-guided procedures is an effective way to improve their skills without compromising patient care and safety, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital. http://www.physorg.com/news178734811.html Medicine & Health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:34:02 EST news178734811 A study based on a contemporary registry of patients with myocardial infarction (heart attack) indicates that even though hospitals that perform a higher number of angioplasties are more likely to follow evidence-based guidelines and have shorter times to the angioplasty procedure, there appears to be no significant difference in outcomes such as length of hospital stay or risk of death, according to a study in the November 25 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news178308230.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:04:25 EST news178308230 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stroke researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston are the only ones in Texas to offer a novel device that might extend the acute stroke treatment window from three hours to 24. http://www.physorg.com/news177700757.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:20:01 EST news177700757 (PhysOrg.com) -- Although states are moving quickly to put in place election procedures that allow for early voting, allowing people to cast ballots ahead of Election Day often results in lower turnout, according to research from a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientists. http://www.physorg.com/news177698124.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:50:01 EST news177698124 Despite a national focus on reducing surgical errors, surgery-related adverse events continue to occur both inside and outside the operating room, according to an analysis of events at Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news177620441.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:00:01 EST news177620441 New research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that African-American patients with colorectal cancer are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease and are less likely to undergo surgical procedures compared with Caucasians, suggesting that improvements in screening and rates of operation may reduce differences in colorectal cancer outcomes for African-Americans. http://www.physorg.com/news177248427.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:10:04 EST news177248427 (AP) -- Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren't necessary. If they insist, though, he will do it - not so much to protect their health as his own practice. http://www.physorg.com/news176565843.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:01 EST news176565843 (PhysOrg.com) -- While studying how the heart is formed, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine serendipitously found a novel cellular source of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of abnormal heart beat. http://www.physorg.com/news176408803.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:50:04 EST news176408803 Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center report promising results from a cutting-edge research study that treated the aggressive brain tumors glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) using a novel type of imaging called MR spectroscopy coupled with high dose radiation in the form of Gamma Knife radiosurgery. http://www.physorg.com/news176395262.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:01 EST news176395262 High-definition (HD) colonoscopy is much more sensitive than standard colonoscopy in finding polyps that could morph into cancer, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida. http://www.physorg.com/news175953152.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:10:02 EST news175953152 (PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests the old saying commonly told to husbands-to-be is true, that if you want to know what your wife will look like, look at her mother. http://www.physorg.com/news175937114.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:28:29 EST news175937114 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration announced plans Thursday to study the scope of problems connected with laser eye-correcting surgery, which include blurred vision and dry eyes. http://www.physorg.com/news174891958.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:40:01 EST news174891958 (AP) -- Ciena Corp. won court approval Thursday to start bidding on Nortel Network Corp.'s optical and Ethernet division with an offer valued at more than $532 million. http://www.physorg.com/news174890654.html Technology Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:44:48 EST news174890654 A new neurosurgical procedure may prove helpful for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Bilateral epidural prefrontal cortical stimulation (EpCS) was found generally safe and provided significant improvement of depressive symptoms in a small group of patients, according to lead researcher Ziad Nahas, M.D. at the Medical University of South Carolina. The data are reported in the on-line issue of Biological Psychiatry. http://www.physorg.com/news174665333.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:40:20 EST news174665333 Clemson University researchers in collaboration with researchers at the University of Bremen, Germany, are working to make the physical pain and discomfort of mammograms a thing of the past, while allowing for diagnostic imaging eventually to be done in a home setting. http://www.physorg.com/news174063465.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:00:04 EST news174063465 Radiofrequency ablation, a procedure that uses heat to shrink the tissue of the soft palate, is an effective and minimally invasive procedure that can be used to treat patients who snore. http://www.physorg.com/news173955203.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:53:44 EST news173955203 A simple, non-invasive test appears to be an effective screening tool for identifying patients with silent heart disease who are at risk for a heart attack or sudden death. Coronary artery calcium scans can be done without triggering excessive additional testing and costs, according to the multi-center EISNER (Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research) study, led by investigators at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. The findings appear in today's issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. http://www.physorg.com/news173528452.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:21:19 EST news173528452 (PhysOrg.com) -- Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States (excluding skin cancers) and is second only to lung cancer as a contributor to cancer deaths in American men. http://www.physorg.com/news173108718.html Medicine & Health Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:50:01 EST news173108718 Researchers in the Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown University Medical Center are now recruiting volunteers for a national gene therapy trial - the first study of its kind for the treatment of patients with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. http://www.physorg.com/news172845091.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:50:01 EST news172845091 Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that involves the formation of a blood clot inside of a deep vein usually in the legs. A patient with DVT is typically treated with anticoagulants (blood thinners) however researchers have found that image-guided interventional radiology procedures may play a more central role in the long-term treatment of DVT, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR). http://www.physorg.com/news172759072.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:10:01 EST news172759072 (AP) -- Inspections show that Veterans Department medical facilities have made significant progress on fixing endoscopic procedure problems that potentially exposed thousands to HIV and other infections. http://www.physorg.com/news172498256.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:30:03 EST news172498256 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cases of restored vision after a lifetime of blindness, though exceedingly rare, provide a unique opportunity to address several fundamental questions regarding brain function. After being deprived of visual input, the brain needs to learn to make sense of the new flood of visual information. Very little is known about how this learning takes place, but a new study by MIT neuroscientists suggests that dynamic information -- that is, input from moving objects -- is critical. http://www.physorg.com/news172400454.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:01:25 EST news172400454 For some patients with acute coronary syndromes, the strategy of immediate intervention at a medical center does not appear to result in differences in outcomes in comparison with an intervention performed the next working day, according to a study in the September 2 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news171046665.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:10:08 EST news171046665 Gene Signal, a company focused on developing innovative drugs to manage angiogenesis based conditions, today announced the publication of interim results from a phase II study suggesting that the antisense oligonucleotide GS-101 (eye drops) is safe and effective at inhibiting and regressing corneal neovascularisation (abnormal new blood vessel growth). Neovascularisation in this part of the eye is a major risk factor in corneal graft rejection, the most common transplantation procedure that saves the sight of approximately 46,000 people worldwide each year. http://www.physorg.com/news171000159.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:03:12 EST news171000159 (PhysOrg.com) -- It`s hard to imagine that cells and sound are related, but they are. According to one Ryerson University researcher, this relationship could mean big changes in cancer treatment, including more effective treatment monitoring, less invasive procedures and health care savings. http://www.physorg.com/news170522788.html Medicine & Health Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:19 EST news170522788 Researchers in Finland have identified an effective new treatment option for patients who have suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm, a potentially life-threatening event. Results of the new study on stent-assisted coil embolization were published today in the online edition of Radiology. http://www.physorg.com/news170396980.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:40:03 EST news170396980 The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has investigated the reliability of diagnosing bronchial asthma in children aged between 2 and 5 years, and the benefit that the test results can have for these patients. IQWiG published its final report in August 2009. According to the report, the available studies do not reveal any diagnostic procedure to be particularly suitable. It also remains unclear whether the treatment given based on the test results can benefit the patients. http://www.physorg.com/news169995896.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:05:28 EST news169995896