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. Sometimes, a simple bedside exam performed by a skilled physician is superior to a high-tech CT scan, a Loyola University Health System study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news180359481.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:10:01 EST news180359481 Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified, without the need for a biopsy. The findings were published online ahead of print in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news180283295.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:42:42 EST news180283295 Doses of radiation from commonly performed computed tomography (CT) scans vary widely, appear higher than generally believed and may contribute to an estimated tens of thousands of future cancer cases, according to two reports in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news180084068.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:40:02 EST news180084068 Some of the world's oldest human bones and other ancient relics are studied here using some of the world's newest technologies. http://www.physorg.com/news179435963.html Other Sciences Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:20:01 EST news179435963 We have all had the embarrassing experience of seeing an acquaintance in an unfamiliar setting. We know we know them but can't recall who they are. But with the correct cues from conversation or context, something seems to click and we can readily access very rich and vivid memories about the individual. http://www.physorg.com/news179422949.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:20:01 EST news179422949 (PhysOrg.com) -- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans have been used, possibly for the first time, in the sentencing phase of a murder trial in Chicago in the US. http://www.physorg.com/news178354644.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:58:10 EST news178354644 (AP) -- For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out. http://www.physorg.com/news178216852.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:50:01 EST news178216852 (PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford University scientists are using brain-scanning technology to understand how we learn to recognise and 'read' faces as children. http://www.physorg.com/news177940432.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:54:55 EST news177940432 (AP) -- Formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated this week in a marathon surgery will remain in the care of a humanitarian group for at least two years, the organization's CEO said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news177919724.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:30:03 EST news177919724 (AP) -- A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally Thursday after waking from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team said. http://www.physorg.com/news177839280.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:01 EST news177839280 (AP) -- A new study suggests that a type of "super X-ray" can give a faster, cheaper way to tell whether a chest pain sufferer is really having a heart attack. http://www.physorg.com/news177773061.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:08 EST news177773061 The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before a definitive conclusion can be made, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. http://www.physorg.com/news177596514.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:25:29 EST news177596514 (PhysOrg.com) -- By matching children with rare or life-threatening diseases and modelling potential disease progression, researchers hope to find new routes forward. http://www.physorg.com/news177321886.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST news177321886 A rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumor control, according to a study presented by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital at the 51st ASTRO Annual Meeting. http://www.physorg.com/news176740788.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:00:01 EST news176740788 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 Computed tomography (CT) scans are better than standard radiography (X-rays) in showing the extent of disease in patients with the H1N1 virus, according to a study to be published online Oct. 21, 2009, in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The study will be published in the December issue of the AJR. http://www.physorg.com/news175330807.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:30:01 EST news175330807 Seven medical imaging groups wrote a joint letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to formally request coverage of two fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) scans for a patient during the initial treatment evaluation. Currently, CMS covers only one FDG-PET study during initial treatment -a limitation that the groups believe is contrary to good clinical practice under certain circumstances. http://www.physorg.com/news175190937.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:09:40 EST news175190937 University of Utah researchers created new iPhone programs - known as applications or "apps" - to help scientists, students, doctors and patients study the human body, evaluate medical problems and analyze other three-dimensional images. http://www.physorg.com/news174196463.html Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:55:27 EST news174196463 For centuries eyes have been seen as windows to the soul. But medical researchers now believe the eyes may also offer vital clues to your risk of heart disease and stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news173365781.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:10:37 EST news173365781 (PhysOrg.com) -- A huge flesh-eating eagle that became extinct in New Zealand only 500 years ago was an efficient hunter that could attack prey 10 times its size, UNSW research has found, lending credibility to a Maori legend about a giant man-eating bird. http://www.physorg.com/news172851408.html Other Sciences Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:20:48 EST news172851408 A substantial percentage of children who get CT scans after apparently minor head trauma do not need them, and as a result are put at increased risk of cancer due to radiation exposure. After analyzing more than 42,000 children with head trauma, a national research team led by two UC Davis emergency department physicians has developed guidelines for doctors who care for children with head trauma aimed at reducing those risks. http://www.physorg.com/news172216911.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:01 EST news172216911 The belief that healthy older brains are substantially smaller than younger brains may stem from studies that did not screen out people whose undetected, slowly developing brain disease was killing off cells in key areas, according to new research. As a result, previous findings may have overestimated atrophy and underestimated normal size for the older brain. http://www.physorg.com/news171605735.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:30:01 EST news171605735 A new study has voiced concern about the growing market for brain screening tests, which people can buy as part of a general health MOT. http://www.physorg.com/news171193123.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:00:01 EST news171193123 A new study published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET)/computer tomography (CT) scans with the imaging agent choline could detect recurring prostate cancer sooner than conventional imaging technologies in some patients who have had their prostates surgically removed. In addition, the journal also includes a paper that provides a broader examination of new agents and techniques for imaging prostate cancer, which accounts for 10 percent of all cancer-related deaths in the United States and is the most common type of cancer among men. http://www.physorg.com/news171039124.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:20:01 EST news171039124 A new study found a small but significant number of patients received dangerously high doses of radiation from medical imaging tests, putting them at higher risk for cancer -- sometimes needlessly. http://www.physorg.com/news170614337.html Medicine & Health Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:40:06 EST news170614337 Researchers from Turku, Finland, have identified a blood-flow glucose consumption mismatch that predicted pancreatic tumor aggressiveness, according to results of a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news170427657.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:10:02 EST news170427657 A new review says using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before surgery to assess the extent of early breast cancer has not been shown to improve surgical planning, reduce follow-up surgery, or reduce the risk of local recurrences. The review, appearing early online in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, says evidence shows that MRI increases the chances of more extensive surgery over conservative approaches, with no evidence that it improves surgical care or prognosis. http://www.physorg.com/news169373647.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:15:48 EST news169373647 Satellite imagery over the last two days has shown Typhoon Morakot to be a monster, and over the last two days, NASA satellites have confirmed the typhoon doubled its size! http://www.physorg.com/news168789060.html Space & Earth Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:30:02 EST news168789060 Patients with possible appendicitis are typically evaluated using a standard-dose contrast enhanced CT, but a low-dose unenhanced CT that delivers approximately 50% less radiation is just as effective, according to a study performed at the Seoul National University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. The standard-dose enhanced CT scan delivers approximately 8.0 mSv of radiation; the low-dose unenhanced CT scan delivers approximately 4.2 mSv of radiation. http://www.physorg.com/news167478569.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:50:01 EST news167478569 (PhysOrg.com) -- John Csernansky wants to take your measurements. Not the circumference of your chest, waist and hips. No, this doctor wants to stretch a tape measure around your hippocampus, thalamus and prefrontal cortex. http://www.physorg.com/news166355458.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:10:01 EST news166355458