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. (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Drexel University are developing a new portable, low-cost, radiation-free breast cancer detector that can potentially be used in a doctor's office as a first-line to detect breast cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news173004222.html Medicine & Health Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:00:02 EST news173004222 Great advances have been made in treating blockages in the arteries of the brain using angioplasty to widen the narrowed artery and a stent to hold the artery open. However, in-stent stenosis, or a re-blockage of the artery within the stent due to scar tissue or blood clots, is estimated to occur in up to 30 percent of patients and can cause a stroke or death. http://www.physorg.com/news153579286.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:57:41 EST news153579286 If you're an asthma sufferer, make sure the medical history at your doctor's office includes your employment and recreation plans. A new screening tool developed by Tel Aviv University researchers may save you a trip to the emergency room later on. http://www.physorg.com/news150383084.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:04:44 EST news150383084 Evaluation of chronic abdominal pain of luminal etiology is a challenging problem for the primary care physicians and gastroenterologists. The exact localization of lesion to either small or large bowel remains an elusive identity in many subjects. http://www.physorg.com/news149775591.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:19:51 EST news149775591 A third of Americans with diabetes do not know that they have it, and many more who have prediabetic conditions are unaware that they are at risk. A University of Missouri researcher has created a clinical tool to identify those at highest risk for having undetected hyperglycemia, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and undiagnosed diabetes. If these conditions are identified early, patients may benefit from preventative strategies that can minimize progression to diabetes, other diseases and mortality. http://www.physorg.com/news147621989.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:06:29 EST news147621989