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Study: CT scans rule out heart attacks faster

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(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.


Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies (AP)

Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example of how alternative medicine has become ...


International survey of physicians in 11 countries reveals US lagging in access, quality, HIT use

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies ...


CWRU to develop technologies for virtual coaching to help patient-doctor communications

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Millions of people suffer from chronic ailments like heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes, and need critical information from their healthcare providers to manage those diseases.


Software for solving life-threatening medical puzzles

Software for solving life-threatening medical puzzles

Technology / Software

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New software is under development that doctors hope will help them identify brain tumours in children that will grow aggressively.


Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

Technology / Software

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart.


Doctors embrace social networking

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the waiting room, the patient's family members circled a Blackberry. About every 15 minutes, Dr. Carlos Wolf of Miami Plastic Surgery gave them a few keystrokes of information about how the patient was doing.


Poll: Support for curbs on malpractice lawsuits

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care, says an Associated Press poll.


Dentists can help to identify patients at risk of a heart attack

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dentists can help to identify patients who are in danger of dying of a heart attack or stroke, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy. Thanks to the study, six men who thought they were completely healthy were able ...