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Ultrasound is a procedure in which high-energy sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echo patterns are shown on the screen of an ultrasound machine, forming a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. Also called ultrasonography.

International researchers report significant findings on vascular abnormality outside the brain

Studies on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia have long focused on what's happening inside the brain. Now an international research team studying Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment is reporting potentially significant findings on a vascular abnormality outside the brain.

27 Nov 2013

Nanotechnology-based technique: A painless method for maintaining healthy blood sugar levels

A new nanotechnology-based technique for regulating blood sugar in diabetics may give patients the ability to release insulin painlessly using a small ultrasound device, allowing them to go days between injections - rather than using needles to give themselves multiple insulin injections each day.

22 Nov 2013

Hologic to highlight groundbreaking imaging products at RSNA 2013

Hologic, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, with an emphasis on serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced the groundbreaking imaging products it will highlight at the 99th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America at McCormick Place, Chicago from December 1st through 5th.

From Hologic, Inc. 21 Nov 2013

Using radiation models to improve cancer therapies: an interview with Adrian Treverton, COO of Xstrahl and Jean-Pierre Wery, President of Crown Bioscience

What we are trying to do is take a cancer model like the PDX model (patient-derived tumor xenograft), which is a human-derived cancer growing in an in vivo model and apply radiation to that model.

From Xstrahl 20 Nov 2013

Mayo Clinic Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic created for catching heart disease early in arthritis patients

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other chronic forms of inflammatory arthritis can face life-threatening complications, and heart disease tops the list. People with such rheumatic diseases are twice as likely as the average person to develop heart problems.

15 Nov 2013

Policy developments: SCOTUS won't hear appeal of ruling striking down Okla. abortion law

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal of a ruling striking down an Oklahoma abortion law that would have required pregnant women to have an ultrasound before having an abortion. In the meantime, The Washington Post fact-checks an insurance premium claim by HHS Secretary Sebelius.

14 Nov 2013

Bay Area Surgical Management reaches agreement to become in-network provider for Cigna

Bay Area Surgical Management, one of the largest and fastest growing ambulatory surgery center providers in the San Francisco Bay Area, has reached an agreement to become an in-network provider for Cigna, one of the country's largest health insurance companies.

13 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 13, 2013

Today's headlines include not-so-positive predictions about whether healthcare.gov will be fully functional by the end of November.

13 Nov 2013

Study on MRIUS-guided prostate biopsy wins first prize for best poster at EAU13th CEM

Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Ultrasound (MRIUS)- guided prostate biopsy has high sensitivity to detect prostate abnormalities compared with transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS biopsy) of MRI positive findings.

13 Nov 2013

International research consortium to focus on pediatric translational research

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia CEO Steven M. Altschuler, Drexel University President John A. Fry, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem President Menahem Ben-Sasson signed a research agreement on November 11 as part of Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter's trade mission to Israel. The research partnership is designed to focus on pediatric translational research and to develop a collaborative platform for advancing pediatric medicine from the lab to the bedside.

13 Nov 2013

‘Pioneering’ non-invasive coronary plaque imaging revealed

Combined 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography–computed tomography allows physicians to visualize high-risk or ruptured coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients with myocardial infarction or stable angina, research shows.

12 Nov 2013

LUHS offers highly accurate prenatal test to determine chromosomal abnormalities in fetus

Loyola University Health System (LUHS) now offers chorionic villus sampling (CVS), a highly accurate prenatal test for chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. Loyola is one of the few centers in the Chicago area to offer CVS.

12 Nov 2013

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

11 Nov 2013

MU researchers find more accurate laboratory method for diagnosing pancreatic cancer

Researchers from the University of Missouri have found a more accurate laboratory method for diagnosing pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The disease causes more than 38,000 deaths each year in the United States, and kills 94 percent of people with the illness within five years, according to the National Cancer Institute.

7 Nov 2013

Acoustic diode may improve future ultrasound images

Most people know about ultrasound through its role in prenatal imaging: those grainy, grey outlines of junior constructed from reflected sound waves. A new technology called an "acoustic diode," envisioned by researchers in China's Nanjing University, may dramatically improve future ultrasound images by changing the way sound waves are transmitted.

4 Nov 2013

Taking care of your gums by brushing could help hold heart disease at bay

Taking care of your gums by brushing, flossing, and regular dental visits could help hold heart disease at bay. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health have shown for the first time that as gum health improves, progression of atherosclerosis slows to a clinically significant degree. Findings appear online in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

3 Nov 2013

Nanosonics named healthcare industry’s Company of the Year for 2013

Nanosonics Limited (ASX: NAN) is pleased to announce it has been named the healthcare industry’s Company of the Year for 2013.

31 Oct 2013

Prestigious Janssen Industry Excellence Awards announced

The prestigious Janssen Industry Excellence Awards were announced as part of the official opening reception for the AusBiotech 2013 Conference at Brisbane City Hall last night; among them, internationally-acclaimed Brisbane-based researcher, Professor Ian Frazer.

31 Oct 2013

Early detection of heart disease opens up important possibilities of preventing late disease

Heart disease remains the number one cause of early disability and death in the western world and now, surprisingly, has also become the most frequent cause of early death in the developing world.

30 Oct 2013

Researcher receives NIH grant to study physiological impact of maternal smoking on fetal behavior

Laura Stroud, Ph.D., a researcher with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, was recently awarded a 5-year, $2,885,481 grant from the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to further her work on the physiological impact of maternal smoking on fetal development and behavior.

30 Oct 2013

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International researchers report significant findings on vascular abnormality outside the brain

Nanotechnology-based technique: A painless method for maintaining healthy blood sugar levels

Hologic to highlight groundbreaking imaging products at RSNA 2013

Using radiation models to improve cancer therapies: an interview with Adrian Treverton, COO of Xstrahl and Jean-Pierre Wery, President of Crown Bioscience

Mayo Clinic Cardio-Rheumatology Clinic created for catching heart disease early in arthritis patients

Policy developments: SCOTUS won't hear appeal of ruling striking down Okla. abortion law

Bay Area Surgical Management reaches agreement to become in-network provider for Cigna

First Edition: November 13, 2013

Study on MRIUS-guided prostate biopsy wins first prize for best poster at EAU13th CEM

International research consortium to focus on pediatric translational research

‘Pioneering’ non-invasive coronary plaque imaging revealed

LUHS offers highly accurate prenatal test to determine chromosomal abnormalities in fetus

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

MU researchers find more accurate laboratory method for diagnosing pancreatic cancer

Acoustic diode may improve future ultrasound images

Taking care of your gums by brushing could help hold heart disease at bay

Nanosonics named healthcare industry’s Company of the Year for 2013

Prestigious Janssen Industry Excellence Awards announced

Early detection of heart disease opens up important possibilities of preventing late disease

Researcher receives NIH grant to study physiological impact of maternal smoking on fetal behavior

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