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EBT Virtual Colonography Marks Colon Cancer Awareness Month at LIFETEST Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- LIFETEST Imaging Center of Nashville is highlighting colon cancer awareness month with the introduction of the electron beam tomography (EBT) virtual colonography for colon cancer screening. LIFETEST is the only imaging center in Tennessee to offer the ...More

March 11, 2004

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is a Risk Factor for Thrombosis

People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are more than three times as likely to develop blood clots in their veins (venous thromboembolism), finds new research in Gut. Thromboembolism is a serious and potentially life-threatening event. For many years, patients with IBD ...More

March 11, 2004

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Promising New Trial To Fight Colorectal Cancer

New York University School of Medicine investigators are leading a national study, called TREE-2, which will evaluate the safety and efficacy of three regimens of Eloxatin™ plus fluoropymidine, plus Avastin™ as first-line treatment of patients with advanced colorectal ...More

March 11, 2004

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Innovative Cancer Prevention Outreach Program Launched In Recognition Of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

ATLANTA -- HealthScreen America™, a health screening medical facility in Buckhead, Georgia, announced the launch of The Prevention Partners Program with public service announcements, a fundraiser and special promotion in recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The ...More

March 10, 2004

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MRI Useful Tool in Diagnosing Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Children

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), coupled with the use of the contrast dye gadolinium, may help pediatricians better diagnose children with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Results of the ...More

March 5, 2004

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Long Term Risks of Medical Radiation Often Ignored

Doctors and patients should be more aware of the long term risks of radiological investigations such as x-rays and CT scans, argues a researcher in the British Medical Journal. Use of radiation for medical examinations and tests is the largest manmade source of ...More

March 5, 2004

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Better Way to Help Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Experience Less Pain

The intense pain many patients with pancreatic cancer experience may be reduced by more than 50 percent using a nerve block technique along with the standard pain-relieving medications. That is the finding of a Mayo Clinic study published in the March 3 edition of the ...More

March 3, 2004

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New Symbol of Hope for Colon Cancer Cure

WASHINGTON — Just as the red ribbon has come to symbolize AIDS and pink represents breast cancer, the blue star symbol introduced by the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) will now signify the fight against colon cancer. The symbol has already been adopted by ...More

March 1, 2004

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Not All Virtual Colonoscopy Systems are Equal in Colon Cancer Detection, Study Reveals

STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- Demonstrating clearly that not all virtual colonoscopies are equal, astudy published in the December 2003 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology and The New England Journal of Medicine found the Viatronix V3D-Colon system to be ...More

March 1, 2004

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A Ticking Time Bomb: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Nearly 15,000 Americans die each year from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Until it ruptures, this bulge in the main blood vessel that runs from the heart rarely causes any symptoms for the unsuspecting patient. However, it is a ticking time bomb. When the abdominal ...More

February 27, 2004

Posted in News, Industry Issues

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