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Ultrasound Technology - Boon or a Bane?

...tute, Stockholm. The expert urges mothers to avoid unnecessary ultrasonic scans but not cancel routine examinations. The World Health Organisation (WHO) too recommends prudence in ultrasound exposure to human subjects. The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics at Pune had published a study of ultraso...

Private 3D Ultrasounds Enabling Moving Pictures of Fetus may Be a Risky Proposition

... about the inherent risks in exposing the child to unnecessary ultrasounds, quoted the FDA which said, 'Although there is no evidence that these physical effects [of ultrasound] can harm the fetus, clinicians and the industry agree that casual exposure to ultrasound especially during pregnancy should be avoided....

Americans Neglect Health Insurance

...sumers and taxpayers pay at least $7.6 billion for unnecessary and avoidable health care costs. That is money that isn't improving the quality of care we receive, nor making Pennsylvanians healthier. It doesn't make sense. We should be redirecting that money to fix our broken health care system.' Around 900,00...

New Screening Process Helps Better Diagnose Oral Cancers

...us pathology, significantly lessening the need for unnecessary biopsies without additional risk of false negatives." Patients with early stage oral cancer are typically examined by their doctor for suspicious areas in the mouth and throat area. Doctors in this study wanted to test the value of two diagnostic ...

Special Children Need to Be Taught Sexual Safety

...into the normal school curriculum without creating unnecessary apprehension or embarrassment for teachers and car.... Some fear that we may inadvertently introduce unnecessary fear in children. However, it has to be said that research overwhelmingly supports the fact that the...

Skipping Breakfast and Fast Food Consumption - Leads to Weight Gain

...force or college, breakfast may be looked at as an unnecessary hassle and easily skipped. However, skipping breakfast can lead to greater levels of hunger later in the day, causing overeating, or the choosing of heavy foods that fill you up faster, but may not be very nutritious." The authors write that since ...

Clinical Guidelines Help Identify Which Children at Risk of Bacterial Meningitis

...number of white blood cells than normal), reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and antibiotics, according to a s...n the clinic could guide decision making and limit unnecessary hospital admissions and prolonged antibiotic use. Lise E. Nigrovic, M.D., M.P.H., of Children's H...

Down’s Syndrome Test - Advised in All Pregnancie

...nger than 35. This change has promised to decrease unnecessary amnios while also detecting Down Syndrome in moms who otherwise would have gone unchecked. It is believed that about 1 in 800 babies has down syndrome, a condition where an extra chromosome present, causes mental retardation, a characteristic broad...

Telemedicine Offers New Possibilities in Health Care

...ns they// can leave the hospital earlier and avoid unnecessary visits to the doctor, which also saves money. Christian Weigand, a computer scientist at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits in Erlangen, Germany, said telemedicine could help people with sleep apnea, a breathing disorder. Weigand is...

Striking Doctors Health Condition Deteriorated

..."We do not wish to name them as that would lead to unnecessary media attention. We have carried out certain tests on the three and are monitoring their sugar level and blood pressure," he added. "We have not shifted them to a hospital and they are still in the hostel. We have called for a general body meeting...

Researchers Find Two Biomarkers With Potential to Predict Breast Cancer Spread

...sis, saving some women from extensive and possibly unnecessary treatment as well as from undergoing a second surgery to collect lymph nodes for analysis, the researchers say. “We want to be able to predict, at the earliest stages, if a tumor has spread and how dangerous it will be,” said the study’s lead autho...

Unnecessary Diseases on the Rise in Queensland (Australia)

... and illnesses are already putting an enormous and unnecessary burden on our hospital system," says Queensland Health's Chief Health Officer, Jeannette Young. It seems indeed a poor state of affairs for the State. SM...

AAD Warns Against Indoor Tanning for the Holiday Season

...a tanning salon each day. “Indoor tanning is an unnecessary activity. While it produces a temporary cosmetic effect, it can cause long-term health problems,” said dermatologist Arielle N.B. Kauvar, MD, FAAD, associate professor of dermatology at New York University School of Medicine, New York City. “Overexpo...

A New Ultrasound Technique to Detect Breast Cancer

...rmed in a larger trial, could reduce the number of unnecessary breast biopsies and reassure women that their tumors are harmless,” he said .Richard Barr is a radiologist at Southwoods X-Ray and Open MRI in Youngstown, Ohio, who lead the study. Radiologists found that breast lesions that appeared smaller using ...

More then Four Million New HIV Infections in 2006: UNAIDS

...th HIV prevention and treatment services to reduce unnecessary deaths and illness from this disease," says WHO Acting Director-General Dr Anders Nordstram. "In sub-Saharan Africa, the worst affected region, life expectancy at birth is now just 47 years, which is 30 years less than most high-income countries." ...

Mixed Wards Cause Trauma in Female Patients in Britain

...ching than quality of care.” 'But it is causing unnecessary indignity and anxiety for patients. It is very, very disturbing that despite Britain being one of the richest countries in the world that proper care is denied to patients,’ she added. SR...

Majority Of Doctors Tend To Ignore Milk Allergy Cases In Babies

...rgic conditions in infants. But this can lead to unnecessary sickness and suffering for babies - claim experts. More than 10,000 babies in UK had been diagnosed for cow's milk allergy and it is feared that around 50,000 babies would have been missed in such diagnoses. Although cows' milk is not introduced a...

A Novel Technique That Detects "Cancer Genes" From The Breath Of Smokers

...ands of patients peace of mind and spare them from unnecessary surgery and therapy," said the study's lead author, Sven Perner, M.D.,, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pathology at Harvard University's Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He worked with researchers from the Universities of Californi...

Severity of heart failure in elderly can be measured with a seven-point system

...s with a high risk may want to avoid stressful and unnecessary medical intervention and may benefit most from palliative or hospice care. 'It has typically been very difficult to predict how long a person hospitalized with heart failure may survive,' says senior author Michael W. Rich, M.D., associate professo...

Mismanagement of fractures a major concern, say experts

...areas in which some of them are erring, leading to unnecessary hardship for the patients. Over 5,000 delegates, including experts from overseas and representatives from SAARC countries, will be attending the meet being held here after 18 years. With changing lifestyles, particularly sedentary habits and unhe...

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