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Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response

Identifying tumors treatable with Avastin has multiple benefits, researchers say,, THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- A new way to predict which brain cancer patients will respond to the drug Avastin has been developed by U.S. researchers. Avastin, which shrinks tumors by cutting...

Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble

Study shows it predicts severe events in those with known heart disease WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Adding a scan for calcium in the heart arteries to a standard test of blood vessel function helps predict which people with known coronary disease are likely to develop seriou...

Prevent Disaster with New Low Cost Temperature Scan Wireless Monitoring System

The newly released Temperature Scan Pro Wireless Monitoring System allows monitoring and logging of temperature, humidity and barometric pressure for up to thirty-two points. The system supports a variety of wireless monitoring devices for any application and environmental setting. The enterpri...

Arizona's AM 1230 KOY to be Broadcast from SCAN Health Plan Studios

PHOENIX, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- SCAN Health Plan of Arizona has announced that AM 1230 KOY will begin broadcasting from SCAN Health Plan Studios today. This partnership allows SCAN Health Plan to regularly share its health-related messages with area seniors through weekly interviews and weekend sh...

Tom Lescault, President of SCAN Health Plan Arizona, Appointed to Parkinson Network of Arizona Board of Directors

PHOENIX, June 1 /PRNewswire/ --- Tom Lescault, president of SCAN Health Plan Arizona and president of the Arizona Association of Health Plans, was recently appointed to the Parkinson Network of Arizona board of directors. The mission of the Parkinson Network is to improve the lives of those with P...

PET scan can non invasively measure early assessment of treatment for common type of breast cancer

Seattle Non-invasive imaging can measure how well patients with the most common form of breast cancer - estrogen receptor positive type - respond to standard aromatase inhibitor therapy after only two weeks and shows similar findings that more invasive needle sampling identifies, according to a ...

AAHSA President Discusses Long-Term Care Solution at SCAN Foundation/Health Affairs Conference

WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Larry Minnix, president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), discussed the organization's Long-Term Care Solution, a plan to finance insurance for long-term services and supports, during the Long-Term...

Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease

And prevents unnecessary testing, hospitalization, study shows TUESDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- A computerized chest scan successfully singles out those people coming into emergency rooms with chest pains who have serious heart disease, a new study indicates. Of the 368 people...

World's largest DNA scan for autism uncovers new gene variant for disorder

UCLA scientists, in partnership with 30 research institutions across the country, have identified a new gene variant that is highly common in autistic children. And when researchers scrutinized the activity of the gene, known as CDH10, in the fetal brain, they discovered that it is most active in ...

Seniors Invited to Learn About Fraud Prevention at SCAN Connections Resource Center on April 28

Come learn about the most common fraudulent activities in our community PHOENIX, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- SCAN Health Plan of Arizona and the state Attorney General's office are inviting seniors to attend a free presentation on fraud prevention on Tuesday, April 28, at 2 p.m. at the SCAN Conn...

The Tomato Products Wellness Council and SCAN Announce Winners for the Great Tomato Tip-Off Contest!

SCOTTDALE, Ariz., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Who better to provide healthy eating tips than a group of skilled dietetics professionals from the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association? Such was the genius behind the...

SNM calls CMS PET scan decision a major benefit for cancer patients

Reston, Va.SNM applauds today's decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand coverage of positron emission tomography (PET) scans in the initial treatment strategy of patients with cancer. This decision was based, in large part, on compelling clinical evidence of the ...

The SCAN Foundation Names New Members to Its Board

Hansen and Torrens are National Leaders in the Effort to Improve Long-Term Care for the Elderly LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The SCAN Foundation announced today that two of America's leading health policy authorities and advocates for improving long-term care for the elderly, J...

The SCAN Foundation Grants $5 Million to the Health Technology Center to Establish National Center for Technology and Aging

LONG BEACH, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The SCAN Foundation has awarded $5 million to The Health Technology Center (HealthTech) to establish the nation's first center devoted exclusively to advancing the use of technologies that dramatically enhance home and community-based c...

The SCAN Foundation Funds New Program for Santa Clarita and South Los Angeles Seniors and Those Who Care for Them

Planning Grant to Partners in Care Foundation will identify ways to expand access to vital services LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The SCAN Foundation today announced it has awarded a $200,000 12-month planning grant to San Fernando Valley based Partners in Care Foundation (Partn...

NeuroTexas Institute at St. David's HealthCare Launches 'Consultative Scan Review' Program for Physicians and Patients Seeking Second Opinion

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroTexas Institute at St. David's HealthCare today announced the launch of a new program in which Institute physicians provide a timely service by mail to physicians and patients seeking a second opinion. Called the "Consultative Scan Review" Program...

The SCAN Foundation Announces New Grants Aimed at Refocusing the Debate About Healthcare for Seniors

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its mission to spur research and reform about critical healthcare issues facing America's growing senior population, The SCAN Foundation announced today it has awarded nearly $1.4 million in grants aimed at recasting the dialogue between healt...

New Scan Spots Beginning of Bone Problems in Anorexics

Structural abnormalities start early, researchers report WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new scanning technology has detected previously unnoticed bone abnormalities in adolescent girls afflicted with the eating disorder anorexia. "What we have found in this study is an exc...

Heart CT Scan Helps Find Coronary Artery Disease

A $199 Screening Offered at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center CHICAGO, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Imaging Department at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, 2233 W. Division Street, is offering a Coronary Calcium CT Scan for the discounted fee of $199 during the months of Octob...

Healthcare Executive Richard Peitzmeier Returns to Phoenix as Regional Sales Director of SCAN Health Plan Arizona

PHOENIX, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- SCAN Health Plan Arizona announced today that healthcare veteran Richard Peitzmeier has joined the company as regional sales director. SCAN currently offers a health plan for Medicare and Medicaid-eligible individuals in the greater Phoenix area and also provid...

SCAN Health Plan Arizona and SCAN Long Term Care Appoints Thomas Lescault President of Arizona Operations

PHOENIX, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The boards of directors for SCAN Health Plan Arizona and SCAN Long Term Care announced today the appointment of Thomas Lescault as president of SCAN's Arizona operations, effective immediately. In Arizona, SCAN offers a health plan for Medicare and Medicaid-elig...

Bat Scan to the Rescue: New Clubhouse CT Scanner Helps Eliminate Exploding Bats

Thirty-second Scan Can Uncover Hidden Defects in Maple Bats Before Disaster Strikes for Fans, Players and Coaches CLEVELAND, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first baseball-bat dedicated application of a portable, battery-operated CT scanner -- able to detect hidden flaws or d...

PET/CT scan could be valuable noninvasive tool for determining stages of ovarian cancer

NEW ORLEANS, La.Combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scanning of patients in the early stages of ovarian cancer can enable physicians to determine whether the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes without having to perform surgery, according to researchers at ...

Eleven Going on 70: SCAN Health Plan Helps Fifth Graders Understand Aging Through First-Ever Senior Sensitivity Training for Kids

VAN NUYS, Calif., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifth graders at Gault Street Elementary School in Van Nuys today experienced firsthand some of the challenges that come with aging. Through an innovative Senior Sensitivity Program sponsored by the not-for-profit SCAN Health Plan, the students partici...

New Scan 'Sees' Tumors Deep Inside Body

Imaging technique could help surgeons remove all cancerous tissue WEDNESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Stanford University researchers have developed a new imaging system that illuminates tumors deep inside the body and lets doctors view details 1,000 times smaller than previously ...

Study: Before a CT scan or angiogram, many people should take inexpensive drug to protect kidneys

ANN ARBOR, Mich. As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could protect their kidneys from damage. The inexpensive drug, called N-acetylcysteine, can prevent ser...

World's most powerful MRI ready to scan human brain

The world's most powerful medical magnetic resonance imaging machine, the 9.4 Tesla at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has successfully completed safety trials and may soon offer physicians a real-time view of biological processes in the human brain. The safety study was published in the...

Combo PET/CT Scan Helps Spot Breast Cancer's Spread

Technique helps detect metastases earlier for women with inflammatory breast cancer, study finds TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A technique that combines a PET scan with a CT scan can help spot the spread of inflammatory breast cancer, a rare but very aggressive form of the disea...

PET scan distinguishes Alzheimer's from other dementia

SALT LAKE CITY A PET scan (positron emission tomography) that measures uptake of sugar in the brain significantly improves the accuracy of diagnosing a type of dementia often mistaken for Alzheimers disease, a study led by a University of Utah dementia expert has found. The scan, FDG-PET, help...

Eye Scan May Help Diagnose, Treat MS

The inexpensive test could lead to new drugs, researchers add MONDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A short and simple eye scan not only appears capable of spotting multiple sclerosis earlier in the course of the disease, but might also provide a way to track progression of the illness,...

Researchers provide genetic associations from a genome-wide scan for cardiovascular disease traits

Boston, MAResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH), and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), have completed analyses of a genome-wide scan on a group of two generations of participants from the landmark Framing...

Bleeding hearts revealed with new scan

Images that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack have been captured by scientists, in a new study published today in the journal Radiology . The research shows that the amount of bleeding can indicate how damaged a person's heart is after ...

American HealthChoice Announces Launch of OmniBody Scan

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American HealthChoice, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AMHI), http://www.americanhealthchoice.com, a medical services company with medical clinics in Texas and Tennessee, is pleased to announce the launch of the U.S. FDA approved OmniBody Scan, an in...

Comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease with a single CT scan

CHARLESTON, S.C. (March 4, 2008) In the current issue of the journal Circulation, a research team from the Medical University of South Carolinas (MUSC) Heart & Vascular Center report their initial experience with a novel imaging technique that enables comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease base...

Certain Seizure Patients Need Emergency CT Scan

ER staff should focus on those with first-ever attack, babies, and people with AIDS, guideline says MONDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Immediate CT brain scans should be used to screen certain emergency room patients with seizures to help doctors determine the right kind of treatment, accordin...

CT Scan Radiations may Lead to Cancer

An analysis based on computerized simulation models suggests that the lifetime risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from a computed tomography (CT scan) coronary angiography varies widely, with the risk greater for women and younger patients. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the ...

Meditation Increases Attention - A Brain Scan Report

ADISON - For hundreds of years, Tibetan monks and other religious people have used meditation to calm the mind and improve concentration. This week, a new study shows exactly how one common type of meditation affects the brain. Using a scanner that reveals which parts of the brain are acti...

Exposure to CT Scan Radiation may Be Equivalent to That of Nuclear Bomb

Experts at the American College of Radiologists have warned doctors against exposing patients to CT scans unnecessarily because the use of X-ray technology increases the risk of cancer. They suggest that the amount of radiation that patients are exposed to during CT scans may in some case...

New Scan to Spot Early Effects of Alcohol on Liver

Scientists have developed a scan that could spot the early effect of liquor on liver and signs of liver-related illness.// The new machine, which uses technology similar to ultrasound, can assess the degree of liver damage drinkers may be doing themselves, reported the online edition of Daily ...

Novel Brain Scan to Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease

A new diagnostic method to identify deposits in brain seen in people with Alzheimer's disease has been developed.// Patients suffering from this disorder suffer mostly in their cognitive abilities and become unusually forgetful. The new scanning technique might be able to distinguish people who ...