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Gastric bypass surgery improves insulin sensitivity in Type 2 diabetes patients
Gastric bypass surgery improves Type 2 diabetes by other mechanisms in addition to weight loss and does so better than a low-calorie diet despite...
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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Noninferior to EBRT for Prostate Cancer
New data presented here at the 2010 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting show that high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as primary therapy for prostate...
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New Imaging Agent Offers Presurgical Detection of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Urologists may soon have an imaging tool that lets them distinguish between aggressive clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and less aggressive or benign...
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BSGI effective for evaluating unclear mammographic or ultrasound findings
Researchers at the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon presented data on the clinical use of Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), a molecular breast...
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Early detection and removal of pancreatic cysts may lower cancer risk
Working with researchers from the University of Michigan and Indiana University, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) investigators have developed a method that could be...
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Focused Ultrasound Can Reposition Kidney Stones for Better Clearance
New ultrasound technology promises to give urologists a new tool to reposition kidney stones and stone fragments for easier clearance, researchers said here at...
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Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Increases Risk of Fracture
Radiation treatment for prostate cancer may increase the risk of patients suffering hip fractures, according to a study presented here at the 2010 American...
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