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Wireless monitoring could allow for greater patient movement
A wireless monitoring system for people with debilitating conditions, such asParkinson's disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), could allow healthcare workers to assess a patient's health and the development of their disease without hindering their movements, according...
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Appendectomy May Be Best For Patients with Positive CT Exam
When CT results suggest appendicitis, but a patient's symptoms are inconsistent with the acute condition, physicians should consider a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent appendicitis and surgical treatment, according to a new study published in the online edition...
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Blood Flows Differently Through The Brains Of Schizophrenic Patients
Researchers in Germany have used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) to map cerebral blood flow patterns in schizophrenic patients quickly and without using radiation or contrast agents. Their findings appear in...
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Detection of breast cancer in screening mammography has improved over time
Researchers analyzing 2.5 million screening mammograms performed on nearly one million women found discrimination of cancerous from non-cancerous lesions improved over a nine-year period. Results of the study are published in the online edition of the journal Radiology....
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Ultrasonography can be used to diagnose muscular trauma in athletes on-site
Doctors can use ultrasonography(ultrasound) to evaluate and diagnose muscular trauma in professional athletes on-site, which helps them to determine whether or not a player's injuries are severe enough to take them out of the game, according to a...
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High resolution ultrasound can be used to evaluate patients with foot drop
High resolution ultrasound should be the imaging test of choice when evaluating patients with foot drop (an inability or difficulty in moving the ankle and toes causing uncontrolled slapping of the foot while taking a step), according to...
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Researchers to identify rare genetic mutation to produce histamine against TS
A single, very unusual family withTourette syndrome (TS) has led Yale School of Medicine researchers to identify a rare mutation in a gene that is required to produce histamine. The finding provides a new framework to understand many...
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