- Some older ER patients are getting the wrong medicines
A University of Michigan study recently published says that it is common for patients 65 and older to receive potentially inappropriate medications when treated in an emergency room.
In the US nearly 19.5 million older patients,...
(Issue date: 14 March 2010)
- Nanoparticles: A golden bullet for cancer
In a lecture he delivered in 1906, the German physician Paul Ehrlich coined the term Zuberkugel, or "magic bullet," as shorthand for a highly targeted medical treatment. Magic bullets, also called silver bullets, because of the...
(Issue date: 14 March 2010)
- Lung MR imaging looks set to enjoy a highly promising clinical future
The lungs have quite literally been a black hole for MRI for many years. Now advances in hardware and imaging techniques are helping lung MRI to move into the clinical arena. There are several reasons to use MRI for lung studies...
(Issue date: 14 March 2010)
- A new tool to operate on the inner and middle ear with the utmost precision
The Clínica Universidad de Navarra and a team of engineers from the CEIT-IK4 research centre at the University of Navarra technology campus in San Sebastián have developed a new tool to operate on the inner ear with the utmost...
(Issue date: 14 March 2010)
- A High-tech Handrest
University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorised hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels, brushes and tools over a wider area than otherwise possible, and...
(Issue date: 14 March 2010)
- New device for thought control of prosthetic devices?
A portable, plugless, brain-to-computer interface using electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes strapped to the scalp has been developed by a team in the US. The device may allow paraplegics and others who have lost control of...
(Issue date: 05 March 2010)
- Implantable defibrillators may cause unnecessary pain
Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators rarely have the devices deactivated upon admission to hospice care — possibly resulting in discomfort due to unnecessary electrical shocks that may cause greater stress and...
(Issue date: 05 March 2010)
- "Smart Hip" monitors performance of bone implants
To monitor the real-time performance of bone implants is the challenge of "Smart Hip", an innovative medical device that aims to reduce the number of surgical interventions in the hip area and regenerate bone tissue by using...
(Issue date: 05 March 2010)
- Oxygen devices for lung disease perform unevenly
Devices that help lung disease patients have oxygen therapy on-the-go may not always perform consistently -- and may in some cases provide users with inadequate oxygen when they are active, a new study suggests.
(Issue date: 05 March 2010)
- A1c diabetes test is a better indicator of risk
A test that shows blood sugar levels over a span of several weeks is not only the best way to diagnose diabetes but also may be better at identifying who is at risk of getting diabetes than standard blood sugar tests, researchers...
(Issue date: 05 March 2010)
- New material to harvest electricity from body movements
Scientists are reporting an advance toward scavenging energy from walking, breathing, and other natural body movements to power electronic devices like cell phones and heart pacemakers.
(Issue date: 01 March 2010)
- Simple arm cuff limits heart damage in STEMI patients
Heart attack patients who had an ordinary blood-pressure cuff applied to their arms by paramedics suffered significantly less damage to their heart muscles in a randomized trial than heart attack victims who received standard...
(Issue date: 01 March 2010)
- CT scanner makers pledge to add radiation safeguards
An industry group representing the top five manufacturers of CT equipment said on Thursday the companies will add new safeguards to their machines to help prevent patients from being exposed to too much radiation.
(Issue date: 01 March 2010)
- Embedding images in radiology reports can speed decision making
Embedding clinical images to accompany findings described in a radiology text report enhances radiologists' communication with referring physicians and can improve patient care, according to a study in the March issue of the...
(Issue date: 01 March 2010)
- Ownership of PET scanners by nonradiologists on the rise
Just as with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the growth rate among non-radiologists who own or lease positron emission tomography (PET) equipment is also on the rise, contributing significantly to...
(Issue date: 01 March 2010)
- Small liquid sensor may detect cancer instantly
University of Missouri researcher developing a sensor to detect diseases, such as breast cancer, in bodily fluids.
(Issue date: 18 February 2010)
- Hospital-clean hands, without all the scrubbing
HOSPITAL workers often have to wash their hands dozens of times a day — and may need a minute or more to do the process right, by scrubbing with soap and water. But new devices could reduce the task to just four seconds, cleaning...
(Issue date: 18 February 2010)
- FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans
The announcement comes five months after the FDA began looking into reports of problems with CT scanning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
(Issue date: 18 February 2010)
- New endoscopic treatment for Barrett's esophagus patients
Early tumor formation in Barrett's esophagus (BE) can be effectively and safely treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA), in combination with prior endoscopic removal of visible lesions, according to a new study in Clinical...
(Issue date: 18 February 2010)
- System unveiled for regulating anesthesia via computer
A team of researchers from the Canary Islands has developed a technique for automatically controlling anaesthesia during surgical operations. The new system detects the hypnotic state of the patient at all times and supplies the...
(Issue date: 18 February 2010)
