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April 28, 2008
Curt Pesmen |
X-Rays, Bone Scans...Could That Radiation Be Harmful to Your Health? How much radiation is too much? Scientists are still figuring that out -- and they tend to disagree about the risks.   |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Neil Savage |
Medical Imagers Lower the Dose Radiation-lowering techniques were in the works even before studies showed a danger from CT scans and exposure to ionizing radiation. |
Chemistry World
June 7, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Fukushima disaster has not raised cancer risks, says UN UN scientists have concluded that the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster is unlikely to push up cancer rates in Japan. |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2007
Burrows & Saminather |
Precision-Guided Cancer Weapons Innovations in radiation therapy are reducing "collateral damage" and saving lives. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Neil Savage |
Path Found to a Combined MRI and CT Scanner Omni-tomography could add together the advantages of several medical imaging technologies |
Managed Care
January 2005
Maureen Glabman |
Health Plans Strain To Contain Rapidly Rising Cost of Imaging PET, CT, MRI -- these and other imaging technologies are valuable but costly. Aetna, Cigna, and a few other plans lead in clamping down on unnecessary use. |
Chemistry World
May 25, 2007
Victoria Gill |
EU Legislation Would Prevent Medical MRI Scans The limits set by an EU directive designed to reduce adverse health effects on workers exposed to electro-magnetic fields could keep patients from undergoing valuable magnetic resonance imaging scans, warn Australian researchers. |
Managed Care
September 2001
Paul Carson |
Peace of Mind Comes With a Price: The Battle Over Full-Body Scans A controversial procedure is rapidly gaining popularity and is marketed directly to boomers: full-body computerized tomography, commonly called full-body scan. However, many in the field decry what they view as selling fear -- a tactic that raises questions of wise resource use... |
AskMen.com
Harold Russell |
The Truth About Lung Cancer Read this article to find out about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures of lung cancer. |
Chemistry World
August 16, 2007
John Bonner |
Chernobyl Fallout Impaired Mental Development of Swedish Infants A study finds that radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster impaired the mental development of Swedish children that were still in the womb at the time of the incident. The findings suggest that infants are endangered by radiation exposure at levels previously thought to be safe. |
Wired
Thomas Goetz |
Why Early Detection Is the Best Way to Beat Cancer By getting regular blood tests, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer early, giving the patient a 90 percent chance of survival. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009
Mark Wolverton |
How to Use a Cyclotron Particle Accelerator to Fight Cancer To target cancer cells alone, the University of Pennsylvania is opening a next-generation treatment facility that uses high-energy proton beams to deliver pinpoint strikes. |
Popular Mechanics
November 6, 2009
Allie Townsend |
On Fringe, Radiation Ghoul is Pure Fiction A "scientific" scenario on this television show is debunked, because there are no known living organisms that are drawn or feed off of radiation |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2005 |
Health Care After Cancer Treatment An informative patient hand-out on follow-up cancer care. |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2007
Nichola Saminather |
Radiation Therapy: New Rays Of Hope More than two-thirds of all cancer patients in the U.S. receive radiation treatments as part of their hospital care. New technology could greatly improve the prognosis. |
Managed Care
May 2007 |
Self-Referral Persists Despite Stark II Law Loopholes in federal and state laws that curb physician referral to diagnostic imaging providers in which they have a financial stake (self-referral) are allowing physicians to stretch how they are paid and for what. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2002
S. Craig Humphreys |
Neuroimaging in Low Back Pain Patients commonly present to family physicians with low back pain. Because the majority of patients fully or partially recover within six weeks, imaging studies are generally not recommended in the first month of acute low back pain. |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2007
Victoria Gill |
Europe Running Out of Time to Address 'Threat' to MRI The European Commission has told scientists it is not yet ready to change proposed European physical agents legislation, criticized by scientists for posing a 'serious threat' to legislation on medical imaging. |
Popular Mechanics
October 22, 2008
Kate Schweitzer |
On Fringe, Radioactivity is Real, But Cures are Junk Science Radiation experts give their opinion on the mad science of this television show. |
Salon.com
August 10, 2000
Tabitha M. Powledge |
Is your cellphone killing you? A neurologist who's dying of a brain tumor is suing to try to prove that his phone is responsible. |
Scientific American
July 2009
Zeeya Merali |
Did China's Nuclear Tests Kill Thousands and Doom Future Generations? Radioactive clouds hung over villagers as China detonated nuclear bombs in the air for four decades |
AboutSafety
March 8, 2001 |
Consumer Update On Mobile Phones The following summarizes what is known and what remain unknown about whether low levels of radiofrequency energy from mobile phones can pose a hazard to health and what can be done to minimize any potential risk. |
CIO
July 15, 2002
Daintry Duffy |
The Real Risks of Flying More sensitive metal detectors and random security checks don't address the medical risks of flying -- from stress symptoms and dehydration to more serious maladies like blood clots and radiation exposure. |
| AskMen.com |
Tanning Beds = Mustard Gas International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category. |
Managed Care
December 2001
Michael S. Victoroff |
Risky Business When Public Plays Doctor With Open-Access MRI As a physician, a health plan medical director, and a citizen, I wonder at medical diagnostic arcades proliferating like sushi bars... |
PC Magazine
November 29, 2006 |
DVD Drive Radiation Danger? What the warnings inside of a DVD drive mean. |
Popular Mechanics
November 29, 2007 |
Efficient, Cancer-Free Scanner Could Mean Ixnay on the X-Ray While X-rays do a pretty good job, a new portable scanner for medical imaging and security screening suggests we may soon have a better option: T-rays. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2002
Amy R. Sparks |
Imaging of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Given the high rate of morbidity and mortality associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms, accurate diagnosis and preoperative evaluation are essential for improved patient outcomes... |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2007
Gene G. Marcial |
A Defense Partner At Cleveland BioLabs The military may be the first customer of little-known Cleveland BioLabs for its radiation protection compound called Protectan or CBLB502. |
Chemistry World
March 5, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Fukushima disaster predicted to raise cancer rates slightly Japan's 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster will put people living nearest to the nuclear power plant at a slightly elevated risk of cancer in the coming years. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2005
Jerry L. Old et al. |
Imaging for Suspected Appendicitis Acute appendicitis is the most common reason for emergency abdominal surgery and must be distinguished from other causes of abdominal pain. Family physicians play a valuable role in the early diagnosis and management of this condition. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2011
Roger Friedman |
Industry Tailwinds Blow Merge Healthcare Higher The CEO of Merge Healthcare discusses the trends that have led to boom times for his company and its competitors. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Nanotech and the War on Cancer New imaging advances in nanotechnology will help speed cancers' end. What does it mean for investors? |
CIO
October 27, 2010
Cindy Waxer |
How Mayo Clinic Doctors Use Smartphones to Diagnose Patients Neurologists diagnose patients remotely using images delivered to smartphones. |
Salon.com
April 28, 2000
Dawn MacKeen |
A disease fueled by testosterone When a politician announces he has prostate cancer, what does it mean? |
Managed Care
November 2007
Tom Reinke |
New Imaging Controls Strict, But May Be Easier on Doctors Preauthorization procedures for costly new imaging technologies aim to help doctors learn the rules to avoid denials. |
Chemistry World
January 25, 2013
Rebecca Brodie |
Reassessing the health effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident While the Japanese tsunami of March 2011 was devastating in its own right, the long term health consequences because of the damage to the nuclear reactor at Fukushima Daiichi are also of serious concern. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2002
Okuyemi & Tsue |
Radiologic Imaging in the Management of Sinusitis Sinusitis is one of the most common diseases treated by primary care physicians. Uncomplicated sinusitis does not require radiologic imagery. However, when symptoms are recurrent or refractory despite adequate treatment, further diagnostic evaluations may be indicated. |
Chemistry World
March 24, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
Flights from Japan trip US airport radiation detectors Low levels of radiation have been detected on planes arriving at US airports from Japan, but experts say that overly sensitive detectors are culpable and the public should not be concerned. |
AskMen.com
William Leigh |
Health Myths If you are concerned about your health in any way, don't rely on old wives' tales and and urban legends. |
Chemistry World
May 31, 2011
Manisha Lalloo |
Hard x-rays to watch chemical reactions Researchers at the ESRF synchrotron at Grenoble, France, produced hard x-rays to look beneath the surface of materials made of lighter elements |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2006
Mark H. Ebell |
Computed Tomography After Minor Head Injury Minor head injury is commonly seen in the primary care and emergency department settings. When is computed tomography indicated for patients with minor head injury? |
BusinessWeek
August 14, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
A Good Prognosis For Radiation Therapy Although it has treated cancer patients for 20 years, Radiation Therapy Services is not yet on most institutional investors' radar. |
Science News
July 8, 2006 |
Science Safari: Visiting RadTown The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an interactive Web site that uses an animated town to provide basic information on radiation in the environment. |
Inc.
September 1, 2009
Frank Stockton |
My Story: Andrew Gross of Radiation Technical Services How Andrew Gross built Radiation Technical Services, a company that contracts environmental cleanups, twice. |
Scientific American
September 2009
Daniel C. Schlenoff |
100 Years Ago: Punch Cards and the Census Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American |
Food Processing
July 2011
Steven Hoffman |
Fukushima in Our Food Radiation from Japan is showing up in our food. Shouldn't we do something about it? |
AboutSafety
March 29, 2001 |
The Effects Of Workplace Hazards On Female Reproductive Health Examples of chemical and physical reproductive hazards for women in the workplace include cancer treatment drugs, carbon disulfide, lead, ionizing radiation like X-rays and gamma rays, and strenuous physical labor like prolonged standing and heavy lifting. |
Managed Care
January 2006
Martin Sipkoff |
Old Techniques Never Die, Nor Even Fade Away Urged on by employers traumatized by costs, health plans are renewing their interest in prior authorization, but using a lighter hand. |
Chemistry World
January 2, 2015
Thadchajini Retneswaran |
Smart nanoparticles take aim at cancer cells Scientists in China have developed an intelligent nanoparticle system that delivers a chemotherapeutic and radiosensitizer drug directly to the nucleus of cancer cells. |
