Small size in early pregnancy linked to poor heart health later in life
Poor growth in the first three months of pregnancy is associated with a range of cardiovascular risk factors in childhood, finds a study published on bmj.com.
Screening
Beckman Coulter’s new assay for safer pregnancies
New Assay Is First to Standardize to World Health Organization’s 5th International Standard for Chorionic Gonadotropin
Hologic brings tomosynthesis to breast cancer screening
In May, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally took the training wheels off tomosynthesis by approving the use of Hologic's new C-View 2D imaging in place of conventional 2D mammograms previously required as part of a breast tomosynthesis screening exam.
'Status quo bias' affecting take up rate for bowel cancer screening
The NHS has to overcome people’s ‘status-quo bias’ if it is to increase the number of screenings for bowel cancer.
The nose knows
Cliff, a two-year-old beagle, has recently demonstrated his talent for detecting Clostridium difficile according to doctors at the Vrije University Medical Centre (VUMC) in Amsterdam.
Tumour heterogeneity - A challenge for oncologists
‘The disease “cancer” is increasingly classified into sub-groups. Today, we are already dealing with a number of orphan diseases,’ says Professor Richard Greil MD, head of LIMCR at University Hospital Salzburg.
Surgeons demand the best. Sony delivers it.
For a surgeon to perform at their peak, they need the highest quality equipment. For this reason, Sony developed the PVM-2551MD 24.5” monitor.
HDTV advantages lead to medical advances
The St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, conducted a study based on a HDTV video laparoscope system in operating rooms (Olympus). By Ronald Mårvik MD PhD, surgeon at St. Olav's Hospital, University Hospital in Trondheim, Norway and the Head of the National Centre for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, and Thomas Langø PhD, research scientist with SINTEF Health Research, Medical Technology.
