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- New Research On Risk Of Cerebral Palsy
March 22, 2017
Read MoreNew research on risk of cerebral palsy Although preterm delivery is a well-established risk factor for cerebral palsy (CP), preterm deliveries contribute only a minority of affected infants. There is little information on the relation of CP risk to gestational age in the term range, where most CP occurs. The new study found that babies […]
- New Mri Technique May Identify Cervical Cancer Early
March 22, 2017
Read MoreNew MRI Technique May Identify Cervical Cancer Early Using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a special vaginal coil, a technique to measure the movement of water within the tissue, researchers may be able to identify cervical cancer in its early stages, according to a new study being published in the November issue of Radiology. […]
- Family Sues Minnesota Hospital Patient Dies After Falling Off Operating Table
March 22, 2017
Read MoreFamily Sues Minnesota Hospital — Patient Dies After Falling Off Operating Table A hospital has been sued for negligence in allowing a patient to fall off the operating table while he was sedated for a surgical procedure. The patient hit his head on the operating room floor, suffered a serious head injury and blood loss, […]
- Endometrial Cancer Screening
March 22, 2017
Read MoreEndometrial cancer screening Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer among women in the United States and Europe. Amazingly, the medical community in the United States has not recommended broad-based screening for this common cancer. But a newly published British study shows that screening for this cancer can be feasible by using transvaginal ultrasound. […]
- Possible Good News For Women Who Suffer From Lymphedema
March 22, 2017
Read MorePossible Good News for Women with Breast Cancer Who Suffer from Lymphedema The Washington Post reports that hospitals in about a dozen states are currently testing whether some simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the risk of one of breast cancer’s troubling legacies: The painful and sometimes severe arm swelling called lymphedema. Lymphedema […]
- Risk Of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
March 22, 2017
Read MoreRisk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger A recent study by oncologists at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center revealed of 2,838 women who had breast cancer ranging from Stage I to Stage III and who had all been disease free at 5 years, only 89% remained disease free at 10 years. By […]
- Cardiologist Inserts Hundreds Of Unnecessary Heart Stents
March 22, 2017
Read MoreCardiologist Inserts Hundreds of Unnecessary Heart Stents Baltimore area cardiologist Dr. Mark Midei allegedly implanted unnecessary cardiac stents in hundreds of patients at a Towson hospital. The company that made the stents, Abbott Laboratories, was paying for crab and barbecue feasts at the doctor’s home, and building a business strategy around the Maryland cardiologist’s high […]
- Gene Found Activated In 70 Of Prostate Cancer Cases
March 22, 2017
Read MoreGene Found Activated In 70% of Prostate Cancer Cases A gene has been found activated in 70% of prostate cancer tumors, the same gene that has been discovered activated in a majority of breast cancer cases, report scientists at the George Washington University Medical Center led by Dr. Patricia Berg, who discovered and cloned the […]
- Settlement Reached From Two Falls On Consecutive Days
March 22, 2017
Read MoreSettlement Reached from Two Falls on Consecutive Days Two ironworkers fell from the same roof on two consecutive days at a construction site in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. A settlement in the amount of $3.85 million was reached with the general contractor, R.E. Crawford Construction, Inc. and the construction manager, Zamias Services, Inc., of a project. Lavern […]
- Car Accident On Route 308 Butler Kills One
March 22, 2017
Read MoreCar Accident on Route 308 in Butler Kills One A car crash on Route 308, Butler County left one person dead and three others hospitalized. Christina Williams was pronounced dead at the scene. Ms. Williams was driving south on Route 308 in her 1994 Ford Escort when a northbound car Mitsubishi GT struck Ms. Williams’ […]