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  • Low Dose Ct Scans Find Lung Cancer

    March 22, 2017

    Low Dose CT Scans Find Lung Cancer A new study, called The Pittsburgh Lung Screening Study (PLuSS), the researchers evaluated low-dose CT scans of the chest of smokers.  All people in the study received low radiation dose CT scans of the chest. They received CT scans again one year later. A noncalcified lung nodule was […]

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  • Breast Cancer Featured In New York Times

    March 22, 2017

    Breast Cancer Featured in New York Times  October 21, 2008, the New York Times features an article with information on several aspects of breast cancer. If you suspect that your breast cancer was not timely and properly diagnosed or treated, please call us at 412-471-4300, or email us. At Berger & Lagnese, LLC, our lawyers specialize […]

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  • Headphones Can Interfere With Some Heart Devices

    March 22, 2017

    Headphones Can Interfere with Some Heart Devices Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don’t keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck — even when they’re disconnected. A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices if held very close to them. They might even prevent a […]

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  • Colonoscopy With Nbi Doesnt Improve Miss Rate Of Colon Cancer

    March 22, 2017

    Colonoscopy with NBI Doesn’t Improve Miss Rate of Colon Cancer Colonoscopy performed with narrow-band imaging (NBI) does not improve the miss rate of colorectal cancers compared with conventional white light examination, according to a report in the October issue of Gut.   NBI uses a light source centered at blue and green that penetrates primarily […]

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  • Colon Cancer In Family Predicts Better Survival

    March 22, 2017

    Colon Cancer in Family Predicts Better Survival People with a family history of colon cancer carry the emotional burden of knowing they have twice the risk of developing the disease themselves. But now, a new study may ease some of their anxiety. Patients with a family history of` colon cancer are also more likely to […]

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  • Truck Drivers Maximum Hours Driving

    March 22, 2017

    Truck Drivers Maximum Hours Driving See this Library item which contains the U.S. government’s regulation for the number of hours that can be driven by a truck driver who is carrying property.  When truck drivers exceed the number of maxium driving hours, they are breaking the law and they can become very tired and fatigued.  […]

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  • Ct Colonography Is Effective Screening For Colon Cancer

    March 22, 2017

    CT Colonography is Effective Screening for Colon Cancer A new study, performed at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, establishes CT colonography as an effective primary screening test for colon cancer.  There are several tests for diagnosing colon cancer. CT colonography (CTC) allows radiologists to predict, with a high degree of […]

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  • Studies Radiation To Lymph Nodes Doesnt Improve Survival

    March 22, 2017

    Should Women with Breast Cancer have radiation to your Lymph Nodes? Two New Studies conclude that it doesn’t improve overall survival, but it does reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence. After surgery to remove breast cancer, many women have radiation to the breast area.  Also, many doctors recommend that women also have radiation to […]

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  • Treatment For Breast Cancer In Early Stages New Study

    March 22, 2017

    Treatment for breast cancer in early stages – new study New medical research suggests that in certain breast cancer patients, survival and prognosis are not benefited by removing axillary lymph nodes if there is a malignant sentinel node.  The study was presented at the recent meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and found […]

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  • Cerebral Palsy Malpractice Lawyer

    March 22, 2017

    Cerebral Palsy Malpractice Lawyer Pittsburgh PA  An early sign of possible Cerebral Palsy is the failure of your baby to achieve certain “developmental milestones” as soon as normal babies do.  To know whether your baby is reaching his or her developmental milestones at a normal pace, you need to know what the developmental milestones are […]

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