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After new scientific evidence revealed a possible link between food dyes and childhood cancer and hyperactivity, Australian food authorities are reported to be considering banning food colorings from breakfast cereals and confectionary items. The research was carried out by CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest), USA. According to CSPI, food dyes are used in everything, from M&Ms to Kraft Read the rest of this entry »

Imagine a healthcare system in which amputations and major surgeries are performed with no anesthesia, hospitals that do not sterilize needles, hospital bed sheets that are so rarely washed they stink, and a population most of whom do not have the money to pay for their most basic medical needs – according to Amnesty International, North Korea has such a healthcare system. Amnesty International says Read the rest of this entry »

One of the UK’s largest radiotherapy departments has begun treatments using fast and efficient RapidArc® technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). Four head & neck cancer patients have been treated to date at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre in Glasgow. The advanced RapidArc system, which has been introduced clinically on two Varian Clinac® medical linear accelerators, Read the rest of this entry »

In computed tomography angiography (CTA), radiation dose now can be reduced most of the times to below one millisievert (mSv) for one scan even in clinical routine. However, this is only possible using the latest Siemens Dual Source CT technology, as leading heart specialists will report this week at the 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), in Read the rest of this entry »

The new UNAIDS Outlook report outlines a radically simplified HIV treatment platform called Treatment 2.0 that could decrease the number of AIDS-related deaths drastically and could also greatly reduce the number of new HIV infections. Evidence shows that new HIV infections among young people, in the 15 countries most affected by HIV, are dropping significantly as young people embrace safer sexual Read the rest of this entry »

A gene known to be linked to obesity may also be associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden presented their findings at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD). The study involved 1,003 people over 75 without dementia. All participants were tested for the obesity gene, FTO-AA and the most common Alzheimer’s Read the rest of this entry »

Positron Corporation (OTCBB:POSC), a molecular imaging and solutions company specializing in Nuclear Cardiology and a leader in Cardiac PET, announces that due to a greater demand for the Attrius™ PET scanner, the Company has recently begun increasing production capacities with its joint venture, Neusoft Positron Medical Systems. Positron’s award-winning, cardiac optimized PET scanner, the Attrius™, Read the rest of this entry »

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made the announcement Monday, arguing that a pause is still needed to ensure that oil and gas companies implement safety measures to reduce risks — and are prepared to handle spills. Full Story;

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Patients with heart disease who also suffer from an anxiety disorder have a significantly higher risk of having a heart attack, heart failure, stroke and death, compared to other heart disease patients, according to Dutch scientists. You can read about this study in the peer-reviewed medical journal Archives of General Psychiatry. Researchers from Tilburg University, The Netherlands studied over Read the rest of this entry »