Medical Informer

Colonoscopy unsuitable column topic When I'm asked where I get ideas for this column, I explain that in my travels among the agricultural masses, everyone has a story to tell…and they tell me! Almost always they include getting bucked off, run over or humiliated in some form, by large … Full News here – Read [...]

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Smartphone App Improves Colonoscopy Preparation (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Researchers at Arizona Digestive Health in Phoenix discovered that the use of a smartphone application, called the “Arizona Digestive Health app,” greatly improves patients' preparation for a colonoscopy. The study compared the … Full News here – Read more on Ivanhoe

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Life-saving trial will help stroke patients Professor Levi said Manning clinicians and JHH Stroke Neurologists would assess patients together via bedside critical care cameras, and share CT scans and other diagnostic test results via the internet. "Importantly, if the service proves successful … Full News here – Read more on Manning River Times

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Child Unharmed After Two Story Fall Out of a Window A witness called 911 and Darsey was rushed to Creighton Medical Center where she got an X-ray and CT scan. "They said there was no broken bones or anything, so we really thank God," said Stephen. Just two days later, Darsey is still as active [...]

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Yard Sales Similar To Colonoscopies Overheard across the back fence: “Yard sales are hell.” I hear you, neighbor. I know plenty of people who have been cleaning out their closets and garages for months now, bemoaning the fact that, “I've got to get rid of some of this junk.”Even the … Full News here – [...]

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Newport Doc Gives OC Veteran 'Gift of Sight' After sharing his story about serving with the 3rd Battalion Marines in Iraq, Haviland, 28, was chosen to receive free LASIK surgery by Dr. Gregg Feinerman through his non-profit, Operation Insight, which offers complimentary eye surgeries to public … Full News here – Read more on Patch.com

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'Missing' Indian expatriate found in Khoula Hospital "We have conducted a CT scan and he does not have any fractures. However, he is restless and not fully conscious," said a source in Khoula Hospital. He could not recognise his colleagues when they visited him. The source, however, added that Velan is … Full News here – [...]

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Rolensky's Echo – Revealed Suddenly, vessels in Rolensky's brain that had received only a trickle of blood now blossomed on the CAT scan. The malformation was effectively closed. "He made rapid progress in front of our eyes," says Dr. Mary Mullen, a cardiologist who helped care … Full News here – Read more on Boston.com

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Given Imaging Announces New Data Highlighting PillCam(R) COLON … They show that PillCam COLON may be an appropriate tool to help physicians identify adenomas in patients who cannot undergo colonoscopy," said Dr. Rex. "Among the most utilized alternatives to colonoscopy available, most involve radiation. Data from … Full News here – Read more on NASDAQ (press [...]

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One Colonoscopy Fact You Really Don't Want to Know About Recent research to be presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) at Fort Lauderdale this week reveals one fact most people would probably wish that they had never heard … Full News here – Read [...]

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Despite medical challenges, student graduates with honors Denise was first seen at Riverside Regional Medical Center where in a computed tomography (CT scan) the physician noticed the tumor and sent Denise immediately to the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk. After more tests, doctors … Full News here – Read more on Daily Press

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Brandon Crawford's two-strike approach They learned a new pitch, or they're in the best shape of their lives, or they got LASIK. It's all so simple. Do X and Y improves. That's how the world works, right? So it's easy to be skeptical when you see a headline like this: Crawford borrows Posey … Full [...]

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EYE-Q SETS SIGHTS ON NEW OPTOMETRIST EYE-Q Vision Care provides 14 doctors to the Central Valley with specialties in All-Laser LASIK, cataracts, glaucoma, retinal disease, cornea, pediatrics, and ophthalmic plastic surgery. EYE-Q uses the latest proven technology available to provide its … Full News here – Read more on KSEE

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LASIK MD remet plus de 2 200 $ à Operation Eyesight dans le cadre d'une … MONTRÉAL, le 10 juin 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – LASIK MD a une fois de plus montré son appui à Operation Eyesight en réalisant une fructueuse campagne sur Facebook. LASIK MD s'est engagée à remettre 1 $ à Operation Eyesight [...]

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X-rays and CT scan could finally reveal the secrets of Perth Museum's 3000 … A 3000-YEAR-OLD Egyptian mummy is to undergo a CT scan and X-rays in a bid to find out what lurks below the bandages. The mummy – thought to have originated from the ancient city of Thebes – has been one of [...]

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