12.01.08

Prescriptions for Survival

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Nancy Covington, BSc, MD, President of Physicians for Global Survival, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, invites us to reconnect with the physicians’ movement against nuclear war.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

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Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Made Easy With Mammomat Inspiration

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Siemens Healthcare has introduced its new biopsy unit to the market, enhancing the Mammomat Inspiration digital mammography platform with stereotactic breast biopsy. The digital system with basic functions for screening has been on the market since the end of 2007. Since then, it has been installed in countless hospitals and private practices worldwide. The new device with its supplemental biopsy function recently went into operation in Copenhagen and Dortmund.

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Over 5 Chlamydia Tests A Day Since Clamelle Launch

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Customers have already begun to use the NPA Chlamydia Test and Treat service since Clamelle (OTC Azithromycin) was officially launched as a Pharmacy medicine earlier this month. Between 5 and 10 tests a day are being received by GLG Laboratories, the NPA partner in this service. 70% of NPA members are now signed up to provide the NPA service.

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Konica Minolta Introduces Drypro 873 Laser Imager For Consistent Mammography Imaging

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Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA announced today the release of the DRYPRO 873 laser imager, one of the fastest, most compact imagers available today. Engineered for unparallel image stability, the DRYPRO 873 boasts a higher silver ion capacity, an automatic density control function and automatic calibration to produce sharp, stable images. These features make the DRYPRO 873 a perfect solution for digital mammography.

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11.29.08

Women Smokers’ Longevity Cut By 14.5 Years Because Of Smoking

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One in every five adult women in the United States still smokes, even though smoking takes an average of 14.5 years off their lives, says the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). ACOG said that approximately 438,000 men and women in the USA die prematurely as a result of smoking directly or passively - add to this total about 8.6 million people who have developed serious, preventable illnesses as a result of smoking.

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11.27.08

Bush Administration’s Efforts To Enact HHS Conscience Regulation Comes As ‘No Surprise,’ Editorial Says

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President Bush has “never paid much attention to public opinion. Or legal opinion. Or expert opinion. Or scientific opinion,” a Eugene Register-Guard editorial says. It therefore is “no surprise” that Bush is “plowing full speed ahead” with a proposed HHS conscience

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Bush Administration’s Efforts To Enact HHS Conscience Regulation Comes As ‘No Surprise,’ Editorial Says

Posted in Abortion at 6:00 pm by admin

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President Bush has “never paid much attention to public opinion. Or legal opinion. Or expert opinion. Or scientific opinion,” a Eugene Register-Guard editorial says. It therefore is “no surprise” that Bush is “plowing full speed ahead” with a proposed HHS conscience

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Wall Street Journal Examines Potential Impact Of Reversed Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding Ban Under Obama

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President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign pledge to reverse President Bush’s 2001 restrictions on federal funding for research on new embryonic stem cell lines “is certain to provide a psychological boost” to scientists, and it “may also inspire a round of collaborations between government scientists and those in the private sector,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

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In Pediatric Cardiology Parents Are The Unsung Heroes

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It’s a parents worst nightmare, a newborn baby going under the knife to repair a heart defect. If the baby survives, that’s when the real work begins for parents. University of Alberta nursing professor Gwen Rempel has seen hundreds of babies on the brink as a former pediatric cardiology nurse; she wanted to find out just what parents go through. “I’m not 100 per cent convinced that health-care professionals get what these parents are doing,” said Rempel.

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11.26.08

Blogs Examine Obama Appointees, Ovarian Cancer Test, European Abortion Laws

Posted in Women's Health / Gynecology at 10:00 pm by admin

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The following is a summary of selected women’s health-related blog entries.~ “Progressive and Pro-Choice: Obama’s Latest Team Members,” Amie Newman, RH Reality Check: Newman reports that two of President-elect Barack Obama’s latest appointments to his incoming administration “offer much hope to advocates of women’s rights.

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12.01.08

Prescriptions for Survival

Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Made Easy With Mammomat Inspiration

Over 5 Chlamydia Tests A Day Since Clamelle Launch

Konica Minolta Introduces Drypro 873 Laser Imager For Consistent Mammography Imaging

11.29.08

Women Smokers’ Longevity Cut By 14.5 Years Because Of Smoking

11.27.08

Bush Administration’s Efforts To Enact HHS Conscience Regulation Comes As ‘No Surprise,’ Editorial Says

Bush Administration’s Efforts To Enact HHS Conscience Regulation Comes As ‘No Surprise,’ Editorial Says

Wall Street Journal Examines Potential Impact Of Reversed Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding Ban Under Obama

In Pediatric Cardiology Parents Are The Unsung Heroes

11.26.08

Blogs Examine Obama Appointees, Ovarian Cancer Test, European Abortion Laws

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