Developments in Diagnosing and Treating Breast Cancer

Two considerable breakthroughs in the fight against breast cancer - a new diagnostic tool can detect tumours that mammograms may miss, and intense radiation treatment can be just as effective for early onset...

Over 50,000 Children Sick in China Tainted Milk Scandal

Numerous people have been arrested, the head of China's quality watchdog resigned and at least four children have died after tainted milk made its way into homes over the last few months. Tests have confirmed the...

Go Green with Your Tea

Eastern cultures have long since associated tea with a healthy diet, but is there any backing or prove that green tea is actually good for you? A new study shows that green tea keeps arteries relaxed and flexible,...

Florida Woman Sees Image of Jesus in Baby's Ultrasound

Is it a simple sonogram or a holy sighting? For one Miami, Florida mother, the birth of baby Sabastian was a gift from God. After suffering a recent miscarriage, Amy Janer was nerve-racked about her third pregnancy...

More Indians choosing to abort unwanted girls

Only 300 girls to 1000 boys survive to birth from high-caste wealthy Punjabi backgrounds. In this day and age it's incredible to believe that this is going on. The 'worth' of daughters in some cultures seems less now than ever before. Something must be done by the Indian...

Abortion Ultrasound Bill is Dead, Ignorance is Bliss

 Abortion advocates are relieved that abill requiring those seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound oftheir child.    The bill is dead and so will many children as ignorance is bliss. In America...

Healthy women having too many ultrasounds, says expert

"From The West.com.au:Ultrasounds are overused in healthy pregnant women but not used enough in those who are at real risk of losing their baby, a leading Australian obstetrician has warned.Associate Professor Janet Vaughan, from the University of Sydney, said multiple scans...

Top 7 Ultrasound Emitting Animals

Human ear cannot detect sounds that have frequencies lower than 20 Hz (infrasounds) or over 20 kHz (called ultrasounds). That's why some species may appear quite silent for us, while in fact they are very noisy... We only lack their hearing to figure this out.1.Dolphins and...

82 women attend cancer review in Portlaoise

"82 women have attended the surgical clinic in Portlaoise after a review of ultrasounds at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. Most of the women are under 50 and many of them come from parts of Tipperary, Kildare South and Galway as well as Laois and Offaly. Professor...

Star Trek Type Device Seals Punctured Lungs

This release from the University of Washington engineers have created a tricorder type device that uses ultrasound to repair punctured lungs. " Star Trek medical device uses ultrasound to seal punctured...

Ultrasound Machines Shrink, Patients Benefit from Handheld Ultrasounds

Ultrasound machines have been shrinking in their sizes and are becoming more portable than ever, enabling doctors to carry them along in regions where they couldn't carry them earlier. The latest hand-held ultrasounds fro GE Healthcare abd SonoSite further consolidates this...

A Bloody Clot

"WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney has a blood clot in his left leg, tests revealed Monday. He will be treated with blood thinning medication for several months, a spokeswoman said. Cheney visited his doctor's...

Ultrasound to treat war wounds

"The US military plans a portable device that uses focused sound waves to treat troops bleeding internally from wounds sustained on the battlefield. Ultrasound can seal ruptured blood vessels deep within the body without the need for risky surgery."

Foreign brides will change China forever

"We all know about the problem of China's missing girls: the tens of millions of female babies who were selectively aborted after their sex was determined by ultrasound, or were born and then just allowed to die, as families seeking sons took drastic measures to cope with the...

Co. wants ultrasound to ID juicy pork (AP)

" AMES, Iowa - A company created by a group of Iowa State University researchers wants hog producers to use ultrasound technology to identify animals that can produce tastier and juicier meat. Biotronics Inc., created in 1998, received a grant from the U.S. Department of...

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