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FDA May Tighten Rules On Omniscan, A GE MRI Drug

BusinessWeek / ProPublica | Jeff Gerth | Posted 12.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Kidney Damage, General Electric, Bayer, Mallinckrodt, Magnevist, Nsf, Fda, Omniscan, Ominiscan, Ge Healthcare, Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, Mri, Mri Drugs, Ge, Business News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing further regulation of three drugs used to create high-contrast images on MRI scans, based on a new a...

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Hypnosis and Other Amenities Before Imaging Exams - Unlocking the Key to Relaxing

Helene Pavlov | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Radiology, Dr Helene Pavlov, Mri, Hospital for Special Surgery, Healthcare, Aunt Minnie.com, Living News

Studies have shown that a relaxed patient helps to achieve success in imaging; a winning experience for both patients and doctors. Think "simplicity" and "utility" in planning and everyone involved benefits.

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Mr. and Mrs. Excitement

Jerry Zezima | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, Television, Marriage, Baby Boomers, Pizza, Hamburgers, Humor, Honeymoon, Books, Beer, Psychology, Mri, Barbados, Living News

Sue and I are anything but boring. In 31 years of wedded bliss, we have led the most exciting lives that two people who haven't done much can possibly lead.

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The Spectre Haunting GE

BusinessWeek | Jeff Gerth | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business

Read More: General Electric, Medical Malpractice, Problems With Mri, GE MRI, MRI Patients General Electric, MRI Problems, Ge Medical Problems, General Electric Medical Problems, Ge Medical Complications, Disease, MRI Patients, MRI Complications, Mri, Ge, Business News

Many MRI patients are injected with a GE dye to enhance images. If they have weak kidneys, they might develop a rare and sometimes fatal disease. n...

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Shin Splints Can Be a Pain In The Butt

Dr. Josh Dines and Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Mri, Leg Pain, Shin Splints, Running, Living News

Shin splints can be a tough diagnosis to confirm, and often can be made by excluding the other common causes for lower leg pain in athletes such as stress fractures.

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What is a Myelogram?

Helene Pavlov | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Hospital for Special Surgery, Spinal Cord, Imaging, Hospitals, Radiology, Medical-Testing, Patient, Nerve Roots, Dr Helene Pavlov, Mri, Medicine, Back Pain, Myelogram, Living News

A myelogram can help your doctor make a diagnosis or plan the appropriate treatment to help relieve back or leg symptoms.

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How MRI is Being Used to Identify Early Signs of Osteoarthritis

Helene Pavlov | Posted 08.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Insurance, Surgery, Hospital, X-Ray, Potter, Pavlov, Mri, Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Living News

Osteoarthritis is a major health and economic concern, with costs in the US of at least $15.5 billion per year. Worldwide, osteoarthritis has a greater impact on health than diabetes, asthma or HIV.

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Radiology Myth Buster: Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) Is Only Used to Image a Pregnant Woman

Helene Pavlov | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Tendonitis, Pregnant, Ct, Ultrasound, Mri, Neuroma, Sonogram, Sonography, Medicine, Living News

The most well known application for ultrasound is to produce pictures of a fetus in the mother's uterus, but this is just one of a vast number of medical uses for this fascinating technology.

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Follow Up -- Innovative MRI Technique Helps Identify Mystery Knee Pain following Knee Replacement

Helene Pavlov | Posted 07.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Pain, Knee-Replacement, Anterior-Cruciate-Ligament, Mri, Pcl, Knee Replacement, Knee Injury, Health, Medicine, Living News

Recently, a police officer underwent two surgeries including a partial knee replacement . When he walked he had severe pain and would hear a "popping noise." He also had trouble walking, even with a cane.

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Radiology Myth Buster: It is Dangerous to Have an MRI After Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery

Helene Pavlov | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Magnetic Field, Scan, Radiologist, Mri, Knee Replacement, Image, Ct, X-Ray, Health, Living News

The MR exam is important because early diagnosis allows the doctor and patient to determine potential treatment options that may prolong the anticipated benefits expected from the joint replacement.

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Why Being A 'People Person' May Be All In Your Head

news.yahoo.com | Posted 06.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Socializing, Friends, Mri, Brain, Parties, Brain Scan, Living News

Regions of the brain that process pleasurable experiences such as sweet tastes and sexual stimuli are the same ones that determine whether an individu...

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Imaging Studies, Radiation and Children

Helene Pavlov | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Ultrasound Drugs, Ct, Children, Mri, X-Ray, Radiation, Living News

In order to better understand important safety protocols, here are some key things to think about when your child is having an imaging examination:

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Radiology, Rising Healthcare Costs and Self-Referral

Helene Pavlov | Posted 05.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Radiology, Patient, Radiologist, Mri, Savings, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare, Ct, Business News

Their expertise increases the potential of capturing the right image for the clinical concern and even more importantly their interpretation of that image is without motivation to suggest surgery or intervention.

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The 1% Solution: A Story of Modern Medicine

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Exercise, Surgery, Adverse Drug Effects, Detox, Meditation, Medicine, Life Force, United States, Health, Nutrition, Mri, Diet, Balanced Life, Digestive Tract, McCombs Plan, X-Ray, Living News