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Critical Care

Targeted Radiotherapy Minimizes Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatment

Men with prostate cancer treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy have fewer gastrointestinal complications compared to patients treated with conventional three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, according to recent findings. More...
16 Nov 2010

Pencil Beam Radiation Offers More Targeted Therapy with Fewer Side Effects for Lung Cancer Patients

Pencil beam scanning technology, a targeted form of radiation treatment known as proton therapy, is now being used to treat patients with lung cancer. More...
16 Nov 2010

Memory Loss Caused by Surgical Anesthetics Could Be Prevented

A new study indicates that memory loss after anesthesia could be prevented by blocking inhibitory α5 subunit-containing γ-aminobutyric acid subtype A receptors, thought to contribute to the memory deficits. More...
16 Nov 2010
Image: The PillCam Express endoscopic device (photo courtesy Given Imaging).

Endoscopic System Safely Delivers Capsule Video Camera

A catheter based system helps deliver the Pillcam capsule video camera via an endoscope and balloon placement mechanism, assisting people with swallowing difficulties to ingest the camera. More...
16 Nov 2010

New Monitoring Technique Detects Harmful Hemoglobin

Potentially harmful levels of methemoglobin--a form of the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin--can be detected using a new, noninvasive monitoring technique called pulse CO-oximetry. More...
16 Nov 2010

Routine Tests Cuts Risk of Metastatic Prostate Cancer

The prostate-specific antigen test substantially reduces the risk of cancer of the prostate spreading to other parts of the body. More...
15 Nov 2010

Asthma Drug Shows Promise for Treating Breast Cancer

A drug in current use for treatment of asthma has performed well in a pre-clinical trial as a potential chemotherapy agent for breast cancer. More...
15 Nov 2010
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