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03/01/2009
Prostate Cancer Screening
To date, there is insufficient knowledge as to the cause of this disease, or how to prevent it. We asked some of our EH correspondents to report on measures taken in their …
03/01/2009
Solving the nuclear isotopes shortage
At the end of January, the of Concerned Scientists issued a call to improve supplies of nuclear isotopes, which is used in medical imaging. In the face of no firm plans to solve …
03/01/2009
Second stage of German laboratory reform in force
Since 1 January 2008 laboratory groups have been invoicing their regional Associations of Statutory Health Insurance (Kassenärztliche Vereinigung - KV) directly — a measure …
03/01/2009
ISICEM 2009
About 5,000 physicians and healthcare workers interested in intensive care and emergency medicine will gather in Brussels for the 29th ISICEM. …
03/01/2009
EAU hot topic: Imaging in urological oncology today
Big discussions are expected at the upcoming European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Stockholm* when urologist Dr Jochen Walz (right), of the Urological Department at …
03/01/2009
First prostate cancer biomarker identified in urine
A potential biomarker for cancer has been identified in urine. …
03/01/2009
New campaign for fair drugs testing aims to combat exploitation worldwide
The Netherlands - People in developing countries run health risks from pharmaceutical companies testing drugs on them for the Western market. …
03/01/2009
The EC and teleradiology
The recently published European Commission Communication on Telemedicine for the benefit of patients, healthcare systems and society has focused in particular on teleradiology, …
03/01/2009
MRI: more space for patients
Switzerland - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans could become a more comfortable experience for patients because, by tinkering with the detection technique, researchers have …
03/01/2009
Thermo Fisher Scientific Accelerates Biomarker Research at Pronota
Belgium - Pronota, in Ghent, is using Thermo Fisher Scientific's new HeavyPeptide FasTrack service to discover and validate disease biomarkers. …
03/01/2009
Ultra-clear resin pipette tips
The multichannel tips are also packaged in new cases that simplify handling and storage and facilitate recycling. …
03/01/2009
Laboratory automation in practice
The privately owned Laborärzte Sindelfingen in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, Germany, houses a specialist medical laboratory and a laboratory association*. In 2001 the …
03/01/2009
The 1st European Symposium on Quality Management and Accreditation in Laboratory Medicine
Organised jointly by the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine …
03/01/2009
LabAutomation 2009
January's 5-day conference and exhibition that focused on emerging laboratory automation technologies conference and exhibition welcomed 4,237 international academics, commercial …
03/01/2009
Cardiovascular MRI
The role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the effect of therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction was demonstrated in a series of papers during the 12th …
03/01/2009
Pain control
The availability of a new opioid-based treatment option, has led pain specialists to believe they may at last be able to solve the age-old problem of how to provide effective …
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