ACR lauds FDA for pediatric thyroid iodine contrast recommendation
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is lauding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration'...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Imaging leaders sound off on legal challenge to free preventive services
ACR supports bill expanding medical residency positions
ACR secures highest CME accreditation status
ACR, RBMA ask Congress to address workforce shortages
Okla. Radiological society awarded ACR grant (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
The in vitro efficacy of betadine antiseptic solution and colloidal silver gel combination in inhibiting the growth of bacterial biofilms
Conclusions: This study demonstrated that while the individual treatments using either 5% betadine solution and Ag-gel alone were infective antimicrobial agents, the combination of 5% betadine solution and Ag-gel was superior at eliminating all tested bacteria, including K. pneumoniae CL. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Iodine and Thyroid Dysfunction After Hysterosalpingography Iodine and Thyroid Dysfunction After Hysterosalpingography
Women who undergo this procedure are exposed to a high iodine concentration. Could this exposure lead to thyroid function abnormalities?Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Boost Your Thyroid Health With Natural Supplements
Your thyroid is under constant attack, and traditional doctors don’t have a clue how to fix it.
In fact, most physicians don’t even recognize the problem in the first place — especially when it comes to men. And that makes thyroid disease the most under-diagnosed condition in the country.
I’ve seen this play out for decades: People see a traditional doctor and get a thyroid test that measures levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone.
When doctors see a “normal” result, they’ll tell you there’s “nothing wrong” when you actually have a form of hypothyroidism.
But not the form you might think.
You could be on...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 23, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Health Natural Cures Source Type: news
Pollutants In Your Salt!?
Your doctor, the media, and the medical establishment continue to warn that flavoring your food with salt will kill you. They link sodium consumption to a higher risk of high blood pressure, stroke – and of course, heart disease.
As usual, the powers that be are missing the real picture…
You see, salt has been part of human life for thousands of years – long before these chronic diseases became as common as they are today.
Humans started adding salt to their food for more than 5,000 years. It was the most effective way to preserve food.
Some historians even go as far as to credit salt for the development of human civ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 23, 2022 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Health Source Type: news
Do Epsom Salts Help?
Discussion
Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. It is named Epsom from the town in England, close to London where it was supposedly discovered.
Magnesium is an important trace element. It is a co-factor for ATP metabolism, DNA and RNA synthesis and regulation, and multiple other enzymatic reactions.
Hypermagnesemia is quite uncommon and usually would occur because of renal insufficiency or being iatrogenically produced. Hypomagnesemia is a serum concentration of < 0.75 mmol/L. Symptoms are often non-specific such as lethargy, anxiety, headache, decreased appetite, nausea and sleeping problems. Muscle spasms and muscle assoc...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - December 19, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Low Iodine Diets and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Ablation Low Iodine Diets and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Ablation
Should differentiated thyroid cancer patients be recommended a low iodine diet prior to undergoing radioiodine ablation? A new study looks at the effects on treatment success.Clinical Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
GE Research, USU collaborate on brain health study
GE Research and the U.S. government's Uniformed Services University (USU) hav...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
GE Healthcare invests $80M for contrast media production
GE takes White House healthcare decarbonization pledge
GE unveils new PET/CT system at EANM congress in Barcelona
GE Healthcare secures new iodine supply for contrast media
GE launches 7T MRI scanner at ISMRM 2020 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 21, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
GE Healthcare invests $80M for contrast media production
GE Healthcare's Pharmaceutical Diagnostics business is investing $80 millio...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
GE takes White House healthcare decarbonization pledge
Ultrasound boosts GE Healthcare's Q3 revenues
GE Healthcare tops FDA AI device list
GE unveils new PET/CT system at EANM congress in Barcelona
GE Healthcare secures new iodine supply for contrast media (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 17, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
GE takes White House healthcare decarbonization pledge
GE Healthcare has pledged to do its part to decarbonize the healthcare secto...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
GE Healthcare tops FDA AI device list
GE unveils new PET/CT system at EANM congress in Barcelona
GE Healthcare secures new iodine supply for contrast media
GE files registration statement with SEC for healthcare spinoff
GE's MRI recon software nabs new FDA clearance (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
NMEU: Isotope shortage may not be as dire
A global shortage of molybdenum-99 and iodine-131 due to a mechanical failur...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Nuclear reactor inspections impact Mo-99 supplies
Isotope shortage expected to last weeks
Water leak at Dutch reactor imperils supplies of medical isotopes (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 7, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Antiseptics Work Equally Well in Preventing Infection After Surgery for Open Fractures
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 -- Both 10 percent povidone-iodine and aqueous 4 percent chlorhexidine gluconate are equally effective for preventing postsurgical infections among patients requiring surgery for open fractures, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 2, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Nuclear reactor inspections impact Mo-99 supplies
A shortage in global supplies of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and iodine-131 is expecte...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Bolivia opens nuclear medicine research center
Dutch isotope reactor restarts
Isotope shortage expected to last weeks
Polish nuclear reactor fills gap caused by Dutch reactor fault (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 1, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Ultrasound boosts GE Healthcare's Q3 revenues
GE Healthcare posted revenue increases for its third quarter and nine-mont...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
GE Healthcare tops FDA AI device list
GE unveils new PET/CT system at EANM congress in Barcelona
GE Healthcare secures new iodine supply for contrast media
GE files registration statement with SEC for healthcare spinoff
GE's MRI recon software nabs new FDA clearance (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 25, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Children With Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer Can Skip Radioactive Iodine Children With Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer Can Skip Radioactive Iodine
A new study is the first to validate guidelines showing no harm in sparing pediatric DTC patients radioactive iodine therapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 25, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
