Philips spotlights AI, image-guided therapy, and CT at ECR 2024
VIENNA – Philips brought a clutch of new products to ECR 2024, including two image-guided therapy systems and a new CT scanner. In the image-guided therapy section of its booth, the company unveiled its Azurion neuro biplane system. Designed to support diagnosis, image guidance, and therapy assessment of neurovascular patients, Azurion neuro biplane integrates images from two x-ray detectors into a 3D view and can serve as a complete interventional system, according to the vendor. The system includes Philips’ latest Neuro Suite software and services, its ClarityIQ image processing software, and neuro-specific tools, ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 2, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley Tags: Imaging Informatics Advanced Visualization Source Type: news

Man who walked around with 'two heads' for 15 years finally gets tumor the size of a cantaloupe removed - after it began to break his skull
A 39-year-old man in India who looked like he had two heads had a cantaloupe-sized tumor removed after 15 years of suffering neck pain, numbness, and difficulty walking and sleeping. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Marion Ecob-Prince obituary
My wife, Marion Ecob-Prince, who has died aged 74, was a scientist who spent her career studying the neuromuscular junction, where nerves and muscle fibres meet. Working in laboratories in New York, Newcastle and Glasgow, she developed tissue culture techniques to study the progression of a range of neuromuscular diseases that can cause severe pain, muscle atrophy and numbness.Born in Heanor, in Derbyshire, to Anne (nee Ford), an assistant in a post office, and John Ecob, a delivery driver, Marion attended Spondon Park grammar school in Derby, where she was an excellent fencer, captain of the netball team and head girl. In...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 1, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Tony Prince Tags: Medical research Neuroscience People in science Medicine University of Bristol Harvard University Fencing Newcastle University Source Type: news

Man who walked around with 'two heads' for 15 years finally gets tumor the size of a cantalope removed - after it began to break his skull
A 39-year-old man in India who looked like he had two heads had a cantaloupe-sized tumor removed after 15 years of suffering neck pain, numbness, and difficulty walking and sleeping. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Personal trainer, 39, reveals she had to learn to walk again after collapsing in A&E when 'Covid-related blood clots' caused her leg to swell up to twice its size - but claims her pain was first dismissed by doctors as sciatica
Becky Fanthorpe, 39, from Cambridge, first realised something was wrong when she started feeling pain in one of her hips. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Epidemiological aspects of opioid poisoning in northern Iran: a registry-based clinical study - Ramezanzadeh H, Khosravi N, Hosseininejad SM, Mahmoodi M, Zakariaei Z, Sadeghi M.
Opioids are a class of drugs that are commonly used to manage pain due to their analgesic and sedative effects. However, the high consumption of opioids in the community has led to an increase in the incidence of overdoses and poisonings caused by various ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Pain intensity, pain-related anxiety, and hazardous drinking among individuals with PTSD - Polhill SE, Lape EC, Deyo AG, Smit T, Zvolensky MJ, Zale EL, Ditre JW.
OBJECTIVE: Evidence suggests that pain intensity may be indirectly linked to hazardous drinking and PTSD symptom severity via pain-related anxiety. The goal of this analysis was to test the hypotheses in a population with PTSD symptoms that pain intensity ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Bitcoin Options Expiry Today, BTC Price Max Pain Point At $55K
The world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) had a phenomenal price rally this week shooting all the way to $64,000. Since then, the Bitcoin price has faced some retracement and currently trading at $61,158 levels with a market cap of $1.2 trillion. Today is the weekly Bitcoin options expiry…#bitcoin #putcallratio #ethereum #alimartinez #grayscale #gbtc #blackrock #ibit #maxpainpoint (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study Tests Office-Based Transperineal Approach to Prostate Biopsies
(MedPage Today) -- A multicenter randomized trial compared transperineal prostate biopsy without antibiotic prophylaxis versus transrectal biopsy with targeted prophylaxis, examining infections, prostate cancer detection, pain, and other measures... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - February 29, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Multimodal Pre-Op Program Aids Knee Replacement Candidates
(MedPage Today) -- Having patients waiting for knee arthroplasty undergo a preoperative program of weight loss, exercise, and other interventions gave them modestly improved pain, function, and quality of life, a small randomized trial showed... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Ask Dr Rosemary Leonard: 'Is a hip replacement the only cure for osteoarthritis?'
Dr Rosemary Leonard answers one Express reader's query about her husband's treatment options for hip pain caused by osteoarthritis (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NIO Stock Is Getting Wrecked. Expect the Pain to Only Get Worse
NIO stock investors need a miracle on March 5, but nothing is guaranteed Is it the right time for dip buyers to put China-based electric vehicle manufacturer Nio (NYSE:NIO) on their watch list? Probably not, as the near-term outlook for NIO stock is unclear and it only deserves a “D” grade right…#grantednio #willashworth #nio #jpmorgan #nicklai #nios #buyniostockeven #louisnavellier (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

French scientists alarmed by ‘disastrous’ cut to research budget
Scientists in France are reeling after the government announced it will cut €904 million from this year’s budget for research and higher education. The cut, announced last week, is part of a broader €10 billion savings package that the government says is necessary to limit the nation’s public deficit in the face of dwindling economic growth since the budget law was adopted in December 2023. But scientists say the research sector is bearing a disproportionate share of the pain. The move comes hot on the heels of recent social crises in France, including farmers protesting rising costs and regulatory...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 28, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Sleep expert shares tips on how to improve sleep quality when on your period
Regulating body temperature, keeping pain relief nearby and finding the right period products are tips shared by sleep expert Hannah Shore. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Massage for neck pain
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 28, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news