The Portuguese Continue European Trend Of Veering Right Ahead Of EU Elections
By Gregorz Adamczyk of Remix news In Portugal, the election results led to several conclusions. First, they demonstrated how Europeans are reacting to the EU-enforced Green Deal: Two environmental parties did not even…#portuguese #gregorzadamczyk #remix #portugal #europeans #greens #communists #socialists #scandinavia #sweden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Image perception: Are radiologists akin to MLB batters?
A radiologist’s perception when viewing a complex MR image may be akin to a Major League Baseball (MLB) batter reading the stitches on a fastball, according to researchers exploring exactly how diagnostic interpretations are made.
The baseball metaphor works because eye-tracking studies have shown that radiologists are able to discriminate between normal and abnormal stacks of 26 T2-weighted images from prostate MRI in as little as 48 milliseconds per section, said neuroscientist Robert Alexander, MD, of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, in an interview with AuntMinnie.com.
Similarly, expert batter...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
Image perception: Are radiologists akin to MLB batters?
A radiologist’s perception when viewing a complex MR image may be akin to a Major League Baseball (MLB) batter reading the stitches on a fastball, according to researchers exploring exactly how diagnostic interpretations are made.
The baseball metaphor works because eye-tracking studies have shown that radiologists are able to discriminate between normal and abnormal stacks of 26 T2-weighted images from prostate MRI in as little as 48 milliseconds per section, said neuroscientist Robert Alexander, MD, of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, in an interview with AuntMinnie.com.
Similarly, expert batter...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
UK researchers find way of diagnosing bowel cancer without biopsies
PET scans can examine entire bowel before and during treatment, avoiding risks associated with taking tissue samplesResearchers in Glasgow have identified a new means of diagnosing and treating bowel cancer with imaging technology, avoiding the need for biopsies.Biopsies require an invasive procedure with a number of health risks, such as infection, and are limited in what they can capture within a patient ’s bowel.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jamie Grierson and agencies Tags: Bowel cancer Medical research Society Scotland UK news Science Source Type: news
Victims of Norton Motorcycles pension fraud paid £9.4m compensation
The Fraud Compensation Fund has paid £9.4m to the three retirement schemes that collapsed during the Norton Motorcycles pension scandal, more than a decade after victims had seemingly lost their life savings. The payment represents some long-awaited good news for more than 200 people who fell…#norton #keanureeves #victims #dalriada #neildavis #tewkesbury #gloucestershire #guardian #stuartgarner #pensionsombudsman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Tesla became the top-selling car company in Norway
Norway has had massive success with EV adoption — 82% of new cars sold in the country in 2023 were electric, according to the Norwegian Road Federation. This high adoption rate can be attributed to the generous subsidies the Scandinavian country has offered to electric vehicle owners as well as…#norway #scandinavian #tesla #elonmusk #nordic #norwegians #modelstoday #modelytesla #toyota #skoda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
They're linked to cancer, heart disease, diabetes - and our shocking obesity crisis. But what exactly are they and how can you avoid them? Britain's top experts provide the definitive guide to cutting ultra-processed food from your diet
We didn't see a lot of overweight patients when I was a medical student. These days, the NHS spends millions every year reinforcing beds and building bigger scanners. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Walmart, Target Changing Self-Checkout Rules: What To Know In IL
ILLINOIS — If you shop and use self-checkout registers at Target and Walmart stores in Illinois, be prepared for some changes as the retailers and others fight a multi-million-dollar theft problem. Minneapolis-based Target has placed a 10-item limit on the number of items customers can scan at its…#illinois #targetandwalmart #minneapolis #target #walmart #scango #dollargeneral #toddvasos #ncrvoyix #lendingtree (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Tesla became the top-selling car company in Norway
Norway has had massive success with EV adoption — 82% of new cars sold in the country in 2023 were electric, according to the Norwegian Road Federation. This high adoption rate can be attributed to the generous subsidies the Scandinavian country has offered to electric vehicle owners as well as…#norway #scandinavian #tesla #elonmusk #nordic #norwegians #modelstoday #modelytesla #toyota #skoda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could These 2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Double?
Dividend investing is great when it's done right, but finding a stock that lets you sit back and collect a quarterly payout isn't always easy. You have to choose the right stocks, monitor them, and make sure they don't turn into yield traps -- dividend payers that offer a high yield only because…#philipmorris #marlboro #iqos #snus #swedish #scandinavia #outfrontmedianyse #ooh #outfront #outfrontmedia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Distrust over the Kate Middleton saga threatens the royal family ’s $28 billion business empire
You might not care about Kate Middleton, or be able to tell the Prince of Wales from Paddington Bear. For plenty of Americans, the public-relations meltdown that besieged the British royal family this week barely registers as a scandal. But here’s a case for caring about the travails of the…#katemiddleton #wales #paddingtonbear #photoshop #stacyjones #hollywoodbranded #fortune #unitedkingdom #crownestate #duchyofcornwall (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why the world cannot afford the rich
As environmental, social and humanitarian crises escalate, the world can no longer afford two things: first, the costs of economic inequality; and second, the rich. Between 2020 and 2022, the world’s most affluent 1% of people captured nearly twice as much of the new global wealth created as did…#western #norway #scandinavian #equalitytrust #unitedkingdom #oecd #denmark #finland #belgium #societies10 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Millions at stake in fight over one MRI scanner in Wake County
A years-long dispute involving Duke Health over a new MRI machine in Wake County shows the logjam that often results around the state's rules for new health care facilities. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zac Ezzone Source Type: news
Effects of Nd:YAG laser irradiation at different energy densities on dentin bond durability under simulated pulpal pressure
ConclusionsUnder simulated pulp pressure, Nd:YAG laser pretreatment altered the chemical composition of dentin and improved the immediate and long-term bond strength.Clinical relevanceThis study investigated the optimal parameters for Nd:YAG laser pretreatment of dentin, which has potential as a clinical method to strengthen bonding. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 15, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Why ME/CFS is still so poorly researched and treated | Letters
Readers respond to George Monbiot ’s article on the treatment and attitude of the medical profession to the debilitating conditionI am writing to express my appreciation of George Monbiot ’s perceptive article (‘You don’t want to get better’: the outdated treatment of ME/CFS patients is a national scandal, 12 March). I have lived with severe fatigue for more than three years, following a mild Covid infection. It is difficult to describe what it is like and it is not surprising that it is not well understood. My experience is that it is necessary to overcome my instincts to push myself, since running out of energy...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Guardian Staff Tags: ME / Chronic fatigue syndrome Health Society GPs Doctors NHS Psychology Science Medical research UK news Source Type: news
