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Korean JLK Inspection launches AI-powered imaging diag system
Korean JLK Inspection said yesterday that it launched its AIHub artificial intelligence-powered medical image diagnostics platform. The newly launched AIHub system is designed to analyze images from a number of different imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, X-ray and mammography, the Seoul-based company said. JLK Inspection claims the system can detect and monitor for more than 30 medical conditions in 14 regions of the body. The company added that the system is focused on brain diseases and conditions including ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, brain aneurysm and Alzheimer̵...
Source: Mass Device - December 27, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Diagnostics Imaging Software / IT jlkinspection Source Type: news

Dietary Cysteine and Other Amino Acids and Stroke Incidence in Women Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— These findings suggest that dietary cysteine intake may be inversely associated with risk of stroke. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01127698.
Source: Stroke - March 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Larsson, S. C., Hakansson, N., Wolk, A. Tags: Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Healthy diet and lifestyle and risk of stroke in a prospective cohort of women
Conclusions: These findings indicate that a low-risk lifestyle can substantially reduce the risk of stroke, especially cerebral infarction.
Source: Neurology - November 3, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Larsson, S. C., Akesson, A., Wolk, A. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Cohort studies ARTICLE Source Type: research

Dietary exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls is associated with increased risk of stroke in women
ConclusionDietary exposure to PCBs was associated with an increased stroke risk in women, especially hemorrhagic stroke. The results provide important information regarding the risk‐benefit analysis of fish consumption, particularly for cerebrovascular disease prevention.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Journal of Internal Medicine - January 16, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Charlotte Bergkvist, Maria Kippler, Susanna C. Larsson, Marika Berglund, Anders Glynn, Alicja Wolk, Agneta Åkesson Tags: Original Source Type: research

Health maintenance in women.
Abstract The health maintenance examination is an opportunity to focus on disease prevention and health promotion. The patient history should include screening for tobacco use, alcohol misuse, intimate partner violence, and depression. Premenopausal women should receive preconception counseling and contraception as needed, and all women planning or capable of pregnancy should take 400 to 800 mcg of folic acid per day. High-risk sexually active women should be counseled on reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections, and screened for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. All women should be screened for huma...
Source: American Family Physician - January 1, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Riley M, Dobson M, Jones E, Kirst N Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research