Body Scan Information

3D Imaging Spreads to Fashion and Beyond (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

Body Scans — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:30:03 +0000

A body scan can save a lot of time in the fitting room, and fields from medicine to architecture are adopting 3D computing applications Read more…

Colonoscopy alternatives advance as advisories change (The Plain Dealer)

Body Scans — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:03 +0000

For all of you who have been dreading a colonoscopy - and you know who you are - there are more options than ever before to avoid it. More…

Microscopic Version Of CT Scan Reveals Secrets Of Bone Formation (Science Daily)

Body Scans — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:00:03 +0000

A new version of the computerized tomography (CT) scan, which revolutionized medical imaging during the last 25 years, is giving scientists precious new information about how Mother Nature forms shells, bones, and other hard structures in animals ranging from guppies to mice. Read more…

Law student’s Sydney ‘heroin smuggle’ (Daily Telegraph)

Body Scans — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:00:08 +0000

A FRENCH law student is facing 25 years in jail after being caught allegedly trying to smuggle almost a kilogram of heroin inside his stomach, through Sydney airport. Click here for more…

Women require less tobacco exposure than men to increase colon cancer risk (EurekAlert!)

Body Scans — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:30:09 +0000

While smoking poses a health threat to both men and women, women require less tobacco exposure than men to have a significant increased risk for colorectal cancer, according to new research presented at the 73rd Annual ACG Scientific Meeting in Orlando. In a separate analysis, researchers found smoking may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer precursor lesions, particularly in patients with a … Click here for more…

Family anger as NHS refuses cancer drug funding (icWales)

Body Scans — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:00:05 +0000

A FAMILY has spoken of their anger after the NHS has refused funding for a life-prolonging cancer drug. More…

Breakthrough Optical Technology To Assess Colon Cancer Risk, Accuracy (Science Daily)

Body Scans — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:00:10 +0000

Researchers have discovered that fiber optic technology can for the very first time effectively measure blood levels in the colonic lining (mucosa) in humans, thus having potential applications for analyzing risk of colon cancer. The study used fiber optic technology to map microvascular blood content in patients during colonoscopy. The results provide the first indication that the early … Click here for more…

Microscopic version of the CT scan reveals secrets of bone formation (PhysOrg)

Body Scans — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:30:03 +0000

Colonoscopy Associated With Reduced Colorectal Cancer Incidence (Medical News Today)

Body Scans — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:30:17 +0000

Incidence reduction in the proximal colon differs in magnitude and timing Patients who undergo a complete negative colonoscopy have a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer, confirms a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Full story…

Examine the World Blood Flow Measurement Devices Market (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Body Scans — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:30:03 +0000

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. Click here for more…