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Houston Meeting Highlights: Physics and the Future of Medicine
Next week in Houston, thousands of scientists and health professionals will meet at the 50th meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), the largest association of medical physicists in the world. There, from July 27 to July 31, they will present the latest technologies for imaging and treating diseases like cancer and discuss the safety, ethical, and regulatory issues ... (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:28:11 GMT)
CT Scans: Painless Mammogram Alternative
Women who avoid mammograms for fear that they may be painful could one day have a comforting alternative: A scan that never touches the breast. (Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:00:28 GMT)
Fruit drinks not a healthy alternative, report says
CHICAGO -- Sweetened fruit drinks are often marketed as a healthier alternative to non-diet soft drinks but are just as likely to cause weight gain and increase the risk of diabetes, researchers said on Monday. "The public should be made aware that these drinks are not a healthy alternative to soft drinks with regard to risk of type 2 diabetes," Julie Palmer and colleagues at Boston University ... (Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:01:30 GMT)
American Institute Of Physics, Houston Meeting Highlights: Physics And The Future Of Medicine
Thousands of scientists and health professionals are meeting at the 50th meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), the largest association of medical physicists in the world. (Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:11:36 GMT)
BOOK REVIEW: Alternative Medicine? A History
Whether acupuncture from China, Ayurvedic therapies from India, or homeopathy in Europe, in her scholarly book, Roberta Bivins presents the belief systems that gave rise to such ancient practices and ... (Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:40:56 GMT)
Good drugs left behind in profit push
MANY Australians with high blood pressure may be missing out on cheaper but often better medicine as a result of heavy promotion of more profitable alternative drugs. (Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:20:57 GMT)
Cochrane Review Evaluates Herbal Medicine From Schwabe Pharmaceuticals For Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
A recent report by the internationally renowned, independent Cochrane Collaboration adds further weight to the growing international popularity of standardized Pelargonium sidoides extract EPs® 7630 (Umckaloabo®) in the treatment of acute respiratory tract infections such as acute bronchitis and the common cold. (Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:10:58 GMT)
Some Therapies May Cut Pregnancy Chances
Alternative therapies such as reflexology and herbal supplements may reduce a woman's chance of getting pregnant, experts said. (Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:00:13 GMT)
Personal Thought: Physical, emotional healing
Meditation is one of the proven alternative therapies that in recent years has been classified under the mind-body medicine therapies. (Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:02:29 GMT)
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