'Sonoenteroclysis, a new sonographic method in evaluating and diagnosing small bowel disorders is an effective alternative to the usual method of barium enteroclysis, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the Postgraduate Institute of ...'

'Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (USFNA) of the lymph nodes is a safe, useful, and minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing metastatic disease in patients who are undergoing preoperative staging for breast cancer, according to a recent study ...'

'On average, a single square centimeter of human skin contains over 300 receptors that register pain, pressure, heat or cold. Twenty-four hours a day, these tiny sensors receive and transmit vital information about the condition of our outermost covering ...'

'ScienceDaily (Apr. 11, 2008) — When mammography and sonography are used together to evaluate palpable breast lesions, they can rule out cancers in most patients, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Baystate Health in Springfield, MA. ...'

'ScienceDaily (Apr. 1, 2008) — A Saint Louis University cardiologist called upon the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 31 to reconsider a strong warning it recently placed on a diagnostic tool, stating that the warning could prevent doctors ...'

'Chicago, IL, March 31, 2008 – New data from a clinical trial using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology found that in patients living with type 2 diabetes, ACTOS® (pioglitazone HCl) reduced the atherosclerotic burden in the coronary arteries ...'

'CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — A large community-based registry of patients treated with drug-eluting stents is providing important insight into how long patients with complex coronary artery disease typically stick to their doctors’ orders to take ...'

'CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) — A new medication that researchers had hoped would reduce the risk of arterial renarrowing after stenting has turned in a disappointing performance in a multicenter clinical trial, but the multi-reservoir stent that was ...'

'In a recent study published in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology, researchers from Germany have created a computer algorithm that is able to mimic the way that bat's classify plants using echolocation. The research combined machine ...'

'ST. PAUL, Minn. – Hispanics who have even a small amount of plaque build-up in the neck artery that supplies blood to the brain are up to four times more likely to suffer or die from a stroke or heart attack than Hispanics who do not have plaque, ...'