Ultrasound: Ultrasound Contrast Agent for Imaging Preexisting helps to identify the disease at an early stage

A recent study found that a new ultrasound-imaging agent was well tolerated in patients of different types undergoing clinically contrast agent-enhanced echocardiography in a wide range of typical clinical settings.

Radiography: Propolis Radioprotector against ionized radiation

A team of Spanish researchers conducted in vitro studies of cytotoxicity to evaluate the optimal concentration level of propolis, in which this natural substance extracted from bee resin would offer the maximum protection against ionized radiation and not be toxic for blood cells.

Nuclear Medicine: Intrabeam radiotherapy may be an effective alternative to a six to seven week regimen following surgery.

A hospital in New York City (NY, USA) is offering early stage breast cancer patients a new breakthrough in radiotherapy technology, a novel radiation treatment delivered in one dose at the time of surgery.

Сonfidence in the health care system has increased

The general population has more faith in the health system than it did a year ago, according to a Gallup Poll about confidence in U.S. institutions released June 28.

Forty-one percent of the 1,004 adults surveyed from June 7-10 said they felt a great deal or a lot of confidence in the health system (gallup.com/poll/155381/Confidence-Medical-System-Health-Law-Passed.aspx).

Nuclear Medicine: Development of Compact nuclear medicine Gamma Camera For Imaging Of Prostate Cancer

The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Hybridyne Imaging Technologies, Inc., of Toronto, Canada, have won a 2009 R&D 100 Award for developing a compact gamma camera for high-resolution imaging of prostate cancer. The camera system, called ProxiScan, is a nuclear medical instrument that can localize cancer tissue in the prostate gland in detail at an early stage, which is important for the successful diagnosis and early treatment of the potentially deadly disease.

Endocrinology: Paper money is dangerous for health

People are being exposed to higher levels of the substitute for BPA in cash register thermal paper receipts and many of the other products that engendered concerns about the health effects of bisphenol A, according to a new study. Believed to be the first analysis of occurrence of bisphenol S (BPS) in thermal and recycled paper and paper currency, the report appears in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology.

General Imaging: New Invasive Imaging Technique to track brain function and help in functional mapping

New technology employs an innovative way to track brain function and help in functional mapping of patients with disorders such as epilepsy.

 The procedure includes the use of preplaced electrodes for cortical mapping in the brains of patients who are undergoing surgery to lessen the frequency of seizures. This technique, although invasive, provides real-time examination of brain function at a much higher resolution than existing technologies.