US medical centers turn nuclear particles into weapons against cancer
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- US medical centers turn nuclear particles into weapons against cancer
- Facilities at Cooperative Medical College underutilised
- Medical examiner still trying to identify Clairton bones
- Christmas warning from Australian Medical Association
- Bush administration saves on medical coverage
- Medical notes
US medical centers turn nuclear particles into weapons against cancer
International Herald Tribune – Dec 25, 2007
Medical centers are rushing to turn nuclear particle accelerators formerly used only for exotic physics research into the latest weapons against cancer. Some experts say the push reflects the best and worst of the nation's market-based health care system which tends to pursue the latest most expensive treatments — without much evidence of improved health — even as soaring costs add to the nation's economic burden. The machines accelerate protons to nearly the speed of light and shoot them into tumors. Scientists say proton beams are more precise than the X-rays now typically used for radiation therapy meaning fewer side effects from stray radiation and possibly a higher cure rate. But a 222-ton accelerator — and a building the size of a football field with walls up to 18-feet thick in which to house it — can cost more than $100 million.
Facilities at Cooperative Medical College underutilised
Hindu – Dec 25, 2007
- KCHI: The facilities at Cooperative Medical College (CMC) Kalamassery are remaining underutilised. The medical college which came up under the Cooperative Academy of Profession Education aimed at providing medical treatment facilities at reasonable rates is plagued by a host of problems. The college is inaccessible to the common man as no buses ply on the route. Students professors nurses and other officials believe that the facilities at the college will remain underutilised unless the problem is addressed. nly people from nearby areas are coming here said an official at the college.
Medical examiner still trying to identify Clairton bones
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Dec 25, 2007
htm –>Medical examiner still trying to identify Clairton bonesTuesday December 25 2007Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe Allegheny County medical examiner’s office was still trying yesterday to identify the person whose bones were discovered Saturday on a hillside in Clairton near the home of a woman missing since late March. Medical examiners said the office hasn’t yet determined the sex or a cause of death. No personal items were found near the bones found by a hunter in the woods in the 900 block of VanKirk Street a few blocks from the home where Melissa Galiyas 32 had lived. Galiyas was last seen at a bus stop on the corner of St.
Christmas warning from Australian Medical Association
NEWS.com.au – Dec 25, 2007
article-tools –> December 25 2007 12:00am MEDICAL experts and dietitians have warned against over-indulging at Christmas. They say the temptation to gorge on the festive feast was too strong for many people and that excess food and drink in such a short period was unhealthy. The Australian Medical Association urged people to avoid binge drinking if they wanted to avoid the emergency department. AMA president Rosanna Capolingua said many Australians associated heavy drinking with the festive season. Plenty of water between courses would help slow alcohol consumption and also help the body’s digestion. A balanced and slow lunch followed by a brisk walk was one way to ease the yuletide stomach pain.
Bush administration saves on medical coverage
Pravda – Dec 25, 2007
people address to get medical coverage? When 2007 started there was much hope concerning so widely popular State Children’s Health Insurance Program. The authorities proposed a huge spending increase on the federal-state partnership. Many people and Republicans liked the idea.
Medical notes
Akron Beacon Journal – Dec 25, 2007
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