MRI Scan Can Monitor Cholesterol Health - Study
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A modified magnetic scan can tell patients whether cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are actually unblocking their clogged arteries, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Women with a high genetic risk of breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography or other methods.
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The best tool for predicting the risk of heart disease may be a tape measure, researchers said on Tuesday.
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There are dozens of measures that, individually or together, can help to lower cholesterol.
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Lowering levels of a protein in the blood could offer another way of reducing the risk of heart disease, a study says.
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Middle-aged men who are naturally blessed with low total cholesterol levels or those who achieve them through a healthy diet and exercise may reap the benefits for decades to come.
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Is it ever too early to check cholesterol levels? Not according to a new study that suggests testing patients who are still in diapers.
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Women with a high genetic risk for breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography and other methods, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A scan can reveal which people harbour dangerous levels of fat around their internal organs, work shows.
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A way to measure energy levels inside living heart cells could ultimately aid heart attack recovery.
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Science & environment: Drug that boosts ability to lower cholesterol could help guard against heart attacks, research shows
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An MRI scan can find extra tumors that mammograms missed in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers reported on Saturday.
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Children should receive a cholesterol test alongside their routine vaccinations at the age of 15 months, experts have proposed.
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TORONTO (CP) - MRI scans detect breast cancer at twice the rate of traditional screening procedures, says a Canadian-led study that suggests only the most at-risk women consider the costly procedure because of its tremendous false positive rate.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Standard MRI is more accurate than another method, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), in determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into breast ducts, Japanese researchers report.
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William Sutherling of the Huntington Medical Research Institute demonstrates how to use magnetic imaging to hunt down seizure-causing brain tissue.
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Women at the highest levels of hereditary risk for breast cancer should be offered magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast screening, a new study recommends.