Ultrasound method may supplant biopsies
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An experimental ultrasound technique that measures how easily breast lumps compress and bounce back could enable doctors to determine instantly whether a woman has cancer or not &#151; without having to do a biopsy.
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A new technique uses a magnetic field to guide potential therapies to stents in clogged blood vessels.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- A new kind of treatment against metastatic cancer cells, which carry cancer from one location to other parts of the body, has been identified by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute.
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An H.I.V. test is about to become as routine as an ultrasound for pregnant women in New Jersey.
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The same type of sound waves that pulsate from sonar fish-finders and ultrasound fetal monitors can dramatically boost the power of anti-clotting medicine and help it dissolve brain blockages in stroke patients, a study suggests.
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A new blood test holds promise for improving the treatment of advanced breast cancer, researchers report. The test, which looks for malignant cells in the blood, gives
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A hand-held probe could cut the number of patients who develop infections following operations.
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The notion that doctors may one day be able to detect cancer as they do cholesterol, in mere drops of blood, is no longer a pipe dream.
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WASHINGTON Oct 22, 2004 - A device that treats fibroids through a combination of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging won approval Friday from the Food and Drug Administration.
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REPEATED ultrasound scans during pregnancy may have a small effect on foetal growth but there is no long-term impact on the child.
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BOSTON - The same type of sound waves that pulsate from sonar fish-finders and ultrasound fetal monitors can dramatically boost the power of anti-clotting medicine and help it dissolve brain blockages in stroke patients, a study suggests.
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A growing number of couples are screening embryos to detect a predisposition to cancers that may or may not develop later in life, and are often treatable if they do.
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Tiny, tumor-seeking probes can slow the growth of aggressive breast cancers in mice, leaving surrounding tissue unharmed, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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LOS ANGELES -- In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
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Â· Sequencing may help tackle obesity and cancerÂ· Patients could have tests before having children
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A highly sensitive microchip may help doctors detect rare traces of cancer circulating in the bloodstream, offering a way to better manage treatment, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Just like a spoon is used to stir sugar  into a cup of tea, high-frequency sound waves may help doctors  get rid of deadly blood clots in the brain, according to a  study released on Wednesday.