January 2008 - Posts

Internet May Improve Kids' Health, But Still Toss a Frisbee
January 29, 2008 9:03 AM by Scott Hatfield

When my nephew got an iPhone for Christmas, it was just the latest gadget for this young teen who began using technology when just a mere tot. Afterall, he lives in the Silicon Valley where technology is the focus of most dinner table conversations. So Read More...

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Aren't Many of Our Costliest Health Conditions Preventable?
January 25, 2008 1:19 PM by Kerri Reeves

According to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ( http://www.meps.ahrq.gov) --a 2005 assessment--the 10 most expensive medical conditions in the U.S. cost $500 billion to treat. Yes, 500 billion DOLLARS. It's Read More...

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RSNA Record Numbers—and Sheer Size—Beg Comfortable Shoes
January 21, 2008 10:07 AM by Jill Hoffman

The Radiological Society of North America announced last week that its 93rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, held in November at McCormick Place in Chicago, attracted a record 62,501 total attendees. It's no surprise to anyone who's attended the Read More...

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Stent Salesman Saves an AAA Patient, Spreading Holiday and Health Care Cheer
January 15, 2008 3:00 PM by Kerri Reeves

Philadelphia's local news site posted an A.P. article yesterday on an abdominal aortic aneurysm patient in dire straits for an appropriately sized stent graft-on Christmas Eve, no less. A salesman from W.L. Gore, a medical supply company, stepped up to Read More...

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