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Dirtier than a Toilet?
May 15, 2008 12:01 PM by Joyce Ward
Have you looked at your keyboard lately? I usually don't, unless I accidentally spill something on it. Then I read in an article on ABC News about a study by a microbiologist in the United Kingdom that showed that the typical office keyboard had contamination Read More...
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Is your Hospital Ready for a Disaster?
May 7, 2008 4:19 PM by Joyce Ward
According to a May 5 report from Reuters news service, a one-day snapshot of emergency room conditions at 34 U.S. hospitals shows they are all overwhelmed and none is prepared to handle a big event like a disaster or attack. The snapshot, which included Read More...
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My Experience Irradiating Bugs
April 21, 2008 5:45 PM by Joyce Ward
On Saturday night, I was watching "Myth Busters" with my grandson. This week, they were trying to bust the myth that cockroaches would be the only thing living after a nuclear war. To test this, they put four different bugs, including fruit flies and Read More...
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What Did I Want in the Refrigerator?
April 16, 2008 5:30 PM by Joyce Ward
Next Monday will be my 66 th birthday and while I think my mind is as sharp as it used to be when I was a spring chicken of 55, I sometimes find myself forgetting where I put my keys or why I went over to the refrigerator. These small lapses are not new. Read More...
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Canadians Protest PET Restrictions
April 11, 2008 2:52 PM by Joyce Ward
When you look at some of the arguments for a national health care, our system is often compared unfavorably with the national health system in Canada. Generally, this is done by people who have never had to deal with that system first hand. Now it is Read More...
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Dealing with Questions
April 4, 2008 2:09 PM by Joyce Ward
Over on our March 14th Mammography Matters blog, Wanda Francisco discussed dealing with the questions of patients who wanted to know what they were seeing on the screens of the new digital mammogram machines . It seems that some of the digital mammography Read More...
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This Time It's Cell Phones
March 31, 2008 4:39 PM by Joyce Ward
In this weeks top story Calming Fears, I discussed the difficulty that most people have in accurately assessing risks, sometimes fearing small risks, such as that of being near someone who has had radioiodine therapy, while dismissing larger risks, such Read More...
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Thoughts from the Other Side of the CE Table
March 26, 2008 1:12 PM by Joyce Ward
As you are aware, ADVANCE News Magazines holds job fairs and career events in venues all over the country. Free continuing education courses are offered as a part of the event and the company likes to have some of the editorial staff participate in these Read More...
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CMS Strikes Out FDG for Infection Imaging
March 21, 2008 11:53 AM by Joyce Ward
In the battle to get CMS to understand the value of diagnostic imaging, this month saw one gain, the decision not to limit CTA imaging, and one loss, a decision to continue national non-coverage of FDG PET for infection and inflammation imaging. Explaining Read More...
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CTA Victory Also Helps Fusion Imaging
March 18, 2008 3:47 PM by Joyce Ward
At first glance, the furor over reimbursement for CT angiography (CTA) may not seem to be something that concerns nuclear medicine technologists. After all, the CT experts often predict that CTA could replace some of the current myocardial perfusion scans Read More...
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Too Many Tests?
March 12, 2008 12:41 PM by Joyce Ward
Yesterday the New York Times ran an essay called "Many Doctors, Many Tests, No Rhyme or Reason" by Sandeep Jauhar M.D. that outlined a specific case, where the author felt that the expert consultations and tests spiraled out of control. Because the article Read More...
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4,600 Karats of Garnet—That’s Some Bling
March 7, 2008 2:34 PM by Joyce Ward
Nuclear medicine technologists are used to working with crystals, such as BGO, LSO, NaI and GSO, as scintillation materials to catch gamma and positron emissions. Soon, however, they might be working beside 4,600 karats of semi-precious garnets too. This Read More...
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Will Nuclear Medicine be Next on Your Grocery List?
March 4, 2008 5:38 PM by Joyce Ward
Yesterday the Wall Street Jou rn al, along with other news outlets, published an article about the first retail medical clinic opening in one of Britain's largest supermarket chains. The article notes that patients would have to be registered with the Read More...
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Cuddle One Cat
February 26, 2008 11:26 AM by Joyce Ward
As an owner of a very calming cat, I was interested in the news story on the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in New Orleans that suggests that owning a cat is good for your heart. According to various media outlets, researchers Read More...
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Taking Precautions
February 18, 2008 11:31 AM by Joyce Ward
According to the news, there is a lot of flu going around and, unfortunately, the flu shots that people got last fall do not seem to be helping with the worst of the strains this year. Still, I got a shot this year and so far---knock on wood---have not Read More...
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