Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) submitted a clause for the one thousand page health care reform bill that would enable patients to use Medicare for health risks that come from environmental contamination at work sites. This is in an effort to help the local people in his area that suffer from asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma.
Although [...]
Airport scanners may make you feel embarrassed due to the revealing images that they produce, but at least they don’t cause cancer, according to a study.
The American College of Radiology cleared up concerns about the radiation exposure from new airport scanners. Air travelers needn’t worry about it. According to the radiology group, travelers would have [...]
People in the United States who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis will soon have a new drug available to them. Actemra, made by Roche Holding AG, has just been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, although it’s been approved in Japan and Europe already. Actemra’s technical name is tocilizumab (the chemical name).
Actemra isn’t for [...]
The Society of Breast Imaging and the Breast Imaging Commission of the American College of Radiology is advising that women should now start getting regular mammograms at the age of 40. This is considering that there are no added risk factors, such as a family history of breast cancer. If women are in a high-risk [...]
