22 Oct

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DiagnosticImaging.com | October 21 - Researchers in the radiation oncology department at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received a $14 million grant to develop countermeasures that will help treat damage caused by radiological or nuclear threats such as a dirty bomb attack. The grant, awarded...

21 Oct

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HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 21 - The public is being unwittingly exposed to potentially dangerous levels of radiation from patients released from the hospital after undergoing therapy with radioactive isotopes, according to Rep. Edward J. Markey, (D-MA). In a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,...

18 Oct

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HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 18 - Pharmacists might soon be leaving the confines of their drug-filled fortresses to work alongside primary care physicians. Two studies indicate that adding pharmacists to the primary care team for joint care management increases medical benefits. In an American Diabetes Association report,...