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Yesterday | Leader-Telegram

Canada nuclear trouble felt in local hospitals

The effects of a water leak that caused a nuclear plant in Canada to shut down earlier this year are trickling down to Chippewa Valley hospitals.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

Thu Jul 02, 2009

RedOrbit

Research Shows PET Can Measure Effectiveness Of Novel Breast Cancer Treatment

A new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Oncology, Bethesda, MD

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Press-Citizen

UI director named head of medical organization

There's a good reason Dr. Michael Graham is the new president of an international scientific and medical organization.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Science Daily

PET Scans May Improve Accuracy Of Dementia Diagnosis

The results were presented at SNM's 56th Annual Meeting. Early, accurate diagnosis of dementia is critical for providing the best available courses of treatment and therapies in the beginning stages of disease, when treatments can be most effective.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Alzheimer's, Health

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Michael Graham named SNM president

University of Iowa Director of Nuclear Medicine Michael Graham has been named the president of SNM, an international organization specializing in molecular imaging.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Internal Medicine

Sun Jun 21, 2009

BioSpace

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Presents Positive Clinical...

Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today presented clinical data on a radiolabeled, small-molecule molecular imaging pharmaceutical in development for diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer at the 2009 annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in Toronto.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Prostate Cancer, Health, Cambridge, MA

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Science Daily

New Skin Cancer Patch: Possible Alternative To Surgery

The skin patch, which delivers the radioactive phosphorus-32, is nontoxic and could be an excellent alternative to surgery or radiotherapy in cases where carrying out these treatments is difficult.

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Related Topix: Skin Cancer, Medicine, Health

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Drugs.com

Immunomedics Reports Updated Phase II Results With Radiolabeled Epratuzumab in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Immunomedics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer and other serious diseases, today announced that epratuzumab labeled with the potent radioisotope, yttrium-90 , when given in small fractionated doses to patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma , achieved high rates of durable responses at ...

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Related Topix: Lymphoma, Health, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Immunomedics, Cancer

MediLexicon

Aposense(R) Imaging Agent Detects Early Cell Death Induced By...

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Article Date: 18 Jun 2009 An imaging agent used during PET scans to highlight apoptosis appears to help oncologists detect the effect of radiation treatment on brain metastases early in treatment, according to new data presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Oncology, Canada, World News, Allen, MD, Health

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Med Ad News

QuantRx Announces FluoroPharma to Present Phase I Study Results of...

Jun 16, 2009 - QuantRx Biomedical Corporation , a broad-based diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products, today announced that its affiliate, FluoroPharma Inc., a company developing breakthrough PET molecular imaging agents, will present Phase I data relating to the safety, dosimetry, and ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Women's Health, Health

Mississauga

Reactor shutdown cancelled 'several thousand' scans

June 16, 2009 09:18 AM - Calling it one of the biggest crises in the history of the profession, the head of an international nuclear medicine group says the shutdown of Atomic Energy of Canada's Chalk River reactor last month is forcing "several thousand" heart and cancer scans a day to be cancelled or moved to the United States.

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Related Topix: Medicine, North America, Canada, World News

Medical News Today

Data Presented At Society Of Nuclear Medicine 2009 Annual Meeting...

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 17 Jun 2009 - 3:00 PDT Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Oncology, Biotech, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, Health, Brain Cancer, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Wed Jun 17, 2009

CBC

Nuclear medicine experts question appointment of isotope adviser

Some nuclear medicine physicians are expressing concern about the selection of one of their peers as special adviser to the health minister on the isotope shortage.

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Related Topix: Medicine, North America, Canada, World News

Leader Post

Canada's isotope shortage elicits worldwide reaction

With domestic pressure building for the United States to quit Canada's erratic supply of medical isotopes, the Harper government is to announce Tuesday new funding for nuclear medicine, a day after Liberals vowed to defeat it unless it reveals a plan to end the crisis.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Medicine, Stephen Harper

MediLexicon

Medical Isotope Shortage Hurts Hospitals And Disrupts Medical Tests

Reuters reports that "a North American shortage of medical isotopes has forced many U.S. hospitals to begin rationing scores of diagnostic tests, and doctors said on Friday they see no quick solution." The shortage is due to last month's shut down of a "nuclear reactor in eastern Ontario that produces a third of the world's supply of medical ...

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Related Topix: University of Southern California, Food and Drug Administration, Medicine

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Canada.com

Isotope shortage means more invasive procedures: Experts

The Society of Nuclear Medicine says the shortage of medical isotopes has left doctors "scrambling" and patients with the prospect of more invasive and costly procedures.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Canada, North America, World News, Stephen Harper

GlobeNewswire

Immunomedics Reports New Antibody for Pretargeted Imaging and Therapy of Colorectal Cancer

Immunomedics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer and other serious diseases, today reported that TF2, a proprietary pretargeting antibody, produced tumor-specific PET imaging and prolonged survival in a human colorectal cancer model.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Colorectal Health, Biotech, Healthcare Industry, Immunomedics

MediLexicon

FluoroPharma To Present Phase I Study Results Of Novel Positron...

FluoroPharma To Present Phase I Study Results Of Novel Positron Emission Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tracer Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: MRI / PET / Ultrasound Clinical Trials / Drug Trials FluoroPharma Inc., a company developing breakthrough PET molecular imaging agents, announced that it will present ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Mon Jun 15, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Radioactive skin patch can treat cancer

A new study shows that a radioactive skin patch can safely and successfully treat basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common types of skin cancers, according to researchers at the SNM's 56th Annual Meeting.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Skin Cancer

ABC News

Nuclear Medicine Meltdown? Shortage Threatens Patients

OPINION By STEPHEN BROZAK and LARRY JINDRA, M.D. June 15, 2009 It is time to add a new phrase to the dictionary of disasters: Technetium-99 -- also known as Tech-99 or Tc99m.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nuclear Energy

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