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While results from the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) trial, published in 2005, demonstrated that digital mammography outperformed conventional film-screen mammography for a large percentage of women, data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show that the technology has only been adopted by 34% of the 8,853 imaging sites in the United States.
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MRI indicated at diagnosis:
in a woman with newly diagnosed breast cancer, at risk of multifocality, to assess the need for mastectomy or lumpectomy;
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Numerous trials have shown that ultrasound offers certain advantages over other imaging technologies in determining whether some lesions are cancerous. However, data presented thus far are less convincing when ultrasound is used as a screening methodology.
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About 500 documented cases of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), a painful condition that affects skin and internal organs, have been reported worldwide. However, that number is very likely an underestimation.
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O’Mathuna D. Rhodiola Rosea (Roseroot) for Generalized Anxiety, Depression, and Fatigue. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;73-75.
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Keifer, D. The Mushroom Agaricus Blazei and Chronic Hepatitis B. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;76-78.
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O’Mathuna D. Climacteric Syndrome during Peri-menopause: Pycnogenol. (originally published in the March 2008 issue of Alternative Therapies in Women’s Health) Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;73-75.
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Greenfield, RH. Sweet Sleep – Honey and Nighttime Cough. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;81.
Greenfield, RH. In Vino Veritas – Resveratrol and Aging. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;82.
Greenfield, RH. Get Moving – Exercise and Breast Cancer Risk. Alter Med Alert. 2008:11;83.
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