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The FDA has approved NeutroSpec, a technique that could make it significantly easier to diagnose appendicitis. That's good news because accurate diagnosis is a problem. Half the 700,000 cases of suspected appendicitis in the U.S. each year lack the usual symptoms of fever and pain in the lower...
"This is a story of human accomplishment," exulted Carolyn Porco, leader of the Cassini imaging team. "How can anyone not be excited about that?"
But there may be risks. The FDA issued a firm warning earlier this year in its consumer magazine. Although there are no reported cases of ultrasound causing harm to a fetus, the FDA SAYS we simply don't know enough about the long-term effects of repeatedly sending high doses...
None of that has slowed the spread of ultrasound-imaging machines. The devices, which can cost as much as $200,000, are even popping up in the offices of obstetricians eager to please patients who expect to get the same services from their doctors that they can buy in a...
The struggles of parents like Brad Margus and Leslie Gordon are less lonely than they were in the pre-Internet era. Numerous websites help such parents reach out and learn from one another; among them are sites created by the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center at the National Institutes...