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| Diagnostic Imaging Center - Monday, October 27, 2008Full service diagnostic imaging center in New York region, performing over 30,000 procedures per year, including MRI, CT, Sonography, Digital Mammography, Bone Densitometry, Radiography and Nuclear Medicine Radiology. Images and final reports available for one-off or longitudinal studies. Many procedure results available, such as include Breast Sonography, CT Scan of Left Thigh, CT Scan of Abdomen and Pelvis, MRI of Proximal Left Leg, Sonography of Both Breasts, and many, many more.
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In The News
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Standard Eye Test for Preschoolers Performs Poorly
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The fixation preference test, widely used by eye specialists to test vision in preschoolers, fails to accurately identify interocular differences in visual acuity, according to an article published in the October issue of Ophthalmology, while a related article concludes that the incidence of decreased visual acuity among children aged 30 months through 71 months is very low.
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September 2008 Briefing - Ophthalmology
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News Media Under-Report Drug Company Funding of Research
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Reports on medication research published in general news media often fail to disclose that the research received pharmaceutical company funding and frequently refer to drugs by brand name rather than using the generic name, according to an article published in the Oct. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Candesartan Benefits Diabetes-Related Retinopathy
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Patients with type 1 diabetes and no existing retinopathy are less likely to develop the condition if they are treated with candesartan, but the drug does not have a beneficial effect in patients who already have retinopathy, according to a report published online Sept. 26 in The Lancet. A second study indicates that candesartan can lead to improvement of retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes and mild to moderate retinopathy.
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Bisphosphonate Infusion Linked to Ocular Complication
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Physicians should be aware that bisphosphonate infusions can result in a serious but rare complication: orbital inflammatory disease, according to a case study published in the Sept. 25 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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