http://www.redorbit.com Health http://www.redorbit.com/modules/news/images/tools/rss_logo.gif http://www.redorbit.com More than 90% of pregnant women take prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter) drugs, or use social drugs (such as tobacco and alcohol) or illicit drugs at some time during pregnancy.About 2-3% of all birth defects result from the use of drugs other than alcohol.With the help of their doctors, women planning to become pregnant should take an inventory of the medications they take, researchers from Canada advise.Dr. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791819/drugs_taken_during_pregnancy_could_be_harmful_to_baby/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:40:00 -0500 Health According to a recent study, nearly half of all U.S. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791809/study_half_of_us_kids_to_need_food_stamps/index.html?source=r_health Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:15:00 -0500 Health One of the most devastating obstacles to development in Africa is the tsetse fly, which causes a sometimes fatal disease in cattle and humans. Experts fear global warming will cause the flies to spread to new areas. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791808/iaea_to_help_fight_african_sleeping_sickness/index.html?source=r_health Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:05:00 -0500 Health Over 1,000 more H1N1 deaths have been reported this week bringing the total to at least 7,826. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791803/over_1000_more_h1n1_deaths_in_past_week/index.html?source=r_health Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:25:00 -0500 Health It has been estimated that more than nine million kids are overweight, causing them to face potentially scary futures that could cause health care costs to spiral beyond control, according to a recent Reuters report.If children don't slim down by age 20, their life expectancy will drop by up to 20 years. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791820/kids_needs_diet_and_exercise_to_avoid_obesity/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:58:54 -0500 Health According to new research, more than 3.8 million adults in England are misguidedly trying to burn off the booze with exercise.A YouGov survey, on behalf of the Know Your Limits campaign shows that 19 percent of adults in England who exercise regularly and drink alcohol admit to taking exercise or playing sport in order to 'make up' for having drunk a lot of alcohol in the previous few days.The figure rose to 28 percent among heavier drinkers.Experts warned that while exercise can help with weight loss and keep the heart healthy, it would not counteract the effects of excessive alcohol consumption, such as liver cancer, mouth cancer and strokes.Public health minister Gillian Merron said, "Everyone knows that regularly taking part in physical activity is important for maintaining good health.""But the truth is, if you have a big night at the pub, you're not going to compensate with a workout the following day. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791787/heavy_drinkers_try_to_burn_off_booze_with_exercise/index.html?source=r_health Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:13:38 -0500 Health Food banks in the United States are going high-tech in an attempt to automate and effectively distribute food to the people who need it the most. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791786/ap_food_banks_go_high_tech/index.html?source=r_health Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:04:38 -0500 Health A survey carried out in eight European countries has shown that closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a significant role in reducing illness transmission. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791757/school_closures_could_reduce_h1n1_transmission_by_21_percent/index.html?source=r_health Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:15:14 -0500 Health Researchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain activation have found that men and women respond differently to positive and negative stimuli, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)."Men may direct more attention to sensory aspects of emotional stimuli and tend to process them in terms of implications for required action, whereas women direct more attention to the feelings engendered by emotional stimuli," said Andrzej Urbanik, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Radiology at Jagiellonian University Hospital in Krakow, Poland.For the study, Dr. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791831/men_and_women_may_respond_differently_to_danger/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:49:46 -0500 Health New connections begin to form between brain cells almost immediately as animals learn a new task, according to a study published this week in Nature. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791835/new_brain_connections_form_rapidly_during_motor_learning/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:22:39 -0500 Health At the 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), "Images, my way" will resonate throughout the Siemens Healthcare booth (#825) from November 29 to December 3 at McCormick Place (Booth #825, East Building/Lakeside Center, Hall D) in Chicago. This year's booth displays and demonstrations will tell the story of Siemens support for its customers to generate, process, read, and share clinical images the way they want to. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791838/siemens_delivers_images_per_the_customers_request__images_my/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500 Health BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791837/acuo_technologies_announces_a_new_offering_that_enables_sharing_of/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Health CHICAGO, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- This year at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA is announcing its entrance into the advanced visualization space with the introduction of Synapse(TM) 3D*. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791829/fujifilm_enters_advanced_visualization_market/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:23:00 -0500 Health CHICAGO, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Stimulated by the ten years of Synapse® business market leadership Fujifilm Medical Systems USA announced today, at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, the formation of its Medical Informatics Division. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791828/fujifilm_establishes_medical_informatics_organization/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:21:00 -0500 Health CHICAGO, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc., the world leader in Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) with over 7,000 installations, is pleased to debut the Aspire HD* FFDM system for the first time in the US. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791827/fujifilms_drbased_ffdm_system_makes_us_debut_at_rsna/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:19:00 -0500 Health CHICAGO, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc. is pleased to unveil the FDR D-EVO*, its revolutionary flat panel DR cassette, at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791826/fujifilms_dr_cassette_makes_world_debut/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:17:00 -0500 Health IOWA CITY, Iowa and ST. LOUIS, Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791825/vida_diagnostics_and_veran_medical_sign_definitive_agreement_for_joint/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500 Health CHICAGO, Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791824/philips_responds_to_industry_concerns_with_focus_on_radiation_dose/index.html?source=r_health Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500 Health CHICAGO, Nov. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791818/new_study_finds_men_and_women_may_respond_differently_to/index.html?source=r_health Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:01:00 -0500 Health Welcome to syngo®.plaza(1), the new agile PACS solution for the clinical routine from Siemens Healthcare. As the first Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) from Siemens where 2D, 3D, and 4D reading come together in one place, syngo.plaza is poised to change the way multimodality images are read today. Siemens is unveiling this innovation at the 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from November 29 to December 3 at McCormick Place (Booth #825, East Building/Lakeside Center, Hall D) in Chicago. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791815/siemens_healthcare_unveils_syngoplaza_at_rsna_2009/index.html?source=r_health Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0500 Health Siemens Healthcare redefines productivity with a new generation of its Tim® (Total imaging matrix) technology and with its new Dot(TM) (Day optimizing throughput) engine. Both technologies are introduced in the new MAGNETOM® Aera* 1.5 Tesla (T) and the new MAGNETOM Skyra* 3T scanners at the 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from November 29 to December 3 at McCormick Place (Booth #825, East Building/Lakeside Center, Hall D) in Chicago. These two new scanners are the first to incorporate both Tim and Dot technology. The combination of Tim and Dot delivers patient-centered care and significantly improves productivity across the entire MRI workflow. Siemens will also demonstrate additional innovations, such as the Tim Dockable Table, for easy patient preparation outside the scanner room, and an all new coil architecture incorporating DirectConnect(TM) coil design, providing cableless coils for fast and easy set up and higher Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR). http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791813/siemens_introduces_its_new_power_couple_at_rsna_2009/index.html?source=r_health Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500 Health Get ready for advanced visualization to become common practice in the clinical routine when Siemens introduces syngo.via(1) at the 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from November 29 to December 3 at McCormick Place (Booth #825, East Building/Lakeside Center, Hall D) in Chicago. With syngo.via, Siemens' new imaging software for multimodality reading of clinical cases, the company is placing special focus on reading efficiency through automated case preparation and structured case navigation across multiple specialties, including cardiology, oncology, and neurology. syngo.via uniquely integrates imaging devices and IT, such as Siemens MRI, CT, and PET-CT scanners and its new Picture Archiving and Communications System, syngo®.plaza(2). Siemens is demonstrating the benefits of this integration, which creates a comprehensive solution based on client-server technology. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791812/siemens_boosts_advanced_image_reading_efficiency_and_opens_new_path/index.html?source=r_health Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500 Health BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GSI Group Inc. (Pink Sheets: GSIGQ)(the "Company"), a supplier of precision technology products and semiconductor systems, today announced that an annual meeting of the Company's shareholders has been scheduled for Friday, April 30, 2010. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791798/gsi_group_calls_shareholders_meeting/index.html?source=r_health Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:15:00 -0500 Health Another option to prevent illnesses caused by subtypes A and B influenza virus SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791797/fda_approves_agriflu_seasonal_influenza_vaccine/index.html?source=r_health Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:33:00 -0500 Health KELOWNA, BC, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ - Uploadable USB pedometers may be new, but they're already seeing prime time in wellness. http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1791796/new_usb_technology_adds_accountability_and_convenience_to_wellness_programs/index.html?source=r_health Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:57:00 -0500 Health