Painful calcium deposits in the shoulder were dissolved and extracted nonsurgically through needle injection and aspiration in a single 15-minute procedure. Medscape Medical News
Hemodilution from higher plasma volumes may account for lower serum levels of prostate-specific antigen seen in obese men with prostate cancer. Medscape Medical News
The National Institute of Nursing Research summarizes research on educational programs and pain management and teens and metabolic syndrome. Medscape Nurses
A dynamic near infrared imaging schema may prove useful in the characterization of suspicious breast lesions identified on diagnostic breast ultrasound, according to researchers. Reuters Health Information
There is a high prevalence of disturbed eating behavior and eating disorders among girls with type 1 diabetes, according to Canadian researchers. They found that eating disturbances in this population are likely to persist over time. Reuters Health Information
