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During Pregnancy Obese Women Should Not Gain Weight, Study Suggests
For years, doctors and other health-care providers have managed pregnant patients according to guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). In 1986, ACOG stated, "Regardless of how much women weigh before they become pregnant, gaining between 26-35 pounds during pregnancy can improve the outcome of pregnancy and reduce their chances of having the pregnancy end in fetal death." Until its revised guidelines were released yesterday, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) had recommended that overweight women should gain about 15 pounds during pregnancy.
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The Pressure Is On For African Americans With Hypertension
Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of African Americans with high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) say they worry more about their finances than their personal health, according to a new "My Pressure Points"(TM) national survey commissioned by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., in collaboration with the Association of Black Cardiologists.(1) In addition, almost half (48 percent) are stressed about their work and careers. Everyone juggles many external pressures in everyday life like jobs, finances and family care. But while those African Americans surveyed have increased their focus on the external pressures, have they lost sight of a critical internal pressure - one that can impact every facet of their lives? The survey was designed to test this hypothesis.
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British Breast Screening Service Chooses Sectra MicroDose: "This Has Made Our Mammography Screening Operation Far More Efficient"

Warwickshire, Solihull & Coventry Breast Screening Service (WSCBSS), which installed its first Sectra MicroDose system in 2005, has now invested in another two systems. With the new units, WSCBSS will become one of the first publicly operated breast screening services in the UK to provide a fully direct digital mammography screening service. WSCBSS is part of the national breast screening program in the UK. The service operates 3 mobile screening trailers all equipped with Sectra MicroDose as well as assessment and symptomatic services. In total, the service performs approximately 40,000 examinations per year. WSCBSS operates Sectra"s total solution for digital mammography, comprising Sectra MicroDose Mammography and Sectra Breast Imaging PACS (system for managing and archiving digital breast images). The solution enables an efficient screening workflow at the lowest possible dose level. "As well as reducing the radiation dose to a minimum and providing excellent image quality, our initial Sectra MicroDose Mammography system also allowed us to reduce the appointment times required for screening," says Margot Wheaton, Programme Manager. "This has made our screening operation far more efficient". "With Sectra MicroDose, we can screen clients at five minute intervals throughout the day, which helps us keep to the screening schedule. With the two new systems, we now have the capacity to manage the 20% increase in workload during the initial phase of the extension to the screening age range", she continues. "WSCBSS has an excellent reputation within the breast screening community and their decision to further invest in our MicroDose system confirms that we have succeeded in meeting the high requirements of screening services", says Neil Emery, Commercial Manager of Sectra in the UK and Ireland. "The fact that our equipment can also be placed on existing trailers rather than requiring customers to buy specially built new trailers also makes the complete solution very cost effective". About Warwickshire, Solihull & Coventry Breast Screening Service Warwickshire, Solihull & Coventry Breast Screening Service started screening in 1989. 40,000 women are invited per annum on a three-year cycle. The screening programme is the fifth largest in the UK and regularly achieves National outcome targets. WSCBSS, part of the University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, also host the National Breast Screening Computer Training Centre and are thus responsible for development, piloting and training for the UK"s National Breast Screening Computer System. The Sectra Group


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