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CardioGen-82 PET Scan: Drug Safety Communication - Increased Radiation Exposure by FDA using CardioGen-82 for cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scans. The manufacturer, Bracco Diagnostics... emission tomography (PET) scans with rubidium (Rb)-82 chloride injection from CardioGen-82 manufactured...

PET scans for metastatic breast cancer by Donna Peach Patient Expert

Yesterday I went for my PET (positron emission tomography) scan. While MRI and CT scans allow views of the anatomy and organs, PET scans allow a view of metabolic activity. Thus...

Keep The Worms Out Of Your Pet’s Heart! The Facts About Heartworm Disease by FDA lung disease, heart failure, other organ damage, and death in pets, mainly dogs, cats, and ferrets... Printer-friendly PDF (292 KB) Your pet’s health is important. Learn...

FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA alerts healthcare professionals to stop performing heart scans with CardioGen-82 due to poten by FDA emission tomography (PET) scans issued on 7/15/2011. [7-26-2011] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration... tomography (PET) scans. The manufacturer, Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. has decided to voluntarily recall Cardio...

"Heart scans" are not always heart scans by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Beware of the media reports now being issued that warn that "CT heart scans" pose a risk for cancer. One report can be viewed at http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20070717/ct-heart-scan...

One Hundred Thousand Hearts - New Documentary Focusing on Pet Overpopulation in Houston Premieres September 26! by Ryan R. Healthy Living Professional

The new documentary “One Hundred Thousand Hearts” is about the pet population crisis... Khalsa. “One Hundred Thousand Hearts” is her third documentary. It was filmed during July and August...

I Heart Faces - pets by Carissa H. Patient Expert

. So if you have a pet picture you took that you like the pet theme for this week is “anything goes” but if you work in “the eyes have it” then great, so go check out the other entries at i heart faces ...

Join Kroger and Purina for the 4th Annual Tales for the Pet Lover's Heart Campaign by Susan H. Patient Expert

of stores has launched its fourth annual Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart campaign! Here are the details...,000, to animal welfare organizations nationwide. • Complete the sweepstakes entry form at www.TalesForThePetLoversHeart...

PetsMart shows that the way to your heart is through your pup! by Ryan R. Healthy Living Professional

According to a recent PetSmart survey, the way a pet reacts to a potential suitor may be make it-or-break it for future romance, with 52 percent of pet parents saying they wouldn't date someone if their pet did not...

GREENIES® PRODUCTS HELP KEEP PETS’ SMILES HEALTHY Second-Annual “Show Us Your Pet’s Healthy Smile” by Ryan R. Healthy Living Professional

may be linked to heart, kidney, liver and respiratory diseases. With the “Show Us Your Pet’s Healthy Smile... The GREENIES ® Brand is kicking off its second-annual “Show Us Your Pet’s...

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How to Read Your Heart Scan Results
In my last post, I discussed what a heart scan score, or coronary calcium score, means... blood pressure, or c-reactive protein, a heart scan score tells you that coronary atherosclerotic plaque, the stuff of heart attack and heart disease, is present and how much. So, say you have a heart scan...crap

Pets Can Improve Recovery of Heart Attack, Stroke Patients
temporarily lower the heart rate and blood pressure. Recent research has shown people who have suffered from heart attacks live longer when they have pets. Pets are also used in therapy to help stroke victims or...,” and that we would take them to a friend’s pond. But both my son and husband have too soft of hearts for that to happen. So, we went...crap

CT heart done , should i continue with drugs ..?
I did heart CT scan , results back with '0' calcium deposit. ( my age 46, weight 198 , height 5.9') That is a excelent . BUT my colesterol numbers are bad . HDL = 29 LDL = 133 Total Colesterol = 207. Should I start with recomended medication ( Vytorin/Niastatin/Aspirin) . My concern is side effect of drugs...crap

If lobular breast cancer is "sneaky" and harder to detect; Is it also harder to detect a recurrance
Should I be receiving PET/CAT scans? I am a 3 year breast cancer survivor. I had a 9cm ILC not seen on mammo. how is a recurrance or mets to other regions detected? SLJcrap

I recently completed a PET/CT Merge Scan and the results indicate
I recently completed a PET/CT Merge Scan and the results indicated "Abnormal uptake in both lobes... any thoughts, comments, and suggestions. PET scanning (positron emission technology) has not been approved... with the same diagnostic dilemma in a patient who presented a PET scan that was done for another primary malignancy...crap

Tests for MS
Has anyone heard of getting a PET scan for a diagnosis of MS? Can you tell me about it? Jessicacrap

what is histoplasmosis
my brother -in-law's pet scan said his limph node in his lung was calsifying grammaw1947crap

Hepatitis A
I am a 44 yr old female and have recently undergone a PET scan following diagnosis of melanoma. the scan was clear except for something very small about 4mm on my spleen. I have to be re-scanned in 6... of the hepatitis causing some lasting abnormality of my spleen which would show up on my PET scan? Barbara Mc...crap

I have triple negative, BRCA1 positive, breast cancer.
My mastectomy and PET scan have not indicated a spread. Several choices have been presented fro chemo - TAC, AC-T, clinical trial with Avastin. I need to begin asap - any advice is appreciated. Thanks! Anne Annecrap

PET Scans and Merck Aventis Vaccine
Dr. Young, I just read about new studies showing that PET scans can identify HIV progression.... What are your thoughts on this?Best regards,EW Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D. PET Scans and Merck Aventis Vaccine The PET scan study was interesting, though I think still only in the research domain-- it would be great...crap