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A PET scan (positron emission tomography) that measures uptake of sugar in the brain significantly improves the accuracy of diagnosing a type of dementia often mistaken for Alzheimer's disease, a study led...
Let me start by telling you what is this actually
PET/CT
PET (Positron Emission Tomography... of radiation from the emission of positrons. Positrons are tiny particles emitted from a radioactive substance... 
to unnecessary breast biopsies.
Positron emmission mammography (PEM) is a relatively new breast cancer... visualized with a positron emmision scanner.
A new breast cancer study compared PEM to MRI in 388 women...
More energy needed to keep dog than a car
Get pets to go vegetarian to save planet
Go "green" with pets like fish and rabbits
Source: News.com.au
If you ever have had or currently are lucky enough to be a guardian of a pet ,you probably understand the wonderful calming affect a pet can have on you (unless you come home and find your chair and love seat co 
Arrrooo fellow pets and humans! This is a subject I get my hackles up over. Why? Bepaws it can be prevented with proper hygiene in veterinary hospitals AND strongly supported immune systems in us pets through proper feedi
Americans spend over $10 billion dollars on pet food for our pets. Despite buying the best food available, some pets would rather eat what we eat. However, certain foods can be dangerous to your pet causing varying degrees of
The PET scan, short for "Position Emission Tomography" is a test that we are seeing used more regularly as a means of determining the type of dementia that someone may have.
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I am often asked to lecture about PET and PET/CT to local groups, having ushered our state into the positron era. Of course, our state was the last to get a PET scanner, but I'm the one that brought it here...
Arrrooo fellow pets and humans! The thing here is to know BEFORE you bring home a pet, what you are bringing home. Give us a chance to have a good life with a forever home if you aren’t ready for the lifetime committment 
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