Tiny camera capsule could replace painful tests in future
Scientists unveil a swallowed wireless camera that wends through the digestive tract to produce color images. Dr Paul Swain says endoscopy hurts, but experts warn the capsule is not yet ready to replace fiber optic endoscopes and may take years to gain approval cold.
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Associated Press
Paul Swain
Royal London Hospital
Capsule endoscopy tools aim to image the small intestine
Col. Peter McNally of Evans Army Community Hospital notes the new capsule camera is cutting edge yet lacks the ability to navigate. Endoscopy remains a common method for diagnosing digestive diseases, including colorectal cancer, while the capsule addresses exploration of remote small intestine sections. initial Nature results report progress by Swain and Given Imaging.
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Col
Peter McNally
Evans Army Community Hospital
Fort Carson
Colo
American College of Gastroenterology
United States
Swain
Given Imaging
Nature
FAA tape: Alaska Airlines Flight 261 plummets into Pacific
FAA audio describes Alaska Airlines MD 83 losing control after a jammed stabilizer and pilots planning an emergency landing near Los Angeles. The jet inverted and plunged nose-down into the sea at 4 21 p m, killing all 88 aboard.
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Washington
Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Pacific Ocean
Federal Aviation Administration
Los Angeles
Ted Thompson
William Tansky
Alaska Airlines
Study suggests chest compressions alone may save more CPR lives
A New England Journal of Medicine study finds bystander chest compressions alone yield higher survival to hospital than full CPR including mouth to mouth. Seattle area patients abetting compressions had 40 percent survival vs 34 percent with both methods. 15 percent returned home versus 10 percent. Researchers caution sample size limits certainty.
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Associated Press
Russell Harris
New Jersey
American College of Emergency Physicians
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
Chest compressions alone may aid cardiac arrest victims
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds chest compressions without rescue breaths can improve survival for cardiac arrest patients who reach hospital. The report contrasts chest compressions alone with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and notes patients who received only chest compressions survived to discharge.
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New England Journal of Medicine
University of Washington
al Hallstrom
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