Digital mammography boosts cancer detection and efficiency
Southern Illinois Healthcare experts in Carbondale say digital mammography using solid state detectors raises cancer detection by 25 percent and halves exam time. Clinicians can instantly compare with prior studies, improving history view while reducing film waste and chemical disposal. Silver from film X rays and processing solutions pose environmental hazards, amplifying the eco benefit.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Jennifer Badin
Badin
Myanmar troops clamp down as monks besieged in monasteries
Myanmar soldiers and police cleared streets firing warning shots and tear gas to scatter protesters while sealing off Buddhist monasteries in Yangon and Mandalay. Monks and activists faced rounded up blocks and internet cuts as the crackdown drew international reactions and cautious casualty estimates.
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Myanmar
Mandalay
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Scott Stanzel
China
India
Gordon Brown
Pakistan high court clears Musharraf bid for new five years
Pakistan Supreme Court rejected legal challenges to President Pervez Musharraf running again, allowing his Oct 6 ballot by provincial and national legislatures. The 6-3 ruling said petitions on his army chief role were non-maintainable, triggering protests from opposition lawyers and vows to continue legal fights.
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Pakistan
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Security chief warns gangs threaten Mexican government
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said the United States and Mexico are pursuing joint programs to fight drug gangs and organized crime, a threat noted by President Calderon as undermining government authority. Governors urged federal help to ease border gridlock and push for new border crossings amid security concerns.
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Eugenio Elorduy
Arizona
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