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LOS ANGELES, June 12 (UPI) — Brain imaging scans show sleep apnea patients have brain tissue loss in areas that help store memory, U.S. researchers said.

In sleep apnea, a sleeper’s breathing is halted as the airway is blocked by muscle and other tissue. The condition is characterized by loud bursts of snoring and chronic fatigue. The researchers suggest early diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea may help forestall memory loss. Read the rest of this entry »

The Chairman of the Health Protection Agency, Sir William Stewart today announced that the Agency’s Board had approved in principle the need for an epidemiological study of possible adverse health effects from high static field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines.

Sir William said: “MRI scanning has some undoubted benefits in medicine, especially as an aid to accurate clinical diagnosis. However we need to bear in mind that the magnetic fields produced by the machines are quite substantial and that these fields are increasing in order to achieve improved clarity of image. The exposures to patients and medical staff from the magnetic fields can be high and there is a shortage of information on possible adverse long term health effects. The Agency’s Board therefore considers more research is needed in this area.” Read the rest of this entry »

 

When examining patients via MRI or Radiology, many health care clinics have their patients use eye covers (masks). Since a mask with metal parts is not acceptable for use with this high-tech equipment, Weber’s newly designed: MRI Safe Eye Covers, with plastic instead of metal parts, meets this need at very low cost. Read the rest of this entry »