The 600% increase in medical radiation exposure to the US population since 1980 has
provided immense benefit, but increased potential future cancer risks to patients. Most of the …

About 15% of the ionizing radiation exposure to the general public comes from artificial
sources, and almost all of this exposure is due to medical radiation, largely from diagnostic …

The “small baby syndrome hypothesis” suggests that an inverse linear relation exists
between birth weight and risk of type 2 diabetes. The authors conducted a meta-analysis to …

Objective Physical trauma affects 1 in 12 pregnant women and has a major impact on
maternal mortality and morbidity and on pregnancy outcome. A multidisciplinary approach is …

Background Chest radiography (CXR) is the test of choice for diagnosing pneumonia. Lung
ultrasonography (LUS) has been shown to be accurate for diagnosing pneumonia in …

Modern sophisticated ultrasonographic equipment is capable of delivering substantial levels
of acoustic energy into the body when used at maximum outputs. The risk of producing …

While the etiology of most childhood cancers is largely unknown, epidemiologic studies
have consistently found an association between exposure to medical radiation during …

Background: Cigarette smoking has been shown to increase oxidative DNA damage in
human sperm cells. Assessment of the role of cigarette smoking in the etiology of childhood …

Childhood leukemia is the most common cause of malignancy under the age of 15,
representing an annual incidence rate of 43 cases per million in the United States …

Background Clinical assessment is the gold standard for diagnosis of bronchiolitis. To date,
only one study found LUS (Lung Ultrasound) to be a valuable tool in the diagnosis of …