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(Radiological Society of North America) Preoperative MRI helps surgeons make more informed decisions about nerve-sparing procedures in men with prostate cancer, according to a new study.

(American Cancer Society) A new study finds liver cancer incidence rates continue to increase in some low-risk parts of the world such as North America, and are decreasing in some of the highest risk countries of Asia.

(Radiological Society of North America) Multidetector computed tomography helps pinpoint the causes of ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke, potentially speeding the delivery of life-saving treatments, according to a new study.

Surgeons who engage in minimally invasive, laparoscopic surgery are providing great benefits to their patients, but possibly to their own detriment.

That's the finding of the largest survey ever conducted of surgeons in North America who perform laparoscopic procedures...

(Radiological Society of North America) High-frequency ultrasound with elastography can help differentiate between cancerous and benign skin conditions, according to a new study.

MADRID (AP) -- Spain's Health Ministry confirmed the country's first case of swine flu on Monday and said another 20 people are suspected of having the disease.

It was the first confirmed swine flu case in Europe and the first outside of North America....

LONDON (AP) -- Being obese can take years off your life and in some cases may be as dangerous as smoking, a new study says.

British researchers at the University of Oxford analyzed 57 studies mostly in Europe and North America, following nearly one million people for an average of 10 to 15 years.

During that time, about 100,000 of those people died....