Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis that confers increased risk of atherosclerotic ...

When I was a medical doctor in the hospital system, every now and then I needed to get a chest x-ray on a patient who was also a cigarette smoker. Quite often, they would get nervous about the ...

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Chest pain caused by gas can feel like sharp pains or tightness, and may be accompanied by belching, indigestion, or bloating. While often caused by food intolerances or digestive issues, gas pain in ...

Akshata Khetan, 28, is a self-professed water baby and has been diving for the past four years. In a full circle moment, the open-water diver is now headed to Havelock island in the Andaman Sea — the ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Computer-aided detection (CAD) software products are increasingly used as a tool to enhance the feasibility and accuracy of chest radiography interpretation. The research ...

» What are X rays and what do they do? X rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation that can penetrate or pass through the human body and produce shadow-like images of bones and some organs. The ...

Your GP should arrange for you to see a specialist or have tests if you have symptoms that could be due to lung cancer. Depending on your symptoms and other factors, this might be an urgent suspected ...

A bronchoscopy is a medical device that lets doctors look into your lungs and airways. The procedure uses a thin tube with a small camera and light at the end. The doctor inserts it through your nose ...

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics attempts ...