News tagged with alcohol screening


Study finds missed opportunities for underage alcohol screening

Physicians often fail to ask high school-aged patients about alcohol use and to advise young people to reduce or stop drinking, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part ...

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Doctors often miss signs of problem drinking in patients, study finds

(HealthDay)—Doctors fail to diagnose most patients with alcohol problems when they rely solely on their suspicions, rather than using proven screening methods, a new study finds.

Addiction created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First evidence for genetic cause for Barrett's oesophagus found

Genetic variations that are linked with the onset of Barrett's oesophagus (BE), a pre-cancerous condition of the lower end of the gullet, have been identified for the first time. The discovery of variations in regions on ...

Genetics created Sep 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Studying everyday eye movements could aid in diagnosis of neurological disorders

Researchers at the University of Southern California have devised a method for detecting certain neurological disorders through the study of eye movements.

Neuroscience created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New CDC recommendations on hepatitis C screening

Without other risk factors, all Americans born between 1945 and 1965 should have a one-time screening for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) according to new recommendations being published early online today in Annals of Internal Me ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Noninvasive stool test for colorectal cancer unaffected by variables

A study presented today by Mayo Clinic researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012 in Chicago identified two genes that are optimal targets to be analyzed in a new noninvasive test ...

Cancer created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with high alcohol screening scores use more post-surgical health care resources

According to the results of a new study published in the March 2012 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, patients who score highest on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test–Consumption (AUDIT ...

Surgery created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World Cancer Day points to prevention

Health care organizations from around the globe will come together on Saturday, Feb. 4 to promote cancer prevention as part of this year's World Cancer Day.

Cancer created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hospitalized patients are very accepting of nurse-delivered brief alcohol interventions

The U.S. Joint Commission recently approved new hospital accreditation measures related to alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for all hospitalized patients. Yet little is known about ...

Health created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0