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Most pregnancy-related infections are caused by four treatable conditions

In low-and-middle income countries, pregnancy-related infections are a major cause of maternal death, can also be fatal to unborn and newborn babies, and are mostly caused by four types of conditions that are treatable and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New gene test detects early mouth cancer risk

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have developed a new gene test that can detect pre-cancerous cells in patients with benign-looking mouth lesions. The test could potentially allow at-risk patients to receive ...

Cancer created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New discovery to improve success rates of IVF

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Otago, Christchurch, are collaborating with clinicians at Fertility Associates in Christchurch to develop a test to significantly improve the success rate for in vitro ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Progesterone test can predict viability of pregnancy

Measuring progesterone levels in women with pain or bleeding during early pregnancy is a useful way to help discriminate between a viable and a non-viable pregnancy, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal to ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Discovery may shed light on why some HIV-positive patients have more virus

(Medical Xpress)—Biologists at UC San Diego have unraveled the anti-viral mechanism of a human gene that may explain why some people infected with HIV have much higher amounts of virus in their bloodstreams ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Guideline: Test can help make diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

A new guideline released by the American Academy of Neurology may help doctors in making the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The guideline is published in the September 19, 2012, online issue of Neurology.

Neuroscience created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kids with food allergies can fall through the cracks

More can be done to properly manage the care of American children with food allergies, especially when it comes to diagnostic testing and recognizing non-visual symptoms of severe allergic reactions, according to a new Northwestern ...

Immunology created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Non-invasive diagnostic imaging costs to Medicare Part B down significantly since 2006

According to a study in the Sept. issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, overall non-invasive diagnostic imaging (NDI) costs to Medicare Part B dropped 21 percent from 2006 to 2010. The study reveals that m ...

Health created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Advanced CT scans accurately assess coronary blockages

An ultra-fast, 320-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner can accurately sort out which people with chest pain need – or don't need – an invasive procedure such as cardiac angioplasty or bypass surgery to restore blood ...

Cardiology created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anaesthetic linked to learning problems in children

(Medical Xpress)—Children who are given anaesthetic before the age of three may have an increased risk of developing learning difficulties, according to a new study involving researchers at The University of Western Australia.

Pediatrics created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online health information finally clicks

It's not yet a perfect match, but the relationship between Internet users and online health information appears to be growing serious.

Health created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study helps pancreatic cancer patients make hard choices

Every year, nearly 45,000 Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The odds against those stricken by the disease are truly dismal; pancreatic cancer almost always kills within two years after diagnosis, no matter ...

Cancer created Aug 23, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diagnosing cancer, pregnancy complications

Based on their previous discovery of progesterone-induced blocking factor (PIBF), European scientists have developed a diagnostic assay that could be used to detect pregnancy complications or cancer.

Medical research created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Difficult to diagnose cases of infectious endocarditis solved with SPECT/CT imaging agent

When combined with standard diagnostic tests, functional imaging procedures have been shown to reduce the rate of misdiagnosed cases of infectious endocarditis. According to new research published in the August ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical trial for OVA1 blood test showing promising results for detecting ovarian cancer

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Vermillion, a medical diagnostics company have announced that clinical trials for its OVA1® blood test diagnostic tool have shown promising results. The tool, part of Vermillion’s ...

Cancer created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog