News tagged with medical tests
Bone marrow stem cells improve heart function, study finds
A research network led by a Mayo Clinic physician found that stem cells derived from heart failure patients' own bone marrow and injected into their hearts improved the function of the left ventricle, the heart's pumping ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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New genomic test spares patients chemotherapy with no adverse effect on survival
Testing a breast cancer tumour for its genomic signature can help identify which patients will need adjuvant systemic therapy (additional chemotherapy) after surgery, and spare its use in those for whom it is not necessary, ...
Cancer
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Memory problems may increase after being hospitalized
A new study suggests that older people may have an increased risk of problems with memory and thinking abilities after being in the hospital, according to research published in the March 21, 2012, online issue of Neurology.
Neuroscience
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Blood testing for sensitivity, allergy or intolerance to food
Blood testing to determine a link between food and illness is increasingly common, but some tests are not considered diagnostic and can lead to confusion, according to a primer in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...
Health
Mar 19, 2012 |
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New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving
(AP) -- Angeline Chilton says she can't drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman uses medical marijuana to ease multiple sclerosis symptoms and says she'd never get behind the wheel right after ...
Addiction
Mar 18, 2012 |
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Poor literacy skills linked to increased mortality risk among older people
One in three older people who have difficulty reading and understanding basic health related information may be at increased risk of death, concludes a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Health
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Study finds PSA testing cuts prostate cancer death risk, but does it save lives?
(HealthDay) -- Adding another perspective to one of the most controversial and confounding issues in medicine, a new European study reports that men who received routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests ...
Cancer
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Coming soon: At-home sperm test for couples trying to conceive
(HealthDay) -- Women who are trying to conceive often use at-home products such as ovulation predictors and pregnancy tests, but the newest do-it-yourself test to help couples have a baby is for their male ...
Medications
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Electronic test result access does not reduce test ordering
(HealthDay) -- For office-based physicians, electronic access to patient imaging and laboratory test results does not decrease -- and may actually increase -- the number of diagnostic tests ordered, according ...
Health
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Cuba to test new AIDS vaccine on humans
Cuba's top biotech teams have successfully tested a new AIDS vaccine on mice, and are ready to soon begin human testing, a leading researcher told a biotechnology conference in Havana on Monday.
HIV & AIDS
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Regular smear tests boost chances of cure from 66 percent to 92 percent
Women can boost their chances of surviving cervical cancer substantially through regular cervical screening, claims a research paper published today in the British Medical Journal.
Cancer
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Scientists discover elusive platelet count and limb development gene
Researchers have identified an elusive gene responsible for Thrombocytopenia with Absent Radii (TAR), a rare inherited blood and skeletal disorder. As a result, this research is now being transformed into ...
Genetics
Feb 26, 2012 |
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Cancer's growing burden: the high cost of care
Patti Tyree was afraid that cancer would steal her future. Instead, the cost of treating it has.
Cancer
Feb 25, 2012 |
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Family history -- a significant way to improve cardiovascular disease risk assessment
A new study by researchers at The University of Nottingham has proved that assessing family medical history is a significant tool in helping GPs spot patients at high risk of heart disease and its widespread use could save ...
Cardiology
Feb 22, 2012 |
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New analysis shows most Australians at increased risk of bowel cancer are under-screened
(Medical Xpress) -- People who are at an increased risk of developing bowel cancer, because they have a family history of the disease, are failing to have adequate screening, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Cancer
Feb 17, 2012 |
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