News tagged with preventive services
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New push for most in US to get at least one HIV test
There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks.
HIV & AIDS
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Panel rules against HRT for preventing chronic disease
(HealthDay)—Postmenopausal women should not use hormone replacement therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Despite access to care, male veterans in poorer health than civilian men
Even with access to health care, male military veterans are in poorer health than men in active military duty, men in the National Guard and Reserves, and civilian men, finds a new study in the American Journal ...
Health
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Serious child abuse injuries creep up, study shows
A new Yale School of Medicine study shows that cases of serious physical abuse in children, such as head injuries, burns, and fractures, increased slightly by about 5% in the last 12 years. This is in sharp contrast to data ...
Pediatrics
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Further steps needed to reduce stigma and expand access to substance abuse
Outdated approaches to preventing and treating substance abuse, barriers to care, and other problems hinder the U.S. Defense Department's ability to curb substance use disorders among military service members and their families, ...
Addiction
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Routine screening for ovarian cancer a failure: study
Routine screening for ovarian cancer is ineffective and at times can do more harm than good, a panel of cancer specialists has concluded.
Cancer
Sep 11, 2012 |
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U.S. panel rejects ovarian cancer screens for low-risk women
(HealthDay)—A leading U.S. government panel has recommended against ovarian cancer screening for women who are not at high risk for the disease.
Cancer
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Computer-based screening program for partner violence does not significantly improve quality of life
In a study that included more than 2,700 women receiving care in primary care clinics, those who were screened for partner violence and received a partner violence resource list did not experience significant differences ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 14, 2012 |
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New guidelines say no to screening EKGs for low-risk patients
(HealthDay) -- A top U.S. advisory panel has recommended against preventive electrocardiography (EKG) screening for people at low risk of heart disease.
Cardiology
Jul 30, 2012 |
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Swaziland HIV incidence results announced at AIDS 2012
The results from a nationally representative HIV incidence study in Swaziland indicate that the national rate of new HIV infections is 2.38% among adults ages 18-49. This figure, comparable to the 2009 UNAIDS estimate of ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 27, 2012 |
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Expert panel suggests PSA test may benefit some men
(HealthDay) -- Men with a life expectancy of more than 10 years should talk with their doctor about getting a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer, an expert panel recommends.
Cancer
Jul 16, 2012 |
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Social media gives helping hand to fall-prone elderly
When an elderly person suffers a fall it is in their best interests that help arrives as soon as possible, and for this reason most elderly people wear some form of alarm system that lets them contact emergency ...
Health
Jul 16, 2012 |
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Interactive personal health records increase clinical preventive services
Patients who use an interactive personal health record (IPHR) are almost twice as likely to be up to date with clinical preventive services as those who do not, according to a new study led by Alex Krist, M.D., M.P.H., research ...
Health
Jul 10, 2012 |
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Higher doses of vitamin D prevent fractures in older women
(HealthDay) -- In the latest study to look at the effect of vitamin D on fracture risk, Swiss researchers found that taking more than 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily could reduce the risk of ...
Health
Jul 04, 2012 |
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IU expert: Current HIV testing approach 'not doing the job'
Beth Meyerson, co-chair of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at Indiana University, said expanding HIV testing is critical.
HIV & AIDS
Jun 28, 2012 |
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