Physio for the home
Accidents or operations are often followed by long periods of rehabilitation treatment. In future, a new technology will allow patients to do physiotherapy exercises at home, while still making sure that ...
Health
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Research demonstrates bacterial contamination in pharmacy robots
Drug dispensing robots designed to quickly prepare intravenous medications in a sterile environment can harbor dangerous bacteria, according to a report in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the So ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Breast cancer risk after false-positive mammography results
False-positive mammograms could be an indicator of underlying pathology that could result in breast cancer, according to a study published April 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Cancer
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Doctors aim to stop pancreatic cancer before it forms
Seeing a chance to stop one of the most deadly kinds of cancer before it forms, doctors at hospitals around the nation are focusing on the common pancreatic cyst.
Cancer
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Newborn screening may miss adrenal-gland disorder
(HealthDay) -- Routine newborn screening failed to identify about one-fifth of infants with an adrenal gland disorder called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a new study has found.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Echocardiogram screenings are effective in preventing rheumatic heart disease
Routine screening with echocardiogram can detect three times as many cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) as clinical examinations, offering a novel approach in preventing this common disease, according to a new study in ...
Cardiology
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Health groups issue cervical cancer screening guidelines
The American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have released new guidelines for the prevention and early detection ...
Cancer
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Routine screening for depression not recommended
Routine screening for depression in primary care patients has not been shown to be beneficial or an effective use of scarce health care resources, which would be better focused on providing more consistent treatment of people ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Screening for breathing problems that affect children with Down syndrome while they sleep
Researchers at the University of Southampton are planning to investigate tests for a breathing disorder that affects babies and children who have Down syndrome while they sleep. They aim to provide the missing evidence so ...
Sleep apnea
Mar 14, 2013 |
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IU and Regenstrief conducting nation's first randomized controlled dementia screening trial
Researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute are conducting the nation's first randomized controlled dementia screening trial to weigh the benefits and risks of routine screening ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Apr 04, 2013 |
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High prevalence of bone disease in patients referred for pulmonary rehabilitation
There is a very high prevalence of osteopenia/osteoporosis among male patients with pulmonary disease, according to a new study from researchers in California.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 20, 2012 |
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Pregnacy virus warning
A virus that causes hearing loss and intellectual disabilities in infants is being underdiagnosed, according to UNSW researchers, who are calling for routine screening for all pregnant women and newborns.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Women with dense breasts welcome additional screening
A survey of women undergoing routine screening mammography found that many of them would be interested in pursuing additional screening tests if notified they had dense breast tissue, despite the possibility of false positives, ...
Cancer
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Canada should adopt routine HIV testing
Offering routine HIV testing to the general population rather than only to high-risk individuals will significantly reduce illness and death, argues Dr. Julio Montaner and coauthors in an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Studies of patients with cirrhosis uncover limitations in liver cancer screening
Two studies available in the December issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, have uncovered limitations in screening for primary liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcin ...
Cancer
Dec 01, 2011 |
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