News tagged with screening
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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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New studies show effects of mammography guideline changes
Researchers assessing the impact of revised guidelines for screening mammography issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found evidence that the new recommendations may lead to missed cancers and a decline ...
Cancer
Nov 27, 2012 |
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BioMAP screening procedure could streamline search for new antibiotics
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a new strategy for finding novel antibiotic compounds, using a diagnostic panel of bacterial strains for screening chemical extracts from natural sources.
Medications
Nov 26, 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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Scanning innovation can improve personalized medicine
New combinations of medical imaging technologies hold promise for improved early disease screening, cancer staging, therapeutic assessment, and other aspects of personalized medicine, according to Ge Wang, director of Virginia ...
Medical research
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Study finds mammograms lead to unneeded treatment
Mammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a million women have been treated for cancers that never would ...
Cancer
Nov 21, 2012 |
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More work needed on models to predict risk of chronic kidney disease
Models used for predicting the likelihood of individuals developing chronic kidney disease and for predicting disease progression in people who already have the condition are useful tools but not yet robust enough to help ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Novel breast screening technology increases diagnostic accuracy
The addition of three-dimensional breast imaging—a technology called tomosynthesis—to standard digital mammography significantly increases radiologists' diagnostic accuracy while reducing false positive recall rates, ...
Other
Nov 20, 2012 |
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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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Researchers use computer simulations to find true cost of HIV screenings
Introducing HIV screenings into the nation's emergency departments (EDs) leaves some doctors worrying about longer wait times, disrupted operations, and possible interference with necessary emergency services. Are their concerns ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Skin cells reveal DNA's genetic mosaic
(Medical Xpress)—The prevailing wisdom has been that every cell in the body contains identical DNA. However, a new study of stem cells derived from the skin has found that genetic variations are widespread ...
Genetics
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Research discovers likely basis of birth defect causing premature skull closure in infants
An international team of geneticists, pediatricians, surgeons and epidemiologists from 23 institutions across three continents has identified two areas of the human genome associated with the most common ...
Genetics
Nov 18, 2012 |
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More than a million women could gain access to potentially life saving tests for cancer
A study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) indicates that full implementation of the Affordable Care Act would expand health insurance coverage for more ...
Cancer
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Early 50s may be key time to reach baby boomers with health messages
For baby boomers, the peak interest in health issues comes at about age 51, with a second peak coming near age 65, according to a new study.
Health
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Stereoscopic mammography could reduce recall rate
A new three-dimensional (3-D) digital mammography technique has the potential to significantly improve the accuracy of breast cancer screening, according to a study published in Radiology.
Cancer
Nov 13, 2012 |
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