News tagged with test results
Patients most annoyed by long waits, unclear test results
(HealthDay)—Long waiting times and unclear test results are the top patient grievances when it comes to visiting the doctor, according to a report published in the June issue of Consumer Reports.
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May 03, 2013 |
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Abbott Laboratories recalls blood glucose meters
Abbott Laboratories is recalling its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters after finding that they display and store incorrect test results for dangerously high blood sugar levels.
Medications
Apr 15, 2013 |
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SAfrica: H7N1 bird flu found in ostrich farm
(AP)—South African officials say they have detected bird flu on an ostrich farm but that it is unrelated to the strain that has killed eight people in China.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Is too much e-communication swamping doctors?
(HealthDay)—As hospitals increasingly forgo pen and paper in favor of "e-records," new research suggests the move is leaving many doctors struggling in a sea of daily communications.
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Mar 04, 2013 |
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Study examines risk reduction and screening for ovarian cancer among women following BRCA testing
Following BRCA testing, many women who are non-BRCA carriers undergo risk-reducing procedures and additional ovarian cancer screenings, despite limited data to determine the effectiveness of these interventions among the ...
Cancer
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Earphones, music players on kids' holiday gift lists? Add a hearing screening
Just yelling "turn it down" isn't enough when young people are blasting music directly into their ears via earbuds and headphones, parents say. A new poll from the University of Michigan shows parents are strongly in favor ...
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Dec 10, 2012 |
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Meningitis outbreak deaths rise to 19
(AP)—Health officials say four more people have died in the national meningitis outbreak, bringing the number of deaths to 19.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Doctors failing to follow up test results
(Medical Xpress)—A systematic review by UNSW Medicine researchers has found up to 62 per cent of laboratory tests and up to 36 per cent of radiology reports were not being followed up by doctors, for patients ...
Health
Sep 27, 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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You could be sick ... but probably not
Do you automatically assume that a headache is a brain tumor? Do you worry that a minor cut could lead to flesh-eating bacteria ravaging a limb and requiring massive surgical intervention?
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Aug 14, 2012 |
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HIV suppression not as good as previously thought, largest study of viral-load blood tests show
Tens of thousands of Americans taking potent antiretroviral therapies, or ART, to keep their HIV disease in check may not have as much control over the viral infection as previous estimates have suggested, according to results ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2012 |
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Penn expert addresses ethical implications of testing for Alzheimer's disease risk
Diagnostic tests are increasingly capable of identifying plaques and tangles present in Alzheimer's disease, yet the disease remains untreatable. Questions remain about how these tests can be used in research studies examining ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jul 17, 2012 |
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South Africa recalls 500,000 HIV test kits: ministry
South Africa is recalling 500,000 HIV test kits it ordered from a South Korean company despite a World Health Organisation (WHO) warning over inconclusive results, the health ministry said Tuesday.
HIV & AIDS
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Cancers with disorganized 'traffic systems' more difficult to treat: research
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed test results from thousands of patients with various types of cancer and discovered that "disorganized" cancers were more difficult to treat and consistently resulted ...
Cancer
Jun 21, 2012 |
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Study finds head impacts in contact sports may reduce learning in college athletes
A new study suggests that head impacts experienced during contact sports such as football and hockey may worsen some college athletes' ability to acquire new information. The research is published in the May 16, 2012, online ...
Neuroscience
May 16, 2012 |
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