Archive: 11/08/2014

FDA approves first DNA-based test for colon cancer (Update)

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first screening test for colon cancer that uses patients' DNA to help spot potentially deadly tumors and growths.

Aug 11, 2014

Treatment shows promise in fighting fibrotic disease

A decade after first identifying serum amyloid P (SAP) as a key protein in human blood that controls routine tissue-related processes from scarring to healing, two Texas A&M University scientists and the biotechnology company ...

Aug 11, 2014

CT perfusion imaging better IDs CAD than SPECT

(HealthDay)—Computed tomographic (CT) perfusion imaging shows higher overall diagnostic performance than single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) perfusion imaging for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease ...

Aug 11, 2014

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Ebola: Questions, answers about an unproven drug

A Spanish missionary priest is the third Westerner with Ebola to be treated with an experimental drug that's never been tested in people and is said to be in very limited supply.

Aug 11, 2014

Scientists link environment and inclusion in adults with disabilities

Kessler Foundation researchers have identified an association between the built environment and disability-related outcomes for adults with physical impairments. The article, Disability and the built environment: an investigation ...

Aug 11, 2014

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Guidelines updated for contrast agent use in clinical echoes

(HealthDay)—Initiatives have been developed to improve the appropriate use of contrast media in echocardiography. The guidelines were published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.

Aug 11, 2014

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Removing school vending machines is not enough to cut soda consumption

(Medical Xpress)—Banning vending machines from schools can actually increase soda and fast food consumption among students if it's the only school food policy change implemented, according to research conducted at the University ...

Aug 11, 2014

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New study shows link between maternal age and emergency delivery

An increased risk of emergency operative delivery is linked with increasing maternal age, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Aug 11, 2014