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Cancer

Surveillance intensity not associated with earlier detection of recurrence or improved survival in colorectal cancer

A national retrospective study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found no association between intensity of post-treatment surveillance and detection of recurrence or overall survival ...

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Surgery

UA surgeons developing new tool to detect urine blockage

Physicians at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson are developing a new tool that detects urine, or urethral, blockage. The technique may soon make it easier for patients to test themselves for the condition ...

May 19, 2018

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Health

Biotin supplements caused misleading test results, almost led to unnecessary procedure

A new case report in the Journal of the Endocrine Society documents how a patient's use of a common biotin supplement, also known as vitamin B7, caused her to have clinically misleading test results, which prompted numerous ...

May 18, 2018

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Health

Confirmatory testing follows ER use of ultrasound

(HealthDay)—Emergency room physicians report that their use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is usually followed by confirmatory testing, according to a study published online May 8 in the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound.

May 18, 2018

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Cancer

Breath test breakthrough for early diagnosis of oesophageal and gastric cancer

A breath test can successfully detect oesophageal and gastric cancer and could be used as a first-line test for patients, say researchers.

May 18, 2018

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New rabies test could radically change testing, treatment

(HealthDay)—A new rapid rabies test for animals could revolutionize screening and spare humans unnecessary painful treatment, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published online May 16 ...

May 17, 2018

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Cancer

Upfront, comprehensive genetic testing in advanced lung cancer is cost-effective

An economic model comparing different types of genetic testing in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) found that using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to test for all known lung cancer-related gene changes at the ...

May 17, 2018

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Neuroscience

Smarter brains run on sparsely connected neurons

The more intelligent a person, the fewer connections there are between the neurons in his cerebral cortex. This is the result of a study conducted by neuroscientists working with Dr. Erhan Genç and Christoph Fraenz at Ruhr-Universität ...

May 17, 2018

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Cancer

PPD skin test enhances bacillus Calmette-Guerin Tx in bladder CA

(HealthDay)—For patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, undergoing the purified protein derivative skin test prior to bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy may have therapeutic impact, according to a study published ...

May 16, 2018

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Psychology & Psychiatry

National trial: EEG brain tests help patients overcome depression

Imagine millions of depressed Americans getting their brain activity measured and undergoing blood tests to determine which antidepressant would work best. Imagine some of them receiving "brain training" or magnetic stimulation ...

May 15, 2018

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