News articles tagged with 'diagnosis'
Study examines challenges of diagnosing neurofibromatosis type 1 - like syndrome
— 18 Nov 2009 12:50 | HealthAn analysis of patients with a syndrome similar to the genetic disorder, neurofibromatosis type 1, indicates that diagnosis may be difficult because of shared clinical findings, such... — full story
Women with chronic kidney disease more likely than men to go undiagnosed
— 1 Nov 2009 08:33 | HealthWoman are at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's... — full story
Iranian scholars share Avicenna's medieval medical wisdom
— 30 Oct 2009 10:15 | HealthFor pulmonary ailments, certain mediaeval physicians had a useful medical textbook on hand offering detailed information remarkably similar to those a modern doctor might use today.... — full story
UB study explores how women make decisions about breast cancer surgery
— 28 Oct 2009 13:13 | HealthFor women just diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the important decisions confronting them is whether to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy. A diagnosis of breast cancer will affect... — full story
Diagnoses of fatigue in primary care patients
— 27 Oct 2009 16:58 | HealthPatients who visit their family doctors for fatigue have a wide range of diagnoses yet the prevalence of serious illness was low, according to a Dutch study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical... — full story
Quick and easy diagnosis for mitochondrial disorders
— 23 Oct 2009 13:15 | HealthSoon you could be genetically screened for mitochondrial disorders quickly and comprehensively. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, Genome Medicine, outlines... — full story
Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease associated with risk of subsequent hip fracture
— 21 Oct 2009 10:29 | HealthA study that includes twins finds that the risk of hip fracture was significantly increased following a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with analysis also suggesting a genetic... — full story
Lung scintigraphy more reliable than CTA in excluding pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients
— 21 Oct 2009 09:50 | HealthA medical imaging procedure known as lung scintigraphy may be more reliable than pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) for identifying or excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant patients,... — full story
Classifying molar pregnancy
— 21 Oct 2009 09:44 | HealthResearchers from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions have used short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping and p57 immunohistochemistry to distinguish hydatidiform moles. The related report... — full story
Yale's scan of Turkish infant's genome yields a surprise diagnosis
— 20 Oct 2009 09:17 | HealthIn a dramatic illustration of the power of emerging genetic technologies, Yale University researchers have reported making a clinical diagnosis for the first time using comprehensive... — full story