News articles tagged with 'screening' (Page 38)
Obesity may keep some women from getting screened for breast and cervical cancer
— 25 Mar 2008 13:04 | HealthA review of cancer screening studies shows that white women who are obese are less likely than healthy weight women to get the recommended screenings for breast and cervical cancer,…
African Americans less likely than whites to get colonoscopy despite family history of colon cancer
— 25 Mar 2008 12:58 | HealthAfrican Americans who have multiple first-degree relatives with colon cancer are less likely than whites with affected relatives to undergo recommended screening procedures, according…
Scans spot hidden tumours in rare cancer syndrome
— 18 Mar 2008 22:30 | HealthResearchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report that full-body PET/CT scanning detected unsuspected, treatable tumours in 3 of 15 patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), a rare…
NIH collaborates with EPA to improve the safety testing of chemicals
— 16 Feb 2008 18:11 | HealthTesting the safety of chemicals ranging from pesticides to household cleaners will benefit from new technologies and a plan for collaboration, according to federal scientists from the…
Provider influence and patient barriers affect use of colorectal cancer screening
— 11 Feb 2008 12:20 | HealthA new study shows that health care providers play a key role in the likelihood their patients are screened for colorectal cancer. The findings suggest that interventions targeting both…
Vanderbilt University-Peruvian partnership addresses silent epidemic
— 7 Feb 2008 16:12 | HealthMobile cameras, high-resolution digital imaging and funding from the Centre for the Americas at Vanderbilt University are among the key components of a cross-cultural pilot program…
Unlocking the potential for newborn screening research
— 30 Jan 2008 16:17 | HealthInformed consent has long been the cornerstone of ethical and safe medical research involving patients and healthy volunteers. But for the testing of certain new screening techniques…
Lessons from evolution applied to national security and other threats
— 29 Jan 2008 11:41 | HealthCould lessons learned from Mother Nature help airport security screening checkpoints better protect us from terror threats? The authors of a new book, Natural Security: A Darwinian…
What are the essential characteristics of serum PG in Chinese?
— 17 Jan 2008 04:00 | HealthPepsinogen (PG) is a precursor for pepsin, a digestive enzyme specifically produced in the gastric mucosa. Human PG can be classified into two different biochemical and immunological…
Colonoscopy fears overcome when patients support patients
— 8 Jan 2008 20:44 | HealthPatients who have had a colonoscopy can play a life-saving role by encouraging other patients to follow through with their own colorectal cancer screenings, according to new research…