Screening in Medical News

Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight

... of Pediatrics (AAP) issued revised cholesterol screening guidelines that recommended a cholesterol check ... ("bad") lipoprotein cholesterol. They found that screening all overweight or obese children would identify ... indicate that the AAP guidelines for cholesterol screening in kids may need to be revised. Otherwise, we may ...

How to make negative services less unpleasant for consumers

... They found that women coming in for a routine screening test felt more stress as their belief in the ... levels. The article suggests separating routine screening patients from diagnostic screening patients, so doctors and nurses can better tailor ...

HealthYes! Provides Free Preventive Screening in Support of Round Rock Express

... HealthYes! Preventive screening continues to work for the benefit of the ... (PRWEB) August 6, 2009 -- HealthYes! Preventive screening continues to work for the benefit of the ... The private stroke risk and heart attack risk screening took place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at The United ...

$1 million grant to RI Hospital M.D. for primary care melanoma screening training program

... for primary care physicians to improve melanoma screening in primary care. The goal is to develop a ... He notes that knowledge and skills for melanoma screening remain low in the primary care area and ... interventions with a variety of clinicians, screening and web-based instruction. Once the module is ...

Screening May Not Lessen Domestic Violence

... TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- screening for domestic violence in doctors' offices, ... the 3,271 women who completed a domestic violence screening questionnaire before seeing their doctor, 347 ... sufficient evidence to support universal IPV screening in health-care settings in the absence of an ...

TGen-led team is 1 of 7 selected for $1 million skin-cancer grants

... at risk for melanoma, you can implement targeted screening or prevention efforts,'' Dr. Brown said. ... here to extend this collaborative effort by screening all genes at these three chromosomal locations ... round of MRA grants are: Developing Melanoma screening in Primary Care Principal Investigators: Team ...

Gen-Probe Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2009

... gains outweighed lower-than-expected blood screening sales," said Carl Hull, the Company's president ... to adopt the PROCLEIX ULTRIO assay. Blood screening sales growth also was negatively affected by the ... in the Novartis collaboration. "Blood screening sales were lower than expected in the second ...

Therapy should extend beyond childhood

... benefit and consequently the necessity of newborn screening for rare metabolic diseases and neonatal therapy. ... screens 100,000 newborns annually Newborn screening in Germany is carried out to detect glutaric ... Pediatric and Youth Medicine carries out newborn screening for 100,000 newborns annually. The current ...

Teens May Not Benefit from Pap Tests

... the age at which American women should start Pap screening to detect cervical cancer. In England, the ... should be raised to 21. "What we find is that screening is not very helpful in teenagers, even if we are ... cervix to detect precancerous cells. Pap test screening of women aged 22 to 24 did not reduce the ...

California Cryobank Introduces Celebrity Look-a-Likes for Sperm Donors

... applicants make it through Cryobank's stringent screening process. screening includes extensive genetic testing, regular blood ... like a celebrity has nothing to do with the screening process. Finding Look-a-Likes comes long after a ...

Culture May Help Raise Breast Cancer Death Rate for American Indians

... a stigma that can have a negative impact on screening programs. "My experience with people who did ... and Education Program. "Access to mammography screening and quality follow-up care are critical, but we ... not the only barrier to improving breast cancer screening rates among AI/AN women." Researchers with UC ...

Breast cancer research highlights from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Anaheim, July 26-30

... found at the end of the release. A NEW screening TOOL FOR BREAST CANCER Mammography has proven ... misses tumors that are there at the time of screening -- particularly in women who have dense breast ... the overall diagnostic accuracy as a means of screening is similar for both technologies. However, ...

Public Health Experts Discuss Infectious Diseases Threats at News Conference

... cases is growing each year due to increased screening efforts. "Excellent C. trachomatis diagnostic ... in the United States population if broad-based screening efforts were undertaken," said Dr. Martin. Dr. ... the need to eliminate barriers associated with screening including lack of access to healthcare, health ...

Savannah City Leaders Launch Medicare Diabetes Screening Project

... Together, they launched the Medicare Diabetes screening Project (MDSP) in Savannah before a crowd ... to announce the start of the Medicare Diabetes screening Project in Savannah." According to a ... pre-diabetes, they are eligible for another free screening in six months. To encourage use of these ...

American Health Assistance Foundation & Asbury Methodist Village to Host Special Community Screenings and Discussion of HBO Series The Alzheimer's Project

... are partnering to host a special community screening and discussion of the HBO Series The Alzheimer's ... The Thursday, August 13, 2009 screening will present Part 1 of the Momentum in Science ... disease. A presentation will follow the screening featuring J. Kevin Foskett, Ph.D., Professor, ...

Increase in Thyroid Cancer Puzzles Experts

... TUESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Intensified screening doesn't entirely explain the jump in thyroid ... not just the smaller ones that more aggressive screening would be expected to detect. "You cannot ... of this increased incidence is due to increased screening finding smaller tumors," she added. The ...

Reminder program dramatically increases mammography rates, Kaiser Permanente study finds

... (Portland, Ore.) A reminder program aimed at screening for breast cancer when it is most treatable ... every 1-2 years for women over age 40, current screening rates fall short of these guidelines. The ... has an array of services designed to ensure screening for breast cancer, ranging from ...

Reminder Program Dramatically Increases Mammography Rates, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

... 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A reminder program aimed at screening for breast cancer when it is most treatable ... every 1-2 years for women over age 40, current screening rates fall short of these guidelines. ... has an array of services designed to ensure screening for breast cancer, ranging from ...

Study estimates radiation dose, cancer risk from coronary artery calcium screening

... of radiation risk suggests that widespread screening for the buildup of calcium in the arteries using ... (CT) has been proposed as a tool for routine screening for coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic ... the article. Evidence suggests that this type of screening may detect the presence of calcium in the ...

Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks

... wide range of doses, lack of protocols for this screening test MONDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) ... range of radiation exposure from having such a screening test every five years would cause 42 additional ... computed tomography, but a private organization, screening for Heart Attack, Prevention and Education, has ...

News from Cancer

... 272 women participating in annual trans-vaginal screening (TVS) from 31,748 women enrolled in a free screening project at the university, comparing symptom ... "The search for meaning---symptoms and TVS screening for ovarian cancer Silent no more." Ilana Cass, ...

More Mammograms May Mean More 'Harmless' Cancers

... One of every three breast cancers detected by a screening mammogram is unlikely to ever cause a problem, a ... percent came from an examination of breast cancer screening programs in five countries conducted by Danish ... of breast cancer were diagnosed after a regular screening program was put in place than had been diagnosed ...

Screen All Newborns for Hip Dysplasia, Study Urges

... outcomes associated with three hip dysplasia screening strategies: Ultrasound screening for all newborns A physical exam by a pediatrician for all newborns, with ultrasound screening used for infants with risk factors ...

All Fifty States to Screen Newborns for Cystic Fibrosis by 2010

... of those born with the condition. Newborn screening for CF was adopted nationwide at a rapid pace, ... that CF be included on the list of mandatory screening conditions. After years of debate, Texas and ... - the last two states without mandatory newborn screening - will now establish programs. Connecticut will ...

Identafi(TM) 3000 Picked by Dentistry Today Magazine as One of the Top 100 Products of 2009

... 3000 is the most powerful and accurate device for screening dental patients to reveal signs of oral cancer ... "multispectral" technology that is changing the screening and diagnostic landscape for dentists and doctors ... The technology not only is effective in screening and diagnosing oral cancers but also has ...

Infants Should Be Screened for Hip Trouble

... Study finds screening infants helps decrease chance of early arthritis ... of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) finds that screening all infants for hip dysplasia can significantly ... we know about hip dysplasia to determine the best screening strategy for newborns," said study author Susan ...

GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy June issue study highlights

... a study looking at polyp detection rates at screening colonoscopy found a wide variation among ... "Variation in polyp detection rates at screening colonoscopy" Colonoscopy is recommended as a primary screening method for colorectal cancer and is the final ...

Prostate screening studies reviewed in European Urology July issue

... the results from the European Randomised Study of screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) with the results from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer screening Trial (PLCO) In the editorial, Professor Holmberg ... will publish the EAU position statement on screening for prostate cancer which takes into ...

Too Few Americans Get HIV Test Early Enough

... "It's important to be tested for HIV -- routine screening for folks 13 years and above with regular medical ... agreed that HIV testing should be a routine screening procedure. "There should be routine HIV testing ... he said. "So to the extent you make HIV screening routine, without singling people out, you may not ...

Glucose challenge test is accurate and economical for diabetes and prediabetes screening

... The results of the study, "Glucose challenge test screening for prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes" will be ... prediabetes. The GCT was the most accurate screening test for these problems, significantly better ... tolerance test. This approach is similar to screening women for diabetes during pregnancy. ...

Quest Diagnostics Earns Platinum Honor As 'Best Employer For Healthy Lifestyles'

... have quit smoking. Colorectal Cancer screening : In 2007, HealthyQuest launched an initiative to raise employee compliance with colorectal cancer screening using the FDA-cleared InSure(R) Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)(TM), which is designed for use in screening for sources of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. ...

On HIV Testing Day, HIVMA calls for health care reform to make testing routine every day

... by ensuring that health care reform covers such screening as a standard part of routine medical care and as ... (CDC) recommended routine, voluntary, opt-out HIV screening in health care settings for nearly all age ... to remove these barriers. "Routine screening will limit the spread of HIV, connect those with ...

Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC Launches Survey to Determine Extent of Drowsy Drivers on Land, Sea and In The Air

... Sleepiness Scale has been validated for use in screening for obstructive sleep apnea. (Johns MW (1991). ... the extent of the problem with an anonymous screening survey." This survey is a precursor to ... a nation-wide confidential, anonymous in-person screening and treatment program for sleep apnea with names ...

National Council on Aging and Medicare Diabetes Screening Project Launch New Program to Educate Seniors about Medicare's Benefits for Diabetes Screening

... Half Are Unaware; Medicare's Free Diabetes screening Benefits Underutilized WASHINGTON, June ... Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Medicare Diabetes screening Project (MDSP), former Senate Majority Leader Tom ... DC to draw attention to the need for increased screening for diabetes among older adults ages 65 and older ...

Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns

... study. "Recommendations for universal antenatal screening were rapidly adopted, and this corresponded with ... who did not. Between 1998-1999 and 2003-2004, screening rates jumped from just over 48 percent to 85 ... 37 weeks of pregnancy. "Although the antenatal screening strategy has been very successful, we are also ...

For Some, Virtual Colonoscopy May Be Just As Good

... suggest that CT colonography may provide a valid screening test also in subjects at increased risk of ... FOBT. "Virtual colonoscopy is a valid screening test for colorectal cancer, trading off a better ... potential of increased adherence with recommended screening and surveillance guidelines," wrote Dr. Emily ...

For Some, Virtual Colonography May Be Just As Good

... suggest that CT colonography may provide a valid screening test also in subjects at increased risk of ... FOBT. "Virtual colonoscopy is a valid screening test for colorectal cancer, trading off a better ... potential of increased adherence with recommended screening and surveillance guidelines," wrote Dr. Emily ...

Ambulatory Surgery Centers 'Pivotal' in Moving Outpatient Surgical Services Into Less Expensive, Clinically Appropriate Settings

... Medicare providers of surgical and cancer screening services. 70% of the growth in Medicare ... needs for essential surgical and cancer screening services. The use of ASCs has likely slowed ... ensure access to essential surgical and cancer screening services at a savings to the Medicare program and ...

Colonoscopy Risks Increase With Age and Illness

... Other screening methods for colon cancer may be safer for some ... MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- screening colonoscopies for colon cancer may be too risky ... patients, a new study finds. Of all the screening methods for colon cancer, a colonoscopy is ...

Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Protocol Clinical Trial Conducted by NorthShore University HealthSystem

... Prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening helps to identify 80% of new cases in an early, ... stage through PSA screening. Conversely, PSA screening may often result in men being over diagnosed and ... After age 75, you may do more harm than good in screening men for prostate cancer because, when an early ...