Tag: "checkup" at medical news

Safe Driving Is Possible For Older People If They Are Prepared

...ely on the road. For example: · Vision: A checkup may find problems that can be corrected in time to prevent a crash. An Alabama study of cataract patients found that corrective surgery cut the risk of car crashes in half. · Heart disease: If your heart disease is important enough to require m...

Weight reduction by 5% may help in treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

...Hepatology, the researchers analyzed annual health checkup data from 1546 employees. Of 469 subjects with elevated ALT, they selected 348 male subjects by excluding those who had other causes of liver disease. They were followed for one year to assess the association of change in lifestyle with change in ser...

Blood Donation is the most priceless gift

...n bank and this program will provide a free health checkup apart from blood testing which involves testing for HIV, Hepatitis Virus, Treponema bacteria, West Nile Virus and other blood transmitting diseases. It is estimated that 1 pint of donated blood can help five people by separating the blood into Red ...

Routine Dental Check-Ups Should Include Oral Cancer Screening

...screened for oral cancer during their cleaning and checkup examination.” Most people do not realize they have oral cancer until the cancer is well advanced, Speight and colleagues found, which can make treatment long and costly. The outlook for oral cancer patients — surgery, radiation therapy and lengthy j...

NDP Leader in B.C. Diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer

...he diagnosis was revealed during a routine medical checkup earlier in the week with biopsy confirming localized endometrial cancer, that has a recovery rate of 80 to 90 per cent. The good news as NDP officials say is that James's cancer was detected early, and the prognosis is good. Surgery is planned for ...

Handicapped healthcare to the disabled

... when people with a mental health problem come for checkup they should ideally be screened for the prevalence of other diseases. The study labeled “diagnostic overshadowing” explains how any sign of illness is associated with a mental problem, so in effect the physical illness is not diagnosed, hence left u...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Suffers Heart Attack

...9 at the same hospital and was last admitted for a checkup in December 2005. The former premier was reported to be in stable condition. Hospital authorities have said that they will release statements regarding Mahathir's condition. Only immediate family members have been allowed to see him. Mahathir...

More Youngsters Get Tuberculosis

...rtant to have good nutrition and undergo a regular checkup to prevent contracting tuberculosis, and those having the disease need about six months of treatment for a complete recovery, he said. In 2005, 5.9 people per 100,000 population died from tuberculosis, the largest number among members of the Orga...

Pregnant? Check Your Thyroid Secretion!

...esearch aimed to study the significance of thyroid checkup in pregnant women to get underway soon//. Researchers are considering whether thyroid check up should be made mandatory in pregnant women, even if no symptoms of the disease are seen. Previous studies have shown that even a slightly under active or...

'Baby Blues’-no Tiny Proble

...ons to their expecting patients at every antenatal checkup or to young mothers. These are: · Were you feeling depressed, down or hopeless during the last month? · Do you feel little pleasure or interest in what you do? · Do you feel you need any help or anything to deal with this problem? The importan...

Stay Healthy at Any Age With Preventive Screening

...d to help men and women understand //which medical checkup tests they need to stay healthy at any age. The men’s and women’s versions of Your Checklist for Health show at a glance what the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends regarding screening tests, preventive medicine and other healthy lifestyl...

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