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Virus Level could Predict Cervical Cancer Risk

...ble in most cases.// The Pap smear is the standard screening method for the disease. It is used to detect unusual, precancerous changes in cervical cells. Two strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV) are associated with an increased chance of getting the cancer, but not all women who test positive, develop t...

Low Cholesterol Linked to Severe Depression and Violent Behavior in Men

...terol and the cholesterol profile may be used as a screening tool for depression," Vivian Mitropoulou, PhD, who is studying the link between cholesterol levels and personality disorders at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York told that after researchers began testing the first drugs designed to lower ele...

Laboratory Testing Can Identify Risk of Pre-Term Labor and Delivery

...g the risk of pre-term delivery during the routine screening of asymptomatic patients from 22-30 weeks' gestation, and for women with symptoms of pre-term labor from 24-35 weeks' gestation. High-risk asymptomatic patients with a low fFN reading may be advised to continue with additional repeat follow-ups, with...

Lose stomach for Life....Preventive removal of stomach saves the risk of cancer

...therefore might help in the future, for example in screening and early treatment of gastric cancers in general," Caldas said. "What should be emphasized to the general public is that although gastric cancer is still very common, these are very rare families," Caldas told. Inspite of the fact, living without a...

Early detection of prostate cancer

...t is sufficiently accurate to justify a program of screening all men in this age group. Current guidelines, set by the NH&MRC, advise that only men with symptoms (such as problems with urinating, or blood in the urine) be tested. The first stage of testing includes both a rectal examination and a blood test ...

Estrogen lowers cancer risk

...eptives and hormone replacement therapy. Regular screening after age 50, regular exercise and maintaining a healthy weight are considered the best ways to reduce the chances of developing colorectal cancer, the author said....

Genetic influence in menopause

... families already participating in a breast cancer screening project.// They also collected data from twin sisters. They found that the age of reaching menopause is 85-87 per cent down to genetic factors in non-twins, and 70 to 71 per cent genetic in twins. Researchers collected DNA from the sisters in order...

The feel of pain

...eel worse. But the new research might help in the screening of anti-pain medications for such people. If the anticipation part of the pain response can be removed, it would reduce the overall "pain load"....

Sleep, snoring....stroke

...rns of 1,348 adults who had taken part in a stroke screening programme in Buffalo.Among those who reported experiencing day time drowsiness 14% suffered a stroke compared to 4% of those who remained alert during the day, even after classic risk factors which could lead to stroke were ruled out.The Stroke Assoc...

Sleeping sickness - a silent killer

...ms are mostly from rural populations where medical screening is rare and cause of death often goes unrecorded. ...Trypanosomiasis - but because of a lack of medical screening in rural areas, many do not even know they have the disease until it is too late. If untreated the d...

Uncovering a gene for oesophagal cancer

...er of the oesophagus. They are helped with regular screening where the oesophagus is examined by a miniature camera and tissue biopsies taken to reveal any potentially cancerous change. Meanwhile, the search for the gene has been narrowed down to one small area of chromosome 17. Once it's identified, it will s...

Micro-camera provides new breast imaging technique

...e it possible to prevent breast cancer by improved screening of high-risk groups of women. Further developments currently underway may allow the collection of cells from abnormal areas using the endoscope, avoiding the need for biopsy altogether. Although general anaesthetic has been used so far, it is also ...

Detection of Cancer

...lained. The value of mammography for breast cancer screening is also under debate, as reported in The Lancet this week.The clinical trial, which will involve 1,450 people and be run by the National Health Science Centre, will determine the sensitivity of the C-Test in detecting cancers. The hope is that it wil...

Benefit of colonoscopy

...veness of colon cancer screening.Colorectal cancer screening tests are valuable for detecting bowel cancer and ...symptoms develop. In the US, it's recommended that screening - either with a faecal occult blood test (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy - should start at age ...

Levels Of Blood Proteins May Help Heart Disease Care

...D who might otherwise not be identified by routine screening methods. Despite the interesting observations in these studies, major questions need to be resolved before measurements of blood proteins are incorporated into the routine assessment of patients with CAD....

Early Clue to Down Syndrome

...eing a blackness." The combination of nasal bone screening with several other Down syndrome tests can identify the disorder in more than 98 percent of babies....

The cancer-fighting gene

...y give clinicians the ability to formulate genetic screening programs to identifyt women at risk for the deadly disease.The finely detailed images, will give researchers new clues on how the crucial protein effectively prevents cells from becoming cancerous.// The protein is enormous in size and scope, with ...

Triglycerides Linked To Stroke Risk

...attention to triglyceride levels.// More effective screening and detection of high blood triglycerides and treatments to modify this stroke risk factor could further reduce the stroke burdens. Doctors have learned that drugs that lower blood fats can also prevent strokes. The precise relationship between blo...

Predictable genes

...cancer conference in Lisbon on Wednesday that gene screening may eventually prove more reliable than using other established risk factors as a guide.Known risk factors include age, age of first period and menopause, high-fat diet, and high alcohol consumption. He said: "The number and type of genes that accou...

Breast screening among diabetic women

...s a routine check up, thereby enabling a thourough screening of breast cancer. //According to a new study there...ed detection of breast cancer and henceforth brest screening should be implemented. Researchers at the University of Texas surveyed 300 women with diabetes, age...

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