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Myths About Melanoma Could Lead to Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment

...le in diagnosing melanoma at its earliest and most treatable stage. One American dies of melanoma almost every hour (every 65 minutes). In 2007, 8,110 deaths will be attributed to melanoma 5,220 men and 2,890 women. The five-year survival rate for people whose melanoma is detected and treated before it spre...

Children of Asylum Seekers Dont Get Adequate Medical Care in Australia

...e tuberculosis and malaria, often early and easily treatable and they tend to be under-immunised, so they haven't had the same level of immunisation as Australian children have had," Zwi notes. At its annual conference in Melbourne today, the 9,000 member Royal Australasian College of Physicians is launching...

VYVANSE(TM) Drug for the Treatment of ADHD in Adults

...bject to a 10-month FDA review period. "ADHD is a treatable disorder that affects adults as well as children," said Matthew Emmens, Shire Chief Executive Officer. "We are pleased with the results of VYVANSE studies conducted in adults and we believe this product will meet an important need in the adult ADHD m...

Ultrasound Better Than Biopsy for Breast Examination

...s the best way to combat cancer at its early, most treatable stage. While mammography is the standard breast cancer screening exam, the sensitivity of mammography for identifying breast cancer decreases in women with dense breast tissue. Some studies have shown that ultrasound may provide useful information ...

US Hospitals Increasingly Colonized by Drug-resistant Germs

...w deep and how fast the infection spreads, and how treatable it is with antibiotics. MRSA is hard to treat b...ulitis and affects the skin's deeper layers. It is treatable with antibiotics. This type of infection is very common in the general population -- and more comm...

Once-rare Skin Cancer Type on the Rise in US

...lowly and can cause red patches on the skin. It is treatable but not curable. A total 4,783 cases were identified in the 30-year period. That amounts to a rate of 6.4 per million persons and a total of 0.14 percent of all cancers and 3.9 percent of non-Hodgkins lymphomas, the data showed. But the results v...

Efficacy of Lyme Disease Vaccination Examined

...cer. Ticks spread Lyme disease, which is usually treatable by antibiotics. However, late detection or a poor response to antibiotics can lead to lasting pain, fatigue and neurological problems. The vaccine, known is LYMErix, is about 80 percent effective. Brewer and colleagues conducted a random phone surv...

Newborn Screening Tests for Babies

...the benefits of being screened for all of these 29 treatable conditions, said Dr. Howse. At present, 13 states and the District of Columbia require screening for all 29 core, treatable, conditions. While most states are working to meet that goal, Montana, Kansas and West Virginia, enacted legislation this ye...

Delay in Cancer Diagnosis for Children

...sive disease presents early and therefore, at more treatable stages. This review clearly underscores the significant gap in our understanding of childhood cancers. Specifically, the authors conclude, information on factors that influence delays independently of each other and the individual impact of patient...

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