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Health risk behaviors associated with lower prostate specific antigen awareness
According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which could lead to a lower likelihood of undergoing actual prostate cancer screening. view more (2008-08-28)
UNC study firms up promise of potential new cervical cancer screening tool
New research into the causes of cervical cancer appears to lend weight to the promise of a potential early detection method that could help prevent the disease. view more (2008-05-22)
Virtual biopsy could make smear tests obsolete
Standard screening techniques involve removing small pieces of tissue - a biopsy - and examining them under a microscope. "This is traumatic, time-consuming and expensive," says Smallwood, "so we wondered if we could make a non-traumatic measurement that would tell us what the cells were doing." It turns out that they can, by measuring an... view more... (1999-04-21)
New Study To Save Dobermanns From Fatal Heart Disease
Vets at the University of Liverpool are looking for Dobermann volunteers to participate in a research project to combat canine heart disease. view more (2005-02-14)
CT lung cancer screening no cure-all for smokers
Screening for lung cancer with computed tomography (CT) may help reduce lung cancer deaths in current and former smokers, but it won't protect them from other causes of death associated with smoking, according to a new study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology. view more (2008-06-10)
HPV testing could be future strategy for primary screening for cervical cancer (pp 1866, 1871)
Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 5 December 2003. Authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET propose a new approach for cervical cancer screening. Testing for the human papilloma virus (HPV)-the main cause of cervical cancer-could be the primary screening tool, with cytology reserved for women who test positive for HPV. HPV testing... view more... (2003-12-03)
Community-based behavior change management cuts neonatal mortality in half
A community-based program that reinforces basic childbirth and newborn care practices can reduce a baby's risk of death within the first month of life by as much as 54 percent, according to a study in rural India led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in collaboration with CSM Medical University in Lucknow, India. view more (2008-09-26)
Rapid Screening Test Developed to Detect Early Alzheimer's Disease
With millions of baby boomers entering late adulthood, the number of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is expected to drastically rise over the next several decades. view more (2008-11-19)
Outwitting pesky parasites
Across the southern United States, an invisible, yet deadly parasite known as the root-knot nematode is crippling soybean crops. view more (2007-07-16)
Even in a safety net health system, colorectal cancer screening disparities remain
Colorectal cancer screening rates are much lower among those in a safety net health system compared to the national average, and the number one predictor of screening is a combination of regular visits and insurance access. view more (2009-09-08)
Safely transporting a preterm or low birth weight infant
New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics should eliminate one of the many stresses of bringing a preterm or low birth weight infant home from the hospital. view more (2009-04-28)
Virtual Colonoscopy Effective in Preventing Colorectal Cancer
Three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, is an accurate screening method for colorectal cancer. view more (2006-10-18)
Access to prior mammograms helps radiologists detect breast cancer
Viewing prior mammograms in association with current mammograms significantly improves radiologist performance and may decrease unnecessary recalls by up to 44 percent, according to a study in the January issue of Radiology. view more (2006-12-20)
CHANGING TRENDS OF UK CERVICAL CANCER SUGGESTS POSITIVE EFFECT OF SCREENING ON SPECIFIC SUBTYPE (p 1490)
Recent cervical cancer data compared with data from previous decades suggest that cervical screening is having a positive effect in reducing incidence of a subtype of the disease that was not previously thought to be influenced by screening, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. A recent analysis showed little or no... view more... (2001-05-09)
UT Southwestern researchers investigate high-risk populations for bladder-cancer screenings
A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on the challenges involved in identifying which high-risk population would benefit most from bladder-cancer screening. view more (2009-07-16)
Older women have far fewer mammograms than they report
What older American women say about receiving regular mammograms and what they actually do are two different things, suggests a new study. view more (2006-06-20)
FETAL NASAL-BONE EXAMINATION COULD IMPROVE ACCURACY OF DOWN'S SYNDROME SCREENING (pp 1658, 1665)
A new screening tecnique using ultrasonography to determine the presence or absence of nasal bone in fetuses aged 11-14 weeks could improve the accuracy of Down's syndrome screening, conclude authors of a fast-track study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. view more (2001-11-14)
New study debunks misconceptions about barriers to the CDC's HIV testing recommendations
Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released revised recommendations for opt-out HIV testing in 2006, there has been significant debate around the barriers to widespread implementation of the recommendations. view more (2009-02-17)
Perceived discrimination affects screening rates
Minority men and women who perceived discrimination from their health care providers were less likely to be screened for colorectal or breast cancer, according to a report in the August issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. view more (2008-08-06)
Screening blood for West Nile virus
A recent mandate to screen blood donations in all US states for West Nile virus (WNV) makes little sense from a public health point of view, say researchers from Columbia University and Harvard School of Public Health. view more (2006-01-24)
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