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Should women be screened for domestic violence?
Over a third of women attending general practices have experienced physical violence, but doctors and nurses rarely ask about it. Researchers in this week's BMJ ask: Should women be screened for domestic violence when they visit their general practitioner? Is there a high risk group of women for whom screening might be more appropriate? Is... view more... (2002-01-30)
Airport screening unlikely to prevent spread of SARS or influenza
Screening passengers as they arrive at UK airports is unlikely to prevent the importation of either SARS or influenza, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. view more (2005-09-23)
New research explores newborn in-hospital weight loss
Healthy, full-term newborn babies tend to lose weight during the first few days after their birth. A groundbreaking new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Human Lactation explores the reasons why certain newborns lose more (or less) than others and what conclusions can be drawn from the research. view more (2007-08-22)
European Studies Highlight Value Of Screening For Breast Cancer (PP 1405, 1411)
Two European studies published in this week's issue of THE LANCET show that the introduction of mammography screening in Sweden and The Netherlands has contributed to a decrease in deaths from breast cancer. The long-term value of mammography screening has caused considerable debate over the past few years. Laszlo Tabar from Falun Central... view more... (2003-04-23)
Bid to boost uptake of bowel cancer screening amongst Scots men
Academics are to look at ways to encourage Scots to take part in a new national screening programme for bowel cancer, a leading cause of cancer deaths in Western nations. view more (2005-11-01)
The Ethics Of Prolonging Life In Foetuses And The Newborn
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics today announced a new Working Party to consider issues surrounding the prolonging of life in foetuses and the newborn. view more (2004-10-01)
Time to reassess the value of HRT
It may be time to reassess the value of hormone replacement therapy, following evidence that it reduces the effectiveness of breast screening and causes breast cancer in women over the age of 50, says a leading breast surgeon in this week's BMJ. Increasing numbers of women in their 50s and 60s are using hormone replacement therapy to alleviate... view more... (2001-12-12)
New groundbreaking treatment for oxygen-deprived newborns
Until now immediate cooling of the newborn infant was the only treatment that could possibly prevent brain damage following oxygen deprivation during delivery. view more (2009-08-11)
Screening children for speech problems is ineffective
Both parental concerns and screening for speech and language problems fail to identify many preschool children needing therapy, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers set out to compare the performance of two methods for identifying speech and language problems in preschool children in a deprived inner city area of London. They randomly... view more... (2002-11-13)
Plea To Lower Age For Mammography Screening In The UK (p 246)
Two leading UK cancer experts are calling for the entry age for mammographic screening for breast cancer to be reduced from 50 to 47 years for women in the UK. Their rationale is detailed in a correspondence letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Screening mammography became widely available from the UK National Health Service in the late... view more... (2003-07-16)
Proactive chlamydia screening is not good value for money
Proactive chlamydia screening for young adults is an expensive intervention that probably does not represent good value for money, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. view more (2007-07-27)
Special issue on cystic fibrosis in The Journal of Pediatrics
Cystic fibrosis is a common, fatal genetic disease in which a gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky mucus. view more (2005-10-04)
UNC expert: Better decision support tools needed for prostate cancer screening choice
Although screening for prostate cancer with the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test in men ages 50-70 can detect the cancer before it becomes symptomatic, knowing whether screening is beneficial for these men is uncertain. view more (2009-09-29)
Random drug testing in schools is unworkable
Random drug testing in schools is unworkable because schools could not satisfy government criteria for introducing new screening programmes, claims a public health expert in this week's BMJ. The Department of Health has 19 criteria for introducing new screening programmes. At least 18 of these are not met for widespread drug urine analysis in... view more... (2004-03-10)
Screening for colorectal cancer detects unrecognized disease
Screening for colorectal cancer detects four out of ten cancers and should be carefully designed to be more effective, according to a study published today on bmj.com. view more (2008-11-21)
Some screening tests should not be advocated
Certain screening tests for cancer are of unproved value and should not be advocated, argues a senior doctor in this week's BMJ. view more (2004-02-05)
Universal screening lowers risk of severe jaundice in infants
Screening all newborns for excessive bilirubin in the blood can significantly decrease the incidence of severe jaundice which, in extreme cases, can lead to seizures and brain damage. view more (2009-09-28)
Screening women for domestic violence "cannot be justified" on current evidence
The Department of Health now recommends that health professionals should consider "routine enquiry" of women patients about whether they have experienced domestic violence. However, a study in this week's BMJ concludes that implementation of screening programmes in healthcare settings is not justified by current evidence. Researchers at... view more... (2002-08-07)
Cost-effective strategy to screen second primary colorectal cancers in cancer survivors
To suggest a feasible economic strategy for second primary colorectal cancer screening of cancer survivors in Korea, A research group constructed a decision-analytic model, compared cost-effectiveness results of cancer screening in male cancer survivors. view more (2009-07-16)
UK breast screening information has serious shortcomings
The information about breast screening sent to women in the United Kingdom has serious shortcomings and should not be used as a basis for informed consent, warn researchers in a paper published on bmj.com today. view more (2009-01-28)
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