News tagged with mass screening
Assessing the value of BMI screening and surveillance in schools
The value of routine body mass index (BMI) screening in schools has been a topic of ongoing controversy. An expert Roundtable Discussion in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal publis ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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New study finds patchwork of licence requirements for older drivers
A national study shows that licensing policies for older drivers vary widely in Canada, raising issues for the coming increase in seniors.
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Aug 24, 2011 |
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'Molecular fingerprinting' will improve monitoring of surgical patients, experts say
Chemical screening technologies will help doctors to monitor surgical patients before, during and after operations, providing better targeted care and treatment, say Imperial College London experts in an article published ...
May 18, 2011 |
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Bacterial infection alone not an indicator of poor lung function in adolescents with CF
Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have poor lung function early in life are more likely also to have poor lung function in adolescence, regardless of whether they are exposed to a common infection caused by the bacteria ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Should athletes undergo mandatory ECG screening?
Should athletes have to undergo mandatory electrocardiographic screening (also known as ECG or heart trace) before competing? Doctors debate the issue in this week's British Medical Journal.
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Body Mass Index gain throughout adulthood may increase risk of postmenopausal breast cancer
Reported mid-life increase in body mass index (BMI) may lead to substantially higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to results of a prospective cohort study presented at the American Association for Cancer ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Mass screening for prostate cancer in Europe still not recommended
The European Association of Urology reiterated that it does not recommend a mass screening policy in Europe for men who are concerned over prostate cancer, a stance which reflects the position it issued last year regarding ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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DNA testing of newborn's blood not effective for identifying hearing loss infection
A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of hearing loss in children, according ...
Apr 13, 2010 |
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UGA researchers find e-readers fall short as news delivery tool
(PhysOrg.com) -- Portable e-readers such as the Kindle are unlikely to win readers back to the newspaper habit unless they include features such color, photographs and touch screens, according to research conducted at the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity screening tools
A University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians ...
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Drug discovery process more accurate, less expensive using novel mass spectrometry application
Cancer and cell biology experts at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have developed a new mass spectrometry-based tool they say provides more precise, cost-effective data collection for drug discovery efforts.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Adolescent obesity linked to reduced sleep caused by technology use and caffeine
According to a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, adolescent obesity is associated with having less sleep. Reduction in sleep could ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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I-SPY trial offers key insights into locally advanced breast cancer
Scientists are reporting two findings that could influence the way researchers screen for, treat and assess prognosis for women with locally advanced breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease. One finding offers a ...
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Chip simulates metabolism of medicine in human body
(PhysOrg.com) -- A tiny electrochemical cell, developed by researchers of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, The Netherlands, is able to mimick the behaviour of medicine inside a human body. This chip ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 24, 2009 |
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tTGA: Is it more essential in diagnosis of gluten sensitive enteropathy?
CD is a highly prevalent disease (1:100 to 1:300) which fulfils most of the criteria favoring mass screening. Despite this, screening for gluten sensitive enteropathy (GSE) is still controversial due to its dubious benefits ...
Mar 24, 2009 |
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