Foot-and-mouth 'on the move in Asia'
...raining extra staff at the laboratory and at State diagnostic laboratories. We realise that if the worst happens...th international collaborators to develop a better diagnostic test for FMD, which would allow scientists to detect animals infected with the virus, even if they h...... strongly supports the value of PET as a alternate diagnostic approach for this devastating condition. Recently... also published an important study reinforcing the diagnostic value of PET and Alzheimers disease (JAMA 2001: 286:2120-2127). This study followed 284 patients to ...Rensselaer researchers seeing farther and faster with terahertz (Thz) imaging
...radiation. This single-pulse approach will improve diagnostic time from hours or days, down to minutes or second...ese images," says Zhang. "One day it could lead to diagnostic tools based on the THz response." In combination with the chirped probe, the technique offers highl...Study shows no benefit to home uterine monitoring
... birth than were many other diagnostic tools or surveillance programs. In the multi-center study led by Dr. Jay Iams, director of OSU Medical Center's Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, researchers found th...'Telephone Medicine,' guide for physicians published
...over the phone. Each clinical chapter includes key diagnostic points and flowcharts, advice on what to document in medical records, and what to tell the patient. A chapter on difficult patients is also included. Telephone Medicine also gives guidance on incorporating telephone medicine into the workplace, incl...Honing the tools to identify clues to surviving cancer
...aboratory results, radiology and pathologyreports, diagnostic studies, operative notes and discharge summaries. SPINwill also draw upon expertise gained from Indianapolis Network for PatientCare (INPC), a data repository which stores encounter records, and clinicallaboratory data for use in care at emergency r...Endurance athletes could benefit from surgical release of kinked leg arteries
...as part of their training schedule. Using vascular diagnostic tools, blood-flow restrictions were assessed by measurement of systolic pressure in the ankle after exercise; kinks in the iliac arteries were detected with echo-doppler and magnetic-resonance angiography. Surgery was offered to athletes diagnosed wi...Computer-assisted detection of proteomic pattern could help screening for ovarian cancer
...ntelligence algorithm was used to identify the key diagnostic pattern. Initial assessment of 50 women with known ovarian cancer and 50 women without disease enabled the creation of distinct proteomic patterns that distinguished cancer from non-cancer. The discovered pattern was then used to classify an indepen...Persistent mild depression in older adults may lower immunity and ability to fight off disease
...t fewer than half of these participants met formal diagnostic criteria for depression. In this study, it seems that it is the length of time of the depression, not the severity that is affecting a persons immunity. This information along with previous research findings suggests that depressive symptoms can exac...Imaging tool helps locate recurrent prostate cancer
...at Duke University Medical Center indicates that a diagnostic scan may help localize recurrent prostate disease ...rostate and show early signs of recurrence. This diagnostic scan, called capromab pendetide immunoscintigraphy, trade name ProstaScint, is a monoclonal antibody...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, February 19, 2002
...p. 312). Developed countries have adopted improved diagnostic tests and screening procedures, established policies for inactivating HIV in blood products, set up reimbursement programs for people with transfusion-acquired viral infections, and held criminal investigations of government and blood industry leader...Volume of mammograms read may influence accuracy of diagnosis
... volume of mammograms is associated with increased diagnostic accuracy among radiologists. The findings appear i...etected. "Our finding that higher volume improves diagnostic performance suggests that there may be an opportunity to improve quality and efficiency by re-engine...'Star Wars' like technology closer than galaxies far away
...tions for non-invasive surgical treatments. Using diagnostic ultrasound to image a problem area, tumor site or internal trauma injury, an individual can then point-and-shoot the HIFU transducer and destroy unwanted tissue or cauterize a lesion or blood vessel. "With HIFU we increase the amplitude of the ultras...Mayo Clinic study examines frequency of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)
...a single teacher questionnaire or lay-administered diagnostic interview. "We took a hard look at this condition from a number of angles to help pinpoint the occurrence rates," says Dr. Barbaresi. "The results from this study provide much needed baseline information for comparison with populations in other comm...Cedars-Sinai researchers to present findings at Amerian College of Cardiology Scientific Meeting
... Cedars-Sinai is internationally renowned for its diagnostic and treatment capabilities and its broad spectrum of programs and services, as well as breakthrough in biomedical research and superlative medical education. Named one of the 100 "Most Wired" hospitals in health care in 2001, the Medical Center rank...Detecting breast cancer spread by white light - groundbreaking technology
...but the preliminary results indicate that the same diagnostic information could be obtained 93% of the time for breast tissue and in 85% of lymph glands examined, but in a fraction of a second," said Mr Lee. "This device might assist the surgeon in looking for residual cancer and in determining if it has spread...Biopsies of the internal mammary sentinel nodes may improve patients chances of survival
...cognises high-risk patients. By incorporating the diagnostic information of IM-SN biopsy in future trials, we could develop more individualised treatment protocols, which in turn might lead to a survival advantage....From sci-fi to reality microendoscopy to diagnose breast cancer?
...t they expect that the endoscope will be used as a diagnostic tool in several European hospitals within the next year or two. A number of US research teams have taken up the technique, principally The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio who began the initial work. The research at Guys is partly funded by Cancer Research ...Jefferson researchers find protein signpost may indicate esophageal and stomach cancer
...d to other areas of the body. GCC can be used as a diagnostic tool to stage patients and to follow them after th...l implications. "We think this could not only be a diagnostic marker, but a potential therapeutic target, since you can target antibodies, for example, to GCC, wh...Brookhaven lab scientist wins Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry
...ed in the brains of smokers. PET is a research and diagnostic tool that enables researchers to see images of the brain as it functions. In studies with her colleagues using PET, Fowler has made major contributions to the understanding of biochemical processes in addiction, aging and drug action. I am honored ...