Advances in 'On the Spot' tests have huge public health implications
...in the absence of the availability of counselling; misinterpretation of the meaning of positive results; deliberate infection of others after infection has been confirmed and the self administration of remedies. Prof Borriello also suggests that the development of kits will be market driven and this could create a te......ople confront the laws of probability, the odds of misinterpretation and false alarms rise. Two German psychologists have found a better way to teach basic statistical concepts, based on the way people naturally weigh the odds. This approach can help patients, and the doctors who advise them, more accurately assess ...Misclassification of death may influence perceived value of cancer screening
...ion of a high-risk population would help avoid the misinterpretation of statistical significance that could make a harmful screening intervention appear to be beneficial or vice versa. However, in a related editorial, Helen G. Juffs, M.D., and Ian F. Tannock, M.D., of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto point out th...Brain maps perceptions, not reality
...y input and illusions, though Roe cautions against misinterpretation of that term. "Illusions are not unusual or strange--they are how we interpret the world," Roe said. "We think we know what's out there in the physical world, but it's all interpreted by our brains. Everything we sense is an illusion to a degree."...Estrogren plus progestin decreases colorectal cancer in postmenopausal woman
... at more advanced stage perhaps related to symptom misinterpretation or other reasons requiring further study. According to Dr. Chlebowski: "The effects of estrogen plus progestin suggest that use of these hormones can delay diagnosis of breast and colorectal cancer, two of the three most common malignancies of postm...