Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening
...or CRC screening can be a major force in a patient obtaining screening tests; however, clinicians face a complicated series of recommended testing strategies for CRC screening. Esther K. Wei, Sc.D., from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, and colleagues studied the efficacy of an ...Obtaining patient consent for clinical audit is unworkable without extra resources
...d research. Researchers studied the feasibility of obtaining signed consent for submission of patient identifia...e results reinforce the view that the logistics of obtaining consent for sharing information presents substantial challenges requiring new approaches to the issu...New substance that improves the photodetection of bladder cancer gains market approval
...any, Sweden and Norway. Clinical studies aiming at obtaining similar marketing authorization in the US are ongoing....83rd General session & exhibition of the IADR
...IADR General Session without first checking in and obtaining a badge, which must be displayed at all times....New study finds kelp can reduce level of hormone related to breast cancer risk
...bu. Skibola said she began the animal study after obtaining encouraging results from earlier case studies of women with highly irregular menstrual cycles. "The most profound thing I found was that two women with endometriosis and a lot of menstrual irregularities experienced significant improvement in their s...More homeless mentally ill than expected according to UCSD study: Interventions urged
...evented with substance abuse treatment and help in obtaining public-funded health benefits (Medicaid, or MediCa...ders have been reported to have greater difficulty obtaining and maintaining entitlement benefits than non-psychotic homeless persons." The authors concluded th...Telemedicine is healthcare's new frontier
...setting up a virtual hospital in a patient's home, obtaining real-time teleconsulting and diagnosis from a remote location and transmitting clinical data and multimedia medical content from one location to a large number of geographically dispersed locations. In order to improve the adoption and...Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood may increase HIV risk
...orhood revitalization projects and assistance with obtaining legal employment can improve neighborhood quality and reduce stressors, according to the study authors. "The perceived lack of control over the environment or feelings of entrapment due to fear of those involved in drug economy and other criminal act...Cord blood transplantation now a viable option for adult leukemia patients
...dren, but not for adults, due to the difficulty of obtaining a sufficiently large dose of cells. To solve this problem, researchers from the University of Minnesota examined a new technique that combines two cord blood units from different donors for transplantation into adult or adolescent leukemia patients. ...Mandated parental notification laws concerning prescription contraception would affect teenagers
...hat would mandate parental notification for minors obtaining prescription contraception from federally funded family planning clinics. In 2001, an estimated 917,000 female minors obtained family planning services at federally funded clinics. This study was conducted to determine how legislation would impact t...Women In Government report on eliminating cervical cancer
...ghouse for sharing ideas, drafting legislation and obtaining up-to-date information. The Resource Center can be contacted at 1-888-333-0164 or resourcecenter@womeningovernment.org . About Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer strikes 10,520 women in the United States each year, and is second only to breast cancer ...Sleeping less may be related to weight gain
...ote that even school age American children are not obtaining enough sleep and that sleep loss during the formative years of life could be putting our youth on a trajectory toward obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Obesity is associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disorders often referred to as the meta...Do cigarette additives pose additional risk to smokers?
...ng the amount of ingredient added and retesting or obtaining additional data demonstrating no change in the relative risk of adverse human health effects. The report gives examples. Conclusions The purpose of the report was not to create a safer cigarette. The authors state that the primary purpose of addit...Size of myocardial infarct measured using MRI
...io-frequency waves and intense magnetic fields for obtaining images of the body's interior, as atoms in varying tissues and organs respond differently when excited by the magnetic field. This creates patterns that can be reproduced on a display screen. According to the latest statistics from the American He...Little evidence that breast cancer diagnosis leads to employment discrimination, study concludes
...job loss, demotion, decreased wages, difficulty in obtaining a new job, and problems with supervisors and colleagues. However, few quantitative studies have addressed the work experiences of cancer survivors. To assess breast cancer survivors' work experience, Elizabeth Maunsell, of the Universit Laval in Queb...Jefferson and Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. scientists create vaccine for wildlife rabies
...will be possible to improve the vaccine's potency, obtaining immunity with a minimal dose, he says....GSA bestows Robert W. Kleemeier Award to University of Texas Health Science Center's Smith
...0 years. In fact, he has been highly successful in obtaining federal funding for his research. For example, he has been the director of a program project grant on cell senescence for the past 18 years. More recently, his work has focused on the role alterations in chromatin structure play in cellular senescenc...ESA looking for more European women to volunteer for WISE bed-rest study in Toulouse next year
...h will also have clinical significance on Earth by obtaining knowledge which can improve methods of recovery for bedridden patients. Studying the early effects of reduced activity on a molecular level is expected to provide further evidence of the benefits of regular exercise in the prevention of conditions su...Ductal lavage may not detect breast cancer
...uctal lavage does remain promising as a method for obtaining more information about the level of breast cancer risk." Ductal lavage is a method that can be used to collect cells that have been shed from the lining of milk ducts from the breast of healthy women, and then examined for early abnormalities. H...Optics meeting tips: Internal fingerprints, no cell left behind, 3-D reality
...y, October 14, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Those interested in obtaining a meeting badge for the pressroom should contact OSA's Colleen Morrison at 202-416-1437, cmorri@osa.org . PLENARY SESSION FEATURING NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS, VISIONARY SPEAKERS AND SENATOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON Conference plenary and awards sessions ...