Study: Height loss screen ultimately could reduce hip fractures
...density scan known as a DXA scan would become as routine as a mammogram for women who have reached menopause, when the lack of estrogen production can lead to dramatic bone loss. Aging men should be screened as well, Kantor asserted....Dental X-rays of pregnant women associated with low-weight babies
...tation) and diagnostic radiographyperformed during routine dental care requires more investigation, Hujoelsaid, because the explanation for the low birth weights (less than 2.5kilograms, or 5 pounds, eight ounces) is not clear. "We don't know whether radiation affects neurohormonal mechanisms inthe head...Future blood tests may use tiny bar-codes to speed disease diagnosis
...le in about the same amount of time it takes for a routine doctor's visit. The test is based on a set of chemical probes that are used to tag disease markers. If one is trying to detect exposure to anthrax, for instance, a set of probes is prepared that represents a unique molecular tag for anthrax-related D...Oral cancer survey from Case dental school shows dental hygienist's role in catching cancer
...-cancer screening examination is not done with our routine dental care, then ask your dentist or dental hygienist to do one. "After all, early diagnosis offers the best chance for cure," stressed Sawyer....UCLA study shows Medicaid costs can shrink
...emergency room and by 37.5 percent to a clinic for routine illnesses, such as a cold, cough or mild fever. This also translated to a dramatic drop in the number of lost days at work (43 percent) and at school (41 percent). (See chart B & chart C .) Further, the studies documented a profound improvement in...ISHLT to recognize transplant pioneer Dr. Magdi Yacoub with lifetime achievement award
...a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing routine life-saving treatment to countries with no cardiac facilities. Dr. Yacoub has received numerous honors, including being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of England for his service in the field of cardiac surgery and his scientific contribution has been...'Virtual colonoscopy' techniques and training need to be improved before widespread clinical use
...e that CTC using these techniques is not ready for routine use at this time, as many others have concluded. There is an obvious need for continuing collaboration between radiologists and gastroenterologists in further evaluation of this exciting new technology. If and when results do justify widespread int...Unmarried women say they feel misunderstood in doctors' offices
...d women ages 40 to 75 voiced reluctance to undergo routine cancer screening tests, feeling out of place or misunderstood in health care settings, according to the first wave of information from a five-year Brown University Cancer Screening Project for Women. Unmarried women said their feelings were based on ...Missed alcohol diagnoses in hospital patients
...creening patients for alcohol problems should be a routine part of the hospital admission process, and that concerted efforts are needed in education of medical students and residents, and in continuing medical education of practicing physicians, to address this problem. NIAAA and the Substance Abuse and Men...Breast cancer patients with BRCA1 or 2 mutations twice as likely to have double mastectomy
...d to offer rapid counseling and testing as part of routine medical management of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients." "We're not ready to recommend widespread integration of rapid genetic counseling and testing at the point of diagnosis until we evaluate long-term psychosocial and medical outcomes of c...Unethical promotion of medicines is rife in India
...ions, and underplaying adverse effects have become routine practice, writes Chandra Gulhati. Companies also create "novel" products by mixing two or more medicines. Such combinations are often irrational, and some pose danger, he says. It is easy to find fault with policies adopted decades ago. Nevertheless,...March/April 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...d the published evidence insufficient to show that routine screening for family violence leads to decreased d...ily violence and does not recommend for or against routine screening of parents or guardians for the physical abuse or neglect of children. Screening Children...Exercise improves cancer survival, reduces cancer risk, scientists say
... No. 3712 Regular exercise, as well as routine activities such as walking and household chores, may reduce a woman's risk of endometrial cancer by as much as 30 to 40 percent, according to researchers from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and the Shanghai Cancer Institute in ...Active lifestyle reduces risk of endometrial cancer
...esearchers report that regular exercise as well as routine activities such as walking for transportation or performing household chores can reduce a woman's risk for endometrial cancer by as much as 30 percent-40 percent. "This adds to the growing body of literature indicating that high levels of physical ac...Environmental and dietary influences on cancer risk
...00 women participated in the study, which involved routine amniocentesis performed between 16 to 20 weeks of pregnancy. The first trimester is a particularly critical period for the developing fetus, during which rapid cell division and growth takes place. Amniotic fluid not only helps protect and cushion th...National Academies news: Clinical research involving children
...rdinarily encounter in their daily lives or during routine physical or psychological examinations and tests. In weighing possible harm from pediatric research protocols, reviewers should compare potential research risks with those commonly encountered by healthy, average children, the committee concluded. I...Should nurses conduct breast cancer follow-up visits?
...isits with oncologists and surgeons and the use of routine investigations. "It is important that the follow-up visits are changed to meet patients' ongoing needs better." The rationale behind follow-up visits after primary treatment for breast cancer is that early detection of a recurrence leads to a better ...Study finds fewer, but more advanced, colon cancers in postmenopausal women on E&P hormone therapy
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- "Get a routine colonoscopy whether or not you are taking hormone therapy after menopause." That is the primary message women should take away from the latest study from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) on the relationship of estrogen and progestin replacement ...Childhood abuse may predict social phobia, agoraphobia, and PTSD among adult alcoholics
...c patients. They also underline the importance of routine assessment of childhood trauma and possible trauma... alcohol-treatment services. Usually, standard or routine screening procedures do not include possible trauma-related symptoms such as PTSD, leading to under-...Poor prognosis for depression linked to an autoimmune thyroid condition?
...sants. As inpatients with depression often undergo routine thyroid tests, the data that physicians would need to create such a prediction are likely to be available to them already. Researchers from Greece studied 30 patients suffering from major depression, and 60 healthy people as controls. Each patient wa...