Protecting children from industrial chemicals in the environment
...rmal regulatory system is developed to effectively screen and identify new and existing chemicals that are toxic to pregnant women and children, we are left to await the next epidemic to warn us about an environmental disaster. Unfortunately, by then we will have once again fouled our nest." ...Specific test key to determine whether or not allergy symptoms are really allergy-related
...rgic rhinitis, by using a definitive blood test to screen for actual allergies. The test can easily be administered in a physician's office, and the test results are easy to interpret. Instead of testing for allergies, most family physicians are likely to prescribe medications or suggest that their patients...Extreme exertion, emotion can spark repeat heart attacks
...thors recommend that, for now, cardiac specialists screen for psychosocial issues, recognize that some of these issues can be managed within cardiac practice and consider referring patients with severe psychological issues to appropriate specialists....NJIT taps into solar energy to power new campus center
... campus center lobby stands a kiosk whose computer screen displays the amount of energy saved by the panels. Since the system was installed last August, the monitor shows that enough energy has been saved to "to power 510 houses in one day," or "enough energy to make 500,000 cups of coffee." The monitor als...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...cancer screenings and compared it to mammograms to screen for breast cancer and Pap smears to check for cervical cancer. That research found only half of women who got regular mammograms and Pap smears also had a colonoscopy or other colon cancer screening. Carlos is currently leading a clinical trial that...Training could remove racial bias from police reactions
...uter randomly selected a picture to display on the screen until the participants chose to shoot, chose not t...or time ran out. An error message appeared on the screen for a full second if the suspect was unarmed and the officer shot. The authors stated, "These findi...LA BioMed medical/research briefs March 2005
...oblem for these patients. As a result, they do not screen for the disease and may treat PCOS patients with medications that can potentially cause toxicity to the liver if they have NAFLD. The researchers noted that NAFLD represents a spectrum of liver diseases that can be mild in many patients but is also ...Genetic amplification (NAAT) test detects HIV more effectively than standard tests in urban study
...Georgia Department of Human Resources used NAAT to screen clients receiving routing HIV testing and counseli...both standard antibody testing and NAAT testing to screen specimens from 2,202 people who had not previously tested positive for HIV. Sixty-six of the specim...Scientists replicate hepatitis C virus in laboratory
... replication. "With this cell-based system, we can screen compounds with a cell-based assay to look for inhibitors of virus replication," says Liang. "We can also apply this technique to develop model systems for other similar viruses." HCV is a small, enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus in the family Fla...Mayo Clinic researcher calls for improved newborn screening
...ss spectrometry a multiplex platform available to screen for upwards of 40 potentially life-threatening gen...t under half of one percent in 2003, the secondary screen lowered the false positive percentage to six-hundredths of one percent (0.06%) in the last half of 2...HIV patients may be at risk of heart problems when taking protease inhibitor drugs
...ely, Drs. Ackerman and Badley say. The first is to screen by electrocardiogram for heart effects in vulnerable patients. The second is to be alert for multiple drug therapy situations, because certain drug-drug combinations could trigger the adverse heart side effects. Background of the Discovery Dr. Badl...Mailman School of Public Health researchers develop infectious disease diagnostic tool
...rm, called "Mass Tag PCR," that can simultaneously screen for multiple infectious agents. The new technology is addressed in a paper published in the February issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Emerging Infectious Diseases. This new platform is demonstrated in an assay that de...Full-body MRI shows promise for screening, but should stay in research area for now, study says
...e use of full-body cardiovascular and tumor MRI to screen for disease in patients who do not have any suspicious symptoms is technically feasible, but for the present, full-body MRI screening should not be performed outside of a research setting due to the uncertainty of whether the benefits outweigh the ri...Clinicians report missing patient information is common
...can be modified. Physicians and their staff should screen charts prior to patients' arrival, looking for the presence of anticipated reports, letters, and dictations, and office staff should attempt to find missing data at that time. Systems should be set up within practices to track all tests until the res...Feb. 1, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
...ce recommends a one-time ultrasound examination to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysm for men between the ages of 65 and 75 who are or have been smokers (Clinical Guidelines, p. 198 and 203). This is the first time the Task Force has recommended screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Estimates indicate ...Wisconsin scientists grow critical nerve cells
...archers to create motor neuron modeling systems to screen new drugs, says study leader Su-Chun Zhang, an assistant professor of anatomy and neurology in the Stem Cell Research Program at the Waisman Center at UW-Madison. Scientists have long believed in the therapeutic promise of embryonic stem cells with t...Monkey 'pay-per-view' study could aid understanding of autism
... glancing at either a neutral target on a computer screen or images of other monkeys. By systematically varying the juice rewards and the images -- including a gray square, higher-ranking or lower-ranking monkeys and female hindquarters -- the researchers could precisely measure how much reward a monkey wou...Health initiatives can help peace building in the Middle East
...oint-publications. From this followed a project to screen and habilitate 17,000 Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian newborns for hearing loss. CISEPO has now expanded from its initial focus on congenital hearing loss to include activities on health of mothers and children, promotion of health in young peopl...Colonoscopy still most effective colorectal cancer screening method
...ently, there are several tests that may be used to screen for colorectal cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Approved tests include colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, fecal occult blood test and barium enema. Each screening option has advantages and disadvantages....PENN study emphasizes need for national guidelines for assisted reproductive technology programs
...eve that they have the right and responsibility to screen candidates before providing them with assisted reproductive technologies to conceive a child the key value being that they ensure a prospective child's safety and welfare and not risk the welfare of the prospective mother." The study also found that...