Researcher says screenings vital to reduce stroke rate
...ays that effective ways to prevent stroke make the screenings especially important. These include drugs to prevent clotting, aspirin, exercise, diet, smoking cessation and surgery. Recent research confirmed the value of surgery to open narrowed neck vessels in reducing stroke risk. "We now know definitiv...Scientific forum addresses menstrual cycle as vital sign
...r menstrual cycles. "Regular and effective health screenings and an open dialogue between women and their health care providers are critical to their overall health," said Lawrence Nelson, M.D., M.B.A. president of Rachel's Well, Inc. The "Menstrual Cycle is a Vital Sign" scientific forum, supported by an unr...New survey reveals surprising insights into parental attitudes toward teenage sexual behavior
...h concerns and includes tools to help track health screenings and exams. While Health Guide for America's Teen is primarily for adolescents, parents can benefit from it too. About the Society for Adolescent Medicine The Society for Adolescent Medicine founded in 1968, is the multidisciplinary professional h...Obesity may affect accuracy of mammography
... to receive a false-positive result on mammography screenings than normal weight and underweight women, accordin... However, the influence of obesity on mammography screenings has not been well studied. Joann G. Elmore, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington School of ...New research on reduced bone mass and risk of fracture in postmenopausal women
...although treatments exist, they are underused, and screenings for fracture risk, including BMD tests, are not given as often as expected. "Only 49 percent of 1,500 women aged 40 to 69 years in a primary care health plan reported that a health care provider had discussed osteoporosis with them. Furthermore, fe...New era of colon screening emerging
...ting, easier processes and possibly, less frequent screenings for patients. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is the...yielded significant results. Barriers to accurate screenings often include cleanliness, slow transit times, intermittent rapid movements, larger diameter lumen (...Studies identify risk factors for colon cancer
...e physician may delay or prevent proper colorectal screenings due to a lack of females in the field and diabetes...e University of Michigan found that for colorectal screenings in particular, women patients' preference for a female health care professional is strong enough to ...Cedars-Sinai Medical tipsheet for May 2004
...ter at Cedars-Sinai offer timely suggestions on 14 screenings and steps women can take to improve their own heal...II, is available to discuss the latest in prenatal screenings and diagnosis. RESEARCHERS DEFINE MECHANISM THAT ENABLES STEM CELLS TO TRACK MIGRATING BRAIN TUMOR ...Even health-conscious women going without colonoscopy
...rs suggest. In all, women who get the recommended screenings for breast and cervical cancer are still far more ...ed the research. "Now, they need to add colorectal screenings to the list and we think that there's tremendous opportunity for physicians and health systems to u...New findings on stroke prevention surgery should change medical practice
...etting the treatment and points out the need for screenings to diagnose the condition say researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. "We now know definitively that we can reduce stroke risk by half with surgery to 'clean out' narrowed arteries leading to the brain even in patients who h...Pap smears, mammography should be targeted at healthy elders, study says
...p people understand what the benefits and risks of screenings are. We also need to look into how to better communicate with people on how to make an informed decision."...Negative side effects downplayed in prostate cancer treatment guides, U-M study finds
...at cancer in general or focused on prostate cancer screenings was excluded. The final list included 44 print materials, Web sites, videos and CD-ROMs. Each item was scored based on whether it contained information on specific topics, from a basic overview of prostate cancer to the side effects of ...New research to address early lung cancer detection
...question in the minds of many is whether or not CT screenings for lung cancer will encourage smokers to quit or make them put off this decision even longer. With lung cancer being the leading cause of cancer death in this nation, the Foundation is especially interested in answering this vexing question." Based ...Oral cancer survey from Case dental school shows dental hygienist's role in catching cancer
...raise awareness of oral cancer and increase cancer screenings by professionals in the dental field. Also the importance of the research findings will help Case rewrite the Case School of Dental Medicine's dental curriculum, which is currently under revision as the dental school strives to train the dentist for...Are toddlers who can't sleep at higher risk of becoming teens who smoke, drink or do drugs?
...k of early substance use, they note, sleep problem screenings could help identify children who could be at risk. And, they say, the fact that children's sleep habits can be improved by careful attention from parents and doctors means that there's some chance the long-term risk could be addressed. "Par...New study looks for ways to delay disability in older adults
...y training. Participants will receive free health screenings during the one-year study. A critical factor in an older person's ability to function independently is mobility, or the ability to move without assistance. Older people who lose mobility are less likely to remain in their homes, have higher rat...Computer-based program provides personal colon cancer risk data
...hysical activity and diet or getting more frequent screenings to find polyps before they become cancerous to reduce risk. "There are risk factors that are unchangeable and one's that are modifiable," Dr. Weinstein said. "The program can provide information for people to change their behavior to reduce their ...'Care managers' help depressed elderly reduce suicidal thoughts
...ry care Elderly: Collaborative Trial). In initial screenings over two years, about 12 percent of the primary care patients tested positive for depression. From these, 598, mostly females and two-thirds with major depression, were recruited into the study. The care managers applied structured treatment guideli...March 2, 2004, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
... published evidence insufficient to show that such screenings lead to decreased disability or premature death, and it says that no studies address the harms of screening and interventions for family and intimate partner violence. As a result, the Task Force could not determine the balance between the benefits a...Significant disparities still exist in screening mammography rates; minorities underestimated
...Alaskan Natives and Hispanics obtained mammography screenings at a markedly lower rate than the rest of the population. "We also found that there is evidence that the actual magnitude of these disparities, particularly among low-income racial/ethnic minorities, is underestimated and that disparities persist ...