Painless test using teardrops may speed diagnosis of Sjgren's syndrome
...terized by chronically dry eyes and dry mouth. The noninvasive test, which analyzes multiple protein biomarkers i..., he estimates. The development of an accurate and noninvasive diagnostic test [for Sjgrens] would be of considerable value in the clinical field, Tomosugi says. E...Hospitalized babies with severe breathing problems may benefit from lying on their stomachs
...dult patients with acute respiratory problems as a noninvasive way to increase their oxygen levels. But since stomach sleeping is associated with SIDS, Wells and colleagues decided the benefits of stomach positioning should be evaluated specifically in children. Nurses in Wells' hospital and others had also noti...'Virtual colonoscopy' effective in finding most polyps but may miss small ones
A type of noninvasive "virtual colonoscopy" can diagnose medium to large polyps as well as traditional colorectal probes can, but it may miss some smaller yet potentially cancerous growths, according to a new review of studies. The review -- limited to comparing the tradi...Color doppler sonography speeds detection of serious illness in premature infants
...t flow is normal, increased or absent. CDS is also noninvasive and free of ionizing radiation. Unlike x-ray, CDS was also able to detect various stages of NEC based on the type of blood flow to the intestine. This is important because the range in treatment options--from antibiotics to surgery--is based on the s...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for May 2005 (second issue)
...ected at determining the predictive value of using noninvasive measures to monitor airway inflammation in childre...rticosteroid doses could be predicted based on two noninvasive markers that could demonstrate lower inflammation levels in the airways. The two markers used and t...Botox stops severe drooling in children with neurologic conditions
...e procedure," said Dr. Chait. No other safe, noninvasive treatment of severe drooling exists at present, say the researchers. Surgery is the only means available to treat the condition, and even that does not always work. According to Dr. Chait, all of the patients in the current study had undergone failed...Whole-body MRI takes less than 20 min to scan a patient's entire body for cancer spread to bone
...d the fact that it's an MRI scan--which means it's noninvasive and there is no radiation risk to the patient--whole-body MRI can also detect metastases in other parts of the body besides the bones, such as in the brain, lung or liver," said Dr. Vilanova. Dr. Vilanova will present the full results of the study o...Patients with disease, cancer of the esophagus benefit from new technique developed by OHSU surgeons
...kes feasible and safe a potentially lifesaving and noninvasive surgical procedure known as laparoscopic esophagectomy. Until now, the procedure was considered too technically demanding for most surgeons to perform. A paper on their findings recently was presented at the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery...Study explains why up to eight percent of cancers go undetected
...me the standard for all PET centers because of its noninvasive nature, large field of view, accuracy, ease of use, speed and patient comfort." PET highlights chemical and physiological changes related to metabolism that often occur before structural damage is evident. PET is the leading diagnostic tool for oncol...Combination scanner may increase accuracy in detecting spread, recurrence of head, neck cancer
...hat probably would not have been through any other noninvasive imaging exam." Since its development in 2000, PET/CT imaging has enabled collection of both anatomical and biological information during a single examination. The PET component picks up the metabolic signal of actively growing cancer cells in the bod...Mayo Clinic researchers use ultrasound to describe subtle heart muscle motions
...understanding of heart function, and possibly be a noninvasive aid in predicting impending heart damage including heart attacks. The study could also contribute to optimal adjustment of cardiac pacemakers or perhaps better design of artificial hearts. The findings, published in the current Journal of Applied Phy...AAN Foundation, National MS Society partner for Clinician Scientist Development Award
...fect women more than men. Dr. Green will use a new noninvasive technology called optical coherence tomography to evaluate the structure of the nerve fibers in the optic nerve and retina in people with MS. Observing early changes in the retina may allow researchers to predict other types of disability in people w...Vitamin D, NSAIDS provide double whammy against prostate cancer, Stanford study finds
... Although prostate cancer is often a slow-growing, noninvasive type of cancer, there are some cases where a deadly migration of cancer cells invades other parts of the body. The standard treatment for such cases is hormone therapy, but that treatment ultimately does not work for most patients. Slowing the growth...Groundbreaking consensus: pediatric cardiology training recommendations
...ient care and consultations); echocardiography and noninvasive imaging; electrophysiology; cardiac catheterization and intervention; cardiac intensive care; adult congenital heart disease; and research participation. "The field has evolved in the past few years to include many new therapies," said Dr. Graham. "T...Gold nanoparticles show potential for noninvasive cancer treatment
... real potential to design instrumentation to allow noninvasive detection and treatment of the particles in living humans," Mostafa said. "The particles can be used to create multiple designer agents targeted toward specific cancers. Much work still needs to be done, but at some point, we hope to be able to injec...CT colonography versus colonoscopy for colorectal cancer
...owel and rectum where these cancers occur. It is a noninvasive technique that reveals cancer lesions and polyps with nearly the same sensitivity and specificity as colonoscopy, without the risks of bowel perforation. This study by Heitman and colleagues compares the costs and effectiveness of these two approache...Can a child's final adult height actually be predicted?
...Journal of Pediatrics describes an inexpensive and noninvasive method for parents and doctors to predict a child's adult height based on sex and growth factors. Lauren Sherar, MSc and colleagues from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada and the Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences in Belgium as...Out of sight, out of mind? Not necessarily
...ranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a harmless noninvasive technique using brief magnetic pulses, was applied to the volunteers' visual cortex -- the area at the back of the brain that processes what the eye sees - to interrupt the normal visual pathway. The volunteers looked at a computer screen, and durin...Shortness of breath without chest pain can signify the presence of high risk heart disease
...myocardial perfusion imaging, the most widely used noninvasive approach to detect blocked coronary arteries. During the test, patients exercise on a treadmill or, if they can't, are given medication that causes the heart's arteries to dilate. Once the patient reaches "peak" stress, a small amount of radioactive ...Tamoxifen reduces risk of breast cancer, follow-up study confirms
...irm that the drug reduces the risk of invasive and noninvasive breast cancer, according to a report that appears ...ed that tamoxifen reduced the risk of invasive and noninvasive breast cancer. Tamoxifen was also found to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures but to increase...