Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests
Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests – The addition of a “genetic sonogram” maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, revealed by US researchers.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is the act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of patient history, examination, and review of laboratory data.
Lead, tobacco smoke raises ADHD risk
Exposure to lead, tobacco smoke raises risk of ADHD – Children exposed prenatally to tobacco smoke and during childhood to lead face a particularly high risk for ADHD, revealed by researchers.
Asthma complicates H1N1 in children
Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1 – Asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu, revealed by Canadian researchers.
812 cases of dengue fever in Delhi
With 29 fresh cases being reported Sunday, reaching the total number of those suffering from dengue fever to 812 in New Delhi, India. – Dengue fever has affected more than 800 people in Delhi – capital of India. Health officials confirmed 29 new cases of dengue infection reaching to 812 cases of debgue fever in this season.
Prostate biopsy is not always necessary after raised PSA levels
New finding suggests prostate biopsy is not always necessary – Elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy, revealed by researchers.
Few questions can determine risk for lung cancer
Study spotlights efficacy of questionnaire to identify patients at high risk for lung cancer — Asking a few questions can help determine risk for lung cancer – Aa simple questionnaire designed to identify patients at high risk of lung cancer is found helpful. The new study is featured in the November issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
African American women get delay in breast cancer related care
Study finds delay in follow-up among African-American women receiving abnormal breast finding – African-American women face obstacles to receive appropriate breast cancer?related care in US. There is a significant delay in follow-up times among African-American women after the finding of a suspicious breast abnormality.
Researchers decoded genetic evolution of a breast cancer tumour
Major breast cancer breakthrough announced at BC Cancer Agency — BC scientists first in world to decode genetic evolution of a breast cancer tumour. – Canadian researchers have decoded all of the three billion letters in the DNA sequence of a metastatic lobular breast cancer tumor, a type of breast cancer which accounts for about 10 per cent of all breast cancers.
Learn to deal with inattentive, hyperactive & impulsive kids
ATTENTION PARENTS AND TEACHERS! LEARN TO DEAL WITH INATTENTIVE, HYPERACTIVE & IMPULSIVE KIDS – ADHD is a disorder of the brain and behavior. It affects about 3 to 5% of children. The symptoms start before seven years of age. Global prevalence for children is approximately 5%, with wide variability dependent on research methodologies utilized in studies.
Prostate cancer test age lowered to 40
Prostate cancer test age lowered to 40 — men should first undergo a simple physical examination and blood test at or beyond the age of 40. – The age at which men are recommended to first have a test to help identify prostate cancer has been reduced from 50 to 40 years of age.
4 new risk factors for prostate cancer – deCODE genetics
deCODE Discovers Four New Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer – deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) announced that a team of its scientists and academic colleagues from Finland, Spain, the Netherlands and the United States have published the discovery of four novel single-letter variations in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) conferring increased risk of prostate cancer.
New blood test promise diagnosis of colon cancer
New blood tests promise simple, cost-effective diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers – Promising results from a new blood test that can aid in the early identification of patients with colon cancer will be presented at Europe’s largest cancer congress, in Berlin today.