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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Prostate cancer screening in younger men and men at risk for the disease can be beneficial in reducing metastatic cancer and death. Recent research from a large, randomized trial of 162,243 men in Europe aged 55 to 69 years shows screening reduces deaths caused by prostate cancer. Other trials, such as the US Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, showed no benefit in screening. "Cancer-specific mortality, not overall mortality, is the...
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com Researchers at Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine have found that patients see both benefits and risks from direct-to-consumer genetic tests. Dr. Katherine Wasson, a specialist on the ethics of direct-to-consumer genetic tests, and colleagues conducted the experiment. The study, published in the American Journal of Bioethics Primary Research, showed that the patients were concerned about the end game of the genetic test results. There...
An article, published in Circulation by Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH from the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and colleagues from Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, has evaluated the lifesaving benefits and costs of screening programs for the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents. The authors found that screening can save lives, but that because it targets rare conditions and available tests...
In 1619, the pioneering astronomer Johannes Kepler published Harmonices Mundi in which he analyzed data on the movement of planets and asserted that the laws of nature governing the movements of planets show features of harmonic relationships in music. In so doing, Kepler provided important support for the, then controversial, model of the universe proposed by Copernicus. In the latest issue of Biological Psychiatry, researchers at the University of California in San Diego suggest that...
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce two significant new reports tracking the growth in the patient monitoring systems market: Electronic Blood Pressure Monitors: Devices, Players, Markets and ForecastsThe convergence of new measurement technologies, patient demographics and managed care cost initiatives is driving patient monitoring away from caregiver facilities and into patients' homes. With approximately 1 billion...
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lung Cancer Alliance, Legacy and Prevention Cancer Foundation protested "unconscionable delay" in the federal government's review of CT screening for those at high risk for the early detection of lung cancer and sent a letter urging Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius to intervene. The letter, sent by the three national organizations to Secretary Sebelius last week, objected to the "the lethargic...
An editorial by Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), calls for a more organized and comprehensive approach to increase cancer screening participation among those who are insured or are likely to become insured through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The editorial, which appears in the American Cancer Society journal, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, says public health has...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For decades, non-imaging gamma probes have been used to guide surgeons to critical lymph nodes in cancer patients. More recently, a procedure has been developed to guide tumor surgery using the same probe, however the non-imaging probes used in these procedures cannot provide accurate depth information. According to the results presented by two leading medical institutions at the Society of Surgical Oncology 2012 Annual Cancer Symposium...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) today announced that Brad Cole, Genomic Health's Chief Operating Officer, will present the 11th Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 15 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time (PT). To access the live and subsequently archived webcast of the presentation, visit the Investor Relations section of Genomic Health's website at http://investor.genomichealth.com. Please connect...
PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECTE), a company developing its needle-free Symphony® tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system and its Prelude® SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced that CEO, Patrick T. Mooney, M.D. will appear on the Wednesday, May 9th airing of the popular Emmy Award-winning television show The Doctors. Dr. Mooney discusses the benefits of the...
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Endoluminal capsule monitoring is categorized as a non-invasive medical procedure used in diagnosing and monitoring the progression of abnormalities in the gastrointestinal system. Procedure Once the need is identified to monitor the gastrointestinal system and the patient has a working system, they will ingest a water-tight capsule that contains a miniaturized wireless radio transmitter. Once it is ingested, it sends signals to a radio receiver. The data is then processed and presented...
The Colposcopy is a preventive procedure to identify a possible abnormal cells or tissue on the cervix, vagina and vulva. By illuminating and magnifying the area with a coloscope during the examination, areas of concern can be identified earlier by the colposcopist. The procedure was developed by a German physician Hans Hinselmann in 1925 with the help of Dr. Helmut Wirths. Cause for the Procedure This examination has multiple candidates. If a patient has been a victim of a sexual...
Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium that can inhabit various areas of the stomach, particularly the antrum. It causes low-level inflammation of the stomach lining and is linked to gastric ulcers and stomach cancer. Out of those infected, 80%, are asymptomatic. It was initially named Campyloacter pyloridis and then renamed C. pylori to correct the Latin grammar error. It was later placed in the genus, Helicobacter. Over 50% of the population has H. pylori in...
The stethoscope is an acoustic medical device used for listening the internal sounds of the body. It can be used to listen to lung, heart, and intestines as well as blood flow in the arteries. With a sphygmomanometer it can be used to measure blood pressure. Along with listening to bodies a stethoscope might be employed to listen to automobiles to diagnose any damage as well as used to check scientific vacuum chambers for leaks. A phonendoscope is a stethoscope that intensifies sounds. In...
