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Mammograms might benefit women in their 40s with family history or dense breasts Choosing when to start regular breast cancer screening is a complicated decision for individual women and their providers. For most women, increasing age is the biggest risk factor for breast cancer, which is much more common at age 60 than at 40. But two new articles on other risk factors may inform guidelines and clinical practice about screening mammography from age 40 to 49. The articles in the May 1...
DENVER and DESOTO, Kan., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Jewish Health (NJH), the # 1 respiratory hospital in the United States, today announces the initiation of a lung cancer screening trial that evaluates the use of a blood test, known as EarlyCDT-Lung, in conjunction with low dose CT to determine the clinical value added by the blood test when compared to CT screening alone, which was shown recently by the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)( )(1) in the U.S. to reduce...
BOSTON, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Solos Endoscopy, Inc. (OTCPK: SNDY) is pleased to announce that the Company expects to show a sales increase of more than 16% as compared to the same period last year when it posts its first quarter financials for period ended March 31, 2012. Solos Endoscopy's sales increased from $84,185 for the period ended March 31, 2011 to $97,760 for the same period this year. Solos management expects the positive trend to continue as the demand for...
Despite recommendations in 2008 from the United States Preventive Services Task Force against testing for prostate cancer in men aged 75 years or older, almost half of men in that age group continue to get screening tests. In 2005, before the recommendations were released, 43 percent of men age 75 and above elected to take the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. In August 2008, the Task Force stated it "recommends against the service," arguing "there is moderate or high certainty the...
PCC has published the first issue brief in an ongoing series for consumers, physicians and other interested parties in an effort to promote colorectal cancer screenings and prevention. Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 Preventing Colorectal Cancer (PCC) has released the first issue brief in a new series designed to highlight the challenges and opportunities that exist with increasing the screening rates for colorectal cancer (CRC) in the United States. Titled, Colonoscopies Prevent...
A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer. The probe, which is around 20 cm long and 1 cm wide at its tip, could be used by doctors to diagnose oral cancer in real-time or as a surgical guidance tool; dentists could also use it to screen for early-stage cancer cells. The probe has been presented today, Friday 27 April, in IOP Publishing's Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, and...
IRVINE, Calif., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced that its management is scheduled to present at the Deutsche Bank Securities 37th Annual Health Care Conference at the InterContinental in Boston on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 8 a.m. Eastern Time. A live audiocast of the presentation will be available on the Masimo website at www.masimo.com. A replay of the audiocast will be available following the live presentation. About Masimo Masimo (NASDAQ:...
VERNON HILLS, Ill., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corporation celebrates 40 years of developing revolutionary endoscopic instruments and minimally invasive solutions that spare patients the costs and recovery time associated with open surgery. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120426/CG95191LOGO) Richard Wolf endoscopes have transformed treatment options by allowing doctors to visualize and access elusive sites of disease or injury with...
Excess brain electrical activity at night can impair learning and development, even in children without known epilepsy BOSTON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Children with developmental delay or autism may have unrecognized epilepsy-like brain activity during sleep, report researchers at Boston Children's Hospital. These nighttime electrical spikes, detectable only on EEGs, occur even in some children without known epilepsy and appear to result from early strokes or...
BOSTON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Solos Endoscopy, Inc.'s (OTCPK: SNDY) is pleased to announce that the Company has successfully reduced its liabilities on its Balance Sheet by more than $570,000. As a result, the Company expects to achieve a Positive Net Book Value when it posts its second quarter financials, and show significant reduction of its liabilities for the period ended March 31, 2012. Solos Endoscopy recently issued Preferred Stock valued at $10 per share in order...
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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...
