Source: National Institute of Mental Health Related MedlinePlus Topic: Fragile X Syndrome
New Blood Tests Promise Simple Cancer Detection
Posted by mittan 62 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Two new blood tests could help doctors detect colon and stomach cancers simply, cheaply and early without the need for invasive procedures or unpleasant examinations, researchers said on Monday. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Topics: Colorectal Cancer, Laboratory Tests, Stomach Cancer
Source: Dept. of Health and Human Services Related MedlinePlus Topics: AIDS, Medicare
New Troponin Tests Pinpoint Heart Attacks Faster
Posted by mittan 87 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
New ultra-sensitive blood tests can rapidly detect when heart muscle is dying from a heart attack, even from the moment the patient arrives in the emergency room, according to two studies on Wednesday. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Topic: Heart Attack
Newer, Better Tests for Heart Attacks
Posted by mamie 88 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
Troponin assays speed diagnosis, studies show
Teens May Not Benefit from Pap Tests
Posted by mittan 116 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
British study supports raising age for screening, which U.S. is pondering Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Cervical Cancer, Health Screening, Women's Health
The following are stories from this week's 5th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention meeting in Cape Town, South Africa: SciDev.
A study of more than 64,000 pregnant women has found that miscarriage rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - two invasive procedures to detect chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects - were 1.4 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively.
