If you think heart disease is a disease of the middle aged, think again. Experts recommend that cholesterol screening should begin as early as 20 years of age because it is a key indicator of heart-attack risk, and should be rechecked at least once every five years. Atherosclerosis begins...
A new strategy that researchers believe provides a more comprehensive screening of the entire chromosomal makeup of an embryo shows tremendous promise in the field of preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) according to a study published in the December issue of Fertility and Sterility...
California's Health and Human Services Agency announced it will temporarily halt enrollment in a state breast cancer screening program for low-income women and raise the eligibility age from 40 to 50 in response to budget restrictions, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports. The decision was...
A simple, inexpensive computer tool that measures volume changes in the size of suspicious nodules in the lungs picked up by a CT scanner can rule out non-cancerous ones with almost perfect accuracy and enable doctors to diagnose true cancers with fewer, less expensive and less invasive tests...
A simple, inexpensive computer tool that measures volume changes in the size of suspicious nodules in the lungs picked up by a CT scanner can rule out non-cancerous ones with almost perfect accuracy and enable doctors to diagnose true cancers with fewer, less expensive and less invasive tests...
At a hearing Wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said their message on new breast cancer screening guidelines was "communicated very poorly" but defended the underlying science behind the recommendations, CBS'...
At a hearing Wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said their message on new breast cancer screening guidelines was "communicated very poorly" but defended the underlying science behind the recommendations, CBS'...
At a hearing Wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said their message on new breast cancer screening guidelines was "communicated very poorly" but defended the underlying science behind the recommendations, CBS'...
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "BlogTalk: Grading Obama, Abortion Flares," Maria Newman, New York Times' "The Caucus": Although several aspects of the health care reform debate "will be contentious," the Senate's bill has notably "reignited the debate...
On Thursday, members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force clarified their new breast cancer screening guidelines after receiving "intense backlash" from some experts and breast cancer survivors, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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On Thursday, members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force clarified their new breast cancer screening guidelines after receiving "intense backlash" from some experts and breast cancer survivors, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Women in Luxembourg will soon be benefiting from low-dose mammography. Three hospitals in Luxembourg have ordered Sectra MicroDose Mammography after evaluating experiences from other European countries. At Centre Hospitalier du Luxembourg, Zitha Klinik Luxemburg and Hospital St.
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Prostate-cancer screening: New research, but still no easy answers
My first article for Consumer Reports, nearly 20 years ago, was on a new blood test that promised to revolutionize prostate cancer detection, much as mammography had for breast cancer. Doctors and patients, for the most...
I found at least 11 incidents where pediphiles and NAMBA members are soliciting children on facebook.... I hold facebook responsible for letting these guys in. Their pictures are pretty revealing and are totally in violation with the rules and guidelines.... THese guys need to be locked up...
Paris Hilton gives a huge grin for the paparazzi as she heads to the screening for “Repo! The Genetic Opera“, at West LA’s Laemmle Theatre last night.Clad in all leather, Paris seemed thrilled to be heading to the event, even though she was nominated for several Razzie awards!! Paris has been...