Screening Tool May Help Identify Abnormal Blood Pressure in Kids
Screening Tool May Help Identify Abnormal Blood Pressure in Kids: A simplified pediatric blood pressure table may simplify screening for potentially abnormal blood pressures in children and adolescents.
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The trouble with mammograms
A routine mammogram can find cancers that would never have become life-threatening, subjecting women to painful and toxic treatments they never actually needed.
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-breast-overdiagnosis17-2009aug17,0,5184447.story
When a Mammogram Isn't Enough
For many years, women worried about breast cancer have been given a simple prescription: annual mammograms, or X-rays of the breasts, typically starting at age 40. Now, doctors are increasingly advising some women who may be at higher risk for the disease to consider supplementing a mammogram with other, potentially more sensitive tests.
7/12/09 Abnormal Test Results May Not Get to Patients: Seeking Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes
Abnormal Test Results May Not Get to Patients: If you think your doctor will automatically tell you if you have an abnormal test result, think again. Researchers studying office procedures among primary care physicians found evidence that more than 7 percent of clinically significant findings were never reported to the patient. Seeking Natural Remedies for Hot Flashes: AFTER six years on a prescription estrogen patch that alleviated her hot flashes, but did nothing to address her midlife 25-pound weight gain, Martha B. started searching for a natural alternative to treat her menopausal symptoms.
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7/5/09 Tests Show More Swine Flu Immunity in Older Folks: 25 Cancer Symptoms Men Are Likely to Ignore
Tests Show More Swine Flu Immunity in Older Folks: New test results show what scientists have suspected — people in their 60′s and older have signs of greater immunity to the new swine flu virus. 25 Cancer Symptoms Men Are Likely to Ignore: Annual checkups and tests such as colonoscopies and PSA assays are important, but it’s not a good idea to rely on tests alone to protect you from cancer. It’s just as important to listen to your body and notice anything that’s different, odd, or unexplainable
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6/28/09 Screening Tool May Help Identify Abnormal Blood Pressure in Kids: Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Lower Age Related Macular Degeneration
Screening Tool May Help Identify Abnormal Blood Pressure in Kids: A simplified pediatric blood pressure table may simplify screening for potentially abnormal blood pressures in children and adolescents. Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Lower Age Related Macular Degeneration: Regular consumption of foods containing omega-3 fatty acids and avoidance of trans fats appear to be associated with a lower risk for the eye disease age-related macular degeneration
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Overdiagnosis in publicly organised mammography screening programmes: systematic review of incidence trends
One in three breast cancers diagnosed in public mammography screenings is an overdiagnosed cancer that will never produce symptoms or lead to death, according to a meta-analysis by Danish researchers published July 9 in BMJ
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/jul09_1/b2587
9/6/09 The trouble with mammograms
A routine mammogram can find cancers that would never have become life-threatening, subjecting women to painful and toxic treatments they never actually needed.
