For STD Awareness Month Title: For STD Awareness Month
Though STD awareness should be an all-year campaign, April was STD Awareness Month. When I read and think STD, the first thing that comes to my mind is human papilloma virus (HPV) and cervical cancer....
xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel, FDA-Cleared for Marketing
Title: xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel, FDA-Cleared for Marketing
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , FDA Approvals , Viruses and Viral Infection by Gloria Gamat on January 07, 2008
The FDA has recently cleared for marketing, the very first test that can simultaneously detect and identify 12 specific respiratory viruses in one sample. The said test, called the xTAG Respiratory...
Blood Test For Lung Cancer Detection, Possible
Title: Blood Test For Lung Cancer Detection, Possible
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Filed in archive Cancer , Diagnostics , Studies by Gloria Gamat on December 10, 2007
At least according to a new study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers. A test for four blood proteins may provide a less-invasive follow-up for patients who have suspicious lesions on...
Jehovah's Witnesses and Transfusion-wary Alike, Need Not Worry...
Title: Jehovah's Witnesses and Transfusion-wary Alike, Need Not Worry...
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , Studies , Treatment by Gloria Gamat on December 06, 2007
...because there are new choices for such patients - transfusion-free medicine! Sometimes I don't understand that if blood transfusion is the only way to save a life, Jehovah's Witnesses will...
Lost Dopamine Cells Replacement: Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Parkinson's
Title: Lost Dopamine Cells Replacement: Promising Therapeutic Strategy for Parkinson's
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , Parkinson's Disease , Studies , Treatment by Gloria Gamat on December 05, 2007
There is a progressive degeneration of brain cells known as dopamine (DA) cells in Parkinson's disease. What if these cells can be replaced? Indeed, the replacement of dopamine cells is now...
High Urinary Levels of Certain Molecules: Potential Biomarker of Lupus Nephritis
Title: High Urinary Levels of Certain Molecules: Potential Biomarker of Lupus Nephritis
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , Lupus , Studies by Gloria Gamat on November 27, 2007
Elevated levels of all four compounds - VCAM-1, P-selection, TNFR-1 and CXCL 16 - in the urine have the potential to serve as biomarkers for a potentially life-shortening kidney ailment caused by the...
Cryoablation, Still Showing Good Results Against Kidney Cancer
Title: Cryoablation, Still Showing Good Results Against Kidney Cancer
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Filed in archive Cancer , Diagnostics , Treatment by Gloria Gamat on November 26, 2007
Also known as cryotherapy or cryosurgery - cryoablation - is a procedure in which extreme cold is applied to the tumor using a cryoprobe (a hollow needle-like device filled with argon gas) - the gas...
New Brain Imaging Marker May Predict Future Alzheimer's Disease
Title: New Brain Imaging Marker May Predict Future Alzheimer's Disease
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Filed in archive Alzheimer's Disease , Diagnostics , Studies by Gloria Gamat on November 05, 2007
Speaking of Alzheimer's disease, Duke University Medical Center researchers were able to use imaging technology in the identification of a new marker that may help identify those at greatest risk...
ISU Sensor Can Detect Single Molecule of HPV
Title: ISU Sensor Can Detect Single Molecule of HPV
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Filed in archive Cancer , Diagnostics , Studies , Viruses and Viral Infection by Gloria Gamat on October 31, 2007
A sensor technology that can detect a single molecule of the human papillomavirus (HPV) have been developed by Iowa State University researchers We know that HPV is the virus associated with cervical...
HPV and other DNA Viruses Can be Detected Early
Title: HPV and other DNA Viruses Can be Detected Early
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Filed in archive Cancer , Diagnostics , Viruses and Viral Infection , Women's Health by Gloria Gamat on October 17, 2007
The human papilloma virus (HPV) is a common virus that can increase the risk of cervical cancer in women. We all know that early detection is most beneficial, so is in the case of HPV and cervical...
OCT Scans: Inexpensive Look into Multiple Sclerosis?
Title: OCT Scans: Inexpensive Look into Multiple Sclerosis?
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , Multiple Sclerosis , Studies by Gloria Gamat on October 16, 2007
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that affects both the brain and the spinal cord. It (MS) damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects your nerve cells. This...
Mom's Blood Analysis: Non-invasive Prenatal Genetic Testing
Title: Mom's Blood Analysis: Non-invasive Prenatal Genetic Testing
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , Genetics , Studies by Gloria Gamat on September 26, 2007
Invasive procedures are required for prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases and genetic monitoring of fetal development. If you've been pregnant before, for sure you have heard or at least read...
Don't you just dread taking the FBS test?
Title: Don't you just dread taking the FBS test?
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Filed in archive Cases , Diagnostics by Gloria Gamat on August 26, 2007
I am dreading my FBS test tomorrow, not only because I'm scared of needles but because I am scared of what the results will be. Besides, the last time I had FBS taken was when I was seven months...
Alternative Treatment For Hearing on Both Ears
Title: Alternative Treatment For Hearing on Both Ears
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , Treatment by Gloria Gamat on August 07, 2007
A team from Loyola University Medical Center has pioneered a device and a surgical procedure that will bring hearing to ears that can't hear - which could be an alternative for people whose...
Implantable Biochip Becoming a Reality
Title: Implantable Biochip Becoming a Reality
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , Studies by Gloria Gamat on August 03, 2007
And you thought such kinds of stuff are only happening in the movies? Not anymore. Actually, an implantable biochip that could relay vital health information if a soldier is wounded in battle or a...
MRgFUS of Non-cancerous Uterine Fibroids Provides Long Term Symptom Relief
Title: MRgFUS of Non-cancerous Uterine Fibroids Provides Long Term Symptom Relief
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , Treatment by Gloria Gamat on August 02, 2007
A Mayo Clinic-led collaborative study found that the innovative, non-invasive, outpatient treatment for non-cancerous fibroid uterine tumors -called magnetic resonance imaging guided focused...
GeneSearch™ BLN Assay: First Molecular-based Lab Test for Metastatic Breast Cancer Detection, FDA-Approved
Title: GeneSearch™ BLN Assay: First Molecular-based Lab Test for Metastatic Breast Cancer Detection, FDA-Approved
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , News by Gloria Gamat on July 17, 2007
The US FDA has just approved the first molecular-based laboratory test for detecting metastasized breast cancer: GeneSearch™ Breast Lymph Node (BLN) Assay. Manufactured by Veridex (a Johnson &...
First Quick Test for Malaria: FDA-Cleared for Marketing
Title: First Quick Test for Malaria: FDA-Cleared for Marketing
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , News by Gloria Gamat on July 03, 2007
Intended for laboratory use only, Binax NOW Malaria Test - the first authorized U.S. rapid test for malaria - has now been cleared by the US FDA for marketing. The Binax NOW test is significantly...
Maybe Breech Babies Can be Turned Earlier in the Pregnancy?
Title: Maybe Breech Babies Can be Turned Earlier in the Pregnancy?
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Filed in archive Diagnostics , Studies by Gloria Gamat on June 22, 2007
Fetuses that are in a breech presentation -- with their feet, instead of their heads, towards the pelvis - are the case of about one in every 25 to 30 full-term births that though can be delivered by...
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