Health | Science | Technology | Space | Sports | Entertainment | Mobile | Games | Economy | Politics | Movies | Music | [Top News]

Posts tagged: indicator

HIV Test Recommended When New Indicator Diseases Present

March 5, 2012
Today, heterosexuals in Europe are at particular risk of carrying HIV for so long that they remain undiagnosed until their immune system starts to fail and they become ill. An international study under the leadership of the HIV in Europe initiative has now revealed that a number of diseases, ...

New indicator diseases reveal hidden HIV

March 1, 2012
(University of Copenhagen) An international study under the leadership of the HIV in Europe initiative has now revealed that a number of diseases, including herpes zoster and certain forms of cancer, should be on the list of indicators for having HIV -- and thus serve to prompt health care professionals ...

Two-arm blood pressure check indicator for risk from heart disease or death

January 30, 2012
A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) has found that differences in systolic blood pressure between arms could be a useful indicator of the likelihood of vascular risk and death.

2-arm blood pressure check indicator for risk from heart disease or death

January 29, 2012
A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) has found that differences in systolic blood pressure between arms could be a useful indicator of the likelihood of vascular risk and death. The findings ...

2-arm blood pressure check indicator for risk from heart disease or death

January 29, 2012
(The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry) A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry has found that differences in systolic blood pressure between arms could be a useful indicator of the likelihood of vascular risk and death.

In Patients With Rare Brain Tumor, Abnormal Chromosome Indicator Of Treatment And Outcome

January 22, 2012
A recent analysis of clinical trial results performed by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) demonstrate that a chromosomal abnormality - specifically, the absence (co-deletion) of chromosomes 1p and 19q - have definitive prognostic and predictive value for managing the treatment of adult patients with pure and mixed anaplastic oligodendrogliomas...

Abnormal chromosome indicator of treatment and outcome in patients with rare brain tumor

January 20, 2012
A recent analysis of clinical trial results performed by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) demonstrate that a chromosomal abnormality—specifically, the absence (co-deletion) of chromosomes 1p and 19q—have definitive prognostic and predictive value for managing the treatment of adult patients with pure and mixed anaplastic oligodendrogliomas. The presence of the ...

Abnormal chromosome indicator of treatment and outcome in patients with rare brain tumor

January 19, 2012
A recent analysis of clinical trial results performed by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) demonstrate that a chromosomal abnormalityspecifically, the absence (co-deletion) of chromosomes 1p and 19qhave definitive prognostic and predictive value for managing the treatment of adult patients with pure and mixed anaplastic oligodendrogliomas. The presence of the ...

Appendicitis Perforation Rates Are A Misleading Indicator Of Health Care Access

January 17, 2012
A study published in the January issue of the Archives of Surgery suggests that using appendicitis perforations rates as an indicator of access to healthcare is misleading and inappropriate. The research finds that only a small percentage of the disparity in rates of perforation between minority and white children can ...

New indicator may help identify patients with increased risk from throat cancer

January 16, 2012
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a new indicator that may predict which patients with a common type of throat cancer are most likely have the cancer spread to other parts of their bodies. Patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who had "matted" ...

New indicator may help identify patients with increased risk from throat cancer

January 16, 2012
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a new indicator that may predict which patients with a common type of throat cancer are most likely have the cancer spread to other parts of their bodies.

New indicator may help identify patients with increased risk from throat cancer

January 16, 2012
(University of Michigan Health System) Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a new indicator that may predict which patients with a common type of throat cancer are most likely have the cancer spread to other parts of their bodies.