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Ovarian cancer screening test for post-menopausal women is not yet ready for clinical practice
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 26, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Future screening test could detect ovarian cancer earlier Reference: A 2-stage ovarian cancer screening strategy using the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm (ROCA) identifies early-stage incident cancers and demonstrates high positive predictive value
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CMA supports move to prevent unnecessary medical procedures and tests
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 23, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Canadian doctors to tackle unnecessary medical tests Reference: Check out the book (free download) Testing Treatments and the app called AHRQ ePSS. These will give you all the information you need to ensure that you are not subjected to unnecessary tests and procedures
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Ontario to add screening test for infant Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 21, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Ontario begins newborn screening for bubble boy disease
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Bacteria found to be at greater levels in raw chicken sold in farmers' markets compared to the grocery store. Does it matter? Only if you eat raw chicken (and live in Philadelphia)
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 24, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Chickens from farmers’ markets test far higher for food poisoning bacteria than grocery counterparts: U.S. study Reference: A Microbiological Comparison of Poultry Products Obtained from Farmers’ Markets and Supermarkets in Pennsylvania
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Bike helmet standards falling behind science of how concussions occur
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July , 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Bike helmets should address concussion risk, scientists say
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New prenatal genetic screening test has lower false positive rate
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 24, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Prenatal blood test could revolutionize birth defect screening Reference: M. M. Gil, M. S. Quezada, B. Bregant, M. Ferraro, K. H. Nicolaides. Implementation of maternal blood cell-free DNA testing in early screening for aneuploidies.Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2013; DOI:10.1002/uog.12504 K. H. Nicolaides, D. Wright, L.…
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Few properly wash their hands and the consequences of our inaction in the hospital setting
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June , 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Hand-washing 101: Study finds only 5% of us do it properly in public Doctors warn they are losing battle against superbugs
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Spike in C. difficile infection at Ottawa Hospital may not have been due to person-to-person spread
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for June 5, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: C. difficile infections decline at Ottawa Hospital
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Clinical trial started to detect breast cancer using a urine screening test
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 24, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Technique to Detect Breast Cancer in Urine Developed Reference: Researcher Develops Technique to Detect Breast Cancer in Urine