Tag: Tests
China cancer village tests reach of law against pollution
by on Jan.16, 2012, under Health and Fitness
XIAOXIN, China (Reuters) – Nothing in Wu Wenyong's rural childhood hinted he would end up on a hospital bed aged 15, battling two kinds of cancer. Born to poor farmers in Xiaoxin, a dusty village of low brick houses in southwestern Yunnan prov…
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Siemens recalls clinical pregnancy tests
by on Dec.30, 2011, under Health and Fitness
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Siemens has recalled 15 batches of clinical pregnancy tests because some of them incorrectly showed a positive result, a spokesman for the company said on Friday. He said the recall affects several hundred hospitals around th…
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Analysis: Court tests liability of healthcare executives
by on Dec.06, 2011, under Health and Fitness
After decades in relative obscurity, a legal doctrine that holds corporate officers liable for company wrongdoing is finding its way back into some high-profile healthcare prosecutions.
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Hit reset on cancer screening: ‘Tests not perfect’
by on Nov.08, 2011, under Health and Fitness
It turns out that catching cancer early isn’t always as important as we thought.
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Divide over when to use in-depth cholesterol tests
by on Oct.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
For heart health, you’re supposed to know your numbers: Total cholesterol, the bad LDL kind and the good HDL kind. But your next checkup might add a new number to the mix.
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Annual cancer screening tests urged less and less
by on Oct.19, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Annual cancer tests are becoming a thing of the past. New guidelines out Wednesday for cervical cancer screening have experts at odds over some things, but they are united in the view that the common practice of getting a Pap test every year is to…
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Japan finds radiation in rice, more tests planned
by on Sep.24, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Japan is ordering more tests on rice growing near a crippled nuclear plant after finding elevated levels of radiation, government officials said Saturday.
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Some kids with diabetes don't get recommended tests
by on Aug.23, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A significant number of children and young adults with diabetes may not be getting the routine tests recommended for managing the disease, according to a study out Monday.
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Rate of German E.coli cases slows, tests inconclusive
by on Jun.08, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The rate of infection from a deadly new strain of E.coli is slowing, but scientists are no nearer to proving organic bean sprouts caused the outbreak that has killed 23 people, Germany said on Tuesday.
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Autism Tests for Preemies May Be Faulty, Study Suggests
by on May.01, 2011, under Health and Fitness
SUNDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are erroneously
diagnosing autism spectrum disorder in many 18-month-old toddlers who were
born extremely premature, a small new study suggests.
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