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Poop Tests And Blood Tests Join Colonoscopy As Options For Colorectal Cancer Screening
For people with a family history of colorectal cancer or genetic or hereditary syndromes or signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer, such as blood in the stool a colonoscopy is the only recommended test.
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Blood Test Can Help Detect Alzheimer's Signs Decades Before Symptoms, Finds Lancet Study
The findings demonstrate the potential of detecting early-stage AD among middle-aged adults using blood tests.
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Menstrual Blood Can Help Detect Endometriosis Without Surgery, Reveals Study
A new study published in the Nature journal has identified a way to detect endometriosis without the need for invasive surgery. Here is what the study found and how it can affect women's healthcare outcomes.
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After Bengaluru Scare, Nagpur On Ebola Alert, Uganda Returnee In 21-Day Isolation
The current outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, which spreads through close contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood, sweat, vomit or faeces.
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Are Annual Health Checkups Enough To Detect Lifestyle Diseases?
An annual checkup acts more like a "snapshot" of your health at one specific point in time. However, lifestyle diseases can evolve gradually between screenings without obvious symptoms.
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Pregnant Through IVF? Doctors Warn Of A Rare But Dangerous Pregnancy Emergency Rising Among Indian Women
Although heterotopic pregnancy is exceedingly uncommon with natural conception, its incidence is markedly higher among women who conceive through assisted reproductive technologies such as IUI and IVF
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Gestational Diabetes Linked To Future Type 2 Diabetes Regardless Of Pre-Pregnancy Weight: Study
Gestational diabetes is a condition that develops during pregnancy when the body cannot control blood sugar levels properly. It usually disappears after childbirth, so many women assume it is only a temporary issue. However, a new study suggests that the effects may continue long after pregnancy ends. Scientists found that women who suffer from ges...
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Thyroid Reflects On Your Skin Before It Does On Your Report; Here's What To Notice
The thyroid gland helps regulate metabolism and influences how quickly cells repair and renew themselves. When thyroid hormone levels become abnormal.
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Nighttime Urination And Bladder Cancer: Is There A Connection?
Bladder cancer typically develops in the lining of the bladder and is more commonly associated with symptoms such as blood in the urine (haematuria), changes in urinary habits, and sometimes pain during urination.
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WHO Chief Concerned Over 'Scale And Speed' Of Ebola Outbreak As Congo Reports 134 Dead
Ebola is a highly contagious virus and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare but severe and often fatal.
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Hantavirus Exposure: Dutch Hospital Quarantines 12 Healthcare Workers As Precaution
The Hague, May 12 (IANS) Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) in the Netherlands has placed 12 employees in quarantine for six weeks as a precaution after incorrect procedures were followed while caring for a patient infected with hantaviru
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Stopped For Drunk Driving Test, Telangana Man Brings Machete To Attack Cops
Telangana olice stopped a man who was travelling on a cart and was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. Police warned him and sent him back home. He later returned with a machete and tried to attack officers.
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Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
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Blood Test Could Reveal How Disease Progresses, Response To Treatment: Study
A blood test might help predict how one's illness trajectory will proceed and how well they might respond to treatment, according to a study.
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Temple Wearable Enters Early Access: Zomato Co-Founder Deepinder Goyal Says First 100 Units Ready to Ship
Deepinder Goyal has opened early access for Temple, a wearable designed to track physical and cognitive health. The first 100 units are ready, and applications are open through the official website. The device is worn on the temple and aims to capture more accurate physiological signals than wrist-based trackers. It focuses on tracking brain blood ...
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Poop Tests And Blood Tests Join Colonoscopy As Options For Colorectal Cancer Screening
For people with a family history of colorectal cancer or genetic or hereditary syndromes or signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer, such as blood in the stool a colonoscopy is the only recommended test.
-
Blood Test Can Help Detect Alzheimer's Signs Decades Before Symptoms, Finds Lancet Study
The findings demonstrate the potential of detecting early-stage AD among middle-aged adults using blood tests.
-
Menstrual Blood Can Help Detect Endometriosis Without Surgery, Reveals Study
A new study published in the Nature journal has identified a way to detect endometriosis without the need for invasive surgery. Here is what the study found and how it can affect women's healthcare outcomes.
-
After Bengaluru Scare, Nagpur On Ebola Alert, Uganda Returnee In 21-Day Isolation
The current outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, which spreads through close contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood, sweat, vomit or faeces.
-
Are Annual Health Checkups Enough To Detect Lifestyle Diseases?
An annual checkup acts more like a "snapshot" of your health at one specific point in time. However, lifestyle diseases can evolve gradually between screenings without obvious symptoms.
-
Pregnant Through IVF? Doctors Warn Of A Rare But Dangerous Pregnancy Emergency Rising Among Indian Women
Although heterotopic pregnancy is exceedingly uncommon with natural conception, its incidence is markedly higher among women who conceive through assisted reproductive technologies such as IUI and IVF
-
Gestational Diabetes Linked To Future Type 2 Diabetes Regardless Of Pre-Pregnancy Weight: Study
Gestational diabetes is a condition that develops during pregnancy when the body cannot control blood sugar levels properly. It usually disappears after childbirth, so many women assume it is only a temporary issue. However, a new study suggests that the effects may continue long after pregnancy ends. Scientists found that women who suffer from ges...
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Thyroid Reflects On Your Skin Before It Does On Your Report; Here's What To Notice
The thyroid gland helps regulate metabolism and influences how quickly cells repair and renew themselves. When thyroid hormone levels become abnormal.
-
Nighttime Urination And Bladder Cancer: Is There A Connection?
Bladder cancer typically develops in the lining of the bladder and is more commonly associated with symptoms such as blood in the urine (haematuria), changes in urinary habits, and sometimes pain during urination.
-
WHO Chief Concerned Over 'Scale And Speed' Of Ebola Outbreak As Congo Reports 134 Dead
Ebola is a highly contagious virus and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare but severe and often fatal.
-
Hantavirus Exposure: Dutch Hospital Quarantines 12 Healthcare Workers As Precaution
The Hague, May 12 (IANS) Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) in the Netherlands has placed 12 employees in quarantine for six weeks as a precaution after incorrect procedures were followed while caring for a patient infected with hantaviru
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Stopped For Drunk Driving Test, Telangana Man Brings Machete To Attack Cops
Telangana olice stopped a man who was travelling on a cart and was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. Police warned him and sent him back home. He later returned with a machete and tried to attack officers.
-
Are Hantavirus Tests Like Covid Tests? Doctors Explain Key Differences
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus cannot be detected using rapid antigen kits. Doctors explain why diagnosis depends on specialised blood tests, PCR analysis and clinical suspicion, especially during severe respiratory illness outbreaks.
-
Blood Test Could Reveal How Disease Progresses, Response To Treatment: Study
A blood test might help predict how one's illness trajectory will proceed and how well they might respond to treatment, according to a study.
-
Temple Wearable Enters Early Access: Zomato Co-Founder Deepinder Goyal Says First 100 Units Ready to Ship
Deepinder Goyal has opened early access for Temple, a wearable designed to track physical and cognitive health. The first 100 units are ready, and applications are open through the official website. The device is worn on the temple and aims to capture more accurate physiological signals than wrist-based trackers. It focuses on tracking brain blood ...
