Not exact matches
Carlos Martinez, a materials engineer and assistant professor at Purdue University in Indiana, says that the final goal
of the project is to develop these disease breathalyzers to provide
diagnostic and preventative
screening for home or health - clinic use.
Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance
of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness
of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance
of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature
of competition from other cancer
screening and
diagnostic products and services; the effects
of the adoption, modification or repeal
of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects
of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result
of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act
of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer
screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations sections
of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.
The Company also has a
diagnostic business based on its DPNCheck ® product, which is a point -
of - care test that provides accurate and cost - effective
screening, diagnosis and monitoring
of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).
The Eagle Pack 240 XE operates with Eagle's SimulTask ™ XE inspection software, which provides on -
screen self -
diagnostics, product imaging and recording to ensure complete traceability throughout the production line and ease
of due diligence.
The SimulTask ™ PRO tool, which is available on every Eagle x-ray machine, also provides on -
screen self
diagnostics for ease
of maintenance and rigorous quality control.
A user - friendly colour touch
screen allows easy operation, self -
diagnostics and simple and rapid transfers between bag types and film, all
of which help to minimise downtime.
A user - friendly colour touch
screen allows easy operation, self -
diagnostics and simple and rapid transfers between bag types and film, all
of which help to minimise the system's downtime.
Be sure to discuss all
of your options regarding these tests, including the risks and benefits, how the test results are given, and whether the test is a
screening test or a
diagnostic test.
Whether you're focusing on disease prevention and
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For example,
screening tests for Down's, Edwards» or Patau's syndromes can lead to difficult decisions about whether to have a
diagnostic test, such as amniocentesis, that carries a possible risk
of miscarriage.
«
Screening tests tell you the likelihood that your baby could have a birth defect, while
diagnostic tests tell you with more than 99 percent certainty whether your baby has the disorder,» says Allison Hill, M.D., an OB - GYN and author
of Your Pregnancy, Your Way and co-author
of The Mommy Docs» Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy and Birth.
The first
screening is performed after 48 hours in the state
of Indiana and is only indicative that a problem may be present, and then a second
diagnostic test confirms whether or not the problem or disease is truly present.
GPs are normally the first point
of medical contact within the NHS and they play a vital role in preventive care, which typically involves
diagnostic screening and providing advice on how to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Cuomo's office announced the parameters
of the agreement, which included expanding
screening for breast cancer, eliminating annual deductibles, co-payments and co-insurance payments for mammograms and ending cos - tsharing for
diagnostic imaging for breast cancer.
Challenges highlighted for the year ahead were: Moving forward on piloting flexible sigmoidoscopy bowel
screening; a national awareness campaign on bowel cancer; improving
diagnostic capacity and productivity; the needs
of survivors in different post-treatment phases; providing information to commissioners and providers about patients» experience
of care; giving support to tackle issues such as information provision and better communication.
The study concludes that comprehensive
screening for canine inherited disorders represents an efficient and powerful
diagnostic and research discovery tool that has a range
of applications in veterinary care, disease research, and dog breeding.
One program outlined in the White House spending plan clearly is new: an FDA Virtual Oncology Center
of Excellence that will «leverage the combined skills
of regulatory scientists and reviewers» to speed the development
of cancer drugs,
screening, and
diagnostics.
Decentralization
of healthcare through low - cost and highly portable point -
of - care
diagnostics has the potential to revolutionize current limitations in patient
screening.
A recently completed genome sequence
of the new virus has sped up efforts to come up with a
diagnostic test to
screen for it
Going forward, the development
of a reliable
diagnostic kit is much needed to enable hospital, clinic, and public health workers to confirm that patients seeking care are either infected or free
of the virus; and while an effective vaccine is being tested, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should
screen existing antiviral medicines to determine if any can protect people from contracting the virus, Song said.
It may be possible to develop blood - based
diagnostic tests that complement mammography to address some
of these issues associated with
screening.
It defines «avoidable» as those cases where there was no requirement
of diagnostic or
screening services, procedures, or medications and the patients were discharged home.
A novel strategy to
screen pregnant women for malaria with rapid
diagnostic tests and treat the test - positive women with effective antimalarials does not lower the risk
of adverse pregnancy outcomes compared with treating all pregnant women with the malaria preventive sulfadoxine - pyrimethamine (SP) in sub-Saharan Africa, according to an open label randomized trial published this week in PLOS Medicine by Feiko ter Kuile,
of the Liverpool School
of Tropical Medicine, and colleagues.
«Considering that there is currently no clinical
screening tool other than family history, this is a significant advance for development
of molecular
diagnostic tests,» she said.
«Considering that there is currently no clinical
screening tool other than family history, this is a significant advance for development
of molecular
diagnostic tests,» Iyengar said.
In the new study, the researchers compared this standard
of care to a
screening approach where pregnant women are tested approximately monthly for malaria using rapid
diagnostic tests and treated with a different drug, dihydroartemisinin - piperaquine (DP) only if they test positive for the parasite.
Holton and Nigg employed a rigorous study design that involved parental reports,
diagnostic interviews, and consensus
of two clinical experts to
screen for ADHD and additional psychiatric disorders.
«This exciting research clearly demonstrates the important role that fingerprints can play in simplifying drug
screening, and complements our own parallel developments in portable, point -
of - use
diagnostic tests.
Screening and
diagnostic procedures for pancreatic cysts and other gastrointestinal conditions can be performed at Moffitt's state -
of - the - art endoscopy clinic.
A positive MST
screen status turned out to be a marker for homelessness in the absence
of further
diagnostic information.»
Professor Haase also studies the relevance
of genetic polymorphisms
of DNA - repair and detoxification genes for AML and MDS, the relevance
of iron overload for stem cell functions in MDS, and the establishment
of FISH analysis
of CD34 + cells from the peripheral blood as a
diagnostic tool for
screening and monitoring in patients with MDS.
Prespecified secondary outcomes:
diagnostic cancer stage and Gleason grade (range, 2 - 10; higher scores indicate a poorer prognosis)
of prostate cancers identified, all - cause mortality, and an instrumental variable analysis estimating the causal effect
of attending the PSA
screening clinic.
The Georgia Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP)(the Chronic Disease Prevention Section
of the Georgia Department
of Public Health) provides access to timely breast and cervical cancer
screening and
diagnostic services throughout the state to female residents.
The objective
of this study is to validate the
diagnostic performance and practical feasibility
of massively parallel genomic sequencing for the non-invasive prenatal assessment
of trisomy 21 in a large number
of pregnancies that have undergone conventional
screening and were clinically indicated for definitive testing by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling.
• Customized mutation
screening assays Biotage, the manufacturing company
of the genetic analyzer PyroMark ID, offers in its database more than 1,000 customized assays for routine clinical
screening diagnostics.
A literature review finds an increased risk
of cancer, late - stage cancer, and mortality, with increased waiting time between a positive
screening and start
of diagnostic testing.
The Ospedale San Raffaele Mouse Clinic (OMC) is the follow - up and consolidation
of a Regione Lombardia - funded project (EMDM), which aimed at the establishment and implementation
of a large, dedicated facility (the European Mouse Disease Models Center) whose goal is the development and functional assessment
of mouse disease models, both for the dissection
of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms and for the
screening and validation
of innovative
diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
To determine its suitability as a first tier
screening test would require formal investigation
of both its
diagnostic performance and cost benefit.
Cell lines provides solution for manufacture
of therapeutic and
diagnostic protein and for applications in drug
screening, pharmacological research and toxicological studies
MPE09 has successfully finished The second edition
of the EUTEMPE - NET Module 9 «Achieving quality in
diagnostic and
screening mammography» has been very successful.
The identification
of disease signatures will enable
screens of small molecule libraries to delineate molecular targets that modulate these disease signatures and identify new
diagnostic and therapeutic leads for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
The quality
of the malaria images could be improved by use
of a higher NA objective; however, especially for the thick smear (more widely used for
screening) the current images are already suggestive
of the potential for
diagnostic utility.
The summit will go on for two days and focus on preventive care, including life style issues and the value
of diagnostics and
screening, as well as treatment for autonomous ageing.
The human genome's most appealing idea stemmed from the concept
of hyper - personalized medicine, in which drugs, vaccines,
diagnostic screenings and treatments could be tailored to a specific person based on his or her genetics.
A fact sheet that defines
screening and
diagnostic mammograms; discusses the benefits and potential harms
of screening mammograms; and summarizes how findings, including breast density, are reported.
A fact sheet that describes the role
of screening and
diagnostic laboratory tests.
Esko is collaborating with Zacharon Pharmaceuticals, a San Diego - based biotechnology company, to develop a commercial
diagnostic assay for differentiating forms
of MPS from urine and blood samples, a
screening test for newborns and a tool for measuring the biochemical response
of MPS patients to existing and novel therapies.
SciLifeLab contributed with a workshop on costs and benefits
of diagnostics and
screening.
The Colorectal Cancer Moon Shot team is developing a blood - based
diagnostic test to
screen for the presence
of colorectal cancer in a non-invasive manner.
Our laboratory is CLIA certified to integrate personalized functional drug
screens into the standard -
of - care
diagnostic workup
of future cancer patients.