Sentences with phrase «early age screening»

The pure - bred dog may have received the label many years earlier due to early age screening, but the disease process is the same.

After a thorough physical examination, it is likely your veterinarian will recommend radiographs, as this remains the hallmark diagnostic tool for both diagnosis and early age screening.

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Screening should be based on risk factors that can begin even earlier than 40 years of age.

I think it was a defining experience, seeing those images in that box at an early age, even if the screen was only five inches.

Research overwhelmingly shows that screen activities have a negative impact on early development (language, motor, attention, social, etc.) and nearly every professional organization devoted to the health and development of children has made recommendations against screentime below 2 years of age.

Screenings are suggested to begin at age 50, but those with a family history should talk to a doctor about being screened earlier.

Borough President James Oddo on Thursday unveiled the PSAs he commissioned to remind Staten Island women to get mammograms regularly and encourage them to start screenings at an earlier age.

Early Cancer Detection Goal of Week - Long Screening Event «Cancer Services Program Reaches Out to Uninsured Tri-County Women» Uninsured women 40 - years of age and older living in Oneida, Herkimer and Madison Counties can register for free cancer screenings, win prizes and receive a free gift bag for participating in the Love Yourself Screening Event scheduled for the week of October 3rd through October 7th.

In bivariate analysis, those who screened positive were more likely to have started tanning at an earlier age, be concerned about their appearance, and have depressive symptoms.

Until six years ago, recommendations for most women under age 25 called for Pap smears earlier and more often, and chlamydia screening once they were sexually active.

For screening, physicians commonly recommend colonoscopy as the tool of choice: once every 10 years starting at age 50 for people of average risk, earlier and possibly more frequently for those with a family history of colon cancer or other signs of added susceptibility.

«Clinicians could decide to screen high - risk patients earlier than age 50, while delaying or foregoing screening in low - risk individuals.»

Among the changes in the American Cancer Society's updated breast cancer screening guideline is that women with an average risk of breast cancer should undergo regular, annual screening mammography beginning at age 45 years, with women having an opportunity to choose to begin annual screening as early as age 40; women 55 years and older should transition to screening every other year (vs annual), but still have the opportunity to continue with annual screening; and routine screening clinical breast examination is no longer recommended, according to an article in the October 20 issue of JAMA.

«These women may benefit from more intensive screening, starting at a younger age, or using more sensitive screening techniques, allowing early detection and prevention of the disease.

While vision screening probably isn't harmful, some age - related eye conditions like macular degeneration and cataracts may be difficult to detect before patients have pronounced symptoms because people in the early stages of these diseases may still be able to read eye charts used to test vision.

This rise is particularly troubling, the authors said, because men in this age group are believed to benefit most from prostate cancer screening and early treatment.

Using mathematical models, the researchers used these data to quantify the effectiveness of starting screening early — at age 25 — for women who received chest radiation as a teenager.

A study matching newborn glucose concentration screening results with fourth - grade achievement test scores suggests that early transient newborn hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) was associated with lower test scores at age 10, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

They found that using mammography about 260 survivors of childhood lymphoma would need to be invited to have early breast cancer screening to prevent one breast cancer death, which compares favorably to widely endorsed screening programs for average risk women aged 50 or older, which generally require 300 - 1,300 women to be invited to prevent one breast cancer death.

The Southampton team has been studying the development of a group of children who were identified with permanent childhood hearing impairment (PCHI) at a very early age in a pilot screening program conducted in Southampton and London in the 1990s.

I have ordered several tests on an early - access basis and plan to make this test a standard tool for helping me to decide which of my patients may benefit from screening at an earlier age, breast MRIs, and other risk reduction measures.

Those with a personal or family history of colon polyps, cancer at an early age or certain chronic medical conditions be encouraged to be screened starting at an earlier age.

That's because, compared with» lung and other hard - to - treat cancers (such as ovarian), breast cancer tends to be caught at earlier, more treatable stages, thanks to screenings like mammograms (which is why it's so important to get one every year, starting at age 40).

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in women, which means that getting screened starting at age 50 (and earlier if you've got risk factors, like a family history) is imperative.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening every two years starting at age 50, based on evidence that beginning earlier could subject women to invasive, harmful treatments that may turn out to be unnecessary.

The cancer society guideline calls for men to have the option starting at age 50, while the AUA sets 55 as the earliest age for routine screening.

Earlier guidelines had suggested annual screenings begin at age 40.

If you have a family history of high cholesterol or other risk factors for heart disease (such as high blood pressure, smoking, family history of heart disease at a young age, and especially diabetes), you may need earlier or more frequent screening.

This rise is particularly troubling, the authors said, because men in this age group are believed to benefit most from prostate cancer screening and early treatment.

Once I read that the American Pediatric Association were recommending wider cholesterol screening for children and more aggressive use of cholesterol - lowering drugs like Statins, starting as early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems I hit the roof.

All women age 65 or older should have a bone density screening, but go earlier (at menopause) if you're in a high - risk family.

What you can do: Start getting screening mammograms 10 years earlier than the youngest age at which a relative was diagnosed.

A talented and attractive actress who has managed to wrangle a remarkable number of affecting roles despite her youthful age, Elisabeth Moss may be best known to television viewers as the President's daughter on the acclaimed series The West Wing, though thoughtful characterizations in such features as Girl, Interrupted and Imaginary Crimes have been a testament to an actress not afraid to court more challenging and emotionally demanding roles unusual for an actress of her age.Born to music manager and a mother who specialized in the blues harp in 1983, Moss spent her childhood in Los Angeles and was inspired to pursue acting at an early age by screen idol Bette Davis.

In the case of talented stage and screen beauty Kristen Bell, it wasn't so much a matter of if she was going to be a star after realizing her dream during an early performance as a banana in Raggedy Ann and Andy at the tender age of 12 — but when she would finally make the big time.

«Early Interviews» - which shines the spotlight on teenaged Maltin's interactions with movie stars, directors, and movers and shakers in Hollywood's Golden Age, including Warner Bros. sexy, wise - cracking pre-Code siren Joan Blondell, Emmy - winning and Oscar - nominated actor Burgess Meredith, early screen heartthrob George O'Brien, and Cecil B. DeMille's right - hand - man Henry Wilcoxon, among otEarly Interviews» - which shines the spotlight on teenaged Maltin's interactions with movie stars, directors, and movers and shakers in Hollywood's Golden Age, including Warner Bros. sexy, wise - cracking pre-Code siren Joan Blondell, Emmy - winning and Oscar - nominated actor Burgess Meredith, early screen heartthrob George O'Brien, and Cecil B. DeMille's right - hand - man Henry Wilcoxon, among otearly screen heartthrob George O'Brien, and Cecil B. DeMille's right - hand - man Henry Wilcoxon, among others.

Despite no previous acting experience, Katie Jarvis is the heart and troubled soul of Fish Tank, the gripping coming - of - age drama from Andrea Arnold and the most exciting new release in a week also highlighted by the arrival of Storm, Hans - Christian Schmid's thriller about crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian war of the early 1990s, and the on - screen return of Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness.

Though he gave his all to Age of Ultron, Whedon hasn't been able to watch the final cut all the way through yet — «I tried,» said the typically hard - on - himself filmmaker, «and I had a terrible time» — but he's heartened by the glowing reaction online from early press screenings.

At the time he was playing Hamlet opposite Vanessa's father Sir Michael Redgrave, cementing her destiny as one of the all time great stars of stage and screen from the earliest age.

Well, then I have some amazing news for you, as two of the nation's biggest theater chains are planning marathons of that very nature leading up to special early screenings of The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

«Avengers Age of Ultron is loaded with insane action, great character moments, and funny dialogue,» tweeted Collider's Steven Weintraub after a screening earlier this week, adding: «Joss did the impossible again.»

According to the American College of Pediatricians excessive exposure to screens, especially at early ages, has been associated with lower academic performance and behavior problems.

The Center's work will include, but is not limited to, professional development for the infant / toddler and preschool workforce; evidence - based curriculum; early learning standards; effective transitions; screening and assessment; culturally and linguistically age appropriate practices; enhancing teacher / child interactions; supporting networks of infant / toddler practitioners; supporting children with disabilities (part C and part B); and using data to improve practice.

She managed a Federal Preschool Development Grant and, as part of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant, worked on a first time initiative to require child care providers to conduct developmental screening on children aged 6 weeks to 5 years old and to help families access referrals and / or resources as necessary.

It may seem like ages ago, but it was just a couple of years: Early on in the game of color - screened tablets, Barnes & Noble was a forerunner.

Less slimline than the older concepts and nowhere near as space - age as the earlier dual - screen XO - 2 renders, the new silicone - clad XO - 3 does at least have the bonus of actually fitting inside the Marvell ARMADA PXA618 processor and half gig of RAM we're expecting.

Each year when your pet comes in he or she will receive a comprehensive physical exam and age appropriate ancillary diagnostics (such as blood pressure screening, parasite tests and blood work) to screen for early signs of disease.

The SBTCA encourages breeders to screen litters for PHPV before placement as it can be detected as early as 6 weeks of age.

Dobermans can be screened as early as 2 years of age.

Penn - Hip screening can be performed at any age and a puppy can be Penn - Hip certified as early as 6 - months old.

Each year when your pet visits his family doctor, he or she will receive a comprehensive physical exam and age appropriate ancillary diagnostics (such as blood pressure screening, parasite tests and blood work) to screen for early signs of disease.