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Original Source: Should a Colonoscopy be Recommended for Healthy Individuals with Increased Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels? A Case-Control Study.
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Despite the limitations of screening or early diagnosis of colorectal cancers (CRC), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is frequently measured in practice and during health promotion programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of colonoscopy in healthy individuals with elevated CEA levels. METHODS: From January 2003 to November 2008, 117,731 healthy persons underwent an opportunistic screening program in two health promotion centers; 1,497 subjects (1.3%) showed an elevated CEA...
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The Anemia Partnering 2007-2012 provides understanding and access to the anemia partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies. The report provides an analys...
The Time Has Come To Treat Anemia Seriously
Up to one-third of patients undergoing surgery in Ontario have a treatable form of anemia but are not optimally treated for it. A paper published online in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia says tha...
Akebia raises another $41m for oral anemia drug
Akebia Theraputics has raised $41m in a series C financing round to fund on-going development of its lead compound, the oral anemia pill AKB-6548, taking the drug into Phase IIb testing in patients wi...
Regular Fanconi anemia cells aren't sensitive to resveratrol
Fanconi anemia is a recessive genetic disorder affecting 1 in 350,000 babies, which leaves cells unable to repair damaged DNA. This lack of repair puts Fanconi anemia patients at high risk for develop...
Anemia: A Manageable Side Effect Skin Cancer
Anemia, one of the most common side effects associated with cancer, affects over 60 percent of cancer patients. Anemia may occur as either a direct result of the cancer or, more commonly, as a side ef...
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
THURSDAY, Oct. 4 -- Anemia is a risk factor for complications and death following heart surgery, and elective heart surgeries should be delayed to treat moderate to severe anemia, a new study suggests...
ACC: Anemia Drug No Help in HF (CME/CE)
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Treating moderate anemia in heart failure patients doesn't improve their outcomes but does carry risks, the RED-HF trial determined.
Paper says hospitals that do treat patients with anemia have better outcomes
Up to one-third of patients undergoing surgery in Ontario have a treatable form of anemia but are not optimally treated for it.
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Characteristics of anemia in subclinical and overt hypothyroid patients.
Thyroid hormones stimulate directly or indirectly growth of erythroid colonies through erythropoietin. Anemia is often the first sign of hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism can cause a wide variety of anem...
Anemia and mortality in older persons: does the type of anemia affect survival?
Anemia is a common condition among community-dwelling older adults. The present study investigates the effect of type of anemia on subsequent mortality. We analyzed data from participants of the Third...
Objective. The fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) has been described in the context of preterm labor and preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes and is often associated with intra-amniotic...
Our specific aim was to characterize maternal knowledge of anemia and its relationship to maternal and child anemia and to behaviors related to anemia reduction. We examined the relationship between m...
Mediators of Anemia in Chronic Heart Failure.
Anemia is highly prevalent in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and is associated with poor clinical outcome. Increased prevalence of anemia in CHF has been linked to advanced age, female gend...
