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Spirometry Test

The gold standard in lung testing In the same way that blood pressure measurements provide a simple yet effective screening method for cardiovascular disease, spirometry tests can help to unmask t...

Western blot test

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Over-the-counter OraQuick HIV test: What does this mean for you?

The FDA has just announced approval for the OraQuick In-Home HIV test, by OraSure Technologies. That s great news on some fronts, but the test raises new questions, as well.As I ve just been catchi...

FDA approves first rapid, take home HIV test

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their homes.The OraQuick test...

Receiver operating characteristic curves

Researchers evaluated the performance of a cognitive test called “test your memory” as a screening test for Alzheimer’s disease. The screening test is designed to use minimal operator time and t...

FDA Approves Test to Aid Post-PSA Biopsy Decisions

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a test to help men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test scores decide whether to have a biopsy to test for prostate cancer.

Cholesterol test: Sorting out the lipids

Cholesterol test — Overview covers how to interpret the results of this common blood test.

FDA approves in-home HIV test that gives results within an hour

The test requires confirmatory lab testing, so patients may contact their physicians for follow-up if they test positive.

HIV Home Test Kit Wins FDA Approval

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that is has approved the first over the counter HIV test kit that allows Americans to test, in the privacy of their own homes, whether...

The inclusion of 'then-test' questions in post-test questionnaires alters post-test responses: a randomized study of bias in health program evaluation.

OBJECTIVES: Program evaluations are frequently based on 'then-test' data, i.e., pre-test collected in retrospect. While the application of the then-test has practical advantages, little is known about...

Comparison of the cough stress test and 24-h pad test in the assessment of stress urinary incontinence.

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The 24-h pad test and cough stress test are commonly used to assess stress urinary incontinence; however, no comparative data are available. The coug...

Test retest reliability and minimal detectable change of a novel submaximal graded exercise test in the measurement of graded exercise test duration.

Taylor, JD, Bandy, WD, and Whittemore, JD. Test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change of a novel submaximal graded exercise test in the measurement of graded exercise test duration. J Stren...

Is the lung floating test a valuable tool or obsolete? A prospective autopsy study.

The lung floating test is still an obligatory measure to distinguish whether a newborn was born dead or alive. In order to verify the reliability of the floating test, a new clinical trial should exam...

Sub-maximal and maximal Yo-Yo intermittent endurance test level 2: heart rate response, reproducibility and application to elite soccer.

The aims of this study were to (1) determine the reproducibility of sub-maximal and maximal versions of the Yo-Yo intermittent endurance test level 2 (Yo-Yo IE2 test), (2) assess the relationship betw...