What Doctors Don't Tell YouMore than 10,000 cases of cancer of the prostate, the walnut-sized gland that sits just below the bladder, are diagnosed every year in the UK. It is the second-most common cause of cancer deaths
RADIOGRAPHS: It’s all in the reading
The prostate cancer test, PSA, can give false readings if the man has ejaculated in the previous two days. The test can produce a false positive reading, which can lead to unnecessary prostate bi ...
Tonometry An early warning for glaucoma, this simple test can detect low eye pressure, or IOP (intraocular pressure), an indicator of other eye disorders such as inflammation, a detached retina and a poor blood supply to the eye. It’s quick, and...
If your doctor suspects that you have an autoimmune disorder such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis or scleroderma, he may arrange to have you take an antinuclear antibody (ANA) test.
There is no accurate blood or imaging diagnostic test for Parkinson’s. Doctors make the diagnosis based on clinical examination - though this can be difficult as other conditions such as Alzheimer's disease can resemble PD and must first be excluded.
Taking an accurate measurement of blood pressure in a clinical setting is an important prerequisite for making a diagnosis of hypertension. So why are doctors getting it wrong so much of the time? ...
There are quite a few alternatives to barium enemas, the best known of which is colonoscopy. This involves passing a fibreoptic cable up into the colon to view the colonic wall. Colonoscopy is now rapidly supplanting barium enemas
Negative pregnancy tests can be misleading, according to a recent report.
A severely dehydrated woman was admitted to hospital with vomiting and vaginal discharge.
Treating women who have had a false positive mammography screening (detecting cancer where there is none) is a third of the cost of providing screening for all women, Swedish researchers have disc ...
