The fecal DNA test was better than the Hemoccult II
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&quot;The fecal DNA test was better than the Hemoccult II, the current standard non-invasive screening test,&quot; Dr. Imperiale was quoted as saying by Reuters Health.
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The gold-standard test to detect colon cancer is missing a &quot;concerning&quot; number of cases, according to a Canadian study that evaluated the success rate of colonoscopies.
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People are less alike than scientists had thought when it comes to the billions of building blocks that make up each individual's DNA, according to a new analysis.
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A test that looks for the virus found in 99 percent of cervical tumors is far more effective than a Pap smear for detecting the early stages of cervical cancer, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.
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A new comparison of four dietsâincluding mineâis misleading and riddled with problems.
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NEW YORK  - Less that 0.1 percent of blood  and tissue donors in the United States had positive screening  tests for HIV between 2000 and 2002, according to a new study.  And the rate of hepatitis C virus was just over 1 percent.
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A non-invasive test that detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a useful method of screening for colorectal cancer, according to new research findings.
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NEW YORK  - The presence of RNA for the enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a pilot study conducted in Japan.
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The risk of miscarriage after   undergoing chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, to detect birth   defects is lower than previously thought and essentially   carries the same risk than the more commonly used   amniocentesis, according to new research.
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) screening test for cervical cancer is far more accurate than the traditional Pap test, according to a Canadian study published Wednesday in the United States.
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The US Food and Drug Administration cleared the first DNA microarray test for use by physicians in making treatment decisions based on a patient&#39;s genes.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Harvard researchers have found a new marker that may signal more invasive and lethal forms of colon cancer.
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Researchers say results aren't necessarily transferable to human beings.
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A haemophiliac exposed to contaminated blood products over 20 years ago gives evidence at an independent inquiry.
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Keeping in mind the above research, the genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations cannot always be considered sophisticated since there are chances of false identification, at least one in a billion.
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The risk of miscarriage after  undergoing chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, to detect birth  defects is lower than previously thought and essentially  carries the same risk than the more commonly used  amniocentesis, according to new research.
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A newer type of scan to detect potentially deadly blood clots in the lungs works as well as an older technique it has largely replaced, researchers said on Tuesday.