Automated Multiphasic Health Testing and Services(AMHTS) in Japan.

Automated Diagnosis in Multiphasic Screening

While efforts at mathematizing the medical diagnostic process continue [10] the current state of the art appears to be characterized by two observations: (1) in applications where the "correct" diagnosis can be established (for example, by surgery or autopsy) the accuracy of diagnostic algorithms is comparable but not superior to the performance of experts [14], [16]; (2) different analytical t...

Multiphasic Health Screening

Although scientifically unproven, general empmcal agreement supports the notion that the early detection of disease is beneficial in the control of the disease process. The aim is to discover and cure conditions which have already produced cellular or biochemical change but which have not so far reached a stage associated with symptoms for which medical aid is sought spontaneously (Wilson and J...

Japan Turns Pro-Life: Recent Change in Reproductive Health Policy and Controversies over Prenatal Screening

Japan, known as a pro-choice country in terms of abortion, is currently facing the increase of “selective abortions” thanks to new prenatal screening. Efforts to restrict proliferation of new technology has not been successful and it is likely that Japan will turn pro-life by strictly enforcing the Maternity Protection Act (MPA), which prohibits abortions due to “fetal cause”.

An automated fitting procedure and software for dose-response curves with multiphasic features

In cancer pharmacology (and many other areas), most dose-response curves are satisfactorily described by a classical Hill equation (i.e. 4 parameters logistical). Nevertheless, there are instances where the marked presence of more than one point of inflection, or the presence of combined agonist and antagonist effects, prevents straight-forward modelling of the data via a standard Hill equation...

Pitfalls and Strategies in Automated Testing