Saliva test could diagnose cancers

The Saliva Test for Tapeworm

Release of mast cell tryptase into saliva: a tool to diagnose food allergy by a mucosal challenge test?

BACKGROUND Our aim was to examine whether measurement of the saliva mast cell tryptase (MCT) concentrations before and after a mucosal challenge test with the offending food would be helpful in diagnosing food allergy. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 44 food challenge tests performed in 38 patients between 2006 and 2009. Patients with a suspected history of food allergy chewe...

Could modification of lifestyle factors prevent second primary breast cancers?

Modifiable factors have increasingly been associated with breast cancer. Studies have long suggested a link between modifiable factors, such as weight, physical activity, and alcohol use, and the risk of developing a primary breast cancer. Dozens of case-control and prospective cohort studies have demonstrated up to a two-fold increase in risk of breast cancer in overweight and obese postmenopa...

[Head shaking test (HSN) using to diagnose vestibule damage].

INTRODUCTION There is described a transient nystagmus provoked by shaking the head in the horizontal plane for a few seconds in both normal subjects and patients that is called Head Shaking Test (HSN) as a diagnostic tool for vestibular dysfunction. HSN is generally accepted that is generated by an asymmetrical peripheral vestibular input and a central velocity storage mechanism, which integrat...

Test used to Diagnose Mastitis on Dairy Farms