PURPOSE To validate the utility and effectiveness of a standardized tool for prioritization of information sources for early detection of diseases. METHODS The tool was developed with input from diverse public health experts garnered through survey. Ten raters used the tool to evaluate ten information sources and reliability among raters was computed. The Proc mixed procedure with random effe...

BACKGROUND Long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is common and associated with poor outcomes. Strategies to enhance early detection of first-episode psychosis have been advocated. AIMS To evaluate initiatives for early detection of psychosis. METHOD Systematic review of available evidence on the effectiveness of early detection initiatives to reduce the DUP. RESULTS The review inc...

An eradication programme ideally requires a dosed community with dose collaboration from all authorities concerned in order t o enable the examination of all known, registered cases ; early detection of cases and starting therapy with an effective , quick-acting medication to reduce the possibility of dissemination of the disease ; and the facility to follow-up the patients on a long term b asi...

We observed that the pH of positive blood culture broths was significantly lower than that of negative broths. However, significantly pH changes were generally not observed for subculture-positive, macroscopically negative blood culture broths. Therefore, although the pH of most positive blood culture broths was reduced significantly, this change was generally not useful for the early detection...

The aim of this quality improvement initiative was to incorporate a paediatric early warning score (PEWS) and track and trigger system in the routine care of children in an acute general children's ward at a regional hospital in the Republic of Ireland. In the absence of a nationally recommended specific PEWS strategy, a local plan was developed. The experience of structuring and implementing t...

Enthusiasm over scientific progress in prevention, early detection, and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) remains tempered by the sobering recognition that racial and ethnic disparities in CRC screening, incidence, and mortality exist in the US. According to 2004-2008 data from the NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, the incidence of CRC is approximately 24% high...

Early detection of hearing loss is considered to be very important for the development of hearing impaired infants. Several audiometrical methods can be used to detect hearing loss as early as possible. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the most commonly used early detection methods.

Because early detection of pancreatic cancer is the best way to cure this disease, investigators continue to try to identify accurate markers of early pancreatic cancer. Because early-stage pancreatic cancer is generally asymptomatic, the only reliable way to detect it is by targeting individuals at increased risk for pancreatic screening.

BACKGROUND Little is known about adolescents' cancer awareness and help-seeking behaviour in Britain. This study assessed adolescents': awareness of cancer symptoms, common cancers, and the relationship between cancer and age; anticipated delay and perceived barriers to seeking medical advice; and examined variation by age, gender, ethnicity and whether individuals knew someone with cancer. M...

We report an extremely unusual case of an undiagnosed cervical ectopic pregnancy resulting in the birth of a live born baby with catastrophic maternal hemorrhage necessitating peripartum hysterectomy, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of such cases.