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Why is the current Ebola epidemic so difficult to control ?
The first recorded outbreaks of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) occurred simultaneously in South Sudan (then The Sudan) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, then Zaire) nearly forty years ago. Although the causative agent and how it was transmitted were initially unknown to those with the task of containing these outbreaks, only 602 people became […]
Diagnosis of celiac disease
Published guidelines provide different approaches for laboratories to follow when investigating celiac disease. The aim is to minimize time to diagnosis and reduce unnecessary investigations. Variability between IgA tissue transglutaminase tests must be considered when implementing the local diagnostic strategy. Determining best practice depends on the assays used, expertise available, cost and local clinical audit […]
Call for more physician awareness as prevalence of celiac disease leaps
Although known to the ancient Greeks, celiac disease was definitively demonstrated only in the late 1950s after development of the endoscope. In 1969, the new European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) codified the first diagnostic criteria for the disease. Fast-growing challengeThe prevalence of celiac disease has exploded in recent years, above all […]
Blood-based tests for colorectal cancer screening
Worldwide, screening has been shown to reduce mortality and incidence of colorectal cancer. Despite its documented success, people still fail to participate and screening rates remain low in most countries. Given that patient-reported barriers include resistance to recommended fecal-based methods or endoscopy, blood-based tests have the potential to increase participation in colorectal cancer screening programmes. […]
Tumour markers for the diagnosis of mucinous ovarian cancer
The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of CEA, CA 15.3, CA 19.9 and CA 125 for diagnosis of mucinous ovarian cancer (MOC). We studied 94 women with mucinous ovarian tumour, 82 were NOT MOC (68 mucinous ovarian cystadenomas and 14 mucinous borderline ovarian tumour) and 12 were MOC. All MOC patients […]