...Souheil Hallit; Chantal Raherison; Diana Malaeb; Rabih Hallit; Nelly Kheir; Pascale Salameh Objective: To create an allergic disease risk factors scale score that would screen for the risk assessment of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis (AD) in children from 3 to 17 years. Methods...

.... Genetic analysis revealed a germline mutation (exon 3 deletion of VHL). As there was no family history of VHL, it was determined to be a de novo mutation. Conclusion: This case report showed an atypical manifestation in a patient with VHL and underlines the importance of screening for pheochromocytoma...

...Ernest K.J. Pauwels; Nicolas Foray; Michel H. Bourguignon Screening mammography offers the possibility of discovering malignant diseases at an early stage, which is consequently treated early, thereby reducing the mortality rate. However, ionizing radiation as used in low-dose X-ray mammography may...

...A.K. Saleh Sixty-nine Kuwaiti and 115 non-Kuwaiti Arab women with gestational ages ≧ 25 weeks were screened using a reflectance photometer to determine random capillary blood glucose (RCBG). All known diabetics were excluded. The mean ± SEM blood glucose was 5.6 ± 0.25 mmol/l in the Kuwaiti group...

...). Conclusion: The adjuvant use of tamoxifen is associated with significant time-dependent abnormal endometrial changes among patients with cancer of the breast. Breast cancer Tamoxifen Screening Endometrial pathology Original Paper Med Princ Pract 2004;13:30 34 DOI: 10.1159/000074048 Received: June 4...

... in reducing the incidence of oral cancer. Secondary prevention involves screening for the early detection of oral cancer. Oral cancer screening can take many forms. Clinical examination and biopsy allow the early detection of premalignant and early oral cancers. Screening can be made more efficient...