Tag: DIAGNOSIS

In 2007, we were introduced to the term "cyberchondriac," which refers to a person who constantly looks up health information online, presumably in an effort to self-diagnose illnesses. Now Harris Interactive, the group that coined the phrase, has updated its prior study, and shown that more and more people are using the Web to demystify symptoms -- or perceived symptoms, anyway. Since 2009, the ...

Usually, doctors rely on lengthy and invasive biopsy procedures to diagnose oral cancer by extracting tissue samples from patients. Now, the diagnostic process may become a lot less invasive -- and a lot faster -- thanks to a new diagnostic nanochip device. Researchers at Rice University claim to have developed a new, ultra-small biochip that can detect malignant and pre-malignant oral lesions ...

If the thought of going to the doctor makes you numb with anxiety, or if you just don't want to shell out the dough to hear you have a cold, a new iPhone app may be the DIY diagnostic solution you've been awaiting. The app, designed by Star Analytical Services, analyzes the sound of a user's cough and then compares it to a database of other coughs to determine which particular virus or bacteria ...

Oh, great. The FDA has recently approved med-tech firm BioBehavioral Diagnostics' Quotient ADHD System for diagnosing scatter-braininess. A rolling cart that resembles the blood-pressure monitors frequently found in drug stores, the system presents the use with a series of games and tasks that supposedly help to detect ADHD symptoms. A pair of cameras -- one on top and one near the legs -- monitor ...

What does that cough say about you? Well, a lot. After all, each one is unique (wet or dry, productive or non-productive). Instead of waiting hours at a doctor's office to find out what this common symptom means, a group of researchers want to use the cell phone to get a quicker diagnosis. According to Discovery News, a new mobile technology could allow people to forgo a visit to the doctor's ...

Paging Dr. House. The stomach pain, vomiting, and fever that Sammamish, Washington teen Jessica Terry had endured for the past eight years stupefied doctors, forcing the high school senior to regularly miss class. Then, last January, Jessica borrowed one of her intestinal slides from her pathologist, took it to her A.P. Biomedical Problems class, and looked at it under a microscope. The problem, ...

Sure the Internet and Google are great for looking up information, since there's almost nothing you can't find out with a little search engine ninjitsu. The downside is that this ability has turned us all into pseudo experts on any topic we can Google. This means we that we often head straight for the computer to Google our symptoms any time we get so much as a sniffle. We've all done it, and ...

The problem with diagnosing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia is that by the time someone presents symptoms, it is generally rather late in the game. Looking for a way to detect the affliction earlier on, researchers at the University of South Florida have developed a wireless network for use by senior living centers. Utilizing a series of receivers placed strategically around the building ...