The heartbreak of home guaiac testing Even medical pros struggle with the more awkward situations involved in routine health care. When I was a kid, there was an annoying commercial on the television ...

TESTS for blood in the stool vary in sensitivity; it is generally agreed that the unmodified benzidine test gives a positive reaction if the patient has eaten meat, but the guaiac test is not ...

This article is intended chiefly as a review of the one contributed by Dr. Whitney to the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Jan. 18, 1909, in which it is stated that the guaiac test was not a test ...

In this study, the performance characteristics of the immunochemical test were superior to those of the Hemoccult II guaiac-based test. Note, however, that Hemoccult II is less sensitive than the ...

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Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(4):299-314. Both types of FOBT devices respond to blood in the feces, so a positive result is not specific for colon cancer. These tests are not useful in patients who ...

The inexpensive tests that look for hidden blood in a person's stool are effective for colon cancer screening, a study confirms. The findings, reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, ...

A doctor weighs in on the accuracy of do-it-yourself screenings. Feb. 4, 2008 — -- At-home health screening has moved way beyond the pregnancy test. People can now determine if they have a yeast ...

In many countries, screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) relies on repeat testing using the guaiac faecal occult blood test (gFOBT). This study aimed to compare gFOBT performance measures between ...

EMBARGO: 00:01H (London time) Friday January 6, 2006. In North America the embargo lifts at 6:30pm ET Thursday January 5, 2006. Use of a simple test, in addition to traditional screening tests, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The inexpensive tests that look for hidden blood in a person's stool are effective for colon cancer screening, a study out Tuesday confirms. The findings, reported in the ...