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This month we have just the one news story and that is about a new prostate test. We also have a new test available for stomach ulcers.
New Stomach Ulcer Test!
According to estimates, today around half of the world's population are infected with
Helicobacter pylori, although not every infection produces symptoms. The bacterium Helicobacter pylori ("H. pylori") causes conditions such as gastritis and stomach ulcers. There is as yet no immunisation available against the infection, which occurs in both
children and adults. However, use of the appropriate medication (such as antibiotics) can
eliminate the bacterium. For more information on ulcers and H.pylori click here.
Using this diagnostic test, infection with H.
pylori can be detected simply and reliably. All you need is one drop of blood, and the result can
be read in just a few minutes.
To read the full instructions for this test or to buy click here.
90% accurate Prostate Test
Recently there has been more and more of a demand for men to have a screening program for prostate cancer similar to the smear test that women have to pick up cancer in the early stages.
However, on the NHS there is only one test currently available a blood test for the protein Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A blood test for PSA test is also available on this website. For more information on our home prostate test click here.
A new genetic test that is more than 90% accurate should end agonizing uncertainties for thousands of men with symptoms of prostate cancer. The gene PCA3 which was identified 10 years ago, is only found in the prostate and increases by an average 34 times when a cancer develops. The new test is carried out on a urine sample. If men have high PSA levels this test will prevent the need for biopsies which are examined for cancer cells.
Researchers have reported that this new test is a "specific and accurate prostate cancer marker". The test has not yet been approved for use in the NHS or by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the USA. There are plans to run a multi-centre trial, in several countries including the UK.
For more information on prostate cancer click here.
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