Purpose of developing the guidelines: Mass screening for congenital hypothyroidism started in 1979 in Japan, and the prognosis for intelligence has been improved by early diagnosis and treatment. The incidence was about 1/4000 of the birth population, but it has increased due to diagnosis of subclinical congenital hypothyroidism. The disease requires continuous treatment, and specialized medica...

Tandem mass spectrometry has become increasingly popular as the preferred technology for detecting inborn errors of metabolism in newborn screening programmes. Its sensitivity and specificity for detecting numerous inborn errors has been well documented. However, there are continuing questions about whether the technology should be used to the fullest when such usage may mean detecting and repo...

dear editor: i read the recent publication on retinopathy of prematurity (rop) screening with a great interest. mousavi et al concluded that “giving sufficient information about rop to parents and educating them about this potentially blinding condition, along with making appointments for them and presence of facilities for free rop screening exams, can increase the chance of on-time screening....

aim: regarding the high prevalence of breast cancer among the iranian women and lack of attention to mammography screening, planning the behavior promotion interventions would be practicable through determining the barriers of conducting mammography screening behavior. the purpose of this study was determining the barriers of conducting breast cancer mammography screening among the women over 4...

To the Editor—We have some observations on the commentary by Wong and Wong on non-contact infrared thermal image sensors (NCIRTIS) for mass fever screening. Based on their literature review, the authors suggested that authorities should not rely on the use of NCIRTIS in mass fever screening. However, the authors overlooked a few recent studies, which may cast doubt on their conclusion. They poi...

Verification of candidate biomarker proteins in blood is typically done using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) of peptides by LC-MS/MS on triple quadrupole MS systems. MRM assay development for each protein requires significant time and cost, much of which is likely to be of little value if the candidate biomarker is below the detection limit in blood or a false positive in the original disco...

Due to the health and economic costs of childhood obesity, coupled with studies suggesting the benefits of comprehensive (dietary, physical activity and behavioral counseling) intervention, the United States Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended childhood screening and intervention for obesity beginning at age six. Using a longitudinal data set consisting of the body mass index of...

We present a high-statistic numerical study of the free energy of a monopole-antimonopole pair in pure SU(2) theory. We find that the monopole-antimonopole interaction potential exhibits a screened behavior, as one would expect in presence of a monopole condensate. Screening occurs both in the low-temperature, confining phase of the theory, and in the high-temperature deconfined phase, with no ...

BACKGROUND Mammography is considered the gold standard of breast cancer mass screening and many countries have implemented this as an established breast cancer screening strategy. However, although the incidence of breast cancer and racial characteristics are different between Western and Asian countries, many Asian countries adopted mammography for mass screening. Therefore, the objective of t...

The incidence of breast cancer in sub-Saharan nations is increasing. There is a worsening scarcity of Human Resource for Health in Uganda in particular and Sub Saharan Africa in general. Resources available for health care are predominantly spent on infectious disease care such as (HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria). These factors and more make the future of breast cancer care including screen...