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Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

Basic information about sigmoidoscopy -- a medical procedure that allows a physician to look at the inside of the large intestine to determine the cause of diarrhea, abdominal pain and constipation, o... Details >

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Free National Mental Health Screening Locator  External Link

This document provides a that map currently lists both in-person and online year-round mental health screening sites. To use the NDSD event site locator map, click on the state where you would like to... Details >

Screening for Mental Health, Inc.  External Link

Has Your Baby's Hearing Been Screened?

Also available in: Spanish 

Written especially for parents, this fact sheet describes the who, what, when, where, and why's for early hearing screening.... Details >

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Lab Tests Online  External Link

Lab Tests Online has been designed to help you, as a patient or caregiver, to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad ... Details >

American Association for Clinical Chemistry  External Link

Newborn Screening Tests  External Link

All states screen newborns for certain metabolic birth defects. (Metabolic refers to chemical changes that take place within living cells.) These conditions cannot be seen in the newborn, but can caus... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  External Link

Prostate Cancer Screening: A Decision Guide

Some medical experts believe all men should be offered regular screening tests for prostate cancer. Other medical experts do not recommend screening. Designed to help you decide whether screening is r... Details >

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Prostate Cancer Screening: A Decision Guide for African Americans

Some medical experts believe all men should be offered regular screening tests for prostate cancer. Other medical experts do not. Designed specifically for African American men to help them understand... Details >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Recommendation Statement: Screening for HIV

In 1996, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended routine counseling and screening for all persons at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and routine co... Details >

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Revised Recommendations for HIV Screening of Adults, Adolescents and Pregnant Women in Health Care Settings (Webcast)

This page links to a web cast on revised recommendations for HIV screening of adults, adolescents and pregnant women in health care settings. The web cast describes the rationale for expanded HIV scre... Details >

Public Health Training Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

This page provides a summary of three recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. They are (1) the USPSTF stron... Details >

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality