http://tech-junkie.com Another Health & Fitness Blog Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:03:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The PSA blood test is used to monitor and screen for prostate cancer, which is the most commonly diagnosed cancer other than skin cancer--one in five American men will develop it during their lifetimes. Currently, many major scientific and medical organizations do not advocate routine testing for prostate cancer, ... http://tech-junkie.com/index.php/blog/health-and-fitness/blood-tests-psa-blood-test/ Testosterone testing is used to diagnose several conditions in men, women, and boys, some of which include: delayed or early puberty in boys; decreased sex drive, infertility, testicular tumors, and erectile dysfunction in men; excessive body hair--hirsutism--and infertility in women. Testosterone levels yield high rates of variability, especially among ... http://tech-junkie.com/index.php/blog/health-and-fitness/blood-tests-testosterone-test/ The thyroid gland is a tiny organ located in the front of the neck. Weighing less than one ounce, it is made up of two halves, called lobes, that lie along the trachea (windpipe); the thyroid is joined together by a narrow band of thyroid tissue, known as the ... http://tech-junkie.com/index.php/blog/health-and-fitness/blood-tests-thyroid-blood-test/ Within the last 20 years, DNA testing services have been a crucial tool for proving a persons innocence or guilt in several criminal cases. As a matter of fact, a number of inmates who were serving time for a crime they never committed were freed due to the results ... http://tech-junkie.com/index.php/blog/health-and-fitness/blood-tests-dna-testing-services/ In order to determine who the father of a child is, many times a DNA paternity test is necessary. The tests are almost 100 percent accurate and testing is done confidentially. A kit can be used in the home; however, in many court cases, a DNA paternity test ... http://tech-junkie.com/index.php/blog/health-and-fitness/blood-tests-dna-paternity-testing/