["Screening" in special situations. Assessing predictive genetic screening for hereditary breast and colorectal cancer].

Aims And Methods: The aim of this health technology assessment was to analyse the current scientific and genetic counselling on predictive genetic testing for hereditary breast and colorectal cancer. Predictive genetic testing will be available for several common diseases in the future and questions related to financial issues and quality standards will be raised. This report is based on a systematic/nonsystematic literature search in several databases (e.

[Childbirth: a comprehensive perspective. Approaches in health technology assessment].

Are the routine interventions provided during a normal birth process in a hospital setting evidence-based? The World Health Organisation has developed evidence-based interventions especially for low risk women world-wide. The trained midwife is the most appropriate and cost effective caregiver in normal pregnancy and birth. Obstetrics in the area of conflict between technology, economy and law can turn a normal physiological event into a medical procedure.