Test to spot early liver disease
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A technique for identifying early liver damage could help improve detection of the deadly condition cirrhosis.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers have developed what they believe is the first blood test that accurately detects ovarian cancer at an early stage.
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NEW YORK  - Measuring blood levels of a chemical transporter for vitamin A may be useful in estimating a person's "intraabdominal fat," a type of fat inside the abdomen that it not visible, but still adversely affects health, new research shows.
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A BLOOD test performed on pregnant women could predict whether their baby will be at risk of sudden infant death syndrome, according to the latest research.
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NEW YORK  - African Americans and Hispanics with primary biliary cirrhosis -- a rare form of cirrhosis characterized by the destruction of small bile ducts in the liver -- often present with more severe disease than their Caucasian counterparts, results of a study suggest.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Chinese researchers have identified a liver cancer marker in blood that may help identify patients with early-stage liver cancer and predict how well they&#39;ll do after treatment.
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NEW YORK  - Measuring levels of antibodies  against cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) help predict future  disease activity in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis,  Swedish researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic  Diseases.
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A blood test on expectant mothers may predict a baby&#39;s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suggests a new research. Women with high levels of AFP in their blood are three times more likely to give
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THURSDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A simple blood test early in life could identify children with familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic condition that causes high cholesterol levels and greatly increases the risk of early death from heart disease, a British study finds.
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A new diagnostic tool called a gene chip can tell with a single test if a patient has malaria, Ebola, influenza or a bacterial infection, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Measuring a type of blood fat called triglycerides hours after a person has eaten may offer a better way to predict heart disease risk than making the person fast overnight, two studies suggest.
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Scientists discover a cheap drug may cure liver disease - even in patients who can't give up boozing.
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LONDON: A blood test on expectant mothers may predict a baby&#39;s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suggests a new research.
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A blood test performed on pregnant women could predict whether their baby will be at risk of sudden infant death syndrome, suggests new research.
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MUNICH, Germany -- A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.
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Women with short legs may have a higher risk of liver disease, with both probably caused by diet or other factors early in life, British researchers reported on Monday.
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High blood levels of an inflammatory marker called C-reactive protein seem to be a strong indicator of heart disease, and they might someday prove as useful as cholesterol