Blood test could spot liver harm
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A simple blood test could remove the need for painful invasive tests to detect liver disease, its developers say.
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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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A haemophiliac exposed to contaminated blood products over 20 years ago gives evidence at an independent inquiry.
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A new test can detect kidney disease triggered by inflammation of the blood vessels before symptoms become apparent.
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A urine test that detects proteins  given off by malignant growths can identify bladder cancer  faster and perhaps reduce the use of more invasive procedures,  researchers said on Tuesday.
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By Elliott Almond, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 14--Organizers of the Tour of California cycling race have taken the unusual step of ensuring all tests at this year's event include a screen for the blood-boosting drug EPO.
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Health officials and activists  fighting AIDS in South Africa on Thursday stood by a key drug  the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned a day  earlier could cause deadly liver damage.
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The positive result came from a now routine test given to thousands of cows before slaughter. The Agriculture Department says the result only means a possible case of mad cow and needs to be confirmed by a national laboratory first.
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A simple blood test can reveal a diabetic&#39;s level of the hemoglobin A1C, but some doctors question the importance of that test.
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NEW YORK  - Drinking coffee appears to lower the risk of developing liver cancer, according to findings published in the medical journal Gastroenterology.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria - Incredulous doctors made five blood tests on a drunken man to confirm he had a blood-alcohol content of 0.914, far above the usual life-threatening range, police and doctors said Tuesday.  The 67-year-old man, whose name was not released, was hospitalized Dec.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. A hospital in Redwood City is warning more than two thousand people that they may have been exposed to hepatitis while they were in the hospital for tests.
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Heavy alcohol use, diabetes, and viral hepatitis combine synergistically to raise the risk of developing liver cancer, according to a new report.
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Four proteins in the blood  appear to be useful in helping to establish a diagnosis of lung  cancer, North Carolina-based researchers report in the Journal  of Clinical Oncology.
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A simple blood test could tell doctors which women with breast cancer need more aggressive treatment, scientists believe. Women with five or more tumour cells in their blood sample would have aggressive disease needing more treatment.
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Hepatitis B has been referred to as the silent killer within the Asian/Pacific Islander community. It&#39;s an asymptomatic disease that often leads to liver cancer.
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Scientists say a new DNA test may help prove if people have had their health damaged by exposure to chemicals.