Benoit's dad: Tox tests may give answers
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The father of pro wrestler Chris Benoit said Friday that he was eager to see whether chemical tests can help explain why Benoit killed his wife and son and committed suicide, acts the wrestler's father said he had no clue were coming.
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&quot;The fecal DNA test was better than the Hemoccult II, the current standard non-invasive screening test,&quot; Dr. Imperiale was quoted as saying by Reuters Health.
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A French intelligence memo suggesting Osama bin Laden might have died of typhoid has been greeted with scepticism around the world -- though persistent reports the Al-Qaeda leader was struck with illness raised questions as to his fate.
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The test, developed by Harvard researchers at the Children&#39;s Hospital in Boston, is a preliminary finding. But if it is backed up by further research, it could herald a major breakthrough in efforts to detect
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Because pregnant women who contract toxoplasmosis can pass the parasite on their unborn babies, with serious consequences, they should be checked routinely for the condition, a US study finds.
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A final test is likely to confirm a  second U.S. case of mad cow disease, experts said on Thursday,  though they see a small possibility the animal, which tested  "inconclusive" in two preliminary tests, could be given a clean  bill of health.
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Yasser Arafat's nephew said on Monday that medical records released by France showed no trace of known poisons in the late Palestinian leader but the cause of death remained a mystery.
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U.S. News & World Report - Not so very long ago, fatherhood had a bit of mystery to it. No more. Advances in genetics have made paternity tests one of the most simple and reliable medical tests available.
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Genetic tests may soon help doctors find the best treatment for each individual.
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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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Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.
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ATLANTA, June 28 -- Investigators are looking into who altered pro wrestler Chris Benoit's Wikipedia entry to mention his wife's death hours before authorities discovered the bodies of the couple and their 7-year-old son.
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(WebMD) Pediatricians may be overlooking cases of teen substance abuse by relying on their intuition rather than on standard screening tools.
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While Yasser Arafat&#39;s nephew says toxicology tests on his uncle show no poisons were found in his system, Arafat&#39;s nephew isn&#39;t ruling that out as a cause of death.
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Controlling a childÂs genetic makeup, even to preserve what some would consider a disease, is the latest tactic of some parents.
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An experimental test that analyzes proteins in spinal fluid offers hope for definitive diagnosis of the disease.
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A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause