Patient Care
Fibrinogen Test Helps Assess Heart Disease Risk
A study of 2,632 subjects has shown that a fibrinogen test can help predict the risk of developing heart disease, thereby demonstrating that the blood clotting protein fibrinogen is a common pathway by which other risk factors cause the disease. More...30 Nov -0001
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for Obesity
A major advance in the field of bariatric surgery, laparoscopic bypass, makes the surgery less traumatic for the patient, results in fewer healing problems, and allows patients to resume normal activities much more quickly than conventional surgery. More...30 Nov -0001
Findings on Testing for Bone Mineral Density
Data from three clinical studies examining the use of standard radiographic techniques to determine phalangeal bone mineral density (BMD) were presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research in Toronto. More...30 Nov -0001
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