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hs-CRP: What Is Proven and Unproven?
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Dr. Michael Davidson looks at genetic links between C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease and considers how these data might influence clinical practice. Medscape Genomic Medicine
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U.S. Experts to Weigh Consumer Gene Test Standards
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U.S. health officials plan to ask advisers next week about the benefits and risks of direct-to-consumer genetic tests, including whether various kinds of tests should have to meet different regulatory standards, according to documents released on Friday. Reuters Health Information
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Chemoradiation Toxicity Rates Differ Between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews
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Among patients receiving postoperative chemoradiation for locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC), Ashkenazi Jews experience more treatment toxicity than Sephardic Jews, according to a report here at the 33rd Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). Reuters Health Information
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GM-CSF Improves Peripheral Arterial Disease
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Bone marrow mobilization with granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) improves outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease, according to a report in the July American Heart Journal. Reuters Health Information
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