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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have found that a certain blood test can successfully identify lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in some patients, eliminating the need for surgical lung biopsy to make a diagnosis. These findings are being published in the July 6, 2010, edition of the journal Chest. LAM [...]

After following more than 800 patients for 25 years, it’s clear that LDL cholesterol is detrimental to health A University of Minnesota study definitively shows that those with decreased LDL cholesterol levels can count on an increased life expectancy. The research is published in the May 24 edition of the Annals of Surgery. The findings [...]