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New stool test reduces need for colonoscopy in suspected inflammatory bowel disease

Five-minute screen at sixty can cut bowel cancer deaths

Tests for Cancer Genes - patents ruled invalid

Safer lithium treatment

Fasting glucose in early pregnancy detects diabetes risk

Sex equality for rapid Chlamydia screening

Framework for the sale of genetic tests direct to the public

Do the benefits of screening for prostate cancer outweigh the risks?

Diabetic's lab reports to have 'make over'

Diagnosis of thyroid disease needs lab tests

Blood test warns of heart attack in the very old?

Rapid cervical cancer virus test for developing countries

New test promises to predict pre-eclampsia

Antenatal diagnosis of Down’s syndrome from mother’s blood

Developing countries to receive new fast tests for drug-resistant tuberculosis

Families of early heart attack victims to be offered lab tests

Lab test for microRNAs may help detect cancer

Lab Tests Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction

Rhesus negative expectant mothers: lab test identifies those who do not need jabs

Can you reduce your risk of heart attack even if your total cholesterol is low?

Testing Well People - Helpful or Dangerous?

Chlamydia: bridging the gap between test and treatment

Should HPV Tests Replace Cervical Smears?

Call for regulation of direct-to-public genetic tests

Rapid MRSA lab tests before operation may help reduce infections

Prediction of Alzheimer’s disease by blood test?

NHS should screen families of patients with premature heart attacks