Advance toward early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Monday, December 8, 2008 - 02:36
in Health & Medicine
Researchers in Finland are reporting identification of the first potential 'biomarker' that could be used in development of a sputum test for early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). That condition, which causes severe difficulty in breathing - most often in cigarette smokers - affects 12 million people in the United States...
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