Taste test: homemade v high street lunches
Posted by edwina 5 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
What happens when you try to copy shop-bought foodstuffs in your own kitchen? This is no ordinary taste test ...Do you ever tuck into a shop-bought lunch and wonder how easy it would be to replicate at home? Too often in lunchtimes past, I've found myself with a ludicrously expensive supermarket salad, that seemed too exotically lovely to pass up but ended up costing nearly a fiver. Marks & Spenc
'No fasting' for cholesterol test
Posted by donny_blitz 12 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Patients may not need to fast before having their cholesterol tested, a major report finds.
Test improves Alzheimer diagnosis
Posted by donny_blitz 13 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
A multi-tasking test can help avoid confusion between symptoms of depression and early Alzheimer's, a study finds.
Memory test 'spots pre-dementia'
Posted by donny_blitz 19 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Memory and language tests can reliably reveal "hidden" early dementia, says a British team of experts.
Heart Test Deemed OK Before Kidney Transplant
Posted by mittan 37 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Coronary angiography does not harm kidneys and helps guide decisions, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Coronary Artery Disease, Kidney Transplantation
A Dyslexia Test - The First Step in Overcoming Dyslexia
Posted by rodenberger 42 days ago (http://ezinearticles.com)
There are millions of undiagnosed adult dyslexics out there, just waiting to be found and helped. Dyslexia is a neurological condition that usually shows up as problems in reading. Today, school-age children are routinely screened for it. But those that graduated more than about 15 years ago were never tested.
Simple Test Might Detect 'Silent' Heart Disease
Posted by mittan 48 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Even better, calcium scans don't lead to unnecessary tests, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Heart Diseases, Laboratory Tests
Test 'spots blood disease danger'
Posted by donny_blitz 51 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
UK experts claim to have found a way to predict which thalassaemia patients will develop heart failure.
