Researchers have discovered and analyzed a rare but serious side effect of an innovative form of blood cancer therapy. The ...

Higher leptin levels were associated with chronic widespread pain among patients with RA, even after adjusting for age, BMI, and sex.

Genetic testing should be used to help doctors spot high-risk cases of myeloma and enable targeted treatments, say researchers from the University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research.

High RF levels can also occur in people with other conditions and those without diagnosable health issues. This article discusses RF testing, normal RF ranges, and what abnormal levels mean.

Patients with PMR reported whether they felt ‘back to normal’ on glucocorticoid therapy ... All had an elevation of at least one acute-phase marker (C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation ...

The FDA has set the highest risk level for recalled broccoli sold at Walmart stores in 20 states. More than 35,000 bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets were recalled in late December after samples ...

Gout can occur when blood uric acid levels are too high, causing crystals to form in the toes, feet, and other joints. Uric acid is a chemical the body creates when it breaks down purines.

It was hypothesised that high levels of inflammatory factors ... there is some discordance between ESR and other inflammatory markers. For instance, ESR has been shown to rise and decrease slower than ...

Inflammatory markers such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C reactive protein decreased to normal levels after TCZ treatment ... In the group with elevated IL-6 levels at baseline, three patients ...

Exposure to high-normal, compared with low-normal, TSH levels was not associated with an elevated risk for differentiated thyroid cancer recurrence after thyroidectomy. Exposure to high-normal ...

Results: 23 patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy had low CSF hypocretin-1 levels, while one patient had a normal hypocretin level (HLA-DQB1*0602 negative) and the other two had intermediate levels ...

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a newly recognized high-risk condition ... subjects with normal eGFR, those with mildly reduced eGFR had increased levels of both CRP and TRX.