Tag Archives: Women
A blood test in the follicular phase reduces breast MRI
A study published in the December issue of American Journal of Roentgneology has shown that a simple blood test during the follicular phase of normal menstrual cycle (between days three and fourteen) can help in the optimal scheduling of examinations breast MRI in premenopausal women with irregular cycles. This could be avoided repetitions of this [...]
A blood thinner can cause skin lesions
A study finds that most are harmless, but the reaction induced by heparin could be serious A recent study suggests that heparin, a common blood thinner, can cause harmless skin lesions in most cases, but could indicate a dangerous condition induced by this drug. The researchers examined 320 people who received injections of heparin at [...]