Inflammation: The hidden driver of heart disease you need to be testing for

Hone Health reports that chronic inflammation is a key factor in heart disease risk often overlooked in standard health ...
Healio

C-reactive protein testing safely reduces antibiotic use for COPD exacerbations

The use of point-of-care testing for C-reactive protein to guide treatment lessened the use of antibiotics for COPD exacerbations without worsening clinical outcomes, according to a study published in ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

CRP Testing Reduces Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for COPD Exacerbations

Researchers from the United Kingdom found that the C-reactive protein (CRP) finger-prick blood test resulted in significantly fewer people using antibiotics for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Healio

Q&A: Promise of C-reactive protein testing in COPD

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antibiotic prescribing in primary care practice for patients with COPD exacerbations is generally based on ...
Los Angeles Times

Caution over much-touted test

A new blood test that may be a better predictor of heart disease and stroke than cholesterol measures catapulted into the headlines recently after a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. The ...
Technology Networks

Compact Analyzer Combines Blood Count and CRP Testing

A new benchtop hematology system combines complete blood count, 5-part leukocyte differential, and rapid CRP testing from a single small blood sample, enabling faster detection of infection and ...
Medscape

Usefulness of C-reactive Protein Testing in Acute Cough/Respiratory Tract Infection

Background: Point of care testing for C-reactive protein (CRP) has shown promise as a measure to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in respiratory tract infections (RTI), but its use in primary ...