Not exact matches
Apple is
working on an effort to non-invasively track
blood glucose, CNBC
reported in April.
This research builds
on previous
work from St. Jude and others that
reported an association between inherited ETV6 variations and a rare inherited platelet deficiency in families with a susceptibility to
blood cancers like ALL.
In «
Blood Eosinophils and World Trade Center Exposure Predict Surgery in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A 13.5 - Year Longitudinal Study,» researchers
report on a study of 8,227 firefighters who
worked at the WTC site.
Working in a Stanford - funded lab
on the island country, the scientists
report that they already have identified more than 20 individual lemurs with unique genetic traits, including obesity, high cholesterol, high
blood sugar, cardiac arrhythmias, progressive eye disease and motor and personality disorders.
Several months ago I sat in front of a nurse at my place of
work after she received my
report on my cholesterol, triglyceride levels and
blood pressure.
You can also see this in your
blood work with tests such as a sed rate (known as ESR
on your lab
report) or hs - CRP (high sensitivity C reactive protein).
Variety
reports the esteemed director is currently
working on a script for a 1950s drama set around the New York fashion industry, and that Anderson's There Will Be
Blood star Daniel Day - Lewis is in talks to take the lead role.
Apple was first rumored to be
working on a dedicated diabetes wearable back in April, when CNBC
reported the company has assembled a secret super-team of bioengineers to craft a solution for tracking
blood sugar levels with the Watch.
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work environment and ensure inventory is stocked properly; answer phones and answer questions or transfer calls to appropriate departmentLab Technician I — ABC Medical Technologies, Inc. — May 2007 — January 2013 • Operated laboratory equipment, such as cell counters and microscopes, to analyze urine,
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worked with quality and regulations indicators • Obtained
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