A simple blood test for a compound called PEth can accurately identify critically ill hospital patients who misuse alcohol, a study has found. The finding is important because patients who misuse ...
A new study finds that a blood test may be a more reliable indicator of liver disease than asking how much a person drinks. Excessive drinking can damage the liver. Yet, unlike obesity or high ...
DES PLAINES, Ill., Feb. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Drug Testing Laboratories, Inc. (USDTL), a pioneer in newborn forensic toxicology, alcohol biomarkers, and substances of abuse testing has ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The recommended cutoff value for phosphatidylethanol — 18.5 ng/mL — had a sensitivity of 83.9% and a specificity ...