In the ongoing war against periprosthetic joint infection, catching it early, using synovial c-reactive protein tests is standard of care.

Suitable for utility companies, the ADE7753/8 energy-metering ICs measure reactive energy for more precise reading of energy usage. Both feature power line supervisory functions, zero-crossing ...

If you're worried about a heart attack, you should already know your cholesterol level. But should you now ask your doctor for a blood test that measures C-reactive protein (CRP)? CRP levels rise when ...

The Mayo Clinic research report appears online and in the August issue of the American Journal of Hypertension, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08957061 ...

Featured in The New York Times, gracing the cover of US News & World Report, highlighted on the Today Show, and uttered by Tom Brokaw on NBC's Nightly News, in the past week, no single person could ...

Cambridge, UK - The largest study so far to evaluate CRP as a risk factor for heart disease suggests that that this marker may be not as good a predictor of future cardiac events as was previously ...

According to the study's results, published in the July 15 issue of Circulation, measuring circulating blood levels of C-reactive protein -- a marker of inflammation already linked to increased risk ...

A blood test measuring inflammation is now being used by cardiologists to predict heart problems, alongside traditional cholesterol tests.

NEW ORLEANS, LA—For patients already receiving statins, inflammation is more tightly linked than LDL cholesterol to future adverse events, a new meta-analysis shows. The association between ...

MADRID, Spain—Women who lack standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs) but have elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) are at increased risk of experiencing ...