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A simple laboratory test can aid in early recognition of COVID-19 in patients

The eosinophil count, part of complete blood cell count test, also provides prognostic information AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION CHICAGO–July 16, 2020–A rapid laboratory test, the eosinophil count, readily obtained from a routine complete blood cell count (CBC) can aid in the early recognition of COVID-19 in patients, as well as provide prognostic information, according to new...

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Eosinophilic esophagitis may be due to missing protein

Scientists have discovered that the absence of a specific protein in cells lining the esophagus may cause inflammation and tissue damage in people with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). EoE affects as many as 150,000 people in the United States, many of whom are children. People with EoE experience difficult or painful swallowing, vomiting and nutritional problems...