Participants were from an atherosclerosis cohort survey, including 9540 community residents, that was conducted between December 2011 and April 2012 in Beijing, China. Initially, the prespecified age ...

Salt Lake City, UT - Further evidence that routine measurements of white-blood-cell (WBC) counts may offer a simple and inexpensive way to predict future cardiovascular-event risk has been reported.

An elevated white blood cell (WBC) count in young men is an independent predictor for the development of diabetes in later life, suggest study findings. In addition, overweight and obese individuals ...

White blood cells are an important part of your body’s immune system. They’re responsible for protecting your body against infections and invading organisms. You have five types of white blood cells: ...

NEW ORLEANS — An acute postoperative infection following total knee replacement is a difficult diagnosis for the orthopedic surgeon to make. A recent multicenter, multisurgeon study, however, provides ...