Mrs Kerswell, a retired scientist, said she was telephoned by the surgery in October saying her kidney condition demanded an urgent urine test.

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They found animals with tumours were less motivated to try to escape when submitted to a swimming test - a condition similar to depression in humans.

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Batsman Khawaja, 23, had been called up as standby for Clarke, who has suffered with a chronic back problem for much of his Test career and his condition flared while he was playing for New South Wales 10 days ago.

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If you test negative for this potentially serious condition, then you can begin a trial to see just how gluten-sensitive you are, if at all.

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The follow-up reveals that the first test was just a fluke or the result of a benign condition.

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The company is also developing a test to assess the risk of autism in children with no family history of the condition.

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In many cases, these diseases are hereditary and some people elect to have a test so that they can, if necessary, seek early medical treatment for the condition.

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Winning approval for Glybera proved particularly challenging because the company was only able to test it on 27 patients in clinical trials, due to the rarity of the condition.

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Jones was just one of a host of Lions injuries in a bruising second Test and returned home on Wednesday for the Ospreys medical team to fully assess his condition.

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Dr Stephen Lawrence of the Primary Care Diabetes Society said the low comprehensive test rates could be due to the increasing numbers of patients being diagnosed with the condition.

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