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Medical Breathalyzer Tracks Disease

Breakthrough technique uses lasers to test for biomarkers of illness

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 19, 2008 2:19 PM CST

(Newser) – Diagnosing diseases such as asthma and cancer may become quicker and easier thanks to a new device that analyzes a patient's breath. By shooting lasers as the gas molecules in a person's breath, doctors will be able to analyze the composition of the gas and... Read full story »

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