Indiatimes

String test may improve diagnosis, treatment of ulcers: Nobel laureate

Chennai: Australian physician and Nobel laureate Dr Barry J Marshall, who in the 1980s ingested ulcer-causing bacteria H pylori for a research study to prove it causes ulcers, is now working on a ...
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How the doctor approved 'String Test' can reveal your metabolic health

Ever wondered if your waistline could reveal more about your health than the numbers on a scale? A simple home test, the ‘String Test’, could give you a quick snapshot of your metabolic health. In a ...
Daily Express

The string test for obesity: How to tell if you’re too fat in two quick and easy steps

THE STRING test for obesity is an easy and simple method for finding out if you’re too fat. Experts revealed the trick on BBC show The Trust About Obesity, and all you need is a piece of string and ...
The Sun

Simple ‘string test’ is ‘significantly better’ than BMI at detecting if your child is obese

Experts have revealed how to check your waist-to-height ratio CHECKING your child’s waist-to-height ratio is a better measure of if they’re obese than body mass index (BMI), a study shows. The simple ...
The Mirror

'Exciting sponge on a string test for cancer will help cut huge NHS wait times'

In answer to a reader’s letter about acid regurgitation, I mentioned a new test – the sponge-on-a-string test – and I thought you’d like to hear about the latest research. It comes from Cambridge ...