But he suggested that before changing any guidelines, more research needs to be done to determine the effectiveness of testing people for hs-CRP levels, something this study was not designed to do.

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Dr Orchard explored this interaction between mind and body using data collected during the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications Study, which was designed to identify those factors that worsen the health of people already suffering from diabetes.

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