d dimer is one of the measurable by products of activation of the fibrinolytic system quantitation of d dimer assesses fibrinolytic activation and intravascular thrombosis d dimer is of particular value in excluding the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism among patients at high risk
But the truth is this: the Bible does not forbid Christmas trees. Hereâs what was being communicated in this passage from the book of Jeremiah, we have to read on to adequately understand what God was saying to these people: Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
Perhaps that's why pagan traditions remained even as Christianity took hold. The Christmas tree is a 17th-century German invention, University of Bristol's Hutton told LiveScience, but it clearly derives from the pagan practice of bringing greenery indoors to decorate in midwinter. The modern Santa Claus is a direct descendent of England's Father Christmas, who was not originally a gift-giver.