The alanine aminotransferase (ALT) test is typically used to detect liver injury. It is often ordered in conjunction with aspartate aminotransferase (AST) as part of a liver panel or comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) to screen for and/or help diagnose liver disease.
25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis. Bill Clinton. President Clinton's tenure was characterized by economic prosperity and financial deregulation, which in many ways set the stage for the excesses of recent years. Among his biggest strokes of free-wheeling capitalism was the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, a cornerstone of Depression-era regulation.
25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis. Alan Greenspan. The Federal Reserve chairman â an economist and a disciple of libertarian icon Ayn Rand â met his first major challenge in office by preventing the 1987 stock-market crash from spiraling into something much worse.