April 2008 - Posts

Free Webinar Tomorrow
April 30, 2008 8:44 AM by Amanda Koehler

We received the following e-mail from Swisslog: Swisslog presents Free Webinar to Clinical Laboratory Professionals featuring Pneumatic Tube System Product Manager, John Kennedy Swisslog Healthcare Solutions (Denver, CO), a provider of hospital material Read More...

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Artificial Blood Risks
April 29, 2008 3:28 PM by Kerri Penno

The FDA is under fire today, in the wake of a report released in JAMA yesterday, detailing the organization approved artificial blood substitute trials even after studies showed the products increased risk of heart attack and death. "It's hard to understand," Read More...

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Study Compares Clinical Symptoms Vs. Lab Tests
April 25, 2008 10:16 AM by Amanda Koehler

A recent study published in the Lancet medical journal states AIDS patients in poor countries who are observed for clinical symptoms of the disease have close to the same survival rate as those who undergo lab testing. Read the whole story. As laboratory Read More...

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CDC Says Flu Vaccine Ineffective
April 21, 2008 9:41 AM by Amanda Koehler

CNN recently reported health officials from the CDC said this year's flu season is the worst in 3 years, and the vaccine was only 44 percent effective. Read more... Read More...

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Competitive Bidding Halted
April 9, 2008 3:08 PM by Kerri Penno

United States District Judge Thomas J. Whelan has granted a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the competitive bidding demonstration project in the San Diego Area. Here is an excerpt from a CLMA e-mail alert: This is a huge victory for Read More...

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