September 2012 - Posts

WNV Strains Labs Already Facing Manpower Shortage
September 20, 2012 10:16 AM by Kelly Bocich

Editor's note: This is a guest blog from Irina Lutinger, MPH, MASCP, H(ASCP) DLM, FACHE, senior administrative director at NYU Hospitals Center, New York City and ASCP spokesperson. There has been a surge of about 20% in the demand for the treatment of Read More...

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In DNA, Speed Matters
September 12, 2012 2:10 PM by Valerie Newitt

It's so much easier to type LOL than "laughing out loud." We humans have our quirky shortcuts. As it turns out, so does DNA. And taking shortcuts in the genetic pool can be significant. This discussion rises from a discovery at the University of California, Read More...

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Sept. 11 a Day for Remembrance
September 11, 2012 9:53 AM by Valerie Newitt

It's Sept. 11, and life goes on. But still everything is a little different than before. Just the mention of the date brings a solemnity to the mind, a jab to the heart, a lump to the throat. Here we are two months away from a presidential election, yet Read More...

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Are There Any (Good) Reasons to Avoid a Flu Shot?
September 6, 2012 8:56 AM by Valerie Newitt

My cousin won't get a flu shot. No amount of urging or cajoling will get her to take what could be a life-saving step. Though post-menopausal, she also doesn't believe in mammograms or colonoscopies, so suffice it to say she is healthcare-challenged. Read More...

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Cholesterol Awareness Month
September 4, 2012 3:36 PM by Kerri Penno

High cholesterol affects one in every six adults in America, according to a press release from The Society for Vascular Surgery, a not-for-profit professional medical society. That's 17 percent of the population. Persons with high cholesterol have an Read More...

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