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Pathogen Immunity
May 18, 2009 3:35 PM by Kerri Penno
One of today's ASM Award Lectures was the Maurice Hilleman Merck Award, presented to Stanley A. Plotkin, Sanofi Pasteur, Doylestown, PA. Maurice Hilleman is known for having developed more than 40 vaccines and is credited with having saved more lives Read More...
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Challenges Facing Healthcare Reform
May 3, 2009 2:04 PM by Amanda Koehler
This morning at the keynote session for CLMA's ThinkLab '09, held May 2-5 at the Tampa (FL) Convention Center, political analyst Charlie Cook entertained and informed audience members. According to CLMA Immediate Past President (as of today) JoAnne Milbourne, Read More...
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Ovarian Cancer Screening
March 11, 2009 1:49 PM by Kerri Penno
Primary results published in worldwide media reports this week suggest a combined blood test and ultrasound, termed a "multimodal" approach, may be the key to screening for ovarian cancer-known as a silent killer because symptoms do not appear until the Read More...
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"Octomom" Sparks Action
March 6, 2009 10:54 AM by Kerri Penno
In the past few weeks, media coverage and public opinion has surrounded Nadya Suleman, who recently gave birth to octuplets, bringing her brood to a whopping 14 children. While the celebrity gossip magazines have focused on Suleman's family's disapproval, Read More...
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LabCorp and Netflix
February 23, 2009 11:25 AM by Kerri Penno
Back in November 2008, 84 percent of respondents to an ADVANCE Opinion Poll question said they were feeling the pinch of the economy at their workplaces. As the country's financial situation continues to worsen, how is it impacting you professionally? Read More...
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What's Your Type?
February 3, 2009 3:01 PM by Amanda Koehler
Apparently, in Japan knowing your blood type is akin to knowing what your astrological sign is. I ran across this article today and found it interesting. It says four of Japan's top 10 best-selling books in the last year were about how your blood type Read More...
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Rightful Place
January 23, 2009 11:36 AM by Kerri Penno
"We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise healthcare's quality and lower its cost." President Barack Obama made this promise just 3 days ago during his inauguration address and, as with his plans to examine Read More...
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STDs on the Rise
January 19, 2009 2:07 PM by Amanda Koehler
According the the CDC, sexually spread diseases are on the rise in the U.S. The number of chlamydia cases this past year has actually set a record. However, experts say this can be attributed to more people being tested. Have you noticed a rise in sexually Read More...
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Healthcare and the Economy
November 4, 2008 10:15 AM by Amanda Koehler
According to a story I wrote for our November 3 issue called "Pinching Pennies," a few lab directors reported to me that the failing economy has not impacted their laboratory too greatly. But this article says the state of the economy is making Americas Read More...
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Tumor Bank to Aid Cancer Research
September 10, 2008 12:04 PM by Amanda Koehler
In what will hopefully be a positive leap for cancer research, South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics is establishing a tumor bank in San Antonio. Cancer patients can donate their tumors to help find a cure and to help therapy research. Read the Read More...
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New AIDS Vaccine Trial a Success in India
August 26, 2008 3:49 PM by Amanda Koehler
When it came to writing the August 25 cover story, "The Quest for an AIDS Vaccine," I found so much information on the potential vaccine that I didn't know what to do with it all. I also discovered many institutions around the world are at different points Read More...
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USA -- Science Savvy?
August 12, 2008 1:39 PM by Amanda Koehler
Today USA Today ran an article about Americans' outlook on science... and some of the statistics in the article are downright depressing. Here's a sampling: 70 percent of people believe the USA is not the world leader in science achievement. 79 percent Read More...
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Mainstream Media Acknowledges Shortage
August 1, 2008 1:34 PM by Amanda Koehler
A reader e-mailed me recently with a link to a Los Angeles Times article about the shortage of allied healthcare professionals. She was excited the mainstream media is "finally paying attention to the laboratory professional shortage." Here's a highlight Read More...
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Immunity and the Avian Flu
July 9, 2008 5:55 PM by Kerri Penno
"Bring out your dead." That was the call heard through the streets during the 1918 flu pandemic, when the deaths surpassed modern resources and casket shortages forced families to surrender their loved ones to a wagon piled with bodies. Not a pretty image. Read More...
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Too Much Control?
July 2, 2008 8:55 AM by Amanda Koehler
Recently, CNN ran an article about company wellness programs. It discusses the benefits of having health coaches at work, encouraging employees to go to a gym and to eat right, and offering weight-loss and smoking cessation programs. The article's author Read More...
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