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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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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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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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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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The Celebrity Effect
May 30, 2008 11:29 AM by Amanda Koehler

It seems if a celebrity or her loved one is diagnosed with an illness, it tends to get a lot of ink or television exposure. For example, actress and comedienne Jenny McCarthy has been talking about autism-her son Evan has the disorder. She's even written 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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Stem Cell Breakthroughs
December 12, 2007 3:00 PM by Kerri Penno

In November, a team of researchers reported they had genetically reprogrammed human skin cells to create cells indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells. Time magazine recently called this and other stem cell breakthroughs the top scientific discovery Read More...

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Bookmark This: The Fritsma Factor
November 12, 2007 12:08 PM by Matthew T. Patton

George Fritsma , MS, MT (ASCP), lab practitioner, associate professor and author, recently launched an online, interactive hemostasis resource known as The Fritsma Factor . Designed for laboratory practitioners to share information and knowledge, the Read More...

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