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Syphilis Diagnosis
October 23, 2009 11:43 AM
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Amanda Koehler
A recent Science Daily article discussed a study that found blood tests for syphilis diagnosis produce false negatives 20-30 percent of the time. The study also found most health professionals don't have access to more reliable tests methods using fluorescent
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Abbott Acquires Solvay
September 30, 2009 11:06 AM
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Kerri Penno
Abbott, Abbott Park, IL, has announced a $6.6 billion definitive agreement to acquire Solvay's pharmaceuticals business and full global rights to the fenofibrate franchise. The acquisition will provide Abbott with a large and complementary portfolio of
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Supplement Focuses on 68 EID Agents
August 4, 2009 2:13 PM
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Caitlin Maloney
A supplement on emerging infectious disease (EID) agents and their potential treat to transfusion safety will be included in the August issue of TRANSFUSION , the peer-reviewed journal of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and publication
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SGO Publishes Paper on HPV Vaccine’s Impact on Cervical Cancer
August 4, 2009 12:50 PM
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Caitlin Maloney
The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) has published the first of a four paper series on a cervical cancer issues and topics that were the focus of last September's SGO forum "The Future Strategies for Cervical Cancer Prevention: What Do We Need
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Cryo-Cell Announces Collaboration With Cryopraxix Cryobiology
July 28, 2009 3:33 PM
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Caitlin Maloney
Cryo-Cell International Inc., Oldsmar, FL, a stem cell innovation company, announced a research and development collaboration agreement with Cryopraxix Cryobiology Ltd., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a global stem cell banking and research company. Through
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New Lab Test Helps Predict Kidney Damage
July 27, 2009 3:22 PM
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Caitlin Maloney
A new laboratory test, urine neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL), will help predict if patients will develop acute kidney injury (AKI), a study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) reported. Another study in JASN also
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New Info for xTAG RVP Package Insert
July 14, 2009 3:45 PM
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Caitlin Maloney
Luminex Corp., leader in multiplexed solutions, announced the FDA has cleared labeling updates for the company's xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP) to include data about the performance of the test in humans infected with H1N1 or swine flu. The package
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CellSearch Helps MBC
July 14, 2009 2:24 PM
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Caitlin Maloney
A study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology , highlights the benefits of measuring the change in circulating tumor cell (CTC) count in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) to accurately predict their disease progression, prognosis and
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Merger Alert
June 30, 2009 12:55 PM
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Kerri Penno
ViraCor Laboratories, which specializes in molecular diagnostic testing for infectious diseases; and IBT Laboratories, a clinical-diagnostics and biomedical-research laboratory specializing in immunology and allergy assays, today announced the companies
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Legends and Legacies
June 17, 2009 11:00 AM
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Amanda Koehler
As a person who has lost a loved one to cancer, I am always interested to find out more about the advances being made to fight this horrible disease. Sometimes I forget that there are so many people behind these advances and discoveries, working tirelessly
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BD Supports Researchers
June 5, 2009 11:19 AM
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Kerri Penno
BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), has expanded its research grants to support life sciences research during the current economic downturn. "We have expanded the BD Biosciences Research Grant Program to provide a greater
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Pathogen Immunity
May 18, 2009 3:35 PM
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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
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Hive Health
May 18, 2009 2:13 PM
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Kerri Penno
In today's "Advances in New Pathogen Discovery" Colloquium at ASM, Joseph DeRisi, University of California, San Francisco, spoke about viral detection, specifically the ViroChip. In studies, the ViroChip has proven to perform with accuracy at least on
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Toxicology Awards
May 11, 2009 1:45 PM
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Kerri Penno
Multiple scientists at The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences were recently recognized at the Society of Toxicology 48th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo for their contributions to the toxicology and risk assessment. Russell Thomas, PhD, director, The Hamner
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AAALAC Elects President
May 4, 2009 9:20 AM
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Kerri Penno
John Bradfield, DVM, PhD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, was elected president of the Council on Accreditation of the Association for the Assessment and
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