AABB announces unique data network.(Biothreat)(American
Association of Blood Banks)(Brief article)
AABB announces unique data network. AABB announced on July 16 the
autumn launch of the U.S. Biovigilance Network (the Network), the
country's first and only nationwide data-collection program for . . .
"Spit Happens" says new salivary assay supplier
website.(Salimetrics)(Brief article)
"Spit Happens" says new salivary assay supplier website.
Salivary assay supplier Salimetrics has just launched a unique website
that encourages its visitors to call the company and speak to a . . .
Test for hard-to-identify tumors cleared.(Testing)(Food and Drug
Administration)(Brief article)
Test for hard-to-identify tumors cleared. The FDA cleared Pathwork
Diagnostics' tissue-of-origin test, which will be available as an
in vitro diagnostic (IVD) kit. While clinical labs can soon run . . .
Safety Lady announces six-part
audioconference.(Education)
Safety Lady announces six-part audioconference. Terry Jo Gile,
better known as "The Safety Lady," announces her continuing
partnership with ASCLS and now with the Association of Public . . .
ID for superbugs.(Brief article)
ID for superbugs. The British government's chief medical
officer has announced that the country's National Health Service
aims to create immunization against the superbugs MRSA and . . .
Resistance to disease.(McGill University Health Centre )(Brief
article)
Resistance to disease. The results of a study conducted at the
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Canada
disclose that some people may be naturally resistant to infection . . .
Possible treatment for fungus.(Infectious diseases)(Brief
article)
Possible treatment for fungus. News Medical. Net reports that
research scientists at Singapore's Agency for Science's
Technology and Research Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology have
found that . . .
Go West, young tech.(Readers respond)(Letter to the
editor)
One last addition concerning July 2008's "Letters to the
editor," especially Mr. David Sikes' letter [p. 8]. He (and
any others) should move to California. Yes, there is a California State
Board, . . .
Grow roots and bloom!(Readers respond)(Letter to the
editor)
I just read your editorial ["Workin' at the bloomin'
bench, p. 4] in the June 2008 MLO and just loved it!!! You are a woman
after my own heart, although my own paper collection is at least 40
years . . .
Sign me up!(Readers respond)(Letter to the editor)
I loved the article about the volunteer lab workers in Haiti
["American med techs volunteer in Haiti," May 2008, p. 20]. I
would love to volunteer for something like that. How does one go . . .
Straightforward ... and welcomed.(Readers respond)(Letter to the
editor)
I love your magazine. I read it from cover to cover and always find
something interesting and new.
Editor's note: Carol's short-and-sweet note made our day
here at MLO when it arrived. Thank you . . .
Ya get no bread with one meatball.(From the
editor)(Editorial)
The aging car of a young Mexican man who had come to harvest East
Tennessee tobacco broke down at the entrance to the post office. With
the hood up, he prowled tentatively with his fingers among . . .
Product information.(Directory)
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5301 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 350
Fredrick, MD 21704
Ordering/Pricing/Product Information
Phone: (301) 644-3248
Website: . . .
Cut-off and toxicity levels for drugs-of-abuse
testing.(Statistical table)
This table summarizes information useful in the interpretation of
drugs-of-abuse assays. It was developed by Daniel M. Baer, MD, Professor
Emeritus of Pathology, Oregon Health Sciences University, . . .
Critical values for therapeutic drug levels.(Statistical
table)
The concept of critical values for drug levels was developed by
Daniel M. Baer, MD, professor emeritus of laboratory medicine, Oregon
Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, and first published . . .
Table of reference intervals.(Statistical table)
Specimen Test Reference
interval
(conventional
units)
S Albumin . . .
Table of critical limits.
Critical limits define the boundaries of the life-threatening
values of laboratory test results. Critical results, also called
critical values, are those that fall outside the high and low . . .
Team: together everyone achieves more.(From the editor)
"It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it
doesn't matter who gets the credit." I know this is true. Our
annual reference guide is the culmination of not only the work of the
CLR staff and . . .
Sustaining the future of lab medicine.(Washington report)
As we shift from the use of traditional diagnostics to additional
personalized disease diagnostics and treatment, the value of lab testing
in healthcare continues to grow. Meanwhile, we need to . . .
End hand-labeling.(Industry spotlight)
The TubeWriter is the first direct printer for clinical and
laboratory media and vials, including glass or plastic vials,
microcentrifuge tubes, cryogenic vials, cluster tubes, plates and
slides. . . .
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