As we go to press, the news is full of reports about a deadly influenza virus that was mistakenly sent to more than 4,000 laboratories in at least 18 countries over a 6-month period. Strains of the virus were sent to labs as part of a testing kit
Read MoreBy Nicholas Borgert Wampole Laboratories’ new Clearview ULTRA FOB is a CLIA-waived rapid fecal occult blood test designed to be more patient- and technician-friendly than previous tests. Wampole anticipates the new screening could result in
Read MoreBy Sarah Schmelling The Bond-maX from Vision BioSystems provides fully automated immunohistochemistry staining. When Cindy Potts came on as a supervisor for WCP Laboratories, St Louis, 2 years ago, she immediately noticed some irregular costs. T
Read MoreBy Gary Tufel Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, debilitating disease that affects 1% of the US population—about 2.1 million Americans. Currently, the cause of RA is unknown, although there are several theories. While there is no cure,
Read MoreBy Renee DiIulio The TIGRIS DTS System by Gen-Probe delivers first results in 3.5 hours. In December 2004, physicians at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC of New York City) diagnosed a male New York City resident in his mid-40s with
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