Verichem Releases Ready-To-Use HDL/LDL Calibration Verification Kit
Verichem’s HDL Cholesterol Verifier Kit contains HDL and LDL cholesterol and other lipid components from human serum free of potential interfering substances.
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Ava Clinical Trials Indicate Potential Future Use in Pregnancy Detection
In a recent clinical trial conducted in collaboration with the University Hospital of Zurich, the Ava bracelet captured physiological changes known to occur in early pregnancy.
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LatestInside Track: Bacterial Vaginosis: Common, and Silent
Abridged and edited results of a live Q&A session with Donna Mayne, BS, MT(ASCP), (CLS)NCA, microbiology and molecular laboratory manager at Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola Laboratory, during CLP's well-attended webcast on “Bacterial Vaginosis: Complications and Diagnostic Options.”
Personalized Medicine Progresses
Notable breakthroughs in personalized medicine continue, but reimbursement hurdles and regulation concerns have posed occasional setbacks.
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Cardiovascular Testing
Laboratory testing plays a vital role in keeping tabs on aging women.
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The Role of Genes in Number One Killer of Women
Labs play a vital role in testing women for heart disease.
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Heartland Joint Venture Lab Group to Use Oncimmune Blood Test for Early Detection of Lung Cancer
Mid America Clinical Laboratories is a joint venture clinical laboratory owned by Quest Diagnostics, Community Health Network, St. Vincent Health, and CoLab.
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Promising Results For Tests That Can Help Physicians Better Evaluate Potential Heart Attacks, Study Shows
Studies have found new diagnostic tests in development for heart conditions are expected to help clinicians reduce time to heart attack treatment and potentially improve the way heart attacks are diagnosed in women.
Read MoreBeckman Coulter Study Identifies Heart Attack Risk
Beckman Coulter Inc, Orange County, Calif, announced research results that demonstrated that elevated levels of pregnancy associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), as measured by the companys investigative test cPAPP-A, can predict risk of imminent heart attack or death in patients with non-ST segment elevation (NSTE) Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS).
Read MoreHigh Levels of Triglycerides Linked to Increased Stroke Risk in Older Women
Researchers have found that high levels of triglycerides (blood fats) are the strongest risk factor for the most common type of stroke in older women.
Read MoreNew Test Helps Predict Heart Attack Risk in Women Over Age 50
Researchers concluded that the ratio of apoA1 to remnant lipoproteins is a strong predictor of short- and intermediate-term heart disease risk among women over 50 years of age.
Read MoreCholesterol Test Provides Vital Clues for Women in Search of PCOS Answers
The VAP Cholesterol Testdeveloped by Atherotech Diagnostics Labalong with diet, exercise, and the right medication, is changing how doctors approach Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Read MoreCelera Publishes Review Article on the KIF6 Gene Variant as a Predictor of Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Reduction in Coronary Events from Statin Therapy
Celera Corporation announced the publication of a review article on the KIF6 gene variant as a predictor of risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and reduction of CHD events from statin therapy.
Read MorePatients with High CRP and Normal LDL Have Long-Term Heart Disease, Stroke Risks
New research shows a long-term benefit in screening people for CRP, a marker for inflammation, even if they have normal levels of bad cholesterol, because of increased long-term risk for heart attack, stroke and death.
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Women Are Put to the Test
New technologies produce more clinically useful information
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Long-term low-intensity warfarin therapy found highly effective in preventing recurrent VTE A new study led by Paul M. Ridker, M.D. of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, has found that long-term, low-intensity warfarin t
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