Specimen in Medical News

AirClic Mobile Business Solutions 'Clic' for Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.

... most importantly, decrease the amount of missed specimen pickups," said Ron Rayot, VP and Director of ... -- it clicked. We saw ROI in the form of improved specimen tracking and processing, as well as a 61 percent reduction in missed specimen pick-ups. We also experienced savings we didn't ...

CDC Recommends Flocked Swabs and Copan-Manufactured Viral Transport Media for Collection of H1N1 (Swine Flu) Virus

... to update their document Interim Guidance on specimen Collection and Processing for Patients with ... document is to provide guidance on appropriate specimen collection, storage, processing, and testing for ... swabs, the CDC also recommends that the swab specimen collection vials should contain 1 - 3ml of viral ...

Aurora Health Care Unveils ORBIT, A Cutting-Edge Research Instrument

... Vast clinical specimen library and open health databank promise to speed ... enough patients for a clinical trial. ORBIT's specimen and databanks could replace this lengthy ... robot extracts DNA from the blood, bar codes the specimen and stores it in a freezer that holds up to ...

Ottawa Regional Hospital & Healthcare Center Moves to a Single Solution for Bedside Patient Safety with IntelliDOT

... Signs Collection (TM), and IntelliDOT Phlebotomy specimen Collection (TM) and plans to implement ... vital signs collection and phlebotomy specimen collection functions in one system, our nurses ... IntelliDOT Vital Signs Collection and Phlebotomy specimen Collection modules. "We have used Iatric ...

Copan Diagnostics, Inc. Offers Kit for Rapid Collection of Nasopharyngeal Sample to Detect Swine Flu Virus

... results of respiratory virus diagnostic tests by collecting more patient specimen and then delivering the entire sample into the assay platform or cell ... spreaders and transfer pipettes. Copan also produces WASP: Walk-Away specimen Processor, a new revolutionary system for automatic planting and streaking ...

OnCore(r) 9.0 Released: 'Top 5' Priorities and Collaborative Initiatives Cornerstones of Product Development

... in the latest version. Enhancements include improved configurability of specimen collection schedules for correlative studies, new specimen annotation capabilities, and an extensible dashboard which provides a ...

NYP/Columbia physician-scientists present at ASCO 44th annual meeting

... and Surgeons The pathological report of a radical prostatectomy specimen has critical prognostic significance and may affect postoperative management. Given inconsistencies in specimen processing and analysis, the accuracy of pathological reports was thought ...

Most ancient case of tuberculosis found in 500,000-year-old human; points to modern health issues

... a 500,000-year-old human fossil from Turkey. The discovery of the new specimen of the human species, Homo erectus, suggests support for the theory that ... to increasingly seasonal climates. The researchers identified this specimen of Homo erectus as a young male based on aspects of the cranial suture ...

Mayo Clinic researchers discover new diagnostic test for detecting infection in prosthetic joints

... you need multiple tissue specimens, because the sensitivity of a single specimen is not good -- in other words, the infection might be missed with just one ... is that bacteria normally found on the skin can be picked up on the tissue specimen as it is extracted and passes through the skin, yielding a false-positive ...

Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute Announces Diagnostic Screening and Clinical Research Collaborations With Response Genetics, Inc.

... response was to establish a national, virtual Lung Cancer institute -- an honest third-party broker that would develop and direct high-quality tissue specimen repositories, data systems, and fostered collaborations. As a result, Lung Cancer survivor Bonnie J. Addario and her husband Tony Addario ...

BD/PEPFAR Lab-Strengthening Initiative Marks Progress in Fight Against HIV/AIDS and TB in Sub-Saharan Africa

... while monitoring specific improvements within targeted laboratories. To date, more than 200 samples have been referred through this innovative specimen management initiative. In South Africa, 22 microbiologists -- representing healthcare systems in Botswana, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Namibia, ...

STD Test Express Offers Free Doctor Consultations With Every STD Test

... a test order is approved by a physician, consumers choose from over 1,800 nationwide diagnostic lab facilities to provide a specimen. Providing a specimen takes about 15 minutes at the facility and no advance appointment is necessary. Results are generally available in 48 to 72 hours and are accessed ...

National Jewish Health Named Top Respiratory Hospital for 12th Consecutive Year

... Invasive Diagnostic Center, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Imaging((R)), Center for Genetics and Therapeutics, and Integrated Bioinformation and specimen Center. National Jewish Health has also expanded to locations in Highlands Ranch, Englewood, Broomfield, Aspen and Vail. National ...

JNCI news brief: Improving the biomarker pipeline for early cancer detection

... ScD, of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., discusses the various ways to improve this pipeline, including the need for more frequent specimen collection to help identify promising biomarkers and the use of the paired availability design, in which data are collected on the number of interval ...

New Home Drug Hair Test Kit Now Available from Bartell Drugs; HairConfirm Detects 90-Day Drug Use & Usage Frequency

... ranges typically found in recreational, daily/weekend and constant users to help parents determine usage levels. Online results are accessed with a specimen ID number and passcode, preserving anonymity. Tests are run on small hair samples cut close to the scalp and at least 1.5 inches in length to ...

Two Ways to Tackle Tuberculosis

... technology is a sputum smear. You look under a microscope for the disease. Unfortunately, it is not very sensitive. A new technique is to culture a specimen for six to eight weeks, which allows detection of even a low-level infection. This is more recent and somewhat more involved. It is not universally ...

'Ambry Genetics Announces Launch of Chromosomal Microarray to Offer Whole Genome Analysis'

... library of over 20,000 patient samples to reference, and expert cytogeneticist support. Ambry is proud to provide Easy-to-Read reports and free specimen submission kits for all their clients. With the addition of aCGH, Ambry now has one of the most extensive genetic testing menus in the industry. ...

GHX Announces 2009 Best In Class Award Winners

... Hospital Supply/Sci Products** Solutions/Nutritional B. Braun Medical Inc.** specimen Collection Kits and Supplies Greiner Bio-One Inc. Sterilization 3M Medical Division ...

Exagen Launches New Diagnostic Assays for Bowel Disease at Digestive Disease Week Conference

... pleased to make them readily available." Exagen's tests are RNA-based, and require a single tube of peripheral blood. To support the front-end specimen handling and logistics, Exagen has signed a partnership agreement with Lenexa, Kansas-based Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL), one of the nation's ...

Environmental Monitoring Guide for Hospital Administrators Now Available From Dickson

... food storage, blood storage and handling, patient comfort /patient room monitoring, HVAC and ambient environmental monitoring, and laboratory specimen handling and storage. A "Wireless Monitoring Savings Calculator" is also included that enables managers to do quick calculations of ...

AdvanDx Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for GBS PNA FISH(R) for Rapid Detection of Group B Strep from Lim Broths

... and concluded that "use of the PNA FISH assay for the detection of GBS from Lim broth culture showed an increased sensitivity, required decreased specimen handling, and had a shorter turnaround time than culture."(1) "GBS PNA FISH brings another exciting application to the PNA FISH platform and ...

Hong Kong Situation Report on Swine Influenza

... to Hong Kong on April 24 and was admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital. She is in stable condition. Laboratory analysis on a respiratory tract specimen taken from her yielded positive results for human influenza A H3 subtype, which is not swine influenza. The spokesman said travelers in the ...

Pennsylvania Working Closely With Federal Partners to Contain Impact of Swine Flu

... suspected cases. The department will assist all health care providers in evaluating the patients, recommending control measures, and assisting in specimen collection and testing when indicated. This notification follows confirmation of a new strain of swine influenza A/H1N1 virus in Mexico and ...

James M. Sweeney Named Chairman and CEO of IntelliDOT

... safety checks and related documentation. Additional system modules that run on the same handheld device include: IntelliDOT Phlebotomy specimen Collection TM, IntelliDOT Blood Product Administration TM, IntelliDOT Mother-Baby Breast Milk Matching TM, and IntelliDOT Vital Signs ...

Patent pending for pain-free method of monitoring drug levels in transplant patients

... not just because the method is less invasive. We actually came up with more precise measures of the drugs' effects. "Saliva allows non-invasive specimen collection by the patient at home," she added. "Patients can just put the sample in the mail." Obtaining a sample would be as simple as spitting ...

Golub Capital Provides Debt Financing to Support the Acquisition of Network Express, Inc., by Ace Expediters, Inc.

... of the most sensitive medical deliveries such as delivering to nursing facilities, pharmaceutical wholesalers, and medical laboratories requiring specimen retrieval. In 2003, Network Express was inducted into the prestigious Inc. 500, by Inc. Magazine, as one of the fastest growing privately held ...

BioMosaics' Glypican-3 Antibody (clone 1G12) Validated at PhenoPath Laboratories for Immunohistochemical Detection of Liver Cancer

... of cases with hepatocellular carcinoma showed strong positive immunostaining. In all observed cases, non-neoplastic liver that was present in the specimen was negative or showed rare cells positive for Glypican-3. All 21 cases of nodules in cirrhotic liver were negative for Glypican-3. Primary ...

Epson Introduces Color On Demand Inkjet Printer

... speeds up to 3.7" per second. SecurColor meets a wide range of color enhanced printing needs for hospitals including meal tickets, pharmacy labels, specimen labels, patient records, medical document labels, admissions forms, test result labels and more, while accepting a wide range of qualified permanent, ...

Spiders, frogs and gecko among exciting discoveries found in Papua New Guinea

... eyes ( Nyctimystes sp.), and a torrent-dwelling frog that has a loud ringing call ( Litoria sp.). The gecko ( Cyrtodactylus sp.) was the only specimen of its kind found in the dense rainforest. "The vast Kaijende Uplands and nearby valleys represent one of Papua New Guinea's largest undeveloped ...

PWN Announces That Consumers Can Now Store webLAB Test Results In Their Microsoft HealthVault Account

... Lab tests results are then reviewed by the same physician who approved the order and forwarded to the consumer in a matter of days from the time the specimen is collected. Results are easy to understand and securely stored for consumers to compare and trend future lab test results. In the event of a ...

IntelliDOT to Showcase New NDC Matching Capability at HIMSS 2009

... safety checks and related documentation. Additional system modules that run on the same handheld device include: IntelliDOT Phlebotomy specimen Collection (TM), IntelliDOT Blood Product Administration (TM), IntelliDOT Mother-Baby Breast Milk Matching (TM), and IntelliDOT Vital Signs ...

Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation Donates $15,000 to Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) for Lung Cancer Research

... response was to establish a national, virtual Lung Cancer institute--an honest third-party broker that would develop and direct high-quality tissue specimen repositories, data systems, and fostered collaborations. As a result, Lung Cancer survivor Bonnie J. Addario established the Addario Lung Cancer ...

FDA Approves Two Hologic HPV Tests

... to verify adequate cellularity for testing, thus reducing the potential for false negative results. In addition, because it requires a smaller specimen volume, this technology may minimize inconclusive, or indeterminate results, which may lead to fewer patients being called back for repeat testing. ...

New staging technique might save bladders in some bladder cancer patients

... biopsies, it is extremely difficult to distinguish between Stage 1 and Stage 2 cancer, Paner said. In the new technique, developed by Paner, the specimen is exposed to an antibody called smoothelin. Smoothelin reacts strongly with deep muscle, and this reaction shows up as a stain when seen under the ...

BioFortis Wins Best Product Award in Discovery Informatics at the 2009 Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference

... biomarker discovery and clinical research. Labmatrix(TM) is a web-based software application for the management and exploration of clinical, specimen and molecular assay data. With the ability to integrate these data sets in a tightly linked, highly annotated manner, Labmatrix(TM) is being used by ...

Impac Software Introduces PowerPath(R) Version 9.3 AT USCAP

... materials through the lab - from the receipt and processing of tissue specimens, through the creation and tracking of blocks and slides, to managing specimen discard. Document Management Batch processing has been added to this popular feature to further streamline administrative tasks in the ...

Best New Product Awards Winners Named at Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference

... tumor and suspension cells and isolated mitochondria. Labmatrix Labmatrix™ is a web-based software application for management of clinical, specimen and molecular assay data. With the ability to integrate these data sets in a tightly linked, highly annotated manner, Labmatrix™ is being used ...

Zebra Technologies Introduces New Soft Infant Wristbands for Improved Safety and Comfort

... print solutions support a variety of patient-safety applications at hospitals worldwide, including patient identification, medication administration, specimen collection and blood transfusion verification. For more information about the new infant wristbands or other Zebra products, please call +1 800 423 ...

Optical techniques show continued promise in detecting pancreatic cancer

... alone in pancreatic cancer screening. During the test, a xenon lamp shines intense, white light through a series of lenses and filters onto the specimen -- cells from the duodenum. The light refracts through the outermost layer of tissues and scatters into a spectrograph, a device that separates a ...

Margaret Laub Appointed to IntelliDOT Board of Directors

... safety checks and related documentation. Additional system modules that run on the same handheld device include: IntelliDOT Phlebotomy specimen Collection(TM), IntelliDOT Blood Product Administration(TM), IntelliDOT Mother-Baby Breast Milk Matching(TM), and IntelliDOT Vital Signs ...