Media Alert: Questions Remain in Michael Jackson Autopsy - College of American Pathologists Has Forensic Pathologist Available to Answer Reporter Questions

What can an autopsy tell you? A pathologist's role is critical in diagnosing cause of death (Vocus) June 29, 2009 -- WHAT: New questions surround singer Michael Jackson's death. In cases of sudden, unexpected death, a forensic pathologist, often working in...

Veterinary Pathologist in the Indian Biosecurity Labs Work under Pressure to Efficiently Handle Bird Flu Samples

In India the only laboratory equipped to handle the avian influenza H5N1 virus is receiving samples from across the country. Tiny vials of chicken blood and poultry tissue arrive each week, packed in ice boxes. // These samples are sent by the farmers from places that experience unusual chicken dea...

Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer

...evelopment of chordomas. Ramesh said it was possible but she had no access to chordoma tissue to study the genetic makeup. So Sommer tracked down a pathologist at Harvard University with a large collection of chordoma tissue and the collaboration lead to the discovery that the tumor-suppressor genes were invo...

Survey: Speech Therapy Helps, But People Who Stutter Suffer Discrimination

...e more successful than therapies that focus on speech mechanics. People who had speech therapy from a speech-language pathologist who is a Board Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders had more successful speech therapy than those who did not. A...

'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice

... appear to represent a step forward in efforts to develop a "longevity pill" that would allow people to live longer. "It's a really big deal," said pathologist Matt Kaeberlein, who wrote a commentary accompanying the study. "This is the first demonstration of a compound that, when administered late in life, c...

Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species

...or more than 10 percent of human deaths. But we now understand that cancer can kill wild animals at similar rates," lead author Denise McAloose, chief pathologist for the Wildlife Conservation Society's Global Health Program, said in a news release from the society. More resources are needed for monitoring th...

Talk With Kids, Not At Them

...takes. They'll also tailor their speech to the child." "This study supports what we recommend to families," said Maxine Orringer, a speech-language pathologist at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. "When there's conversation, you get practice communicating. The child can make a mistake, and that helps parents...

Wildlife faces cancer threat

...s one of the leading health concerns for humans, accounting for more than 10 percent of human deaths," said Dr. Denise McAloose, lead author and Chief pathologist for WCS's Global Health program. "But we now understand that cancer can kill wild animals at similar rates." In certain situations, cancer threat...

Promising Therapy for Prostate Cancer

...oth patients, said in a Mayo Clinic news release. "I had never seen anything like this before. I had a hard time finding the cancer. At one point, the pathologist [who was working during surgery] asked if we were sending him samples from the same patient." Ipilimumab is an antibody that appears to greatly mag...

Mayo researchers: Dramatic outcomes in prostate cancer study

...nvestigator and surgeon, who operated on both men. "I had never seen anything like this before. I had a hard time finding the cancer. At one point the pathologist (who was working during surgery) asked if we were sending him samples from the same patient." One patient underwent radiation therapy after surgery...

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Urologist and Allergist Explore Link Between Allergies and Interstitial Cystitis

... conditions that may cause IC-like symptoms. But he is reviving an older practice of taking a biopsy specimen during the procedure and sending it to a pathologist to look for mast cells because, when mast cells reach a certain density, patients seem to benefit from allergy testing and treatment. Mast cells elsew...

vProtect(TM) Luminal Shield Stabilizes Vulnerable Plaque

...mparable to what is seen with drug eluting stents in terms of thickness--we did not see a significant hyperplastic injury response," commented cardiac pathologist Gary Tearney, MD, PhD. Dr. Tearney, an Associate Professor of Pathology at Harvard University and the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, went on to e...

Creighton Medical Laboratories First to Offer New Cancer Test

... powerful new tool in our molecular tool box," said Jill Hagenkord, M.D., a pathologist and director of molecular pathology and clinical genomics at Creighton Medi...Hagenkord at the helm in clinical genomics, since she is currently the only pathologist worldwide with fellowship training in both molecular genetic pathology and ...

Genomic Health Announces Data Supporting Use of Oncotype DX(R) to Accurately Assess HER2 Gene Expression in Breast Cancer Patients

...fferences in results and interpretation, and, consequently, to potentially inappropriate treatment decisions," said Frederick L. Baehner, M.D., Senior pathologist at Genomic Health and lead author of both studies. "Oncotype DX's RT-PCR technology for HER2 gene expression employs a large number of controls, which...

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INFORM® HPV

Description:... INFORM HPV allows the pathologist to visualize the presence of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). INFORM HPV allows testing on a choice of sample types: tissue, monolayer-based preparation...
Company:Ventana Medical Systems Inc.

Full Service Clinical Reference Laboratory

Description:...e convenience and personalized service of a local one. Enzo was one of the area's first laboratories to be awarded the prestigious College of American pathologist (CAP) accreditation. This award indicates that Enzo has passed an extremely rigorous series of inspections far more sophisticated than those mandated ...
Company:Enzo Clinical Labs, Inc.

CellaVision DM96 Automated Digital Cell Morphology and Informatics System

Features:... saved performing the differentials and scans Streamlined training of new technologists Eliminate the need to search for slides and deliver to pathologist or Oncologist Proficiency Ability to compare different cell classes, side by side On-line, customized cell reference library Access ...
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Clean margin

...edical term referring to the attempt in surgical oncology to resect a tumor with no portion of the malignant growth on microscopic examination by a pathologist extending past a set delineation known as the 'tumor margin'. [1] This is an important issue in areas that are functionally important (ie. large...

Pathology

...on a hematoxylin & eosin stained slide pathologist redirects here. For other uses of the terms path...-1502). [1] Perhaps the most famous early gross pathologist was Giovanni Morgagni (1682-1771). His magnum o...riod can be epitomized by the work of the Viennese pathologist Carl Rokitansky (1804-1878), who is said to have...

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Skin lesion biopsy

... Skin biopsy is a biopsy technique in which a skin lesion is removed and sent to the pathologist to render a microscopic diagnosis. It is usually done under local anesthetic in a physician's office, and results are often available in 4 to 10...

Autopsy

...topsy can help family members and friends ... The pathologist performing the autopsy is a medical doctor speci...stmortem examination ( autopsy ) as performed by a pathologist on a patient who has died in hospital. Online ...s of mysterious suicides sweeps across Rome, young pathologist Simona Sana (Mimsy Farmer) teams up with troubled ...

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Newly discovered gene fusion may lead to improved prostate cancer diagnosis

...e trial and error that is often associated with cancer treatments," says Dr. Rubin, who is also the associate director of translational research and a pathologist at the Weill Cornell Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. "We believe this is a first step toward providin...

New research finds possible genetic link to cause of pregnancy loss and disorders

...tation in order for an organism to be adversely effected, but the drastic effects of a single mutation were unexpected. Venkatachalam, working with pathologist Robert Donnell at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine and LBNL researcher Francesco Marchetti, also found that the harmful effects of this mutation ...

Plant protein 'doorkeepers' block invading microbes, study finds

...s immune system to recognize disease-causing microorganisms is critical to the plant's survival and productivity," said Gitta Coaker, a UC Davis plant pathologist and lead author on the study. "In this study, we identified a complex of proteins in the common research plant Arabidopsis that appear to play impo...

Plant protein 'doorkeepers' block invading microbes, study finds

...s immune system to recognize disease-causing microorganisms is critical to the plant's survival and productivity," said Gitta Coaker, a UC Davis plant pathologist and lead author on the study. "In this study, we identified a complex of proteins in the common research plant Arabidopsis that appear to play impo...

Newly discovered epidermal growth factor receptor active in human pancreatic cancers

...reatic cancer, one of the most fatal cancers, due to the difficulties of early detection and the lack of effective therapies: Johns Hopkins University pathologist Akhilesh Pandey has identified an epidermal growth factor receptor aberrantly active in approximately a third of the 250 human pancreatic cancers stud...

Pest management specialist Charles Summers wins prestigious Woodworth Award

...ve mulches, used to delay and reduce aphid and whitefly infestations on squash, pumpkins, cucumbers and tomatoes and other crops. He teams with plant pathologist Jim Stapleton and vegetable crop specialist Jeff Mitchell, both based at Kearney. "In the mid-1990s, Dr. Stapleton and I embarked on a series of st...

Does hotter mean healthier?

...udy published in the October 2008 issue of HortScience by the research team of Mohammed B. Tahboub (postdoctoral researcher), Soumaila Sanogo (plant pathologist and team leader), Paul W. Bosland (chile pepper breeder), and Leigh Murray (statistician) set out to determine whether or not the severity of Phytoph...

Parasite-resistant peppers green alternatives to chemical pesticides

...ical pesticides, scientists are focusing more research on developing new, parasite-resistant varieties of vegetables. Dr. Judy Thies, a research plant pathologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, was part of a team of scientists who developed the Charleston Belle variety of ...

Lichens function as indicators of nitrogen pollution in forests

...cle and its effects on the environment, but humans have altered the global nitrogen cycle to a greater degree," said Mark Fenn, a Forest Service plant pathologist and one of the study's authors. "There are now significant changes in lichen indicator groups because nitrogen critical loads are being exceeded over ...

Study shows continued spread of 'dead zones'

...k between oxygen-poor bottom waters and a chronic outbreak of a bacterial disease among striped bass. Several Bay researchers, including VIMS fish pathologist Wolfgang Vogelbein, hypothesize that the prevalence of mycobacteriosis among Bay stripers (>75%) is due to the stress they encounter when development ...

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Agendia Opens CLIA-Registered U.S. Genomics Laboratory

...ef Medical Officer, Mr. Daniel Forche, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Mr. Alan B. Carter, Vice President of Global Business Development, and pathologist Dr. Chynel Henning, Laboratory Director. "Our new genomics lab's capacity will allow us to meet the increasing demand for MammaPrint across the...

New Study Reports Improved Patient Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients

...ment reconstruction surgery performed by Dr. Senofsky requires a team that includes a specially trained surgeon and radiologist plus the presence of a pathologist in the operating room to provide real-time information. "The procedure requires extra work and extra training in how radiologists insert the wires and...

Data Presented at Cancer Molecular Markers Meeting Suggests Clinical Benefit for Integrating New Molecular Tests

...oved diagnostic methods," said Dr. Weiss. "The results also establish minimum performance requirements for any new diagnostic test intended to aid the pathologist and oncologist in tissue of origin determination as well as underscore the importance of well-designed validation studies that are statistically sound...

Boveran Diagnostics, Inc. Announces Planned Acquisition of New York-Based Pathology Lab: Sophora Diagnostic Lab, Inc.

...c., a New York-based cancer pathology lab ("Sophora"). Pursuant to the LOI, Dr. Mikhail Kantius will join Boveran Diagnostics as the Company's Chief pathologist and Director of Lab operations and Business Development for pathology lab services. Sophora is Boveran's first planned acquisition and headquarters ...

MD Anderson Becomes a GeneGo Center of Excellence Using MetaCore for Oncology Research

...ral data repository, management and collaboration platform for clinical OMICs data and as an integrative pathway analysis suite. Mary E. Edgerton, a pathologist performing cancer research at MD Anderson and a long-term client, says "I have been using MetaCore for many years in my research into pathways and net...

Rosetta Genomics Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results

...) patients are diagnosed with lung cancer each year in the U.S. alone. Before a patient begins lung cancer treatment, an experienced lung cancer pathologist must review the pathologic material. This is critical because small cell lung cancer, which is generally not treated surgically, can be confused...

HemoCue Receives First FDA CLIA Waiver in Diagnostics Industry for Quantitative Point-of-Care Test for Microalbuminuria, a Kidney and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Marker

...if the established medical guidelines were universally applied," said Stephen C. Suffin, M.D., interim chief laboratory officer and corporate clinical pathologist -- science and technology, Quest Diagnostics. "The availability of a fast, reliable point-of-care test that physicians can perform in their own office...

ARUP Laboratories Partners With Pathology Service Associates

...ith Pathology Service Associates, LLC (PSA), a nationwide network affiliation and a principal provider of business services and support to independent pathologist practices. The agreement, effective June 17, 2008, offers special pricing to the over 400 pathologists affiliated with PSA for ARUP's esoteric molecul...

Rosetta Genomics Announces Three New Diagnostic Tests to Enter Development

...,000(1) patients are diagnosed with lung cancer each year in the U.S. alone. Before a patient begins lung cancer treatment, an experienced lung cancer pathologist must review the pathologic material. This is critical because small cell lung cancer, which is generally not treated surgically, can be confused on mi...

Enterix Inc. Launches Its Point-of-Care Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening

...uik F I T, alongside our national challenge called 'Do You Have The Guts,' can help to do just that," said Stephen C. Suffin, M.D., corporate clinical pathologist and interim chief laboratory officer, Quest Diagnostics. "The availability of InSure Quik F I T reinforces two of our company's priorities - - providi...

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Cancer

...sy A biopsy leads to the definitive diagnosis of most malignancies. It requires the removal of cells and/or pieces of tissue for examination by a pathologist . The tissue diagnosis indicates the type of cell that is proliferating, its severity (degree of dysplasia ), its extent and size, and - sometimes wit...