New Target for Heart Disease Screening in Middle-Aged Black Women
This article was contributed by Allison Hydzik at UPMC. ] According to a recent study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and School of Medicine, middle-aged African American women have higher levels...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - September 30, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Michael Jones Tags: Molecular Diagnostics Pathology Current Events Health Care Source Type: blogs
Gray Hair Gene
Playing an influential role in appearance throughout American society, the value aging adults place on deterring hair grayness remains great. Although the dyeing of hair color can mask this sign of aging, the potential for a scientific cure for this phenomenon...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - April 15, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Lindsey Nolen Source Type: blogs
Consequences of Flint ’s Water Crisis, Part 2
A major challenge facing the Flint community in years to come will be identifying which children are at the highest risk of contamination-related problems and determining all future evidence of injury. This will be critical because, even after lead exposure...( < a href="http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/al_2/archive/2016/03/16/consequences-of-flint-s-water-crisis-part-2.aspx" > read more < /a > ) < img src="http://community.advanceweb.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=94867" width="1" height="1" > (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - March 16, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Lindsey Nolen Tags: Legal/Regulatory Issues Current Events Research Safety Source Type: blogs
Consequences of Flint’s Water Crisis, Part 2
A major challenge facing the Flint community in years to come will be identifying which children are at the highest risk of contamination-related problems and determining all future evidence of injury. This will be critical because, even after lead exposure...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - March 16, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Lindsey Nolen Tags: Current Events Legal/Regulatory Issues Research Safety Source Type: blogs
Trump ’s 7-point Healthcare Plan, Part 2
[Editor ’s Note: This blog was originally contributed by ADVANCE staffer Valerie Neff Newitt.] Major news organizations have been quick to examine and critique the policy, and have noted that requests for further details from Trump headquarters have so...( < a href="http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/al_2/archive/2016/03/07/trump-s-7-point-healthcare-plan-part2.aspx" > read more < /a > ) < img src="http://community.advanceweb.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=95008" width="1" height="1" > (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - March 7, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Michael Jones Tags: Current Events Employee/Staffing Issues Practice/Business Management Source Type: blogs
Trump’s 7-point Healthcare Plan, Part 2
[Editor’s Note: This blog was originally contributed by ADVANCE staffer Valerie Neff Newitt.] Major news organizations have been quick to examine and critique the policy, and have noted that requests for further details from Trump headquarters have so...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - March 7, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Michael Jones Tags: Current Events Employee/Staffing Issues Practice/Business Management Source Type: blogs
Trump ’s 7-point Healthcare Plan, Part 1
[Editor ’s Note: This blog was originally contributed by ADVANCE staffer Valerie Neff Newitt.] GOP frontrunner Donald Trump wants to dump Obamacare on day one of his intended presidential administration. It is one strategy, he says, to “make America great...( < a href="http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/al_2/archive/2016/03/04/trump-s-7-point-healthcare-plan-part-1.aspx" > read more < /a > ) < img src="http://community.advanceweb.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=95006" width="1" height="1" > (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - March 4, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Michael Jones Tags: Current Events Politics Quotable Infrastructure Health Care Leadership Management Source Type: blogs
Trump’s 7-point Healthcare Plan, Part 1
[Editor’s Note: This blog was originally contributed by ADVANCE staffer Valerie Neff Newitt.] GOP frontrunner Donald Trump wants to dump Obamacare on day one of his intended presidential administration. It is one strategy, he says, to “make America great...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - March 4, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Michael Jones Tags: Current Events Health Care Infrastructure Leadership Management Politics Quotable Source Type: blogs
Consequences of Flint ’s Water Crisis, Part 1
No one expects having to fear consumption of their local water supply. Yet residents of Flint, Mich., are currently experiencing just that due to the city ’s self-induced water crisis. After dangerous amounts of lead were found in Flint’s drinking water,...( < a href="http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/al_2/archive/2016/02/17/consequences-of-flint-s-water-crisis-part-1.aspx" > read more < /a > ) < img src="http://community.advanceweb.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=94866" width="1" height="1" > (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - February 17, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Lindsey Nolen Tags: Legal/Regulatory Issues Current Events Research Safety Source Type: blogs
Consequences of Flint’s Water Crisis, Part 1
No one expects having to fear consumption of their local water supply. Yet residents of Flint, Mich., are currently experiencing just that due to the city’s self-induced water crisis. After dangerous amounts of lead were found in Flint’s drinking water,...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - February 17, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Lindsey Nolen Tags: Current Events Legal/Regulatory Issues Research Safety Source Type: blogs
Benefits of Chocolate, Part 2
In other research, scientists have found that eating up to two bars of chocolate a day can also help prevent stroke. In a study at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, researchers analyzed the snacking habits of 21,000 people older than 12 and found...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - January 4, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Lindsey Nolen Source Type: blogs
Benefits of Chocolate, Part 1
It’s officially the time of year when all types of treats begin to fill tables at holiday celebrations, office parties and family gatherings. While conventional wisdom holds that desserts can be detrimental to a person’s overall health, recent studies...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - December 2, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Lindsey Nolen Source Type: blogs
MLP Workforce Report
The attrition of lab professionals due to aging and retirement will open ample opportunities for new technicians and technologists. The need for diagnostic lab services will continue to increase with the aging population. Donning gloves, a protective...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - October 29, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Chelsea Lacey-Mabe Tags: Current Events Employee/Staffing Issues Pathology Salary Source Type: blogs
Patient-centered “Pre-analytics” in clinical laboratories
[*Editor’s Note: The following is a guest blog post contributed by Biju Joseph, PhD, MT(ASCP), MB(ASCP).] Patient-comfort oriented specimen collection techniques are vital for clinical laboratories for boosting customer base and revenue generation. The...(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - July 16, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Michael Jones Source Type: blogs
Distractingly Sexy
After winning the Nobel Prize 1 in 2001 for his research in cell division, Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt recently made headlines for his attempt to prove the existence of foot-in-mouth disease while speaking at the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ)....(read more) (Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab)
Source: ADVANCE Discourse: Lab - June 15, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Michael Jones Tags: Career Current Events Employee/Staffing Issues Research Source Type: blogs
