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The increasing importance of clinical lab scientists European Hospital Share     Clinical laboratory scientists, the medical technologists of the 21st century, are not only enjoying a rapidly expanding role in clinical work but are also increasingly undertaking non-clinical duties such as consultation, quality assurance, laboratory management, professional advocacy and education. It is because rapid access to test results is so crucial for diagnosis, treatment decisions and patient care that clinical laboratories have been in the forefront of computerized health care. More  Use of cardiac markers in the emergency department eMedicine via Medscape Share
The role of cardiac markers in the diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment of patients with chest pain and suspected acute coronary syndrome has continued to evolve. The clinical evaluation of patients with possible acute coronary syndrome is often limited by atypical symptoms. In most patients, the initial electrocardiogram is nondiagnostic. Despite increased vigilance on the part of emergency physicians and high admission rates to exclude acute myocardial infarction, the rate of missed myocardial infarction continues to hover at 1.5-2 percent. More Drive-thru lab The Scientist Share
It's a cloudy May afternoon in the Bronx, and cell biologist Ben Dubin-Thaler is standing in his cramped 1974 General Motors "Fishbowl" bus with a small group of seventh graders, ready to talk microscopy. "The first slide we're going to look at is an onion skin," he says to the group. "Now, who can draw what a plant cell looks like?" One student eagerly raises his hand and proceeds to draw a near-perfect rectangle on the mini-whiteboard to indicate the cell wall. More Blood supply not affected by H1N1 USA Today Share
Except for scattered cancellations of high school blood drives because of high absenteeism, the H1N1 pandemic doesn't seem to have had much of an impact on the nation's blood supply. No case of seasonal flu transmitted through a blood transfusion has ever been reported anywhere in the world, according to a draft guidance issued by the Food and Drug Administration. And so far, the FDA says, the same goes for H1N1 flu. More  New research shows versatility of amniotic fluid stem cells Science Daily Share
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that stem cells found in amniotic fluid meet an important test of potential to become specialized cell types, which suggests they may be useful for treating a wider array of diseases and conditions than scientists originally thought. More An altered pattern of liver Apolipoprotein A-I isoforms is implicated in male chronic hepatitis B progression The Journal of Proteome Research Share
Chronic hepatitis B appears to progress more rapidly in males than in females, and CHB-related hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are predominately diseases that tend to occur in men and postmenopausal women. To obtain more insight into the underlying mechanisms of gender disparity of CHB progress, two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis was employed to compare liver proteome of C57BL/6 and HBV transgenic (HBV-Tg) mice both in male and female groups. More Study: RTLS technology can save hospitals time and money, boost care Healthcare IT News Share
A study of the use of a real-time location system at Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, N.C., indicates the technology can save hospitals hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, improve clinical outcomes and boost staff morale. Another benefit noticed, was in improved clinical outcomes – driven by increased operational efficiency. More
Children's hearing loss from cisplatin chemotherapy associated with gene variants Medscape Medical News Share
Scientists at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, have identified genetic variants associated with ototoxicity that occur in more than half of children treated with cisplatin. The report, published in Nature Genetics, raises the possibilities that individuals at higher genetic risk for ototoxicity could receive lower cisplatin doses, alternative drug treatments, or be chosen for otoprotectant studies. More Researchers track down protein responsible for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps Medical News Today Share
A protein known to stimulate blood vessel growth has now been found to be responsible for the cell overgrowth in the development of polyps that characterize one of the most severe forms of sinusitis, a study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The finding gives scientists a new target for developing novel therapies to treat this form of the disease, which typically resists all current treatments. More |
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