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HealthDay News
Could the DNA from a patient's breast tumor help doctors spot whether stray cancer cells are still in her blood?
That's what a small, new study suggests is possible.
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The Conversation via Phys.org
David Pride writes "Antibiotic resistance is here to stay, but that doesn't mean we can't do anything to stop it. A headline that always catches my attention is that antibiotic resistance is on the rise. Underlying these headlines is that the disease-causing bacteria that make us sick are becoming less responsive to treatment by our most common antibiotics.
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Medscape
New evidence of significant vitreoretinal pathology in Ebola survivors has surgical teams taking note of the considerable precautions that will be needed to treat these people, even years later. It is important to remember that the virus remains in the eyes of survivors long after they have otherwise recovered from Ebola, and it is not yet known whether there will be progression, said Dr. Dilraj Grewal from the Duke Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina.
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Each VALIDATE® IBC kit, liquid, ready-to-use, multi-use, and prepared using the CLSI EP06-A “equal delta” sample preparation, offers five distinct concentrations covering the reportable range. Simply dispense the solution from each dropper bottle, directly into five sample cups, and run in replicates.
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Medical News Today
New research analyzes the effect of cigarette smoke on MRSA strains and finds that it makes the bacteria more persistent, more invasive and more resistant to certain antibiotics. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death across the world, with tobacco use, including smoking, being responsible for over 7 million fatalities each year.
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CNN Health
One person has died of Legionnaires' disease after staying at a prominent Atlanta hotel, officials said. Eleven others who stayed at the Sheraton Atlanta have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, while another 61 probable cases have been identified, according to Nancy Nydam, director of communications at Georgia Department of Public Health.
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CIDRAP
In an attempt to stimulate antibiotic development, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is making changes to the way it reimburses hospitals for antibiotics and treatment of antimicrobial resistance. In a blog post in the journal Health Affairs, CMS Administrator Seema Verma outlined the changes, which include modifications to the way Medicare pays hospitals for use of new antibiotics and for treating patients with antibiotic-resistant infections.
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American Medical Technologists
Enhance your credentials to work in the rapidly expanding field of molecular diagnostics.
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University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing via Infection Control Today
More than 1 million sepsis survivors are discharged annually from acute-care hospitals in the U.S. Although the majority of these patients receive post-acute care services, with more than one-third coming to home health care, sepsis survivors account for a majority of readmissions nationwide.
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With the demand for STAT samples at an all-time high, Drucker Diagnostics’ DASH centrifuges make reducing TAT easier than ever. Choose our set-and-lock Apex models for maximum repeatability or monitor cycle status to the last second with the Flex 12’s digital countdown. Push-button operation, lid lighting system, and more.
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The miniiSED™ is the newest addition to the iSED™ family of ESR analyzers from ALCOR Scientific. The miniiSED™ is a single position, fully automated ESR analyzer that works directly from the primary EDTA tube and produces an ESR result in just 15 seconds. The miniiSED™ is the ideal ESR analyzer for small laboratories, POL’s and emergency clinics.
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DARK Daily
What if medical laboratories worldwide could perform a simple liquid biopsy diagnostic test that detected cancer in its various forms? Such a test, if affordable and accurate, would be a boon to histopathology and clinical pathology laboratories.
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National Institutes of Health via Infection Control Today
Scientists using an experimental treatment have slowed the progression of scrapie, a degenerative central nervous disease caused by prions, in laboratory mice and greatly extended the rodents’ lives, according to a new report in JCI Insight. The scientists used antisense oligonucleotides, synthetic compounds that inhibit the formation of specific proteins.
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University of Pennsylvania via ScienceDaily
The latest iteration of an eye-on-a-chip has a mechanical eyelid to simulate blinking and was used to test an experimental drug for dry eye disease. By incorporating human cells into an engineered scaffolding, the eye-on-a-chip has many of the benefits of testing on living subjects, while minimizing risks and ethical concerns.
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SeraSub® is a synthetic serum for use as a component in preparing standards and controls for in-vitro diagnostic tests. Learn more
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Medical News Today
In multiple sclerosis, overactive inflammatory immune cells destroy the tissue that surrounds and insulates the nerves. Now, new research in mice reveals that activating a different group of immune cells could potentially counteract the destructive autoimmune reaction.
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