Recently added articles from Medical Laboratory Observer:
Cheers to 40 years.(From the guest editor)(biomedical laboratories innovations and quality services)(Guest editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; ... By reaching its 40th anniversary. Medical Laboratory Observer (MLO) has demonstrated both usefulness and relevance to laboratory medical professionals. That accomplishment deserves recognition and applause. The decade of the 1960s laid a foundation for unprecedented progress in medicine ....
ASCP and NCA unite.(News)(American Society for Clinical Pathology and National Credentialing Agency teams up)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... * ASCP and NCA unite. The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Registry (BOR), and the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) signed an agreement on July 21 forming a single certification agency for medical laboratory professionals. The new agency ...
MRSA and C diff deaths down in U.K.(Infectious diseases)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... * MRSA and C diff deaths down in U.K. The number of deaths in England and Wales for which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile were recorded as a contributory factor fell sharply between 2007 and 2008, but the infections were still responsible for ...
Cookie dough E coli outbreak remains a mystery.(Infectious diseases)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... * Cookie dough E colioutbreak remains a mystery. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 linked to Nestle cookie dough appears to be over, but the issue has not been adequately resolved, so the agency ...
New blood tests spot heart attacks quicker.(Testing)(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009 ... * New blood tests spot heart attacks quicker. Two European studies have found that new blood tests are capable of detecting if a person is having a heart attack soon after chest pains start--a time when current tests are not definitive. Traditional tests can take hours to register levels ...