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Included below are news stories posted to Lab Tests Online over the last three years.

 

CDC: Most People Who Have Prediabetes Don't Know It

May 9, 2013

CDC Reports Half a Million U.S. Kids Above New Threshold for Blood Lead Level

May 8, 2013

Study Finds Hormone is Useful for Predicting Success of in vitro Fertilization

April 25, 2013

Choosing Wisely Campaign Updates List of Questionable Tests

April 12, 2013

On the Horizon: Using Pap Tests to Screen for Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers

March 31, 2013

Medical Groups Release Joint Policy Statement on Genetic Testing in Kids

March 15, 2013

New Blood Test for Detecting Fetal Abnormalities Gaining Interest

February 22, 2013

Study Questions Necessity of Fasting Before Cholesterol and Other Lipid Tests

February 14, 2013

CDC: Not All Women Following New Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening

February 1, 2013

Federal Task Force Now Advises More Screening for HIV and Hepatitis C

January 4, 2013

Study Finds Rapid Flu Tests Fairly Accurate, but Should Be Done Soon After Symptoms Appear

December 12, 2012

Manage Type 2 Diabetes with Personal Approach, say ADA and EASD

November 29, 2012

New Gout Guidelines Establish Target Uric Acid Level

November 16, 2012

ACOG Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Agree with ACS, Task Force

November 15, 2012

Fungal Meningitis Cases Linked to Injected Steroid

October 18, 2012

Study Finds Many Lab Tests Left Pending After Hospital Discharge

October 18, 2012

Hantavirus Infects At Least Nine Visitors to Yosemite this Summer

October 5, 2012

Experts Update Strep Throat Guidelines

October 3, 2012

Blood Type and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

September 24, 2012

Increase Seen in H3N2v Influenza, Infections Linked to Contact with Swine

September 10, 2012

U.S. Experiencing Rise in West Nile Virus

September 6, 2012

Lab Test for Doping Alerts Olympic Hopeful of Cancer

August 28, 2012

New CDC Reports Urge Age-Based Screening to Reduce Rising Tide of Hepatitis C Deaths among Baby-Boomer Generation

August 17, 2012

AMA Modifies Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening

August 10, 2012

CDC Announces Pilot Project for HIV Testing at Pharmacy Retail Clinics

August 10, 2012

Diagnosis of a Rare Blood Disorder for TV Anchor Robin Roberts and Death of Screenwriter Nora Ephron Brings Attention to MDS

July 18, 2012

New CDC Test Can Speed Up Diagnosis of Dengue Fever

July 12, 2012

Testing Critical to Reducing HIV, FDA Approves Test for Home Use

July 6, 2012

CDC Study Finds Low Rate of Chlamydia Screening Among Young Women

June 14, 2012

C. difficile Infections Remain High; Testing an Important Part of Prevention

May 31, 2012

A Guide to Navigating Genetic Testing

May 23, 2012

ASH Opposes Routine Testing of College Athletes for Sickle Cell Trait

May 18, 2012

Study Finds Leptin Test Could Improve Accuracy for Estimating Body Fat

May 4, 2012

Supreme Court Strikes Down Patent for Lab Test that Determines Drug Doses

May 3, 2012

Task Force and Other Health Organizations Revise Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

March 23, 2012

FDA Approves PCA3 Gene Test to Aid Decisions about Repeat Prostate Biopsies

March 23, 2012

Experts Recommend All Admitted to Hospital Have Blood Glucose Testing

March 23, 2012

New Report Focuses on Preventing Lead Exposure in Children, Advises Lower Limit for Blood Lead Levels

February 29, 2012

Testing Newborns for One Type of Bilirubin May Help Identify Serious Bile Duct Disease

February 9, 2012

On the Horizon: Blood Tests to Rapidly Rule out Heart Attack

January 30, 2012

New Study Finds No XMRV Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but Debate Continues

January 17, 2012

Pediatricians Endorse HIV Screening for All Teens Who Live in High Risk Areas

December 22, 2011

More Youths Need Cholesterol Screening, says AAP

December 22, 2011

Cases of Babesiosis on the Rise, Testing Proves Challenging

December 15, 2011

Listeriosis Outbreak: Labs Pinpoint Source of Illness

November 17, 2011

Beneficiaries of New Melanoma Drug Identified by Genetic Testing

October 28, 2011

Federal Task Force Advises Against Use of PSA Test for Screening

October 20, 2011

HHS Supports Screening Newborns for Congenital Heart Disease

October 7, 2011

New Rule Proposes to Put Lab Reports Directly in Hands of Patients

October 7, 2011

Out of Africa: Promising New Rapid Point-of-Care Technology

September 23, 2011

Together, Two Tests Better Predictors of Progression to Diabetes

September 8, 2011

The Endocrine Society Weighs in on Vitamin D

August 25, 2011

Trial Finds Ovarian Cancer Screening Method is Ineffective in Reducing Deaths

August 12, 2011

Study Finds PCR Saliva Tests Promising for Newborn CMV Screening

July 13, 2011

CRP May Have Role in Predicting Breast Cancer Outcomes

July 13, 2011

Biomarkers Incorporated into Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic Criteria

July 5, 2011

Even Without Symptoms, Persons with Herpes Spread the Virus

June 23, 2011

Radiation Testing and Response

June 23, 2011

Toxin-producing E. coli Outbreak in Germany

June 8, 2011

FDA Approves First Test for Dengue Fever

May 20, 2011

PSA Velocity (PSAV) Leads to More Biopsies, Without Improving Prostate Cancer Detection, Study Finds

May 19, 2011

Whooping Cough Cases Continue to Rise

April 21, 2011

Study Shows Reduced Complications from Spina bifida Following in utero Surgery

April 7, 2011

WHO Advises Against Use of Inaccurate Serology Tests for TB

March 23, 2011

Studies Evaluate A1c for Diagnosing Diabetes

March 17, 2011

Lab Tests for Food Allergies Not Diagnostic by Themselves, say NIAID Guidelines

March 11, 2011

Advancements Being Made in Methods to Detect Circulating Tumor Cells for Cancer Treatment

February 25, 2011

Updated Guidelines for the Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease

February 24, 2011

Use of A1c Point-of-Care Tests for Diabetes Screening Raises Concerns

February 11, 2011

Rapid TB Test Endorsed by WHO

January 31, 2011

Will Research Lead to Reliable Blood Test for Concussions?

January 24, 2011

Vitamin D and Calcium Levels Adequate for Most Americans, Report Says

January 24, 2011

XMRV Focus of Change in Blood Donor Policies

December 23, 2010

Targeting Iron Deficiencies, AAP Advises Screening All Infants and Toddlers

December 22, 2010

CDC Report Supports Expanded HIV Screening

December 16, 2010

Lab Tests Help Evaluate Men for Osteoporosis

December 2, 2010

CDC and FDA Issue Alerts for Point-of-Care Testing

November 18, 2010

Researchers Study Possible New Marker for Prostate Cancer

November 5, 2010

Iowa Egg Recalls: Anatomy of a Food-borne Illness

October 21, 2010

New Test Could Advance TB Diagnosis and Treatment

October 8, 2010

Unhealthy Lipid Levels in Young Adults

September 27, 2010

FDA Approves First Combined HIV Antibody and Antigen Test

September 10, 2010

CDC reports increased screening rates for colon cancer but not for breast cancer

September 1, 2010

Home-collection Testing for Sexually-transmitted Infections

August 25, 2010

Hepatitis B and C infections worldwide problems; rapid tests approved to help combat spread

August 12, 2010

Clostridium difficile Guidelines Address Testing Strategies

July 12, 2010

Panel Suggests New Criteria for Gestational Diabetes

July 2, 2010

Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices Need Improvement

June 13, 2010