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- Potential Alzheimer's disease diagnostic test using spinal fluid - 4.7
- Another test for 2009 H1N1 influenza virus - 4.6
- Quest Diagnostics & Google provide patients electronic access to their diagnostic laboratory data - 4.3
- GenWay Biotech distributor of AMDL's DR-70 cancer test in US and Canada - 4
- Brothers of prostate cancer patients undergo more diagnostic activities - 3.6
- Advance in bowel cancer test research - gene expression biomarkers - 3.5
- Zelboraf approved for late stage skin cancer - 3.5
- Malaria diagnostic tests differ in performance - 3.4
- Gestational diabetes women may have type 2 diabetes later - 3.3
- VereFlu portable lab-on-chip for detection of bird flu - 3.2

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Zelboraf approved for late stage skin cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Zelboraf (vemurafenib), a drug to treat patients with late-stage (metastatic) or unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer.

Potential Alzheimer's disease diagnostic test using spinal fluid
Researchers at the University of Kentucky are working on a potential diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease, based on biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid.

Uninsured Americans have a higher mortality rate after trauma
Americans without health insurance appear more likely to die following admission to the hospital for trauma than those with health care coverage, revealed by researchers.

Coffee ring stain diagnostic test for malaria - Gates Foundation
The US' Gates Foundation funds development of coffee ring stain diagnostic test for malaria. Vanderbilt University received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Radiation from medical imaging increasing
Researchers are evaluating the risks and benefits of medical imaging in patients. They revealed that the average effective dose of radiation nearly double the amount they would otherwise be exposed to from natural sources.

Designing an effective test to detect ovarian cancer
Current diagnostic tests for ovarian cancer are woefully ineffective for early detection of the disease, say researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Another test for 2009 H1N1 influenza virus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a another diagnostic test for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, whose spread has caused the virus to be characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

New accurate diagnostic test for swine H1N1 influenza
A new, easy-to-perform method for detecting both seasonal influenza A virus and the emerging H1N1 swine-derived influenza A virus in human clinical samples offers a fast, sensitive, and cost-effective diagnostic test that runs on standard laboratory equipment.

GenWay Biotech distributor of AMDL's DR-70 cancer test in US and Canada
GenWay Biotech, Inc., a US-based diagnostic company which specializes in providing protein and antibody solutions, announced its partnership with AMDL, Inc., a US-based pharmaceutical company with major operations in China, regarding the distribution of AMDL's DR-70 (FDP) cancer test in both the United States and Canada.

Malaria diagnostic tests differ in performance
The largest-ever independent, laboratory-based evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria has shown that some tests on the market perform exceptionally well in tropical temperatures and can detect even low parasite densities in blood samples, while other tests can detect parasites only at high densities.

VereFlu portable lab-on-chip for detection of bird flu
Following the success of the evaluation trials conducted at the prestigious National University Hospital of Singapore, Veredus Laboratories and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) announced the commercial availability of VereFlu, a portable lab-on-chip application for rapid detection of all major influenza types at the point of need.

Quest Diagnostics & Google provide patients electronic access to their diagnostic laboratory data
US patients may soon have easy and secure access to their own medical diagnostic laboratory records as a result of a new collaboration between Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, and Google, the world's leading Internet search company.

7 new prostate cancer genetic risk factors identified
7 new sites in the human genome identified that are linked to men's risk of developing prostate cancer, revealed by Cancer Research UK funded scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research and University of Cambridge.

New test to detect and identify 12 respiratory viruses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new diagnostic test that detects 12 respiratory viruses, including strains of flu that have triggered epidemics.

MRI for better assessment of liver fibrosis
MRI imagery is emerging as a non-invasive way to determine the existence and extent of hepatic fibrosis. It could eventually help the development of pharmacologic strategies to combat the condition.

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