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The FDA has approved a new kind of PSA test for prostate cancer. The company that developed it, Beckman Coulter, claims the test can help doctors do a better job of telling the difference between pros read more

Bladder cancer doesn't get the same publicity as breast, colon, lung or prostate cancer, but cancer of the bladder is the seventh most common cancer in the United States, with around 79,000 new diagno read more

Accu Reference Medical Lab extends sympathy and support to our customers, employees impacted by natural disasters. Offering assistance to the communities and families we serve is our primary concern. read more

No one knows exactly what causes rheumatoid arthritis, but one theory is that bacteria in the mouth and intestines set into motion an inflammatory response that causes the joint stiffness, swelling an read more

Women at high risk for breast cancer due to a genetic mutation or a strong family history should talk to their doctor about annual breast MRI screening. According to a new study, MRI breast scans when read more

Just about everyone has come down with the flu at least a few times in their lives. Even with the flu shot it is impossible to be completely protected.

(HealthDay News) Despite guidelines, it has not been established whether all recurrent kidney stone formers benefit from 24-hour urine collection, according to a review published in the April issue of read more

Sepsis is the body's systemic inflammatory response to a bacterial infection. Sepsis is serious, overwhelming, and sometimes life-threatening. An infection may begin in one site of the body and then s read more

Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) is a multiplexed nucleic acid test intended for the simultaneous qualitative detection and identification of multiple viral, parasitic, and bacterial nucleic acid read more