Category Archives: Lab Tests

Benefits of Urine Drug Screening in the Workplace

July 13, 2017 no comments

Why drug test? Illegal drug use can have a profound effect on employees and employers. In 2014, The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence found that drug abuse costs employers approximat...

Hazards of Modern Whooping Cough Tests

May 4, 2015 no comments

Do you remember the false whooping cough epidemic at Dartmouth? The bizarre case resulted from a decision to use PCR, polymerase chain reaction, to test for whooping cough. Dartmouth University did n...

Pharmacogenetic Testing, The New Frontier

October 15, 2014 no comments

Pharmacogenetic testing includes the knowledge of patient drug metabolism and gives an alternative to the “one size fits all”  prescribing.  Through pharmacogenetic testing, we can  help ...

Urinalysis: What does it tell you?

February 13, 2014 no comments

You catch a cold. You decide that after trying to medicate yourself with an over the counter medications the symptoms are just not getting any better. So you head to the doctor’s office. You ha...

Gene testing. Do I need it ?

September 4, 2013 no comments

Gene testing,  also known genetic testing has been getting more attention these past few years.  More and more people are being driven to get this test done.

Symptoms of Anemia, Do You Have Them?

August 25, 2013 no comments

Anemia symptoms are hard to identify mainly because they are similar to stress symptoms.

Unnecessary Cholesterol Tests

August 17, 2013 no comments

A new study suggests that many U.S. patients with heart problems may be getting unnecessary cholesterol tests. About one in every six adult Americans has high blood cholesterol, putting them at risk ...

Could your weakness be caused by Low Potassium ?

August 15, 2013 no comments

Potassium is an electrolyte needed in the body for proper nerve and muscle function.  Potassium is responsible for proper muscle function. Without a proper potassium level,  our body can shut down.  ...

Anemia Drug Recall

August 10, 2013 no comments

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Affymax Inc. have voluntarily announced an anemia drug recall for the Omontys (peginesatide) injection, a drug used for anemia treatment in kidney dialysis patients, bec...

Thyroid test levels may vary by season

July 18, 2013 no comments

The season in which a common thyroid test (TSH)  is performed may be important in the decision to treat thyroid conditions.