As Dr Dawn Harper, GP and star of Embarrassing Bodies, stated at the Forte Medical Forum at the Royal Society of Medicine today: An initial light-hearted opening comment perhaps, but it quickly became ...

Specimen collection is the process of obtaining tissue or fluids for laboratory analysis or near-patient testing. This article, the first in a six-part series on specimen collection, details how to ...

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What Do Nurses Know About Urine Cultures? Urinary catheters carry an inherent risk for infection. Many healthcare providers do not follow current guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of ...

A 24-hour urine collection test is a laboratory test to measure the content of certain substances in the urine, which can be used as a diagnostic indicator of the function of the kidneys. The test ...

By providing fast results, detecting a wide range of substances, and simplifying procedures, these kits support informed ...

Employers covered by the U.S. Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing rules don't have to obey the final rule DOT issued June 25, 2008 -- at least, not yet. Although DOT's change ...

OraSure TechnologiesOSUR recently announced that it submitted two applications to the FDA seeking approval for its two new at ...