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All aspects of laboratory medicine and management.
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help for HPLC equipment
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I work in a research institute of Argentine and my boss ordered me to bay a HPLC. Another lab recently adquired a Shimadzu but nobody used it yet, so the performance of the equipment and the software (chromeleon 6.8 CHM-1) remains unknown. Nevertheless, Shimadzu HPLC are sold for many years in my country and I have found quite good... more »
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Iron is good for you!
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Published at [link] November 17, 2009 (10.1056/NEJMoa0908355) Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients with Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency Stefan D. Anker, M.D., Ph.D., Josep Comin Colet, M.D., Gerasimos Filippatos, M.D., Ronnie Willenheimer, M.D., Kenneth Dickstein, M.D., Ph.D., Helmut Drexler, M.D., Thomas F. Lüscher, M.D., Boris Bart,... more »
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
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Maybe it should be renamed .. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Play Act.. Gender-based pay gaps among US faculty Science Centric | 11 November 2009 13:33 GMT Before the Equal Pay Act of 1963 was signed into law by President Kennedy, women earned about fifty percent less than men. Nationally, women still earn an average of thirty percent... more »
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Blood Clots And Erythrocytosis
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People with sleep apnea have erythrocytosis and thromboembolism .. I say it is the erythrocytosis which leads to thromboembolism the SAME erythrocytyosis which causes one to die when flying .. blood clot. One way to test this would be to give a drug to people which increases their red blood cells and see if they .. die ..... more »
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common policy regarding study of blood samples
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I am curious about how human blood is obtained for the purpose of study. I am aware that various entities, such as blood banks and the VA, draw blood for specific purposes with respect to their patients, donors, and/or recipients. The methods of these kinds of places don't really apply to my question, because the blood is drawn for the purpose of inspection,... more »
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International qPCR 2010 Symposium & Exhibition Vienna
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International qPCR 2010 Symposium & Exhibition Vienna 7th – 9th April 2010 The focus of the qPCR 2010 Event will be “The ongoing evolution of qPCR” [link] qPCR2...@BioEPS.com ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------- qPCR 2010 in Vienna... more »
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Iron Overload
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Iron Overload: Treatment For Common Genetic Disorder Main Category: Blood / Hematology Also Included In: Endocrinology; Genetics Article Date: 24 Oct 2009 - 1:00 PDT Absorbing and storing too much iron can cause an array of health problems -- for starters, joint pain, fatigue, weakness and loss of interest in sex. This condition, called hemochromatosis, is the most... more »
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Connective Tissue Disorders
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This says JAK2 mutation is KNOWN / proven to cause connective tissue disease / "prequel to the connective tissue disorders" .. JAK2 mutation causes erythrocytosis / increased red blood cell production .. THUSLY .. one can **conclusively** say .. Erythrocytosis has been NOW shown to be a possible prequel to... more »
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Bloodletting Iron Hydroxychloroquine
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Hydroxychloroquine seems to be used in iron overload disorders. Remember though "people with lupus are ALL iron DEFICIENT" .. but coincidentally ALL are to use this drug. Primary hemochromatosis presented by porphyria cutanea tarda: a case report. Cases J 2009.:7246. We present a 27-year-old female Caucasian patient, who initially... more »
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