Category Archives: Diagnostics
Promising NEC research on the horizon
May 3, 2013 – 4:38 PM
If someone would have asked me three years ago what Necrotizing enterocolitis (or NEC for short) meant, then my response would probably be a blank stare, followed by I’ll have to get back to you on that. That’s often the…
Oops! … Roche did it again
February 9, 2012 – 9:34 AM
It’s doubtful that Britney Spears’ 12-year-old hit single, Oops! . . . I did it again, entered into Roche’s mind when the firm disclosed a hostile takeover bid to acquire Illumina late last month for $44.50 a share in cash,…
The policy dilemma of prostate cancer screening
January 10, 2012 – 9:40 PM
Screening for various diseases is controversial these days thanks to the U.S. Public Services Task Force and similar agencies in other nations, which have suggested a more cautious approach to screening. These suggestions have been blasted by doctors and…
Why Canada?
November 22, 2011 – 4:40 PM
Earlier this year GE Healthcare established its first global Pathology Imaging Centre of Excellence (PICE) in Toronto, Ontario.
Arguments aside, PSA test makes great sense to one who intends to keep on having it done annually
October 26, 2011 – 9:15 AM
By JIM STOMMEN, Medical Device Daily Contributing Writer
Bluetooth solves parenting dilemma
June 17, 2011 – 9:59 PM
My little West Central Illinois town got hit with a thunderstorm a couple nights ago. Even though my 3-year-old son handles storms exceptionally well for his age, I decided around 2 a.m. I needed to peek in his room to…
