News tagged with saliva sample

New technique enables drug tests via exhaled breath

A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet presents a new technique that makes drug testing possible through exhaled air for the first time. By examining people who had received emergency care for ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gene Testing In the Doctors Office

(PhysOrg.com) -- A portable instrument manufactured by Nanosphere Inc. and recently approved by the FDA, can detect genetic variations in blood that alter the effectiveness of some drugs.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 weblog

Vanderbilt Lung Cancer Trial for Never Smokers Goes Online

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the enduring mysteries of lung cancer is why so many people who never smoked develop the disease. More than 219,000 patients are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States every ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0