Latest Pathology Stories
Group chaired by University of Leicester forensic pathology expert recommends Department of Health should create national autopsy imaging service The NHS should implement a non-invasive alternative to autopsies, according to a Department of Health-commissioned report by leading UK experts within the field of post-mortem cross-sectional imaging. The NHS Implementation Sub-Group of the Department of Health's Post Mortem, Forensic and Disaster Imaging Group (PMFDI) has called on the NHS to...
ALBANY, New York, October 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com), "Cervical Cancer Diagnostic Tests (Pap Smear, Colposcopy and ECC Procedures) Market - Global Industry Analysis by Test Type and Age Group, Market Size, Share and Forecast, 2012 - 2018 [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/cervical-cancer-diagnostic-tests-market.html ]," the global Pap smear test market...
MetaSystems will market and sell the Visiopharm’s digital pathology software VisiomorphDP™, TissuemorphDP™, and Application Protocol Packages (APPs) from Visiopharm’s APPCenter. Hørsholm, Denmark (PRWEB) October 25, 2012 Visiopharm a leading provider of Quantitative Digital Pathology solutions and MetaSystems, a leading provider of automated scanning and image analysis solutions for cytogenetics, cancer genetics, toxicology, and pathology, announce today a worldwide...
Repeats Call for Strategic Plan of Action and Adoption of the Framework for Safe, Equitable CT Screening for High Risk Public WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) said that the drop in the number of lung cancer deaths in 2011 is encouraging and predicted that wider use of CT screening of those at high risk will accelerate progress in reducing lung cancer mortality and improving treatments for all types of lung cancer. According to...
The Digital Pathology Association’s (DPA) annual conference Pathology Visions, being held October 28-31, 2012, is quickly approaching. To ensure that attendees stay as connected as possible with conference events the DPA has created a Pathology Visions mobile app. Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) October 23, 2012 The Digital Pathology Association’s (DPA) annual conference Pathology Visions, being held October 28-31, 2012, is quickly approaching. To ensure that attendees stay as connected as...
NEWS4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer to emcee WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of people whose lives have been impacted by lung cancer will come together Sunday, November 4, 2012 on the National Mall for LUNGevity's fourth annual Breathe Deep DC 5K walk, the largest event in the area for those impacted by the disease. Breathe Deep DC provides the lung cancer community a place to share, hope and heal, as it raises awareness for the disease and funds for...
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex America, Inc. and Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan, today announce the United States Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) clearance of the Sysmex® XN-Series Hematology Analyzers. Sysmex previously received a Medical Device License for the analyzers from Health Canada. The XN-Series enables laboratories of any size to implement advanced clinical parameters, including an all-new fluorescent platelet channel for Immature...
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, announced today that two of its leading Digital Pathology scientists will present the latest advancements in digital pathology multiplexing and algorithm assisted breast cancer testing at the Pathology Visions Conference in Baltimore, MD USA from October 28 - 31, 2012. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 28, 2012, Mediaplanet released its first edition of "Personalized Health and Medicine" in USA Today, a 16-page publication. In this issue, Mediaplanet introduces its readers to technologies, such as ePathology, that are vital in the delivery of personalized medicine and improved patient care. The importance of ePathology for both healthcare organizations and patients Traditional pathology practice involves a pathologist reviewing...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Veracyte, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company pioneering the emerging field of molecular cytology, today announced that study findings demonstrating the analytic validity of its Afirma® Gene Expression Classifier have been published online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) and are scheduled to appear in the December print issue. The study adds to the growing body of published data supporting...
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Wolbachia is a genus of bacteria which infects arthropod species, including a high proportion of insects (~60% of species). It is one of the world's most common parasitic microbes and possibly the most common reproductive parasite in biosphere. Studies have suggested that 25-70% of all insect species are estimated to be potential hosts. Marshall Hertig and Burt Wolbach first identified the bacterium in 1924 in a species of mosquito. Hertig described the genus as Wolbachia pipientis. Not...
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a curved, rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacterium found in brackish saltwater, which, when ingested, causes gastrointestinal illness in humans. V. parahaemolyticus is oxidase positive, facultatively aerobic, and does not form spores. This species is motile, with a single, polar flagellum. Ingestion of raw or undercooked seafood is the most common cause of the acute gastroenteritis caused by V. parahaemolyticus. Infection can also occur from fecal-oral route as well...
Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC), is a group of catalase-producing, non-lactose-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria composed of at least nine different species. It is an important human pathogen that often causes pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals with underlying lung disease. They are typically found in water and soil and can survive for prolonged periods in moist environments. Spread between people occurs often in hospitals, clinics, and camps. Infected hosts are often treated in...
Actinomyces israelii is a species of Actinomyces and is sometimes known as the "most misdiagnosed disease" since it is often confused with neoplasms. It is a colonizer of the vagina, colon, and mouth. Infection happens through breach of the mucosal barrier during various procedures, aspiration, or pathologies such as diverticulitis. The chronic phase is also known as the classic phase due to the acute, early phase being commonly missed by health care providers. It is characterized by slow...
Strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV) is a plant pathogenic virus and a member of the family Caulimoviridae. It was first described by Frazier after differential aphid transmission to susceptible wild strawberries. He identified suitable virus indicators and demonstrated virus transmission by various aphids, dodder, and grafting. He also established the inability of the virus to transmit via sap. Stenger purified and cloned the SVBV genome. Due to the limited techniques of the time he was...
