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The right drug. The right dose. The right time.
Genes and Drugs Patients differ in response to drugs. This variation can range from potentially life threatening adverse drug reactions to an equally serious lack of therapeutic efficacy even after taking the standard and safe dose of a drug. As knowledge of the human...
How a Urine Drug Test Can Help Your Office
There are many legal pitfalls a medical practice can find themselves involved in. With a growing increase of prescription pain medication abuse the need to drug screen patients is expanding. For this, along with the following reasons, drug screening should become a...
3 Different Types of Drug Tests and Why They Are Important
Drug Testing is the process of taking a biological sample to evaluate drug use in individuals. There are three different types of drug testing and the tests are prevalent for a number of reasons; however, they are most prevalent at specific times. The most popular...
Everything for your Clinical and Diagnostic Needs
Clinical decision making is usually not an easy process for any clinician. In as much as there are conditions that can be easily identified from ‘obvious’ signs or symptoms, there are conditions that lack sufficiently noticeable manifestations while others are rare...
How to Survive Allergy Season
Year after year, seasonal pollen has been on a steady rise, and it is, therefore, important to have a solid allergy survival plan in readiness for spring break. But, why such high levels of pollen? Climatic changes are the main culprits with the rise in worldwide...
How to Get to the Root of your Patients’ Allergy-Like Symptoms
Allergy is a very common condition that affects millions of people who are allergic to the things that they eat, breathe or touch. The problem with many people who experience allergy-like symptoms is that they rush to taking antihistamines without confirming if they...
How to Get to the Root of your Patients' Allergy-Like Symptoms
Allergy is a very common condition that affects millions of people who are allergic to the things that they eat, breathe or touch. The problem with many people who experience allergy-like symptoms is that they rush to taking antihistamines without confirming if they...
How to Identify Allergy Triggers
Diagnosing patients with allergies isn't as easy as it seems, but it is generally simple. While allergy triggers can vary, the processes for diagnosing the exact allergy are fairly straightforward. Some can be done by the patient at home but take time, while others...
Preemptive Pharmacogenomic Testing
Advancements in medical technology are occurring in the field of DNA testing. Technological advancements are making genomic testing faster and more cost-effective. Now these genotype tests can be done simply through a quick swab of a patient’s cheek and physicians can...
Allergic March: Are Allergies Linked to Asthma?
When you hear the phrase “Allergic March”, you may think it relates to springtime allergies, but it does not. It instead, refers to the on set of allergies children develop at each stage of life. During the march not only do allergies develop, but also so do some of...