Optimizing GI Testing: Molecular Diagnostic Testing for Common Stool Pathogens

Over the past few years, the gastroenterology diagnostic market has witnessed an increase in commercial multiplex diagnostic assays for the detection of a large array of enteric pathogens. These multiplex assays differ in many aspects, one important difference being the number of enteric pathogens that the assays detect. Updated IDSA/SHEA guidelines for the management of infectious diarrhea describe a targeted approach, directing proper test utilization for the diagnosis of infectious diarrhea. The guidelines can assist with the development of targeted testing algorithms to diagnose the enteric pathogens most likely causing disease. This patient-centric targeted testing approach can be supported by using the BD MAX ™ system, which uses separate testing panels for the detection of C. difficile, bacterial, parasitic, and viral pathogens.
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The Truth about Doctors

pmlive

Amidst the massive technological and social changes upending the societal status quo, the culture of doctors around the globe is also in flux according to The Truth About Doctors, a new global research study conducted by McCann Health, in partnership with McCann Truth Central. This landmark study which surveyed nearly 2,000 doctors in 16 markets, found that the practice of medicine is not everything doctors thought it would be. In fact, the expectations of the job are startling mismatched to the realities of the high-volume, cost-cutting, technology-driven health environment we live in today. There is a massive gap between expectations and reality for doctors around the globe that is impacting their ability to do their job, as well as their enthusiasm for it.
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Managing Risk and Opportunity for Immediate- and Modified-Release Drug Formulations

pharmtech

Formulators modify the release profiles of drugs for multiple reasons: to target delivery of the API, enhance bioavailability, provide dosage convenience, improve patient adherence, and extend the patentable life cycle of an existing drug.Whether the desired profile is for immediate or modified release, formulators must overcome the development hurdles of poorly soluble APIs. Modified-release drugs may require more excipients and more complex formulations and manufacturing steps, resulting in longer, and more expensive, development processes. Proven formulation methods and careful excipient selection, however, can be employed to develop formulations for modified release drugs that offer value to the patient.
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COUNTERFEITING AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS I.

The aim of this webinar is to promote the fight against IP Crime in the area of Counterfeiting and Pharmaceutical Products.
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Genetic Variant Detection in Cancer: Using ISH to Track Tumor Evolution

Advanced Cell Diagnostics Inc.

Intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) is a major underlying cause of therapy resistance and disease recurrence and is a read-out of how a tumor has grown. Current methods to analyze genetic ITH rely on the sequencing of ‘bulk’ or flow-sorted populations, in which the spatial context of tumor subclones is not preserved, and rare subclones may not be detected. These shortfalls can be addressed with BaseScope™ ISH–a unique mutation-specific RNA in situ hybridization assay. The BaseScope assay represents a significant technical advance for in situ mutation detection and provides new insight into the mechanisms of tumor evolution with potential ramifications for selecting patients for treatment. Join us to learn more about this new approach to ITH analysis.
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