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    DNA Testing a Horse to determine parentage?

    Is DNA testing only for colour or can it determine parentage (if the parents are registered)? I received an Appaloosa gelding who is drop dead gorgeous and very well bred. The person who gave him to me told me he did come from a breeder but was unable to tell me more than that. I would love to...
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    Skepticism, Concern Surround At-Home DNA Testing Kits

    Although companies that manufacture over-the-counter DNA testing kits hope the tests will take off, many within the medical community have expressed concerns that the kits can lead to confusion or depression over the results, the Fort Meyers News-Press reports. The kits are designed to test a...
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    Tire testing by the numbers?revisited

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    How 1950s Nuclear Bomb Testing Turned Our Teeth Into Radioactive Clocks [Radioactivit

    Researchers trying to determine the age of deceased individuals are finding success with a new method: looking in people's mouths. Nuclear bomb testing in the 1950s, it turns out, turned everyone's teeth into radioactive clocks. More » Nuclear weapon - Nuclear - Warfare and...
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    Vintage Consumer Reports - Testing Gaylord the toy dog

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    CLSI Publishes Selection Criteria For Point-of-Care Testing Devices

    Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published "Selection Criteria for Point-of-Care Testing Devices; Approved Guideline" (POCT09-A). This document provides guidance on selection of point-of-care testing (POCT) devices based on the patient care setting and clinical needs...
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    In Patients With Pancreatic Disease, Quality-Of-Life Testing May Predict Malignancy A

    Quality-of-life measures used routinely to assess treatment outcomes for patients with pancreatic disease may be used to predict both malignancy and survival for those patients, according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital. Researchers found that pre-treatment quality-of-life scores could predict...
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    What are the arizona emissions testing requirements for an 82 chevy s-10?

    I have an 82 chevy s-10 with a 350 small block swap in it. Does anyone know what I need to pass or what they will test?
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    Automotive X Prize: Shakedown testing starts today

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    Newspapers Highlight Issues Related To Breast Cancer Prevention, Testing

    Several newspapers reported on new research about two drugs that reduce the chance of breast cancer in high-risk, post-menopausal women. Separately, the New York Times examined the accuracy of tests to predict the effectiveness of so-called "target therapies" for individual patients. Summaries...
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    Newspapers Highlight Issues Related To Breast Cancer Prevention, Testing

    Several newspapers reported on new research about two drugs that reduce the chance of breast cancer in high-risk, post-menopausal women. Separately, the New York Times examined the accuracy of tests to predict the effectiveness of so-called "target therapies" for individual patients. Summaries...
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    Newspapers Highlight Issues Related To Breast Cancer Prevention, Testing

    Several newspapers reported on new research about two drugs that reduce the chance of breast cancer in high-risk, post-menopausal women. Separately, the New York Times examined the accuracy of tests to predict the effectiveness of so-called "target therapies" for individual patients. Summaries...
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    Newspapers Highlight Issues Related To Breast Cancer Prevention, Testing

    Several newspapers reported on new research about two drugs that reduce the chance of breast cancer in high-risk, post-menopausal women. Separately, the New York Times examined the accuracy of tests to predict the effectiveness of so-called "target therapies" for individual patients. Summaries...
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    Lambda sensor testing?

    My cars currently overfueling and i suspect it is the lambda sensor causing it. ive been told i can test it by leaving the car running and unplugging it. If the revs rise when this is done the sensor is fine, if they dont rise its broken Any truth in this?
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    money for product testing or surveys? please be real?

    is there places to take surveys online or otherwise for money? like does family fued pay people to take surveys? and any kind of product, hair, lotions, drugs, ect. dont care. same with surveys, dont care what about. please please please include website names, numbers, lists of places. or even...
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    money for product testing or surveys? please be real?

    is there places to take surveys online or otherwise for money? like does family fued pay people to take surveys? and any kind of product, hair, lotions, drugs, ect. dont care. same with surveys, dont care what about. please please please include website names, numbers, lists of places. or even...
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    Terrence Higgins Trust Offers HIV And STI Testing To People In Aberdeen

    Sexual health and HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland (THT) has launched free and confidential HIV, gonorrhoea and syphilis testing for people in Aberdeen. The charity is also offering free Hepatitis B testing and vaccination at the charity's centre in the city. The service is supported...
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    Siemens Now Offers Complete PSA Menu For Prostate Cancer Testing

    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has received CE-marking in Europe for the ADVIA Centaur® free PSA test, completing a full menu of tests that aid in prostate cancer detection and management. The assays include prostate-specific antigen (PSA), complexed PSA (cPSA) and free PSA (fPSA), all available...
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    Machaon Diagnostics Launches A Same-Day Genetic Testing Service For The Safer Dosing

    Machaon Diagnostics, California's only independent laboratory for testing bleeding and clotting disorders has launched a clinical testing service for patients that have been prescribed warfarin. Warfarin, also known as Coumadin, Jantoven or warfarin sodium, is a potent 'blood thinner' or...
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    HPV Vaccine Could Undermine Cervical Smear Testing, UK

    After television personality, Jade, died of cervical cancer, last year, the number of women coming forward for smear tests doubled, according to Mr Paul Carter, Consultant Gynaecologist and lead clinician for treating abnormal smears, at St Georges Hospital and in Harley Street. He voices his...
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