Girl, 2, Loses Battle Against Cancer Mar 10, 2010
Layla's parents said they hope their story will urge parents to get their children simple urine tests to make sure their children don't have neuroblastoma. Chuy's on the Northwest Freeway near F.M. 1960 will hold a benefit for Layla's family on Tuesday. (Click2Houston, TX)
New Drugs, Approaches Offer Hope Against Prostate Cancer Mar 5, 2010
"The addition of urine tests adds to the cost without detection of invasive disease, suggesting that we should be using these markers carefully and judiciously when surveying patients with bladder cancer.". Both Vogelzang and Sartor disclosed numerous ties with pharmaceutical companies. (MEDLINEplus)
Administration vetoes extra STI precautions Mar 4, 2010
SGA initially planned on offering rapid HIV tests as well as urine tests for other common STIs ... University officials have the potential to provide outreach to all students concerned with their sexual health by collaborating with organizations such as SGA to offer a variety of STI testing, including urine tests ... Offering two of the UC bathrooms for STI urine tests would have been a great way to provide this outreach to students. (The University Echo, TN)
Urine Protein Test Might Help Diagnose Kidney Damage from Lupus Feb 26, 2010
25, 2010) Simple urine tests for four proteins might be able to detect early kidney disease in people with lupus, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in an animal study ... Chandra Mohan (left) and Tianfu Wu has shown that simple urine tests for four proteins might eventually be used to pinpoint early kidney disease in people with lupus. (Science Daily)
NFL proposes HGH test, but union against it now Feb 25, 2010
The NBA currently uses urine tests for HGH, which is banned on the league's list of prohibited substances. "We have been and will continue to monitor advances in the testing for HGH for potential inclusion in our program at an appropriate time," league spokesman Tim Frank said. (ESPN -- Football)
Pacquiao plans to sue Mayweather (2) Feb 14, 2010
Mayweather s camp wants blood tests that can find things urine tests can t, such as use of human growth hormone, and they want them done by USADA from the time the fight is signed until the fight is held. Pacquiao s side has agreed to both urine and blood testing, but doesn t want testing immediately before the fight because Pacquiao believes giving blood so soon before a fight will weaken him. (Connersville News Examiner, IN)
True North aims high Feb 9, 2010
In the never-ending battle with drug cheats, officials will conduct more than 2,000 blood and urine tests before and after competitions. The Americans have a deep, veteran-laden team, which hopes to reach the top of the medal-count standings for the first time since 1932. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
'Gene Doping' May Be Next Wave of Sports Tampering Feb 5, 2010
While those substances can be detected through blood or urine tests, "we don't have tests for any of the genetic manipulations," Frankel said. "We will have to look for the physiological changes that could occur only if those artificial interventions took place.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
State park ranger a local 'torchbearer' for natural bodybuilding Jan 28, 2010
Urine tests are also administered, he said. I think its a way of showing what God gave you, Fabbri said about why he has chosen to go this route. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Freak accident costs young Caleb his life Jan 22, 2010
" Caleb's friend, a younger boy who lives across the road from the Harris family on Old Maitland Road, narrowly escaped injury. "He was only a couple of foot away, it just missed him," Mr Harris said. The pair had been fishing there together every day for almost five years, he said. "He was just keen on fishing all the time, that's all he did," Mr Harris said. The four-wheel-drive driver was taken for mandatory blood and urine tests and was talking to police, a police spokesman said. Mr Harris... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Boy crushed by runaway four-wheel-drive while fishing Jan 22, 2010
The owner of the four-wheel-drive, a 47-year-old Ashtonfield man, was taken by police for mandatory blood and urine tests. It is believed the owner and two other men were operating a crane at a nearby work site when the car rolled. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
No Booze at Journalism's Wake Jan 21, 2010
And now reporters are subjected to urine tests. Jack Shafer looks the horrors clean-living p.c. has inflicted on the newsroom. (The American Conservative)
Toddler runs into car's path Jan 18, 2010
The 22-year-old Blackett man driving the car was taken to Mount Druitt Hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests. Metropolitan Crash Unit investigators took the Commodore for examination. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Dear Betty: Resolve to add exercise routine Jan 10, 2010
If you're diabetic it might be time for an eye exam or a foot exam or the blood and urine tests that tell how your kidneys are functioning. Now that you're on the way to better health, do everything possible to protect it. (Montana Standard, MT)
