You would think it would be a fairly clear cut case: employer has a contractual right to drug test post incident; employee returns a positive drug test and dismissal ensues. In the eyes of the Employment Relations Authority, it…

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All in a day’s work: Drug test = dismissal

JOHANNESBURG, Sep 3 (PlusNews) - A new, accurate, easy-to-use test can diagnose tuberculosis (TB) - including drug-resistant strains of the disease - in less than two hours. It has the potential to save thousands of lives in developing countries, where current tests are often unreliable, take weeks to process, or are simply unavailable.

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New Two-Hour TB Test

Umalma ang militanteng grupong Pagkakaisa ng Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytors Nationwide (PISTON) sa Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) na paigtingin na lamang ang pagpapatupad ng medical at drug test sa mga aplikante ng drivers license sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) sa halip na sumailalm pa sa neuro psychological test ang mga tsuper sa bansa para lamang mabawasan ang mga …

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Neuro test sa drivers inalmahan

Title: Experimental TB Test Called Fast and Accurate Category: Health News Created: 9/2/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010

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Experimental TB Test Called Fast and Accurate

A new molecular test for tuberculosis can diagnose the disease and detect a drug-resistant form of it in less than two hours and more accurately than current tests, according to the findings of a study published online in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, Reuters reports (Kelland, 9/1).

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New test detects TB faster, with more accuracy than current diagnostics, study says

A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in as little as two hours, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TB

Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office has launched a clinical trial* to test an experimental drug in patients with advanced (Stage IV) pancreatic cancer - one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Around 60 patients with advanced pancreatic cancer will be recruited for the first Phase I/IIclinical trial of a drug called MK-0752** in this disease. MK-0752 will be administered in …

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Trial To Test Experimental Drug For Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it’s resistant to the main drug for treating it.

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New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB

A new molecular test for tuberculosis made by Cepheid can diagnose TB and detect a drug-resistant form of it far more easily and rapidly than other tests currently available, scientists said on Wednesday.

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New test can diagnose tuberculosis in under 2 hours

The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

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Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay