The Octavio Brunetti Quintet Showcases Its "Tango Nuevo" at the Second Annual "The Americas-In Concert" on Saturday November 21, 2009 - Concert is Free and Open to the Public
 

PITTSBURGH, PA (October 26, 2009) Amongst the most sought after tango pianists of our times, Octavio Brunetti, along with his Quintet, will present his trademark avant-garde 21st Century Tango at the second annual “The Americas—In Concert” on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium at the University of Pittsburgh...

Laboratory Update Newsletter

Volume 1: 2009

• Issue 1: NMR Lipo Profile
  The NMR LipoProfile test is a diagnostic tool used to identify and manage risk for lipid-related heart disease. In numerous clinical trials, the NMR LipoProfile test has proved to be a superior predictor of CHD outcomes than standard lipids.  read more
  
  
• Issue 2: Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy
  Vitamin D is a potent hormone that has a single endocrine function, the regulation of serum calcium levels. The kidney converts 25OHD₃ and 25OHD₂ into 1,25(OH) ₂D₃ and 1,25(OH)₂D₂, which then act both directly and indirectly to maintain serum calcium levels. The enzyme that converts 25OHD to 1,25(OH)₂D₂ (activated vitamin D, the steroid hormone) is present in a variety of tissues, which gives rise to vitamin D’s multiple autocrine functions. The support of these multiple autocrine functions underlies vitamin D’s relatively recently recognized importance in maintaining sound health.  read more
  
  
• Issue 3: Colosure
  Colosure does not replace a Colonoscopy, but it is a noninvasive screening option designed to detect colorectal cancer at all stages for asymptomatic, average-risk patients who are unwilling or unable to undergo a more invasive structural exam such as colonoscopy (the gold standard), computed tomographic colonography, double-contrast barium enema, and flexible sigmoidoscopy This stool-based method examines DNA in exfoliated colon cells for cancer-associated aberrant methylation of the vimentin gene.  read more