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	October 12, 2016	The Nitty Gritty of Nuts—Which Part of the Peanut Are You Allergic To? “We do a high volume of peanut component testing and are one of the few laboratories to offer this,” says Medical Director Patricia Slev.
	October 7, 2016	A Rare NEJM Case Study Raises Questions about Zika Transmission It is quite rare for a Zika infection to cause severe illness in adults, much less death. Also, how did another individual, who visited the first while in the hospital, become ill
	August 17, 2016	Leaving Behind More than Just A Bite—Tickborne Diseases While most ticks don't carry diseases and most tick bites don't cause serious health problems, taking measures to avoid tick encounters should be taken seriously.
	July 26, 2016	Genetic Test Identifies Rarer Forms of Pulmonary Hypertension, Improving Treatment, Deterring Need for Biopsy The difference between a blood sample and a lung tissue sample is significant. Until recently, this was not a choice for patients
	July 18, 2016	Should We Screen for Prostate Cancer? Cancer screening is like fencing in an animal: the goal is to catch the cancer/animal in order to control it. The complicating factor is that cancers turn out to be highly variable in
	May 27, 2016	Preventing Childhood Deaths from Infectious Diseases: ARUP Scientist Awarded Gates Foundation Grant ARUP Laboratories Medical Director Robert Schlaberg, MD, Dr Med, MPH, will be the Principal Investigator for a project to help decrease the high