This review paper examines and evaluates urine-sampling methodologies in infants and young children, to determine which methods are suitable for use in large biomonitoring surveys or studies of ...

Urine specimens are being collected and stored as part of standard protocols in cohort studies designed to assess exposure to nonpersistent environmental contaminants (Gunter, 1997; Landi and Caporaso ...

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What is a mid-stream urine sample and why do healthcare professionals request them? The mid-stream (MSU) is urine from the bladder, which carries the information clinicians need to accurately identify ...

A newly developed method can detect even low-dose human exposure to microcystins and nodularin in human urine. During harmful algal blooms (HABs), species of cyanobacteria release toxic peptides, ...

DIABETES case-finding activities have been carried on since June, 1947, as part of a community diabetes control program in the town of Brookline, Massachusetts. This town has a population of ...

The Correctional Services Department has set up a facility to collect urine samples from prisoners and inmates released from drug addiction treatment centres and rehabilitation centres. The move ...