Vibra Health Lab

10/17/2019

Vibra Health Lab is joining the fight against antibiotic resistance!

10/15/2019

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0150755

Staying ahead of the curve! There are approximately 8 million office visits for the assessment of UTIs each year. Of those 8 million, 1.5 million result in hospitalization.
Vibra Health Lab is getting ready to launch Molecular PCR panels. UTI will be one of the first, identifying pathogens by specific DNA segments with 100% accuracy.

Background The objective of our study was the development of a semi-quantitative real-time PCR to detect uropathogens. Two multiplex PCR reactions were designed to detect Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Enterobacter spp., Citrobacter spp., Proteus mirabilis, Enterococcus faecalis, and Pseudomonas...

10/10/2019

A look inside VHL

10/07/2019

We were happy to have Dr. Leszkowitz, Director of Addiction Services at Pontiac Hospital, stop by last week. Stay tuned for the upcoming interview on addiction and how you can talk with your patients about it.

10/02/2019

You have questions? We have answers!

VHL has created a video to answer some common questions regarding medication monitoring.

10/01/2019

Chronic pain is estimated to affect a fifth of the global population and with the Opioid Crisis in full swing, drug companies across the world are combing through scientific research to find the next painkiller, that won't spawn a new generation of addicts.

After decades of research into the cellular basis of chronic pain, Pharmacologist Peter McNaughton believes he has discovered the fundamentals of a drug that might eradicate it.
Vibra Health Lab fully supports the possibility to stop the use of opioids and in turn, put a stop to the opioid crisis.

https://www.1843magazine.com/features/will-there-ever-be-a-cure-for-chronic-pain

It can feel like torture, destroy your life and cause you to doubt your own sanity. Sophie Elmhirst scans the horizon for a solution

09/23/2019

When used appropriately, "genetic testing provides the opportunity to customize and improve patient care, especially in the pain management setting."

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/jeffrey-fudin/2017/08/pharmacogenetics-medications-dont-have-doses-people-have-doses

09/13/2019

Vibra Health Lab had the pleasure of interviewing Abdullah Hammoud, State Representative of the 15th House District, on changes to opioid law and strategies the state is taking to battle the epidemic.

09/09/2019

The Opioid Crisis continues no thanks to local villains like this.

Vibra Health Lab is committed to working with pain clinics who value their patients' health and safety over profit.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2018/12/07/dr-raj-bothra-bought-island-amassed-millions-amid-opioid-scheme/2239091002/

New details emerged about $35 million fortune amassed by Bloomfield Hills surgeon at center of opioid scheme.

08/20/2019

We were honored to have State Representative Abdullah Hammoud join us at Vibra Health Lab in Troy, to talk about recent changes to opioid laws in Michigan and other important legislation that effect our mission to combat the Opioid Epidemic.

Stay tuned for the video!

08/20/2019

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06/17/2019

Michigan is one of the hardest-hit states when it comes to the nation’s opioid crisis. There were an estimated 2,662 overdose deaths in the state in 2017, this number exceeds traffic and gun deaths combined.* (Centers for Disease Control)
One of the many services that VHL provides to physicians, is an easy to implement, medication monitoring program.

06/17/2019