Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 > Hi all, > > I apologize if this was posted already, but in looking at the tests Doris had done from Immunosciences, I saw that they have expanded their testing to include RNase-L cleavage. It is $250 alone or part of a broader CFS panel...see link below. I don't know who the cost compares to RED labs. I'm thinking of doing both panels, but now that they don't accept medicare I'm thinking I should do a pre-auth before I shell out the $. > Hi , Your option might be to use MDL " Medical Diagnostic Labs " in NJ, they might do the Rnase test. That lab still accepts Medicare, but I am not sure if Medicare pays for the Rnase test. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 yes, you need a dr order for immuno sci test. i wasn't aware that great plains has an immuno panel. be interested in comparing the two. great plains takes my ins (b/c of calif). so, having the test thru great plains would be more cost efficient for me. vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 yes, you need a dr order for immuno sci test. i wasn't aware that great plains has an immuno panel. be interested in comparing the two. great plains takes my ins (b/c of calif). so, having the test thru great plains would be more cost efficient for me. vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 The other is a much better lab(not great Plains)vickila1@... wrote: yes, you need a dr order for immuno sci test. i wasn't aware that great plains has an immuno panel. be interested in comparing the two. great plains takes my ins (b/c of calif). so, having the test thru great plains would be more cost efficient for me. vicki __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 The other is a much better lab(not great Plains)vickila1@... wrote: yes, you need a dr order for immuno sci test. i wasn't aware that great plains has an immuno panel. be interested in comparing the two. great plains takes my ins (b/c of calif). so, having the test thru great plains would be more cost efficient for me. vicki __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 The other is a much better lab(not great Plains)vickila1@... wrote: yes, you need a dr order for immuno sci test. i wasn't aware that great plains has an immuno panel. be interested in comparing the two. great plains takes my ins (b/c of calif). so, having the test thru great plains would be more cost efficient for me. vicki __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Immunosciences Lab in LA is no longer doing antibody testing for the public - they may still be doing private research. They stopped doing public testing in 2007. There are at least 2 other labs - AAL Reference Lab in Austin & IBT Reference Lab in Kansas that do this type of testing. In , <pete-@...> wrote: > > At 02:57 PM 4/18/2009, you wrote: > > > >Thanks , > > > >Our neurologist admittedly doesn't feel she has the expertise to > >correlate mold exposure with neurological symptoms so, I will take > >your advice and see where else we can look. Interesting though is > >that she confided to me that her daughter had problems with allergic > >mold reactions due to lving in a moldy dorm room at college! > > For sure, I know for a fact, that mold allergy and mold sensitivity > and mold hypersensitivity > are far different things. Very different. Symptoms are vastly > difference. Allergy is IgE > mediate, and the symptoms are running nose and eyes, and that's about it. > > An IgE cell blood count, done with a special stain, under a > microscope, with a grid pattern > to enable the density count, helps to eliminate allergy as the cause. > > Mold sensitivity can include those, and many more. > > Hypersensitivity is IgA and IgM mediated, does not include running nose. > The ratio of IgA to IgM cells in the blood can determine where on the > recovery or exposure one is. IgA increases immediately, and then several > days later IgM increases, while IgA goes down (I may have those backwards). > The test was developed here in Los Angeles, by an immune expert, and costs > $1,000 per test. It's new (well, 6-8 years old now), and not offered by many > labs. They have an extensive web site, good reading. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Is this by chance the Marinkovich panel, His hypersensetivity IGg panel?? K wiedb <wiedb@...> wrote: Immunosciences Lab in LA is no longer doing antibody testing for the public - they may still be doing private research. They stopped doing public testing in 2007. There are at least 2 other labs - AAL Reference Lab in Austin & IBT Reference Lab in Kansas that do this type of testing. In , <pete-@...> wrote: > > At 02:57 PM 4/18/2009, you wrote: > > > >Thanks , > > > >Our neurologist admittedly doesn't feel she has the expertise to > >correlate mold exposure with neurological symptoms so, I will take > >your advice and see where else we can look. Interesting though is > >that she confided to me that her daughter had problems with allergic > >mold reactions due to lving in a moldy dorm room at college! > > For sure, I know for a fact, that mold allergy and mold sensitivity > and mold hypersensitivity > are far different things. Very different. Symptoms are vastly > difference. Allergy is IgE > mediate, and the symptoms are running nose and eyes, and that's about it. > > An IgE cell blood count, done with a special stain, under a > microscope, with a grid pattern > to enable the density count, helps to eliminate allergy as the cause. > > Mold sensitivity can include those, and many more. > > Hypersensitivity is IgA and IgM mediated, does not include running nose. > The ratio of IgA to IgM cells in the blood can determine where on the > recovery or exposure one is. IgA increases immediately, and then several > days later IgM increases, while IgA goes down (I may have those backwards). > The test was developed here in Los Angeles, by an immune expert, and costs > $1,000 per test. It's new (well, 6-8 years old now), and not offered by many > labs. They have an extensive web site, good reading. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 At 07:24 AM 4/21/2009, you wrote: >Immunosciences Lab in LA is no longer doing antibody testing for the >public - they may still be doing private research. They stopped >doing public testing in 2007. That explains why the web site is down. Do you know why? They had a lot of excellent explanations of IgA and IgM testing, when it should be done, and how to use the results. Once I know why they changed, I will contact them about putting the information back online. Their office is just 6 miles from me. >There are at least 2 other labs - AAL Reference Lab in Austin & IBT >Reference Lab in Kansas that do this type of testing. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Like many other professionals in the mold struggle, they had a bullseye on them by the 'mold won't hurt you' folks. 'Complaints' were made to CLIEA and they spent 2+ yrs embroiled in defending their license. They were cleared, but it left a cloud. The owner didn't feel it was worth continuing public testing. > >Immunosciences Lab in LA is no longer doing antibody testing for the > >public - they may still be doing private research. They stopped > >doing public testing in 2007. > > That explains why the web site is down. Do you know why? > They had a lot of excellent explanations of IgA and IgM testing, when it should > be done, and how to use the results. Once I know why they changed, I will > contact them about putting the information back online. Their office is just > 6 miles from me. > > >There are at least 2 other labs - AAL Reference Lab in Austin & IBT > >Reference Lab in Kansas that do this type of testing. > > Thanks. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Specialty Laboratories - clinical reference laboratory contract ...A clinical reference laboratory offering research and development of enzyme, ... Specialty Updates. Hospital Outreach & Network Services. Lab License References ....www.specialtylabs.com - 72k - Cached Go to their Homepage, click on 1. Products & Services 2 .Allergy & Immunology 3. Bacterial and Fungal Hypersensitivity Reactions 4. There will be a list of Reactions Tests A - Z --These folks are also very helpful over the phone. Of course there is always the very kind and helpful Dr. Dennis Hooper of Realtime Labs in Dallas, TX. His website is RealTime Laboratories - Mold TestingRealTime Laboratories helps patients with health problems from Black Mold exposure by testing for mold spores ... Suite 203. Dallas, Texas 75234. Ph: 972. ....www.realtimelab.com/ mold_testing.html - Cached Dr. recommended and used these two labs for testing my son. We have been pleased with Drs. , Hooper and the Specialties Lab. Dr. 's website is Medical Center for Immune & Toxic DisordersMedical Center. About the clinic. Dotor . Location. Patient Forms. Mold Mildew Fungus ... Fatigue-usually made worse by physical exercise. Memory disturbance ....www.immunotoxicology.com/drc21.html - Cached Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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