Lab sent out number of flawed Vitamin D test results

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By Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY

One of the country's largest medical laboratories returned questionable

vitamin D blood test results to an unspecificed number of physicians

and patients last year, according to the company, Quest Diagnostics, of

Madison, N.J...

Last year Quest and other major medical laboratories in the USA saw a

leap in vitamin D test requests as more and more scientific studies

reported that low levels of the vitamin may be linked to medical

conditions including certain cancers, diabetes and immune system

problems...

Full article here:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-01-08-vitaminD-testrecall_N.htm

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The inaccurate tests typically gave readings that were too high —

meaning some patients who need vitamin D supplementation might not have

received it — but not in all cases, according to Salameh.

Full article here:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-01-08-vitaminD-testrecall_N.htm

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Whoops, forgot the important quote:

The inaccurate tests typically gave readings that were too high —

meaning some patients who need vitamin D supplementation might not have

received it — but not in all cases, according to Salameh.

Full article here:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-01-08-vitaminD-testrecall_N.htm

Arne