As part of our company's commitment to prevent and detect disease early, our Cambridge laboratory is supporting the efforts of a group of Harvard students, Team HBV at Harvard, in its fight against Hepatitis B and liver cancer. To learn more about this important initiative to fight Hep B among high-risk Asians, click here to read an Op-Ed by the organizations president and view this public service announcement on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2e2TCp59Yg.

The National Business Group on Health (NBGH) has awarded its 2010 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Platinum Award to Quest Diagnostics for its HealthyQuest employee wellness program, recognizing the company's wellness program for the sixth consecutive year. The Platinum Award is presented to NBGH member companies that have established employee wellness programs with measurable success and documented outcomes.

Quest Diagnostics has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing our commitment in the fight against cancer, beginning with our efforts at improving the health and wellness of our own employees. Read the press release>

OVA1™, the first blood test cleared by the FDA for aiding in the pre-surgical evaluation of a woman’s ovarian mass for cancer, is now available nationally through Quest Diagnostics. For more information, journalists should call 973-520-2800.

• Read the press release.
• Review the clinical trial data.
• Refer to our web site for women about gynecologic cancers.

A Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index (TM) Special Report found that both hair and urine test data show dramatic declines in cocaine and methamphetamine use since 2005. The data also show that hair testing has found dramatically more use of the two substances than revealed by urine alone. To view the report click here.

Watch our video "Vitamin D Testing -- Why it Matters, How it's Done" to learn about differences in Vitamin D testing techniques.

As the only laboratory partner with Google (TM) Health, we make it easy and convenient for people to manage their lab results and other health information in their personal health record. We also enable consumers to buy a limited menu of tests, directly for themselves, to monitor their health and wellness here.