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In a move to advance the ground-breaking work to identify coronary heart disease at the earliest transition from wellness to disease, Quest Diagnostics will contribute biomarker implementation, population health analytics and a national lab platform as a pillar supporter of One Brave Idea, the research initiative co-founded by the American Heart Association (AHA) and Verily Life Sciences with significant support from AstraZeneca.

Quest Diagnostics has completed its previously announced acquisition of the U.S. laboratory services business of England-based Oxford Immunotec Global PLC, the two companies announced Tuesday. Under terms of the deal, Secaucus-based Quest has purchased the business from Oxford, including the T-SPOT TB tuberculosis and Accutix tick disease testing services provided at labs in Tennessee and Massachusetts.

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced that MyQuest, used by more than six million people to see, store and share their results and health information using a smartphone, tablet or desktop computer, now supports Health Records on iPhone. In addition, Quest recently launched a MyQuest update that provides new features such as direct access testing, the ability to add dependents or other approved users, real-time scheduling and more for patients as they become more engaged in managing their healthcare decisions.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey today announced it has renewed its laboratory services relationship with Laboratory Corporation of America and added Quest Diagnostics as an in-network provider of such services.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey will add Quest Diagnostics as an in-network provider of diagnostic information services for its 2.8 million members effective Jan. 1. Quest has more than 300 patient access points in New Jersey and will serve all Horizon members with the exception of managed Medicaid and Dual Eligible Special Needs plan beneficiaries.

Quest Diagnostics launched a direct-to-consumer service that allows users to order and pay for lab tests from home. Dubbed QuestDirect, the online service offers 35 diagnostic test packages covering general health and wellness, men’s and women’s health, and the heart and digestive system, as well as panels for infections or sexually transmitted diseases.

Most of the time, finding a colon in a vacant house would be bad or even horrific news. But not in this case.[CR-LF][CR-LF]On October 20th I wrote for Forbes about someone stealing a 10-foot-long, 150-pound inflatable colon. This wasn't a colon from one of those huge floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, but a colon from the Colon Cancer Coalition meant to raise awareness for colon cancer screening as part of a campaign called “Get Your Rear in Gear.” Quest Diagnostics Health & Wellness and employees of Salix Pharmaceuticals also offered money to help purchase a replacement.

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, and Marin General Hospital, a not-for-profit, full-service hospital, have entered into a definitive agreement for Quest to acquire the outreach laboratory services operations of Marin General Hospital.

How drug tests measure for cocaine[CR-LF]The good news is that the window for cocaine detection in a urinalysis or saliva test is so short that you pretty much have to be coming down from a high while pissing to be detected. This is particularly true if you’re an infrequent user. “For most drug users, it takes one to two days [to be untraceable],” says Barry Sample, the director of science and technology at Quest Diagnostics.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center says there’s now $1,000 available for anyone who comes forward with information that leads to the return of a giant inflatable colon. KU said lab testing giant Quest Diagnostics is donating funds for a new colon.