Salivary Testing

Reduced HPA Axis Activity in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Reduced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in chronic multi-site musculoskeletal pain: partly masked by depressive and anxiety disorders – Full Text BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 07/15/2014  Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Generaal E, et al. – Studies on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA–axis) function amongst patients with chronic pain show equivocal results and well–controlled cohort studies are rare in this […]

Topical Hormone Testing – Serum, Urine, Saliva, Capillary Blood – Which is Best? VIDEO

ZRT Laboratory Presenter: David Zava, PhD. Presented on: June 18th, 2014 David Zava, PhD explains the difference between testing methods and the ideal use for each and which type of testing is ideal for each method of hormone supplementation. Click Here For the 1 hour Webinar Related Resources Reference Sheet: Guide to Hormone Testing Datasheet: About Saliva […]

Simple Saliva Swab and Early HbA1c Test Predict Diabetes

Becky McCall February 11, 2014 A new saliva test and earlier use of the HbA1c blood test could pick up type 2 diabetes in high-risk patients earlier than methods in current use, show data from 2 studies. Both tests could both provide an effective and timelier means of disease detection, precipitating earlier intervention, say the […]