This suggests that, at least in theory, a 50-gene microarray, together with the right software, could provide an extremely accurate diagnostic tool.

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The idea is to turn your smartphone into a health diagnostic tool.

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The diagnostic tool has been developed by UNESCO and provides technical support services, tools and approaches to perform a diagnosis of the situation of teachers.

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Over time, it may turn out to be a diagnostic tool, too, as companies evaluate how well their LinkedIn presence is helping their employer brand, and then embark on programs to improve their scores.

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He cautions that optic nerve damage can point to a number of diseases and is not a unique diagnostic tool for MS. However, he says, it certainly sends up a flag suggesting that MS might be present.

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The A1C assay, which has been used for nearly 30 years to determine how well a patient controls diabetes, is a more stable, reliable diagnostic tool than the techniques currently in use, the authors of the report said.

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Edwin Bernard, editor of AIDS Treatment Update, said it was known that CD4 decline varied enormously between people with a similar viral load, and that treatment guidelines had begun to play down the importance of the measure as a diagnostic tool.

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The machine is not the issue and the tool makers are simply not diagnostic specialists.

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