02-02-2011, 12:32 PM
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Man's Best Friend Again
New Meaning for the Term "Lab Results"
If you’re looking to get out of a colonoscopy, however, no such luck — at least for a while. The dog-sniffing method is hardly ready for prime time, given the small amount of samples that have been tested.
There’s also the matter of training the dogs. “It may be difficult to introduce canine scent judgment into clinical practice,’’ write the study authors, led by Dr. Hideto Sonoda of Kyushu University at Fukuoka, “owing to the expense and time required for the dog trainer and for dog education.’’
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