Elite Medical Laboratory Solutions

02/01/2019

Houston, we have a problem - and it's more cities than just that. Here are the highest drug overdose counties in Texas.

The opioid epidemic is a nationwide crisis. Here, we are holding the magnifying glass up to our backyard, Texas, and breaking down the counties with highest overdose rates.

01/03/2019

January is Thyroid Awareness Month! All you need to know about the thyroid, how it works, and how it effects you is at the link below.

Though somewhat small, the thyroid gland performs a major role in the body. It effects many of the body’s most significant organs, including the heart, brain, liver, kidneys, and skin. Maintaining the health and proper function of the thyroid gland is significant to the overall health of the body.

12/17/2018

The holidays are a time for cheer, but unfortunately we can get a little carried away - and hopefully not in an ambulance! Here are the top reasons for hospital visits during the winter season.

The holidays are a time for family, friends, food, and... hospital visits? Emergency room check-ins have a noticeable upswing during the winter season. Check out a few reasons how the most wonderful time of the year can take a tragic turn.

11/15/2018

Cloudy skies, cold weather, and coinciding gloom. Seasonal Affective Disorder is depression felt at specific times of the year. What causes it, and how can it be alleviated?

Summertime Sadness is more than just a song by crooner Lana del Rey, and more people experience a Blue Christmas than just Elvis Presley. Seasonal Affective Disorder (appropriately abbreviated as SAD) occurs when people in good mental health experience depression during certain seasons of the year.....

10/26/2018

Our blood drive with Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center is today! We will gladly accept walk-in appointments for blood donation. If you have a spare 15 minutes today, come by and save lives!

Come see us at:
1101 Alma Street
Tomball, TX 77375

10/24/2018

Signups are still open for our Fall Festival Blood Drive this Friday. Choose your 15-minute slot here:

Our mission is to partner with the community to save and sustain lives by providing a safe supply of blood, blood components and related services.

10/18/2018

October 26th, we partner with Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center for our Fall Blood Drive at the lab. Donating gets you free t-shirts, food, and a good conscience for saving lives - but here are a few reasons why donating blood can benefit your own health!

You may have heard donating one pint of blood saves up to three lives, but there's another life that may be saved in addition to that: Your own. Not only are you helping those in need, you're also helping yourself. Here are some ways how the health outcomes in giving blood can B+.

10/12/2018

Diet and exercise are essential, but sometimes they only go so far. For some, blood testing may be necessary to check if hormone imbalance is your body's biggest obstacle.

Diet and exercise, diet and exercise, diet and exercise – This piece is not a repeat of what's likely been heard a thousand times. Yes, eating healthy and staying active helps, but sometimes the answer goes beyond skin deep – into the blood. Here are a few blood test panels and their significanc...

10/05/2018

Joints are more than just a connection of bones, but a big component in your connection to an active lifestyle. Here's a few foods to seek and avoid when promoting joint health.

Maintaining healthy joints allows you to walk, run, exercise, and other extracurricular activities with minimal to no pain. Here are a few different types of arthritis and a rundown of foods that help and hurt your joints.

10/01/2018

We answered quite a few questions in part one, but it doesn't stop there! In part two of this series, we take on popular methods used to adulterate drug tests and why they don't work.

We are back for another round of common drug testing questions we can answer from a clinical lab perspective! This time, we're building on the topics addressed in our last drug testing myths FAQ, specifically focusing on tactics used to manipulate urine drug test results.

09/21/2018

The opioid crisis is having patients and doctors alike seek out alternative methods for pain management. Let's take a look at a few pill-free options for patient care.

Since the late 1990's, Big Pharma had us thinking the only way to deal with chronic pain was through prescription painkillers. Fast forward to now where the death toll inches it's way toward one million American lives claimed by drug overdose over the last 20 years. Here are a few pain management al...

09/13/2018

As we continue on through Pain Awareness Month, we've provided few guidelines worth considering when dealing with and alleviating chronic pain & inflammation.

Pain can have many causes and because of this, it can be very difficult to treat. A common cause of pain is inflammation. To drain inflammation, we need to manipulate our body’s vascular and lymphatic systems. Here are a few ways in which this can be done!