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By Gary and Marleen Wolfe A Web search on “OxyContin®,” a widely prescribed, FDA-approved musculo-skeletal pain reliever, generated 36,489 hits. On the first four search pages alone, 40 of 60 Web addresses were directly linked to, or de
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By Nicholas Borgert Bio-Rad Laboratories has expanded its TOX/See™ Rapid Urine Drug Screen platform with new capabilities to detect tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) and Ecstasy (MDMA). The new tests have been added to a TOX/See test menu tha
Read MorePosted by Clinical Lab Products | Dec 1, 2003 | Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Chemistry Analyzers, Clinical Chemistry Test Kits, Miscellaneous, POC Instruments |
By Nicholas Borgert While laboratory and clinical professionals continue to debate the true value of point-of-care testing (POCT), major diagnostics and equipment suppliers are busy developing new and enhanced products for the segment. Indicatio
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by Gary Wolfe Oxford Biosensors’ Managing Director Neil Butler (left) receives the SMART Award from Dr Adam Hart-Davies of the Department of Trade and Industry in the UK. British company specializing in near-patient diagnostics technology i
Read MorePosted by Clinical Lab Products | Nov 2, 2003 | Clinical Chemistry, Clinical Chemistry Analyzers, Clinical Chemistry Test Kits, Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases, Miscellaneous |
By Gary Wolfe and Marleen Wolfe When a person of great fame and stature dies as a result of complications from diabetes—singer Johnny Cash, for example—the notoriety of the event suddenly elevates public awareness about a disease that h
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