Now they tell us - high omega-3 fatty acids levels increase risk of prostate cancer
19 July, 2013Fatty acids derived from fatty fish and fish-oil supplements, usually lauded as ‘cure-alls’, have been found to increase the risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer.
Bio-Rad Laboratories Geenius HIV 1/2 Confirmatory
21 May, 2013The Geenius HIV 1/2 Confirmatory is a complete system that provides unitary HIV-1 and HIV-2 confirmation and differentiation in serum, plasma or whole blood along with automated reading and interpretation of the results - all in less than 30 min.
SeraCare Accuset Anti-Herpes Mixed Titer Performance Panel PTH202
17 May, 2013SeraCare Life Sciences has released an Anti-Herpes Mixed Titer Performance Panel of naturally occurring, well-characterised plasma and serum specimens for use in developing, evaluating and troubleshooting anti-HSV 1/2, anti-HSV 1 and anti-HSV 2 assays.
SeraCare Accuvert HCV Seroconversion Panels PHV924, PHV925 and PHV926
16 May, 2013SeraCare Life Sciences has launched three Hepatitis C Accuvert seroconversion panels designed to help diagnostics manufacturers and clinical labs evaluate, monitor and troubleshoot test and staff performance.
Diatron Pictus 700 clinical chemistry analyser
03 December, 2012The Diatron Group has developed its latest clinical chemistry analyser, the Pictus 700, as a fully automated, random-access system, suitable for the modern laboratory.
Oral vaccine delivery via pollen shells
30 November, 2012Any system that makes the delivery of vaccines easier is a boon to world health.
Paper-based tool can screen for counterfeit drugs
21 September, 2012A chemistry research team has developed an inexpensive paper-based tool that can screen for counterfeit pain relievers. The paper analytical device (PAD) is the size of a business card and offers results in less than five minutes. It is technology that could ferret out other fake drugs that promise cures for everything from malaria to the flu. Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are a serious problem in developing countries.
miacom diagnostics hemoFISH S.aureus/CNS Screen
02 July, 2012The hemoFISH S.aureus/CNS Screen is based on fluorescence in-situ hybridisation and designed to differentiate Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase-negative staphylococci in positive blood cultures.
SDIX RapidChek CONFIRM non-O157 STEC immunomagnetic separation (IMS) test kit
30 June, 2012SDIX, a supplier of rapid-detection solutions to the food pathogen testing market, has announced that its RapidChek CONFIRM non-O157 STEC immunomagnetic separation (IMS) test kit has been reviewed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and has been listed in the USDA Microbiological Laboratory Guidebook (MLG) 5B.02 as the IMS reagents to be used in E. coli testing.
SeraCare anti-dengue mixed titer performance panel
16 June, 2012SeraCare Life Sciences has launched what it claims to be the first commercially available anti-dengue mixed titer performance panel. This addition to the company’s line of infectious disease panels responds to growing demand for accurate testing for dengue virus.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Maybridge Chiral Resolution Screening and Purification Kits
21 May, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced Maybridge Chiral Resolution Screening and Purification Kits to give organic chemists simple and rapid access to optically pure chiral compounds from their racemic mixtures.
Enzo Life Sciences Screen-Well toxicity libraries
03 May, 2012Screen-Well Libraries from Enzo Life Sciences for cardiotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and hematopoietic toxicity contain compounds with defined and diverse organ-associated toxicity profiles.
AiM GmbH Farm Set For Beginners test kit for antibiotics in milk
19 April, 2012With the Farm Set For Beginners from AiM GmbH, milk producers can carry out tests for inhibitors themselves on the farm at any time.
Milk Guard Residue Kit for beta-lactams
18 April, 2012Rapid testing for the presence of beta-lactam antibiotics is a requirement for dairies of all sizes in Australia. The Milk Guard Residue Kit for beta-lactams provides a result in 10 minutes and does not require any equipment.
Romer Labs AgraStrip Gluten G12 and AgraQuant Gluten G12 test kits
17 April, 2012Romer Labs has launched two test kits for gluten. The AgraStrip Gluten G12 is a lateral flow device for onsite factory testing and the AgraQuant Gluten G12 is an ELISA for quantitative testing in the laboratory.
