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AACC emphasises preventive diagnostics
San Diego, California – 20,000 international physicians, scientists and other visitors travelled to the Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo of the American Association for Read more …
Needle-free drug delivery device scoops top award
The Glide Solid Dose Injector (SDI), the needle-free drug delivery system that injects drugs in solid dosage form into the skin, has contributed to its manufacturer, Glide Pharma, Read more …
Diuretic pill extends life
UK & France – The Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET), the biggest global clinical trial to assess the benefits of lowering blood pressure in patients aged 80+, was Read more …
Novartis launched once-a-year osteoporosis treatment
The Swiss company Novartis recently received the FDA approval for the U.S. market for their new osteoporosis drug “Reclast”, a therapy that is only given once a year via a Read more …
CD39 - a cellular marker for Multiple Sclerosis
Scientists from the italian Fondazione Santa Lucia in Rome and the german Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin recently discovered a correlation between the Read more …
Aetiology of glaucoma
A study of european scientists reveals that misfolded amyloid beta proteins, generally regarded as the cause for Alzheimer’s disease, could also cause glaucoma. The scientists Read more …
Transdermal Carrier Technology (TPM): Non-invasive application of insulin
Phosphagenics’ TPM uses natural dermal transport mechanisms to deliver a dose of medication through the skin into the bloodstream. Now a Phase 1b transdermal insulin trial was Read more …
Study shows relation between LKB1 gene and lung cancer
Lung cancer has a high mortality: Despite prevention programms each year 1.3 million people die due to malignant mutation of lung cells. It’s the most common cause of Read more …
Treating Alzheimer with a skin patch
“Exelon Patch”, developed by Novartis is the first skin patch to treat patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. The new therapy that has already been approved by the FDA, Read more …
AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo 2007
The AACC Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo (July 15-19) will take place in San Diego, USA and is expected to be even more successful than last years´ congress with more Read more …
Strong market growth for Electronic Lab Notebooks
The market for Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN) is booming. Experts assume that technological developments and the growing demand to archive and store lab-data and therefore improve Read more …
Breakthrough in lymphatic cancer treatment
Celebrating his 71st birthday this year, Czech chemist Professor Antonin Holy will also be able to celebrate the launch of clinical testing of a drug to treat non-Hodgkins Read more …
Beckman Coulter Launches the UniCel® DxI 600 at EuroMedLab 2007
Beckman Coulter, Inc. has launched the next analyser in its series of in vitro diagnostic offerings, the UniCel® DxI 600 Access® Immunoassay System, an innovative Read more …
EUROMEDLAB Amsterdam 2007
The programme of 17th IFCC-FESCC European Congress of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (3-7 June, Amsterdam, RAI Congress Centre) will provide state of the art Read more …
Quicker method for spotting cervical cancer
Scientists developed an easy and fast method to detect cervical cancer cells that especially can be adopted in developing countries. Using the lab facilities available in an Read more …
Screenings beneficial in common tuberculosis areas
In areas of the UK where tuberculosis has a high prevalence, screenings could increase diagnosis both of active and latent forms of the disease and therefore could help prevent Read more …
A simple blood test may reduce mortality in heart failure patients
Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles found out that the blood level of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a neurohormone released by the heart when it is Read more …
Beckman Coulter Launches the UniCel® DxI 600
Beckman Coulter has launched the next analyzer in its growing family of UniCel® systems, the UniCel DxI 600 Access® Immunoassay System. This instrument is designed for Read more …
European Parliament opens door for advanced therapies
The European Parliament voted for an EU Regulation on advanced therapies like gene therapy, cell therapy and tissue engineering. The decision, if adopted by the council, could Read more …
Low compliance with guidance harms patients
By Henning von Eicke of Roche Diagnostics GmbH
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Osmometry
Osmolality is a simple, rapid and relatively inexpensive procedure that is important in the diagnosis of many physiological conditions, because the measurement of osmolality often Read more …