allergies

Animal testing: Beyond the protests, instances of mistreatment are rare

...products to treat heartworm, arthritis, parasites, allergies and heart disease, as well as vaccines for rabies and feline HIV, are used daily by veterinarians. Biotechnology has improved the way veterinarians address animal health issues through the use of biotech vaccines and diagnostic kits and improved bree...

Doyle proposes $10M to expand use of electronic medical records

...added. "In terms of reducing errors, you have drug allergies and alerts available." A new Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Board will develop a plan to automate all health care information systems in Wisconsin by 2010, according to the governor's office. The board will award grants and loans to clinics,...

UW Hospital and Clinics install smart intravenous pumps

...es your prescription using a computer to check for allergies and drug interactions. Smart pumps provide a similar level of support at the patients bedside, Rough said....

GenTel claims $900,000 in federal grants this year for biochip research

...ve, where you can test for potentially hundreds of allergies and do that quickly and efficiently on a biochip, Vodenlich said. GenTel's biochip-based allergy diagnostic is one of five technologies selected for funding by the SBIR program. Other GenTel projects funded under this program in 2004 include new tec...

OpGen Creates Map of Worlds Most Lethal Fungus

...s of the mold have been identified as the cause of allergies and sinus infections. OpGens DNA optical analysis technology generated massive volumes of data that will allow scientific and medical researchers from the United Kingdom, United States, France and Spain to study the complete genome sequence of this o...