Public Alert: Beware of fake glucose test strips!!
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a public alert on Friday that created quite a stir, against the fake versions// of test strips normally used to monitor blood sugar levels in glucose monitors manufactured by a Johnson & Johnson company. .."The counterfeit test strips potentially could give incorrect blood glucose values - either too high or too low - which might result in a patient tak...Students Devise Oral Quick-dissolve Strips for Rotavirus Vaccine
A thin strip that dissolves in the mouth like a popular breath-freshener could someday provide life-saving rotavirus vaccine to infants in impoverished areas. The innovative drug-delivery system was developed by Johns Hopkins undergraduate biomedical engineering students. ......During a two-semester course, the seven-student team fabricated a thin film that should melt quickly in a babys mouth,...