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Indicators for risk of heart disease are higher in passive smokers

Exposure to second-hand smoke at work, home or elsewhere results in a disproportionate rise in markers that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, University of Nottingham researchers have found. A new study published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, measured the level of cotinine in participants' blood, rather than relying on participants' self-reporting...

BMI not accurate indicator of body fat

Body mass index, or BMI, long considered the standard for measuring the amount of fat in a person's body, may not be as accurate as originally thought, according to new research. A research team from Michigan State University and Saginaw Valley State University measured the BMI of more than 400 college students ?some of whom were athletes and some not ?and found that in most cases the stud...

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Staccato Sciclone ELISA Station from Caliper Life Sciences

Description:The Staccato Series of systems provide fast and reliable scalable automation for today's drug discovery , genomics, proteomics and drug development laboratories. Staccato systems are available in three base configurations; Mini Workstation Series, Application Series and Custom Systems Series. The Staccato Sciclone ELISA Station is a remarkably compact system for performing ELISA assays. At the...
Company:Caliper Life Sciences

Staccato Custom Series from Caliper Life Sciences

Description:Staccato Custom Series Systems provide fast and reliable automation for today's drug discovery, genomics, proteomics and drug development laboratories. Staccato Custom Series are built specifically to customer specifications, providing solutions that are tailored to their individual needs. Staccato Custom Systems are controlled with either Caliper's time proven CLARA™ assay development a...
Company:Caliper Life Sciences

Staccato iBLOX Modular Tables from Caliper Life Sciences

Description:The Staccato Series of systems provide fast and reliable scalable automation for today's drug discovery , genomics, proteomics and drug development laboratories. Staccato systems are available in three base configurations; Mini Workstation Series, Application Series and Custom Systems Series. All Staccato Application Series systems use a revolutionary new base table desig...
Company:Caliper Life Sciences

Staccato Automated Systems from Caliper Life Sciences

Description:The Staccato Series of systems provide fast and reliable scalable automation for today's drug discovery, genomics, proteomics and drug development laboratories. Staccato systems are available in three base configurations; Mini Workstation Series, Application Series and Custom Systems Series. All Staccato Application Series systems use a revolutionary new base table design called iBLOX™....
Company:Caliper Life Sciences

APAgene Locator Kit from Bio S&T

Description:APAgene kits are designed to rapidly and reliably amplify unknown genomic DNA using our patented APA Technology. APAgene provides hassle-free, ready-to use components, at an extraordinarily competitive price. All necessary ingredients are provided in each kit. The Locator Kit can be used for identifying transgene/genomic DNA junctions, bi-directional sequence extension of sequence-tagged sites (...
Company:Bio S&T

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FLIPR Calcium 3 Assay Kit - An Optimal No-Wash Fluorescence Calcium Indicator Reagent for Non-Optimal Calcium Responses

HIGHER THROUGHPUT IMPROVED DATA QUALITY RESCUES SUB-OPTIMAL ASSAYS IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY IN...

Monitoring Receptor-Mediated Changes in [Ca2+]i Using Single-Wavelength and Dual-Wavelength Indicators on the FlexStation Workstation

Simon Lydford & Petra Averbeck, Molecular Devices Limited, U.K. The FlexStation scanning fluorometer integrates sensitive optics, fluid transfer and temperature control, making it ideal for kinetic, cell-based fluorometric assays, such as the measurement of intracellular calcium, membrane potential and intracellular pH. <...

Caspase-3 Activation - An Indicator of Apoptosis in Image-Based Assays

The understanding of the cellular signaling processes leading to programmed cell death (apoptosis) is of utmost importance in the study of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or Parkinsons and Alzheimers disease. Here, errors in the signaling cascade are believed to lead to premature apoptosis in the affected t...

Heres why Wisconsins tech economy indicators are up

There is no single reason, but a variety of factors p...

Midwest Venture Summit disappoints; Cato grades Midwest governors

Herewith the latest of irregular alarums and excursions relevant to the world of Midwest technology entrepreneurs: Last week, the Midwest Venture Summit was held in Chicago and featured about 30 early stage companies. About 10 were sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the Keiretsu Forum. Though about 60 individual professional investors were regi...

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Shapely sperm-a valuable indicator of fertility

According to a study, shapely sperm is the best indicator of a man's fertility, that rewrites the standards for analyzing semen samples. According to Dr. Dav Guzhik, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Cleavland, every treatment for infertility depends upon first establishing what's normal and abnormal. The World Health Organization's widely used standards to class...

Leptin is "new breast cancer indicator"

A study, published in the Proceedings for the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggests that assessing leptin levels may be a more effective means of cancer prognosis than measuring body mass index and the amount of fat in a woman’s diet. None of the measures for detecting breast cancer are perfect, says lead author Dr Richard Hajek from the University...

Low Protein Levels A Possible Indicator For A Miscarriage

A new study shows low levels of a protein involved in the immune system could be a potential indicator for a miscarriage.// Approximately 10 percent to 15 percent of pregnancies end in a miscarriage. Currently there are no treatments to prevent a miscarriage and no markers to identify women at high risk for one. Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 (MIC1) plays an important part in the im...

Poor Oral Health An Indicator Of Heart Disease

In a recent study, a poor oral health diagnosis was a stronger predictor of heart disease than other standard markers, such as // high levels of fibrinogen (a clotting factor), low HDL (“good”) cholesterol or high triglycerides. Researchers compared the oral health data of 256 cardiac patients to 250 non-cardiac patients with similar demographic characteristics. Results of the study sho...

‘Protein’ Produced By Overstressed Heart Muscle a Strong Indicator Of Heart Diseae

Congestive heart failure is the most frequent cause of hospitalization among people 65 or older but is difficult to diagnose.// Treatment delays increase the chances of heart damage or complications and the costs of care. Already, doctors in many emergency rooms test for high levels of the peptide in patients with severe shortness of breath to determine whether they have congestive hear...

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Hyfrecator 2000

Description:Hyfrecator has been the #1 product of choice by physicians in office based electrosurgery for over 60 years. Remote control handpiece to change power settings, maintain the sterile field and decrease procedural time. Dual Microprocessors: one to control the function and output of the Hyfrecator, the second to terminate activation if a hazard or safety issue is detected. Cost effective alternative...
Company:CONMED Corporation

CT Frame and Indicators

Description:The basic frame, consisting of one part only, is made of a high-tensile aluminum alloy. Four fixations of highly compressed Polyamide may be rotated and moved as desired, thus providing optimum adjustment to all head sizes and shapes, as well. Moreover they secure a fixation of the basic frame far enough in caudal direction, which is one of the inalienable preconditions for operative access witho...
Company:Zeppelin Medical Instruments, Ltd.

MR Frame and Indicators

Description:The unique MR-frame and its indicators are made of a highly tensile and fibre reenforced Epoxyd material....
Company:Zeppelin Medical Instruments, Ltd.

Tracer® III Digital Nerve Locator, Model NL3

Description:Pocket-size digital nerve locator optimizes ease and convenience of performing peripheral nerve blocks. Includes RBW-5L electrode lead set, 9V alkaline battery, and durable molded polyethylene carrying case....
Company:Life-Tech, Inc.

Pusatron II Hand-Held Nerve Locator/Stimulator

Description:This battery-powered, single-use pulsed stimulator delivers approximately 0.7mA at 80 pulses per second and uses a subdermal needle as the grounding (anode) electrode. A "current flow" confirmation light is provided. Individually sterile packaged....
Company:Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

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Alexza Pharmaceuticals to Present AZ-004 (Staccato Loxapine) Clinical Data at the Annual NCDEU Meeting

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 05, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it will presentat the 47th Annual NCDEU Meeting the results of a Phase I clinicaltrial of Staccato loxapine (AZ-004), which is being developed forthe treatment of acute agitation in patients with schizophrenia.The annual NCDEU meeting is co-sponsored by the National Instituteof Men...