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WHO suspends Marburg work, appeals for new funds

As of 7 April, 205 cases of Marburg haemorrhagic fever have been reported in Angola. Of these, 180 have died. Zaire Province has reported its first 6 cases, bringing the number of affected provinces to seven, all concentrated in the north-western part of the country. Mobile surveillance teams in Uige were forced to suspend operations yesterday when vehicles were attacked and damaged by loc...

Marine bacterium suspected to play role in global carbon and nitrogen cycles

Scientists successfully grow 'dwarf belonging to the sea' in laboratoryScientists are now revisiting, and perhaps revising, their thinking about how Archaea, an ancient kingdom of single-celled microorganisms, are involved in maintaining the global balance of nitrogen and carbon. Researchers have discovered the first Archaea known to oxidize ammonia for energy and metabolize carbon dioxide by su...

Viral marker of human migration suspect

A benign virus previously used as a marker in tracing human migration may be unreliable, according to researchers at Penn State. Results of this study also suggest that some viruses might be undergoing much higher rates of evolution than previously thought. "The most genetically divergent human populations are in Africa," said Laura Shackelton, a postdoctoral researcher at Penn State's Cen...

MRSA toxin acquitted: Study clears suspected key to severe bacterial illness

Researchers who thought they had identified the bacterial perpetrator of the often severe disease caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) had better keep looking: Scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have exonerated a toxin widely thought to be the guilty party....
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AccuSpot LC-MALDI Plate Spotter from Shimadzu

Description:The AccuSpot automates LC micro-fractionation, spotting and preparation for MS analysis. With the AccuSpot system, LC eluent can be accurately and continuously spotted onto target plates, in trace amounts. This allows for automatic preparation of target plates for MALDI-TOF-MS measurements. When used in conjunction with Shimadzus Two-Dimensional Micro LC System and Shimadzu Biotechs AXIMA MALDI-T...
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AccuSpot from Shimadzu Biotech

Description:The AccuSpot automates LC microfractionaction, spotting and preparation for MS analysis. With the AccuSpot system, LC eluent can be accurately and continuously spotted onto target plates, in trace amounts (eg.50nl). Matrix solutions can be added automatically. This allows for automatic preparation of target plated for MALDI-TOF-MS measurements. By using it in conjunction with Shimadzus 1D or...
Company:Shimadzu Biotech

Tryptic Soy Agar powder (USP) from Mo Bio Laboratories, Inc.

Description:Soybean-Casein Digest Medium (TSB), USP is a highly nutritious versatile medium which is recommended for general laboratory use. Due to the inclusion of both Tryptone and Soy Peptone, the medium will support growth of many fastidious organisms without the addition of serum, etc. Product conforms to United States Pharmacopeia standards for use in Microbiological Tests and Microbial Limits Tes...
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LEUCOPERM Suspension fixation and permeabilization solution from GeneTex

Description:Reagent A - Fixation medium LEUCOPERM reagents are intended for fixing cells in suspension with Reagent A and then permeabilising the cells with Reagent B. This procedure gives antibodies access to intracellular structures and leaves the morphological scatter characteristics of the cells intact. Specific formulations reduce background staining and all...
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Bio-Plex Suspension Array System from Bio-Rad

Description:The Bio-Plex suspension array system, 100-240 V, uses multiplex suspension array technology (xMAP technology) for simultaneous quantitative analysis of up to 100 proteins and peptides in a single microplate well. The suspension array is composed of up to 100 color-coded bead sets, each of which may be conjugated with a unique reactant specific to a given target, creating a sandwich immunoassay. T...
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cMaster RTplusPCR System for increased sensitivity and product length in RT-PCR

RT-PCR has become an essential method that allows researchers to determine the presence, structure and level of expression of an mRNA transcript in the organism, tissue or cell of interest. The basic protocol involves the synthesis of a cDNA copy of all the mRNA present in the s...

Single-cell RT-PCR Analysis of Paramecium Primaurelia with the Eppendorf cMaster RTplusPCR System

Martin Simon, Petra Albrecht, Helmut J. Schmidt, and Andrs Jarrin Martin Simon, Petra Albrecht, and Helmut J. Schmidt, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, Department of Ecology Andrs Jarrin, Eppendorf AG With the help of the Eppendorf cM...

Using the SpectraMax Plus for USP Dissolution Calibration (MaxLine Application Note #27)

Calibration of a dissolution apparatus is necessary to produce accurate results for dissolution testing of pharmaceutical dosage forms and to allow comparison between batches and between laboratories. USP requirements for calibration are given in the Apparatus Suitability Test in USP Each individual appa...

Sensenbrenner and USPTO Director highlight benefits of technology transfer

Hartland, Wis. At a meeting Monday highlighting university-business partnerships in Wisconsin, , a medical imaging company based in Hartland, Wis., demonstrated its latest tool for assessing cardiovascular health to John Dudas, acting under secretary of commerce for the <a href="http://www.uspto.gov/" target=...

Correlation of Bio-Plex Suspension Array Reader Validation With Multiplex Cytokine Assay Performance, Rev A

Chloe Etienne, Allan Gandy, Diana Davis, and Aiguo Zhang, Bio-RadLaboratories, Inc., 2000 Alfred Nobel Drive, Hercules, CA 94547 USA The Bio-Plex suspension array system is an integrated system consisting of hardware, software, and assay kits. The system employs bead-based Luminex technology t...

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Two doctors suspended for wrong brain surgery

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Safety of soy under suspicion

A new study by scientists at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health has caused concerns about the safety of soya. The scientists have called for urgent research into the impact of soya on unborn children following tests on rats which suggest a chemical in soya can damage the male reproductive organs. Though there is no evidence to suggest it has a similar effect on humans, its effects...

Second SARS suspect fuels worry in India

After the country reported a new suspected case of the disease fears of the deadly SARS virus grew in India. This happened hours after doctors gave the cleared a woman suspected of being India's first SARS case. In Hyderabed a 48-year-old software worker was immediately admitted to a hospital after he arrived from Australia via Singapore. He had symptoms of high fever, cough and cold simi...

45 People die in West Bengal due to Dengue and suspected Japanese Encephalitis

After declaration of dengue fever as an epidemic in West Bengal by Chief Minister Buddhabeb Bhattacharya last week. Both Dengue and suspected Japanese Encephalitis has caused 45 deaths and has hospitalized more than 2000 people // in West Bengal. The confirmed death due to dengue is claimed to be at 20 in West Bengal and 25 cases of death is suspected to be caused by Japanese encephaliti...

Jumping The Queue Has Left Hospital Suspending Transplantation

In the US one of the top organ transplant hospitals in California has suspended its liver program following allegations a Saudi national improperly received an organ ahead of dozens of other needy American patients.// The Los Angeles Times reported that officials at St. Vincent Medical Center also discovered that, following the transplant, some hospital staff allegedly falsified recor...

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FML* Ophthalmic Suspension

Description:Fluorometholone ophthalmic suspension USP, 0.1% is a topical anti-inflammatory agent for ophthalmic use....
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PRED FORTE* Ophthalmic Suspension

Description:Prednisolone Acetate ophthalmic suspension USP, 1% is an adrenocortical steroid product prepared as a sterile ophthalmic suspension....
Company:Falcon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

MAXITROL Ophthalmic Suspension

Description:Neomycin and Polymyxin B sulfates and Dexamethasone ophthalmic suspension is a multiple dose anti-infective steroid combination in sterile suspension form for topical applications....
Company:Falcon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

CORTISPORIN* Ophthalmic Suspension

Description:Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Hydrocortisone ophthalmic suspension is a sterile antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory suspension for ophthalmic use....
Company:Falcon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

CORTISPORIN* Otic Suspension

Description:Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Hydrocortisone otic suspension, USP is a sterile antibacterial and anti-inflammatory suspension for otic use....
Company:Falcon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

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