EU says scientists find new test for early detection of Ebola fever

AP Worldstream;  February 25, 2002 ;     197 words ......from Europe and Africa have developed a new test for Ebola fever that could lead to earlier...Commissioner Philippe Busquin called the new test a breakthrough that would allow health...isolate the highly infectious disease. The new test for the virus, which is quick and accurate...

NEW TEST DETECTS HARMFUL E. COLI BACTERIA

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  August 15, 1997 ;   INDUSTRY GROUP 07;   348 words ......Bynum (202) 720-5192 maria.bynum@usda.gov NEW TEST DETECTS HARMFUL E. COLI BACTERIA WASHINGTON...bacterium in meat and other food products. The new test is unique because it detects the E. coli...rapid tests currently on the market. This new test may be used by meat processors to ...

SA: New test explains intellectual disabilities

AAP General News (Australia);  July 6, 2001 ;     109 words ...AAP General News (Australia) 07-06-2001 SA: New test explains intellectual disabilities A new test developed in Adelaide helps explain why some...and Children's Hospital says it's applying a new test to check the ends of all chromosomes. Senior...

New test can detect bird flu earlier

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  December 10, 2004 ;   THE ASSOCIATED PRESS;   230 words ......Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-10-2004 New test can detect bird flu earlier THE ASSOCIATED...Researchers say they have developed a new test that can detect bird flu in humans within...controlling bird flu outbreaks, and the new test makes that possible by producing results...

SA: New test to check for chromosomal defects

AAP General News (Australia);  July 6, 2001 ;     253 words ......General News (Australia) 07-06-2001 SA: New test to check for chromosomal defects ADELAIDE, July 6 AAP - A new test developed in Adelaide will help explain...approach to chromosomal screening using a new test called subtelomere FISH to check the...

NEW TEST ACCELERATES AIDS VIRUS DETECTION

The Washington Post;  June 30, 1992 ;   Sally Squires;   222 words ......researchers have developed an experimental new test for HIV infection that appears to detect...months earlier than current methods. The new test measures levels of an antibody made against...cells. To gauge the effectiveness of the new test, Susan Keay and her colleagues at the...

Clare McKeon's column: New test lifesaver.(Features)

Sunday Mirror (London, England);  November 18, 2001 ;     48 words ...Byline: Clare McKeon A NEW test for Downs syndrome babies has been devised. The old test required...act which sometimes resulted in the death of healthy babies. The new test simply checks if the foetus has a nose bone. Those without one are...

German institute unveils new test on SARS

Xinhua News Agency;  May 26, 2003 ;     96 words ...German institute unveils new test on SARS BERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A new test with more accuracy to detect SARS symptoms has been...polymerase chain reaction (PCR), said the institute. The new test will be on the market in less than two weeks, it...

Oxford Immunotec receives GBP2.5 million from Quester to launch new test...

M2 Presswire;  November 17, 2003 ;     688 words ......receives GBP2.5 million from Quester to launch new test for tuberculosis (TB)(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...to help the company launch and commercialise a new test for tuberculosis. The new test, which will be launched tomorrow at the MEDICA...

A new test has been developed with potential to replace the Draize eye...

Cosmetics International;  October 10, 2002 ;     57 words ...A new test has been developed with potential to replace the...according to a report in Canada's National Post. The new test works by shining lasers into the eyes of slaughtered...has been proposed to confirm the validity of the new test.

Scientists tout new test to diagnose TB infections

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 7, 2003 ;   EMMA ROSS;   615 words ...Scientists tout new test to diagnose TB infections By EMMA ROSS...Lancet medical journal indicated that the new test detected latent infections more accurately...that would be great," Perkins said. The new test, developed by scientists at Oxford University...

U.S. ARS: New test for soil salinity and sodicity.

M2 Presswire;  December 16, 1998 ;     275 words ......M2 PRESSWIRE-16 December 1998-U.S. ARS: New test for soil salinity and sodicity (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD3 RDATE:151298 With a new test kit, farmers and land managers can determine...2 months and cost $50 per sample. The new test relies on electrode measurements rather...

New test for AIDS virus to add safety to blood supply Blood Center's...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 1, 1996 ;   JOE MANNING;   271 words ......of Southeastern Wisconsin began using a new test for the AIDS virus that should further...medical affairs for the blood center. The new test, which examines donated blood for the...donated than other areas of the country. The new test should prevent about 25% of those infected...

For Lyme Disease, a New Test Gives Earlier Results

The Washington Post;  December 5, 1989 ;   Judith Randal;   457 words ...A new test from the National Institutes of Health...bacterial infection is responsible. The new test bypasses these problems by looking directly...Diseases, Rosa and Schwan explain that their new test relies on a technique called polymerase...

CDC collaboration yields new test for anthrax.(EH Update; Centers for...

Journal of Environmental Health;  September 1, 2004 ;     258 words ...A new test funded by the Centers for Disease Control...the bacterium that causes anthrax. The new test helps confirm a diagnosis of anthrax because...test blood for antibodies to anthrax. The new test will be available shortly for use in state...