It has drug and diagnostics deals with Roche Holding and is working to use diagnostic tests to improve a heart drug that Pharmacia (nyse: PHA - news - people ) is developing.

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Thus, we are led to conclude that the diagnostic tools currently in use by the climate community to study feedback, at least as implemented, are problematic and immature and generally cannot be verified using observations.

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Hand-held ultrasound devices and other diagnostic techniques are being developed for use in remote areas.

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The hope is to use the gene to create diagnostic tests for prostrate cancer susceptibility and eventually develop new therapeutic drugs.

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The A1C assay, which has been used for nearly 30 years to determine how well a patient controls diabetes, is a more stable, reliable diagnostic tool than the techniques currently in use, the authors of the report said.

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Nevertheless, it faces a fundamental problem that affects all nations, rich or poor: Everyone must use the same decades-old drugs and diagnostic techniques.

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The creative submissions included specialized tools that enable clinical decision support through diagnostic applications, clinical dashboards that link EMRs with immunization registry and syndromic surveillance data, and multi-use applications that support clinical workflow and medical record annotation.

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