In fiscal year 2011, NEOG recorded sharp increases in sales of its test kits to detect dairy antibiotic residues.
So if you're concerned about lead on toys, we think you can use one of these do-it-yourself lead test kits.
Founded in 1976, Cincinnati-based Meridian makes, sells and distributes clinical diagnostic test kits for gastrointestinal, viral, respiratory, and parasitic infectious diseases.
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Predictive Biosciences does not sell diagnostic equipment or test kits to urologists.
So, in terms of detecting the surface lead of the five home lead test kits that you put to the test, how exactly do they work?
Dr Prior also told the meeting that allowing members of the public to buy genetic test kits from pharmacies and other outlets raised serious ethical questions.
But the fact is that these test kits are really designed only to detect surface lead and not the lead that might be imbedded beneath the surface.
Generally, test kits sold to other laboratories do require approval.
However, according to Dipankar Chakraborti, head of environmental studies at Jadavpur University in Calcutta, said some of the test kits being used are nowhere near sensitive enough to give a reliable answer.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that they didn't find home test kits useful for detecting lead because in their test, they found too many false negatives and a few false positive test results.
Hospitals, labs and research facilities buy the kits to test for conditions including streptococcus bacterial infections, mononucleosis, parasitic diseases, lyme disease, herpes, chicken pox and shingles, as well as E. coli, transplant infections and respiratory diseases such as pneumonia.
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Today, Polycom launched a suite of open APIs and software development kits (SDKs) to help companies test, create, and deliver software applications and solutions that integrate with the RealPresence Platform.
Abbott, a leading maker of diagnostic kits, could make the equipment necessary to test for such markers.
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