Blacks, Hispanics More Concerned About Alzheimer's Diseases Than Whites, Survey Finds

Blacks and Hispanics are more concerned than whites about Alzheimer's disease but less knowledgeable about means to delay its onset, according to a new survey, United Press International reports. The survey was presented recently at the Continue reading ...

Mental Health Prescriptions Increased By 73% Among Adults, 50% Among Children From 1996-2006, Study Finds

Mental Health Prescriptions Increased By 73% Among Adults, 50% Among Children From 1996-2006, Study Finds
From 1996 to 2006, prescriptions for mental health medications increased by 73% among U.S. adults and by 50% among children, according to a study published on Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The study found that the number of U.S.

Seegene Introduces Diagnostic Test For Diarrhea; Seeplex(R) Diarrhea ACE Detection Tests For 14 Diarrhea Causing Pathogens

Seegene Introduces Diagnostic Test For Diarrhea; Seeplex(R) Diarrhea ACE Detection Tests For 14 Diarrhea Causing Pathogens
Seegene introduced the Seeplex® Diarrhea ACE Detection test that provides a novel and fast-acting multiplex PCR diagnostic technique to simultaneously verify a complex range of pathogens that cause diarrhea. Based on the company's proprietary DPO (Dual Priming Oligo) technology, the Seeplex Diarrhea ACE Detection tests for ten bacteria (Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp., Vibrio spp., C. difficile Toxin B, C. perfringens, Y. enterocolitica, Aeromonas spp., E.