McKesson Medical-Surgical redesigns its business website McKesson Medical-Surgical re-launched its business website July 21. According to the company, the new site delivers a better web experience for all users of the site; current customers and anyone seeking more information related to healthcare products and solutions. For the first time, the company’s full product catalog … [Read more...]

By Elizabeth Hilla Senior Vice President, Health Industry Distributors Association Are You Bringing Innovation To Your Customers? Let’s say you’re attending a distributor sales meeting and several vendors have been invited in for product training. Most of the manufacturers are your current partners, but one is brand new – a company you haven’t worked with before, … [Read more...]

Blame it on kinase The average U.S. adult gains 30 pounds by the time they reach age 50, according to the National Institutes of Health. This weight gain happens even though most people tend to eat less over this time. Researchers have long known that losing weight and maintaining the ability to exercise tend to get harder beginning between ages 30 and 40. And working out pays … [Read more...]

SPONSORED: BURDICK, WELCH ALLYN Three ways to show your customers the value The facts are clear. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.1 COPD is a major cause of disability, and it is the third leading cause of death in the United States.2 Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 130,000 … [Read more...]

Health, United States, 2016 is the 40th report on the health status of the nation and is compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The Health, United States series presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. The report contains a Chartbook that assesses the nation's health by … [Read more...]

Sekisui Diagnostics: Lateral flow testing Q: What are the brand names of your lateral flow testing technologies for influenza? • OSOM Ultra Flu A&B • OSOM Influenza A&B Q: How long have they been on the market? • OSOM Ultra Flu A&B (2015) • OSOM Influenza A&B (2006) Q: CLIA certificates? • The OSOM Ultra Flu A&B is CLIA-waived on Nasal and … [Read more...]

Roche Diagnostics: Molecular diagnostics Q: What is the brand name of your molecular diagnostic technology for influenza? cobas® Liat® PCR system Q: How long has it been on the market? The cobas Liat PCR system was introduced in 2014. Q: CLIA certificate? In the U.S., three tests are FDA-cleared to run on the system: Influenza A/B, Influenza A/B + RSV, and Strep A. … [Read more...]

Quidel: Analyzer reader(s) Q: What are the brand names of your reader-based technologies for influenza? Sofia® 2 Sofia® Q: How long have they been on the market? Sofia® 2: New Sofia®: 2012 CLIA certificates? CLIA-waived Q: Most logical call points Hospital and Physician Office Labs, Urgent Care Q: Layperson’s description of how the technology works Sofia 2 … [Read more...]

BD: Analyzer reader Q: What are the brand names of your reader-based technologies for influenza? The BD VeritorTM System and the BD Veritor Plus System are the only digitally read Flu A+B test whose results compare to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), the gold standard in flu testing performance. The BD Veritor Plus System has an easy-to-read digital display that eliminates … [Read more...]

Alere: Molecular diagnostics Q: What is the brand name(s) of your molecular diagnostic technology for influenza? Alere™ i Influenza A & B Q: How long has it been on the market? The Alere™ Influenza A & B received FDA clearance in 2014. Q: CLIA certificate? Alere™ Influenza A & B was first CLIA-waived molecular platform in January 2015. Q: Most logical … [Read more...]