FDA approves NIOX device to monitor asthma in offices
The FDA cleared a new device named NIOX to measure nitric oxide in a patient’s breath, aiding in monitoring asthma and treatment response. About 15 million Americans have asthma, with one third of them children, and readings come from a mouthpiece connected to a computer system for instant results.
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SARS virus genetic sequences published to aid research
The Science journal published rapid peer reviewed genetic sequences of the SARS virus. Canadian and US led teams sequenced the Toronto strain and Urbani strain, revealing near identical genomes with about 10 nucleotide differences in almost 30 000. Findings aim to improve diagnostics and vaccine research amid thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths.
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