Chinese Ministry of Health approves Healthcare Technologies AIDS-related diagnostic kit.ASHDOD, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1995--HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability . (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :HCTLF, HCTUF, HCTWF) today announced that it has received approval from the Chinese Ministry of Public Health (People's Republic of China) for the marketing of its AIDS-related diagnostic kit: HIVSav 1 & 2 Rapid SeroTest. China XingXing Medicine and Medical Science and Technology Development Corp., with a distribution network in both military and private sectors, will be purchasing the kits for the Chinese army and northern China. They forecast shipments of 1,350,000 units to China over the next coming year. The HIVSav 1 & 2 Rapid SeroTest is a three minute qualitative test for the detection of antibodies to HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. 1 & 2 in human serum or plasma, reporting excellent specificity, sensitivity, and early seroconversion seroconversion /se·ro·con·ver·sion/ (-con-ver´zhun) the change of a seronegative test from negative to positive, indicating the development of antibodies in response to immunization or infection. . Testing was conducted by the Chinese National Institute of the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products. Healthcare Technologies, through its subsidiaries, Savyon Diagnostics, Diatech Diagnostica and Diatech Inc., specializes in the development, production and marketing of medical diagnostic testing Diagnostic testing Testing performed to determine if someone is affected with a particular disease. Mentioned in: Von Willebrand Disease kits for sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely , urinary and respiratory tract infections and other infectious diseases, as well as qualitative tests for various hormones, steroids, therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse. CONTACT: Healthcare Technologies Ltd. Dr. Yeshayhu Yakir, 011 972-8-562920 or H.L. Lanzet Inc., New York Herbert L. Lanzet, Paul Holm or Gerald Ortsman, 212/687-0061 |
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