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Coronaphobia and Coinfections

Posted on December 8, 2020August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), a pandemic on March 11, 2020. 1 Since then—at the time of writing—63,098,003 cases and 1,465,111 deaths have been reported from 191 afflicted countries/regions across the globe. 2 Along with its high transmissibility and mortality…

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Go with Your Gut—Your Gut Microbiome That Is!

Posted on July 17, 2020August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin
Go with Your Gut—Your Gut Microbiome That Is!

Listeria hysteria! Outbreaks have been popping up in a variety of foods over the years—however, not all infections are created equal. The severity of L. monocytogenes infection, also known as Listeriosis, is dependent on both the host’s immune system and the virulence of the strain.(1) Immunocompromised populations may experience encephalitis, meningitis, bacteremia, miscarriage, gastroenteritis, or…

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Debugging the Mosquito Crisis

Posted on May 16, 2020August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin
Debugging the Mosquito Crisis

One of the deadliest species known to man is Aedes aegypti, also known as the Yellow Fever mosquito. This species of mosquito is capable of carrying and spreading diseases such as chikungunya, zika, yellow fever, and dengue fever to more than half of the world’s population. These diseases are the cause for millions of deaths…

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Enlisting AI for Drug Discovery

Posted on April 13, 2020August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin
Enlisting AI for  Drug Discovery

Bacteria are becoming more resistant to drugs while pharmaceutical companies are slowing their antibiotic research. Due to low profits and high time consumption, there are fewer drugs discovered and manufactured by drug companies.(1) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are a major concern with limited treatment options. Treatment is…

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Antibiotic Resistance in Food Items

Posted on March 14, 2020August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin
Antibiotic Resistance in Food Items

In the United States, approximately 2.8 million people are infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) every year resulting in billions of dollars in healthcare costs and approximately 35,000 deaths (1,2). About 80% of antibiotic use in the United States comes from the agriculture industry, particularly in the husbandry of cattle and poultry. While antibiotics are…

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The Life of Louis Kelso: Father of the ESOP

Posted on October 31, 2019August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin
The Life of Louis Kelso: Father of the ESOP

“There is no future for those who cannot or will not think.” (Louis O. Kelso, In Lectures and Conversation) Louis Kelso is often credited as the man who invented the ESOP. Hardy Diagnostics owes Louis Kelso a lifetime of gratitude for his ideas as they have helped shaped our company today. The following is a…

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Isn’t It Time We Build a Better Bed Rail?

Posted on September 30, 2019August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin
Isn’t It Time We Build a Better Bed Rail?

Long before Sir Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of Penicillin in 1928, our ancestors were already putting the antimicrobial effects of metal to use.  Metals such as copper and silver were used as vessels by ancient civilizations to keep their water clean and safe to drink (1). Researchers have also discovered a reference in an ancient…

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We need Cannabis, not CannaBIZ

Posted on September 12, 2019August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin
We need Cannabis, not CannaBIZ

We know that cannabis can make people sick. We know that the pathogens present in this medicine, like many others, have killed patients[i]. We know that our most vulnerable and desperate cannabis patients are immunocompromised, terminal, and/or pediatric. WE, US, YOU AND I, must address patient safety in an informed and rational way. We do…

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Regulatory Standards for the Cosmetics and Personal Care Industry

Posted on September 10, 2019August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin
Regulatory Standards for the Cosmetics and Personal Care Industry

Self-policing has long been the standard for the industry, although several entities have a say in what constitutes Best Practice in the manufacturing and production of cosmetics and personal care products.  The FDA’s  (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics) oversight is mainly focused on regulating adulterated and misbranded products. Products classified as improving the appearance and…

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Hardy Diagnostics aboard the ISS!

Posted on September 4, 2019August 12, 2021 By hardydiagnosticsadmin
Hardy Diagnostics aboard the ISS!

In total silence, a nearly 463 ton marvel is traveling at 17,000 miles per hour, but it garners little attention from those on Earth. In a modern age where space travel has become so mundane that private space flight companies are better known for their founder’s tweets than the incredible feats of scientific achievement they…

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