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 every year and have increased substantially in the last 30 years.(1)...

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...

This is the question that many are asking, but unfortunately, there is no easy answer. 
First of all, we have to take a look at why the cold and flu viruses seem to dissipate in the summer months. There are four possible reasons why respiratory viruses are more common in the winter and tend to become less of a problem in the summer.

...

Due to the recent 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have
been getting many inquiries about what type of swabs, media, and kits
should be used for COVID-19 sample collection prior to testing. Below we
have a short guide on which COPAN products meet the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) Interim...

Cannabis has many
different modes of delivery and applications for use. The most common ways that
cannabis is used in our society today are: a smokeable, an edible, an oil or
infused product. According to most market researchers, flower products and
concentrates are the top sellers, with edibles and cosmetics also representing
a solid segment of the market.[1]...

According to the USGS, the Earth's surface is comprised of about 71% water (1); however, only a modicum of this supply is potable. Fortunately, modern marvels of mankind are making this supply increasingly accessible through the desalination of salt water and filtration of contaminated water, to name a few. Unlike salt water, the consumption of contaminated drinking water is a major cause for outbreaks...

The new generation of active viable microbial air samplers represent a new approach to maintaining environmental control. The TRIO and the RABS ISOLATOR instruments are made by Orum International and distributed by Hardy Diagnostics.

...

Candida auris was first described in 2009 and was first reported in the United States in 2016.(1)  It is a member of a growing group of yeasts that can cause candidiasis, yeast infections that are normally of little consequence, and treatable through a number of anti-fungal...

COPAN announces a kit that pairs 3mL of UTM® universal viral transport medium and two FLOQSwabs™: one minitip and one regular flocked swab.

MURRIETA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 30...

For the medical community 2020 has arrived with a sinister start. In the midst of Flu season, a new and far more ominous virus has emerged, gripping the world’s attention. We are of course talking about the recent outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China with multinational reports emerging. The virus, a “cousin” of the SARS virus that struck in 2003 that caused nearly 8,100 cases, and resulted in 77...

Antibiotic resistance has been an emerging critical threat that, according to the CDC, results in more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections in the U.S each year, of which 35,000 are fatal (1).

To date, most every antibiotic at our disposal has been discovered in the dirt; these compounds exist as natural products that...

Many people are concerned about what kinds of microorganisms
might be lurking in their cannabis products. Growers and cultivators are trying
their best to understand how these contaminants, or “bugs,” may be getting into
their products. Testing labs are working hard to properly screen and identify
the worst offenders, even when they are not required to by the local
...

“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...

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
...