The Similarities and Differences in Modern Medications

In today’s society, medications are used and required for everything from the discomfort of a mosquito bite to treat the symptoms and unbearable pain associated with chronic disease. All forms of medication undergo some form of testing, but it may be surprising to know what that entails.

Safety First: Combating Salmonella One Test at a Time

Food contaminants are wide spread concerns which affect the health and safety of millions of Americans annually. Whether food is mishandled at the manufacturing level or unclean conditions between the factory and home are involved, the outcome can be minor to severe, depending on the actual cause of the contamination.

Vaccines and Microbiological Testing: Modern Medical Miracles

Vaccines are injected cocktails of live or dead pathogens administered into the bloodstream in order in improve the immune system and guard against harmful or fatal diseases. But they can include some offsetting, and in some cases even serious, side effects. There’s a lot of controversy associated with vaccines today. But current vaccine testing procedures help offset many of the past issues associated with the absorption of viral cultures.

Listeria Takes Over the World

Improper food and substance handling from factories to store shelve have led to mass panic and true outbreaks in bacterial-based contamination of food sources. Each year it seems as though there’s a new super pathogen. Without the aid of upfront microbiology quality assurance, several pathogens and bacterial strains developed resistance to simple antibacterial and pharmaceutical treated strategies. However, if you've recently watched news or read a paper, you've likely heard another name: listeria.

Microbial Food Trends

Every year seems to end with its own share of food-related scares and scandals. And 2013 made its own mark on both ends. With the recent and ongoing bacteria-laced scares, as well as the European-based horse meat scandal, Americans have spoken out and expressed their unwillingness to take anymore. It’s about time. As such, food trends for 2014 focus more on microbial testing and elimination of specific pathogen-based contaminants.

Killer Cosmetics: When Rapid Microbiological Testing Can’t Be Skipped

There’s a famous quote that states if women were happier as a whole with their appearance, the cosmetic industry would be in trouble. And while there’s substance to that, the truth is that if all cosmetic manufacturers utilized microbiological quality control guidelines, there would also be less illness and premature death in the world.

Bacteria-Laced Beauty – Do All Fillers Undergo Rapid Microbiological Testing?

Since 1981, cosmetic derma filler applications have taken over as the inexpensive version to going under the knife. Almost replacing facelifts as a whole, those who simply want to hide wrinkles and avoid aging gracefully opt for toxic injections instead. But not only can those cause all sorts of nasty side effects on their own, the filling substances are also breeding grounds for bacteria. Without proper microbiological quality assurance applied, you could lose a lot more than a few wrinkles.