The purpose of this Publications (http://www.aarkstore.com/reports/Over-the-Counter-Diagnostic-Products-World-Markets-1331.html) analysis is to describe the specific market segments of the over-the-counter (OTC) diagnostic products and home healthcare markets. It examines the diagnostic measurement devices and their reagents and supplies that are utilized in clinics and by patients directly in their homes to diagnose and monitor disease. This study also includes a review of home healthcare kits and devices that measure health-related conditions. Focus is on market dynamics and current market drivers of the OTC and home self-testing diagnostics market. This report also looks at the industry challenges and potential threats, and it makes strategic recommendations for boosting market share. The analysis covers healthcare-related devices that are designed for the home market in order to allow consumers to assess their health status through self-testing. In addition, this review examines some biowarfare detection systems. The emphasis in this report is on those companies and products that are actively developing and marketing diagnostic reagents and supplies in market segments that are targeted for direct sale to the public. It is believed that this market segment has the potential for growth rates above 15% per year over the next five years in some of the less well-explored and well-developed areas.

Table of Contents : 1 Overview 7
1.1 Statement of Report 7
1.2 About This Report 7
1.3 Scope of the Report 9
1.4 Objectives 10
1.5 Methodology 11
1.6 Executive Summary 11

2 Sector Overview 17
2.1 Global Diagnostic Products Industry 17
2.2 Global OTC Diagnostic Products Industry 18
2.2.1 General Global Market 18
2.2.2 German OTC and Home Self-Testing Diagnostic Markets 22
2.2.3 U.K. OTC and Home Self-Test Diagnostic Markets 22
2.2.3.1 U.K. Market Statistics 23
2.2.3.2 U.K. Competitive Analysis 24
2.2.3.3 U.K. Market Access 25
2.2.4 French OTC Diagnostic Market 25
2.2.5 Italian OTC Diagnostic Market 26
2.2.6 Spanish OTC Diagnostic Market 26
2.2.7 Japanese OTC Diagnostic Market 27
2.2.8 Chinese OTC Diagnostic Market 28
2.3 Description of the U.S. OTC Diagnostics Industry Segment 29
2.3.1 Market Overview 29
2.3.2 Diagnostic Test Categories 30
2.4 Market Drivers in the OTC Diagnostics Sector 31
2.4.1 Overview 31
2.4.2 Market Segments 31
2.5 Key Players in the OTC Diagnostics Segment 32
2.6 Sector Analysis 34

3 Market Analysis: Size, Growth, Share and Competitors 35
3.1 Glucose Monitoring 35
3.1.1 Glucose Control in Diabetic Patients 41
3.1.2 Tight Glucose Control in Treating Diabetes 41
3.1.3 Glucose-Monitoring Devices 42
3.1.4 Key Issues for Glucose Monitoring 43
3.1.5 Glucose Device Description 43
3.1.6 Precision in Glucose Meters 44
3.1.7 Limitations of Existing Glucose Monitoring Products 45
3.1.8 Over-the-Counter (OTC) Self-Testing Glucose Market 46
3.1.9 Worldwide Glucose Testing Market 48
3.1.9.1 U.S. Market 49
3.1.9.2 European Market 53
3.1.9.3 Asian Market 54
3.1.9.3.1 Japanese Market 55
3.1.9.3.2 China Market 56
3.1.9.3.3 Indian Market 58
3.1.9.4 ROW Markets 59
3.1.10 Reagents and Equipment 59
3.1.10.1 Blood Glucose Monitoring 59
3.1.10.2 Lancets 60
3.1.10.3 Blood Glucose Monitor and Insulin Doser 67
3.1.10.4 Blood Glucose Reagent Test Strips 67
3.1.10.5 Control Solutions and Calibrators 68
3.1.10.6 Sharps Devices 68
3.1.10.7 Needle Destruction Devices 69
3.1.10.8 Voice-Operated Glucose Meters 70
3.1.11 Glucose Meters 73
3.2 Pregnancy Testing 98
3.2.1 Major Players 99
3.2.1.1 U.S. Market 100
3.2.1.2 European Market 101
3.2.2 Diagnostic Kit Information 101
3.3 Hepatitis Testing 108
3.4 Drugs of Abuse Screening Testing 111
3.5 Infectious Disease Testing 126
3.5.1 HIV 128
3.5.2 Tuberculosis Testing 139
3.5.3 Infectious Disease Testing in Non-medical Settings 140
3.5.4 West Nile Virus 142
3.5.5 Urinary Tract Infections 143
3.6 Cholesterol Testing 144
3.7 Coagulation Testing 146
3.8 Urine Dipstick Testing 153
3.9 Fertility Testing 153
3.9.1 Players 155
3.9.2 Diagnostic Test Kits 156
3.10 At-Home DNA Analysis 159
3.11 Biowarfare Detection 164
3.12 Home Patient Monitoring Devices 166
3.13 Home Patient Alert Systems 167
3.14 Home Genetic Testing Kits 167
3.15 Home Paternity Testing 171
3.16 Health Hazards Detection 172
3.16.1 Lead 172
3.16.2 Radon 172
3.16.3 Asbestos 172
3.16.4 Pesticides 173
3.16.5 Mold 173
3.16.6 Carbon Monoxide 173
3.16.7 Water Quality 173
3.16.8 Bacteria in Water 173
3.17 Thyroid Disease 174
3.18 Carpal Tunnel 174
3.19 Allergies 174
3.20 Nutrition and Wellness 174
3.20.1 Testosterone and Male Hormones 174
3.20.2 Female Hormones 174
3.20.3 Antioxidants 174
3.20.4 Sleep Apnea 175
3.20.5 Mineral Check 175
3.20.6 Stress Check 175
3.21 Colorectal Cancer (Occult Blood) Testing 176
3.22 Alzheimer?s Disease Home Screening Test 177
3.23 Tobacco Testing 177

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San Diego, CA ( Prfriend ) April 1, 2009 – In order to expand the range and reach of its affiliate program, top health testing kits and drug test product distributor TestCountry.com partnered with Google Affiliate Network this February. This is in addition to the company’s already existing affiliate networking arrangement with ShareASale.com.

We are very happy with how ShareASale.com has worked with us in the last three years, and we are happy that the current relationship between TestCountry and Share-A-Sale is still going strong

“TestCountry just wanted the opportunity to test the waters and widen its network through the Google Affiliate Network,” Ms. Stoyan added.

The Google Affiliate Network program with TestCountry.com was launched this February. Within a short period, over 1,000 affiliates of the (http://www.testcountry.com/categories.html?cat=18&ref=PRRelease) drug testing kits distributor website signed up for the program, marking the effort as a complete success. Ms. Stoyan has expressed optimism that more TestCountry.com affiliates will be joining through the Google Affiliate Network.

As its name suggests, the Google Affiliate Network is the affiliate marketing arm of the search engine giant Google. The company was the result of the reorganization that Google made after it had taken over the operations of the DoubleClick Performics Affiliates network in March 2008. DoubleClick Performics was the first affiliate network that offers full service on the Internet. It was founded in 1998.

Ms. Stoyan noted that in the TestCountry.com experience, the Google Affiliate Network offered easy ways to jump start an affiliate marketing program through the network’s interactive training webinar and affiliate manager system.

The Google Affiliate Network also rewards hardworking affiliates by conferring upon them VIP and Rising Stars Affiliate status, according to Ms. Stoyan. The network also promotes new merchants in the program through its forums and through its weekly newsletters.

Ms. Stoyan added that for our (http://www.testcountry.com) home testing kits online store, it is easy to manage information in the Google Affiliate Network. She said that the network allows its affiliate managers to make reviews on affiliate planner profiles. These profiles include information about audience classification and site traffic statistics.

On the other hand, ShareASale.com is a Chicago-based affiliate network that was founded on April 2000. Since its incorporation as an affiliate network, ShareASale.com has become one of the most respected and one of the most reliable networks on the Internet today.

Ms. Stoyan said that the strengths of ShareASale.com lie in the fact that the company is managed very professionally and has one of the best affiliate manager systems available today. ShareASale.com basically enables the affiliate manager to create customized categories for affiliate groups to make it easier to connect with the group’s members. Communication is even more possible with other members through the ShareASale.com network via the website’s newsletter tools.

Aside from this, Ms. Stoyan also stated that the ShareASale.com network also allows its affiliate managers to access their program’s performance statistics as well as to generate updated reports. Uploading creatives is also easy to do with ShareASale.com.

About TestCountry:
TestCountry.com is an online home test kit superstore. The company offers home or work drug test kits for a variety of needs, including (http://www.testcountry.com/categories.html?cat=10&ref=PRRelease) HIV / AIDS testing kits, pregnancy and fertility testing, paternity and DNA testing, substance use testing, health hazard detection, disease and cancer detection, and nutrition and wellness testing. TestCountry specializes in easy-to-use tests that can be individually administered in the security and privacy of a home or office. All shipments are packaged discreetly, thus respecting the privacy of clients. The company operates exclusively through their web site, found at Home Health & Drug Testing Kits, and features a question and answer section providing responses to many common concerns users may have related to the various types of home testing.

Contact:
Global Business Support Systems, Inc. DBA TestCountry
9520 Chesapeake Drive, Ste 601
San Diego, CA 92123

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San Diego, CA ( Prfriend ) March 31, 2009 – Until now, determining a person’s lead exposure has been an invasive procedure involving painful blood tests.

However, that has changed thanks to LeadConfirm Professional, a new (http://www.leadtestconfirm.com) saliva-based lead test that screens for lead exposure in the body using oral fluids.

Developed by Confirm BioSciences, a San Diego-based bio tech company, this test does not require any needle sticks or blood from the body. Just a few simple swabs of the inside cheek is all that is needed to determine how much lead a person has been exposed to.

LeadConfirm Professional comes at just the right time. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, more than 1 million workers in more than 100 different occupations are exposed to lead every day, making lead overexposure one of the most common overexposure found in industry, and one of the leading causes of workplace illness.

Even worse: OSHA also notes that lead is also a major potential public health risk; one that may be present in hazardous concentrations in food, water, and air and sources include paint, urban dust, and folk remedies.

Lead poisoning is the leading environmentally induced illness in children and nearly 1 million children five years and younger have lead levels equal or greater to the levels experts consider “dangerous.”

The effects of lead poison on children include speech delay, hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder, behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, stunted growth, neurological and renal damage, mental retardation, anemia, and hearing loss.

“There is tremendous need for this product, as lead poisoning is a major issue in our society,” said Zeynep Ilgaz, President and CEO of Confirm BioSciences and a mother of two small children. “This test will be available to the professional market and through doctor’s offices for individuals who would like to have their lead levels checked.”

Unlike existing tests which use invasive blood tests, LeadConfirm Professional screens for lead exposure in the body using saliva, a vital bodily fluid that carries molecules, many bio markers of disease, evidence of drug use and many other indicators (known and unknown) of what is happening inside the human body.

In addition, existing tests are usually only performed after a health care professional suspects lead exposure – and often that is too late for anything to be done. However, the non-invasive nature of LeadConfirm Professional makes it easier to (http://www.leadtestconfirm.com) check for lead exposure – and, if needed, prescribe treatment – sooner than ever.

Confirm BioSciences, LeadConfirm Professional’s parent company, researched its patented methodology and process at its partner lab, Western Slope Laboratory in Troy, Michigan.

Researchers analyzed the saliva of 100 children living in North Carolina at the same time as those childrens’ blood was by that state’s Department of Health. Studies determined a 1.00 (100%) correlation between lead levels found in the saliva tests vs. blood tests making lead test as accurate as a blood test.

By comparing the results of the two lead test studies it became apparent that analyzing saliva is an effective means to establish body lead – especially if this test is viewed as a “screening method” with the recommendation of a physician involved in the event results exceed a certain level.

LeadConfirm Professional comes with a FDA approved collection device that should be administered by a doctor or health care professional. Once the saliva is collected, the vials are sent to the lab with a pre-paid envelope provided in the kit and the results can be accessed online or by phone within 5-6 business days after the lab receives the kit.

The tests are analyzed CLIA by state-of-the-art Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with Mass Spectrometry X2 (LC/MS/MS) technology to determine the amount of lead present in the body. Positive results should be followed up with a physician for further analysis and treatment.

Confirm BioSciences has successfully developed and manufactured numerous screening tests including HairConfirm, the first at home hair follicle drug test in the market, and SteroidConfirm the first steroid test kit on the market.

In addition, Confirm BioSciences distributes products in over 50 countries throughout the world under brand-name or private-label arrangements.

LeadConfirm Professional will be marketed through distributors for the professional market listed at http://www.leadtestconfirm.com. The LeadConfirm Professional Test will be available March 23, 2009, with a suggested retail price of $79.99.

About Confirm BioSciences
Confirm BioSciences is a provider of diagnostic drugs of abuse and health test kits. The company is privately held and based in San Diego. For more information, visit Confirm BioSciences.

Contact:
Janet Russell
Confirm Biosciences
888-526-6347
[email protected]

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San Diego, CA ( Prfriend ) March 12, 2009 – A study published recently with the American Lung Association reported that smoking and inhalation of secondhand smoke in the workplace is costing the United States government and employers in the country an average of US$10 billion every year.

Around $5 billion of that money goes to direct medical aid for workers who have become sick with ailments related to smoking and secondhand smoke inhalation. The other $5 billion is channeled through workers’ compensation and disability benefits granted to employees who have gone through smoking-related illnesses.

Because of the rising costs of providing medical benefits to employees who smoke or inhale smoke at the workplace, there has been a sharp increase in the number of businesses that are making use of workplace testing products associated with tobacco and nicotine. This increase has been observed over the course of the past couple of years. The same goes for the number of companies providing tobacco and nicotine testing products.

TestCountry.com is among those companies that distribute specialized testing products to determine tobacco use as well as the presence of nicotine in an employee’s body. The company sells these tobacco and nicotine testing products to a wide range of industries, including food service companies, health care sectors, senior care providers, and even large corporations.

Serhat Pala, president of TestCountry.com, explains: “In this day and age, not only are employers of all types concerned about the use of illegal drugs and alcohol, but these businesses, companies and firms are starting to focus a great deal of attention on the use of tobacco products among their employees.”

“Although perfectly legal, cigarettes and other tobacco products can have very destructive health consequences for the user but also have negative impact on an employer on many different levels,” Pala adds.

It cannot be denied that tobacco and nicotine usage does have an economic impact on businesses every year. A report has shown that employees who smoke have at least a 50% higher absenteeism rate over nonsmokers. Also, the amount of cumulative time spent on smoking breaks each year cost businesses in the US millions of dollars in lost productivity every year.

The health risks are large, as well. The American Lung Association had stated that 3,400 deaths are caused by lung cancer every year, while 46,000 deaths result from heart disease incurred from habitual smoking or inhaling secondhand smoke. The report also indicated that people who are exposed to secondhand smoke are 17% more likely to develop such diseases.

Aside from employers, people who wish to quit smoking have also begun to use tobacco and nicotine test kits. Not only does using these kits help them stop the habit, but it also prepares them for obtaining health or life insurance policies.

About TestCountry
TestCountry.com is an online home test kit superstore. The company offers home or work drug test kits for a variety of needs, including HIV / AIDS testing kits, pregnancy and fertility testing, paternity and DNA testing, substance use testing, health hazard detection, disease and cancer detection, and nutrition and wellness testing. TestCountry specializes in easy-to-use tests that can be individually administered in the security and privacy of a home or office. All shipments are packaged discreetly, thus respecting the privacy of clients. The company operates exclusively through their web site, found at http://www.testcountry.com/, and features a question and answer section providing responses to many common concerns users may have related to the various types of home testing.

Contact:
Global Business Support Systems, Inc. DBA TestCountry
9520 Chesapeake Drive, Ste 601
San Diego, CA 92123

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San Diego, CA ( Prfriend ) March 02, 2009 – Confirm BioSciences , a San Diego based provider of diagnostic drugs of abuse and health test kits announced the availability of DrugConfirm a FDA cleared revolutionary new instant home drug test kit.

DrugConfirm comes with a sleek innovative design and incorporates new Push Button Technology for highest accuracy. The test can be performed at home and gives results in approximately 4-7 minutes. The test detects for 6 different types of illegal drugs: Marijuana, Cocaine, Opiates , Methamphetamines, PCP, and Amphetamines. The DrugConfirm  Home Drug Test will be available March 16, 2009, and will sell for under $23.99.

“There is tremendous need for this product, as drug abuse is a major issue in our society” said Zeynep Ilgaz President and CEO of Confirm BioSciences. This test will dramatically assist parents in deterring potential drug usage,” she continued.

In 2006, 21% of 8th graders, 36% of 10th graders, and 48% of 12th graders reported having taken illicit drugs at some point, according to the annual Monitoring the Future survey of 50,000 students in those grades in more than 400 schools nationwide funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Today more and more parents have the ability to implement drug testing policies within their households, helping deter their own children from becoming part of this statistic. DrugConfirm test results are instant, so parents can find out right away whether or not their loved ones are using. They also have the option to send the urine sample to the lab for a confirmation screening for extra validation.

Two-thirds of parents would ask their teenage son or daughter to take a home drug test as a means of keeping them away from drugs, according to a 2006 survey of 2,064 parents around the country by Washington, D.C.

Parents are the number one deterrent to a teen’s decision to use drugs. Studies have shown that the average age of first drug use is 13; more than one-third of teens have used drugs, including almost one in six middle school students and 30% of their high school counterparts reporting marijuana use; and 13% of high school students report using drugs such as cocaine, crack or ecstasy.

“DrugConfirm is designed to help parents take a proactive role in preventing their children’s illegal drug use,” said Zeynep Ilgaz, CEO of Confirm BioSciences. “Talking with your child about drugs and taking preventive measures like drug testing can be a significant factor in preventing substance abuse.”  she continued.

Confirm BioSciences has successfully developed and manufactured numerous screening tests including HairConfirm the first at home hair follicle drug test in the market and SteroidConfirm the first steroid test kit in the market.  Confirm BioSciences distributes products in over 50 countries throughout the world under brand-name or private-label arrangements.

“We develop products that are accurate, cost effective and built to the highest standards of quality,” said Serhat Pala, COO of Confirm BioSciences.

DrugConfirm will be marketed through retailers and distributors listed at www.drugconfirm.com.  The DrugConfirm Advaced 6 Panel Home Drug Test will be available March 16, 2009, and will sell for under $23.99.

About Confirm BioSciences

Confirm BioSciences is a provider of diagnostic drugs of abuse and health test kits. The company is privately held and based in San Diego. For more information, visit www.confirmbiosciences.com.

Contact:
Janet Russell
Confirm Biosciences
888-526-6347 ext 703
[email protected]

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