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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4

         CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP, INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this registration statement on Form S-4 of our report dated
April 5, 2001, included in Inverness Medical Technology, Inc.'s Form 8-K/A filed
on June 11, 2001 and to all references to our Firm included in this registration
statement.

/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
August 8, 2001