Worldwide Posts Loss but Sales Increase

Worldwide Medical Corp., an Irvine-based provider of medical diagnostic kits, reported a second quarter net loss of $76,900, or 1 cent a share, compared with a net loss of $180,639, or 3 cents a share, a year ago. Sales more than doubled to a record $250,121 from $109,600.

For the first half, the company lost $193,519, or 3 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $349,793, or 6 cents a share, a year ago. Sales increased 84% to $457,341 from $248,700.