UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities exchange act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 1996



                            MERIS LABORATORIES, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                   California
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         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


         0-19360                                   77-0274078
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  (Commission file number)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



   2890 Zanker Road, San Jose, California                    95134
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  408-434-9200



                               Not Applicable
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      (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



                                                    

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Item 5.    Other Events

     On May 21, 1996, the Company issued a press release announcing an agreement
for the  Company  to  acquire  Medical  Science  Institute  ("MSI")  a  clinical
laboratory located in Burbank, California. On May 31, 1996, the Company issued a
second press release announcing the termination of the agreement for the Company
to acquire the  outstanding  shares of MSI. The stock purchase  agreement was an
integral  part of the  overall  agreement  for the Company to acquire  MSI.  The
second press release was  inadvertently  dated May 23, 1996; it should have been
dated May 31, 1996, the date it was issued.














                                                     
                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                      MERIS LABORATORIES, INC.


                          By:          /s/ Thurman Jordan
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Thurman Jordan
                                      Senior Vice President - Finance
                                      (Duly authorized Officer and Principal
                                      Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: June 6, 1996











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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities exchange act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 1996

                            MERIS LABORATORIES, INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                   California
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

         0-19360                                   77-0274078
- ---------------------------           ------------------------------------------
  (Commission file number)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

   2890 Zanker Road, San Jose, California                    95134
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  408-434-9200

                               Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

                                                    

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Item 5.    Other Events

     On May 21, 1996, the Company issued a press release announcing an agreement
for the  Company  to  acquire  Medical  Science  Institute  ("MSI")  a  clinical
laboratory located in Burbank, California. On May 31, 1996, the Company issued a
second press release announcing the termination of the agreement for the Company
to acquire the  outstanding  shares of MSI. The stock purchase  agreement was an
integral  part of the  overall  agreement  for the Company to acquire  MSI.  The
second press release was  inadvertently  dated May 23, 1996; it should have been
dated May 31, 1996, the date it was issued.

                                                     
                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                      MERIS LABORATORIES, INC.

                          By:          /s/ Thurman Jordan
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Thurman Jordan
                                      Senior Vice President - Finance
                                      (Duly authorized Officer and Principal
                                      Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: June 6, 1996

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