NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC
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                   UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                      FORM 10-Q


          (Mark One)

          [X]  QUARTERLY  REPORT PURSUANT  TO SECTION  13 OR  15(d) OF  THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For the quarterly period ended           JUNE 30, 1994
                                        -------------------------------------
                                          OR
          [ ]  TRANSITION REPORT  PURSUANT TO  SECTION 13 OR  15(d) OF  THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For the transition period from                to
                                        ---------------     ----------------

          Commission file number                  1-11353
                                 --------------------------------------------

                      NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC.
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                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                          DELAWARE                          13-3757370
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               (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer
               incorporation or organization)          Identification No.)


          4225 EXECUTIVE SQUARE, SUITE 805    LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA   92037
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               (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip code)

                                     619-550-0600
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                 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


          Indicate by check mark  whether the registrant (1) has  filed all
          reports required  to  be filed  by  Section 13  or 15(d)  of  the
          Securities Exchange  Act of 1934  during the preceding  12 months
          (or for such shorter  period that the registrant was  required to
          file  such reports)  and  (2) has  been  subject to  such  filing
          requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X   No    

          The  number of shares outstanding of the issuer's common stock is
          84,753,192 shares as of July 31, 1994, of which 20,176,729 shares
          are held by an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Mafco Holdings
          Inc. <PAGE>
 

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
             NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                     (Dollars in Millions, except per share data)
<CAPTION>
                                                    June 30,     December 31,
                                                      1994           1993    
                                                  -----------    ------------
                                                  (Unaudited)
          <S>                                     <C>             <C>
                          ASSETS
          Current assets:
            Cash and cash equivalents             $   27.1        $   12.3
            Accounts receivable, net                 198.2           119.0
            Prepaid expenses and other                56.9            21.7
            Deferred income taxes                     22.1            21.6
            Income taxes receivable                    1.0             8.7
                                                  --------        --------
                Total current assets                 305.3           183.3

          Property, plant and equipment, net         133.6           100.1
          Intangible assets, net                     552.3           281.5
          Other assets, net                           25.5            20.6
                                                  --------        --------
                                                  $1,016.7        $  585.5
                                                  ========        ========
            LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
          Current liabilities:
            Accounts payable                      $   45.9        $   36.9
            Dividend payable                            --             6.8
            Accrued expenses and other               104.3            55.6
            Current portion of long-term debt         30.0              --
            Current portion of accrued
              settlement expenses                     16.3            21.6
                                                  --------        --------
              Total current liabilities              196.5           120.9

          Revolving credit facility                  183.0           278.0
          Long-term debt, less current portion       370.0              --
          Capital lease obligation                     9.8             9.7
          Accrued settlement expenses, less
            current portion                            3.4            11.5
          Deferred income taxes                       15.5             3.1
          Other liabilities                           82.7            21.5
          Stockholders' equity:
            Preferred stock, $0.10 par value;
              10,000,000 shares authorized; 
              none issued                               --             --
            Common stock, $0.01 par value;
              220,000,000 shares authorized; 
              84,753,192 and 99,354,492 shares 
              issued at June 30, 1994 and 
              December 31, 1993, respectively          0.8             1.0
          Additional paid-in capital                 153.6           226.3
          Retained earnings                            3.8           202.0
          Minimum pension liability adjustment        (2.4)           (2.4)
          Treasury stock, at cost; 14,603,800 
            shares of common stock at 
            December 31, 1993                           --          (286.1)
                                                  --------        --------
            Total stockholders' equity               155.8           140.8
                                                  --------        --------
                                                  $1,016.7        $  585.5
                                                  ========        ========
<FN>
            See notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
/TABLE
<PAGE>
 

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
             NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                     (Dollars in Millions, except per share data)
                                     (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                  Six Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                                      June 30,               June 30,      
                                 ------------------     -------------------
                                  1994        1993        1994        1993 
                                 ------     -------      -------    -------
          <S>                    <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>
          Net sales              $388.9     $ 396.8      $ 203.9    $ 197.0 

          Cost of sales           268.8       216.9        136.5      107.8
                                 ------     -------      -------    -------
          Gross profit            120.1       179.9         67.4       89.2 

          Selling, general and
            administrative 
            expenses               64.5        61.1         33.5       29.8 

          Amortization of 
            intangibles and
            other assets            6.5         4.2          3.4        2.1
                                 ------     -------      -------    -------
          Operating income         49.1       114.6         30.5       57.3
                                 ------     -------      -------    -------
          Other income 
            (expenses):
            Investment income       0.5         0.7          0.3        0.3 
            Interest expense      (10.5)       (4.0)        (6.0)      (2.4)
                                 ------     -------      -------    -------
                                  (10.0)       (3.3)        (5.7)      (2.1)
                                 ------     -------      -------    -------
          Earnings before 
            income taxes           39.1       111.3         24.8       55.2 

          Provision for 
            income taxes           16.9        44.5         10.7       22.0
                                 ------     -------      -------    -------
          Net earnings           $ 22.2     $  66.8      $  14.1    $  33.2
                                 ======     =======      =======    =======
          Earnings per common
            share                $ 0.26     $  0.73      $ 0.16     $  0.37

          Dividends per common
            share                $ 0.08     $  0.16      $   --     $  0.08






<FN>
            See notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
 
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
             NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                (Dollars in Millions)
                                     (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                         Six Months Ended
                                                              June 30,      
                                                       --------------------
                                                         1994         1993  
                                                       --------    --------
          <S>                                          <C>         <C>
          CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
            Net earnings                               $   22.2    $   66.8
            Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
              net cash flows provided by (used for)
              operating activities:
                Depreciation and amortization             19.4         17.7
                Provision for doubtful accounts, net       0.2          0.9
                Change in assets and liabilities, 
                  net of effects of acquisitions:
                    Increase in accounts receivable      (42.5)       (20.3)
                    Increase in prepaid expenses 
                      and other                           (1.0)        (0.8)
                    Decrease in deferred income 
                      taxes, net                           6.3         12.7
                    Decrease in income taxes 
                      receivable                           7.5          6.7
                    (Decrease) increase in accounts 
                      payable, accrued expenses 
                      and other                           (1.1)         7.3
                    Payments for settlement 
                      and related expenses               (13.4)       (36.7)
                    Other, net                            (2.5)        (4.7)
                                                      --------     --------
                                                         (27.1)       (17.2)
                                                      --------     --------
            Net cash (used for) provided by
              operating activities                        (4.9)        49.6
                                                      --------     --------
          CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
            Capital expenditures                         (24.7)       (10.8)
            Acquisitions of businesses                  (244.9)       (13.3)
                                                      --------     --------
            Net cash used for investing activities      (269.6)       (24.1)
                                                      --------     --------
          CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
            Proceeds from revolving credit facilities    273.0         90.0
            Payments on revolving credit facilities     (368.0)          --
            Proceeds from long-term debt                 400.0           --
            Deferred payments on acquisitions             (1.7)        (0.7)
            Purchase of treasury stock                       --       (94.7)
            Dividends paid on common stock               (13.6)       (15.0)
            Other                                         (0.4)        (0.9)
                                                      --------     --------
            Net cash provided by (used for) 
              financing activities                       289.3        (21.3)
                                                      --------     --------
            Net increase in cash and cash 
              equivalents                                 14.8          4.2
            Cash and cash equivalents at
              beginning of period                         12.3         33.4
                                                      --------     --------
            Cash and cash equivalents at 
              end of period                           $   27.1     $   37.6
                                                      ========     ========
<FN>
            See notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
 
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, CONTINUED
                                 (Dollars in Millions)
                                      (Unaudited)

                                                         Six Months Ended
                                                             June 30,      
                                                       --------------------
                                                        1994         1993  
                                                       --------    --------
            <S>                                        <C>         <C>
            Supplemental schedule of cash
              flow information:
                Cash paid during the period for:
                  Interest                             $   11.1    $    2.8
                  Income taxes                              7.8        33.1

            Disclosure of non-cash financing
              and investing activities:
                Dividends declared and unpaid on 
                  common stock                         $     --    $    7.1

            In connection with business
              acquisitions, liabilities were
              assumed as follows:
                Fair value of assets acquired          $  366.9    $   16.0
                Cash paid, net of cash acquired          (244.9)      (13.3)
                                                       --------    --------
                Liabilities assumed                    $  122.0    $    2.7
                                                       ========    ========





















<FN>
            See notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
 
<PAGE>
              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                      (Dollars in Millions, except per share data)


          1.   BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

               The consolidated financial  statements include the accounts  of
          National Health Laboratories  Holdings Inc. (the "Company") and  its
          wholly  owned  subsidiaries   after  elimination  of  all   material
          intercompany accounts  and transactions.   Approximately 24% of  the
          outstanding common stock of the Company  is owned by National Health
          Care  Group,  Inc.  ("NHCG")  which  is  an  indirect  wholly  owned
          subsidiary of Mafco Holdings Inc. ("Mafco").

               The  accompanying  consolidated condensed  financial statements
          of the Company and  its subsidiaries are unaudited.   In the opinion
          of management, all adjustments (which include only normal  recurring
          accruals)  necessary  for  a   fair  statement  of  the  results  of
          operations have been made.

          2.   EARNINGS PER SHARE

               Earnings per share are based  upon the weighted  average number
          of shares outstanding during the three and six months ended June 30,
          1994 of 84,751,763  shares and 84,751,231 shares, respectively,  and
          the weighted average number  of shares outstanding  during the three
          and  six  months  ended  June  30,  1993  of  90,568,622  shares and
          92,038,732 shares, respectively.  The change  in the total number of
          shares outstanding resulted from the purchase  by the Company of its
          outstanding shares of  common stock, net of additional shares issued
          upon the exercise of options pursuant  to the Company's stock option
          plans.  

          3.   ACQUISITION OF ALLIED CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC.

               On  May  3,  1994,   the  Company  entered  into  a  definitive
          agreement to acquire Allied  Clinical Laboratories, Inc. ("Allied").
          Pursuant to  the agreement,  on May  9,  1994, a  subsidiary of  the
          Company  commenced a  cash tender  offer  for  all shares  of Allied
          common stock  for $23 per  share.  The  agreement provided that  any
          shares  not tendered and purchased in the offer were to be exchanged
          for $23  per share  in cash  in a  second-step merger.   On June  7,
          1994,  the  Company  entered into  an  agreement  whereby the  price
          payable in  such cash tender offer  and such  second-step merger was
          reduced to  $21.50 per share.  A subsidiary of  the Company acquired
          Allied  as  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary   on  June  23,  1994,  for
          approximately $191.5 in cash plus the  assumption of $24.0 of Allied
          indebtedness  (the "Allied  Acquisition").   The Allied  Acquisition
          was accounted for using the purchase  method of accounting; as such,
          Allied's  assets and liabilities were recorded at  their fair values
          on the date  of acquisition.  The  purchase price exceeded the  fair
          value  of acquired  net  tangible assets  by  approximately  $227.0,
          which  amount is being  amortized over  40 years  on a straight-line
          basis.   Allied's results  of operations  have been  included in the
          Company's results of operations beginning June 23, 1994.
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                      (Dollars in Millions, except per share data)


          3.   ACQUISITION OF ALLIED CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC. - Continued

               The  following table  provides  unaudited pro  forma  operating
          results  as if  the Allied  Acquisition  had  been completed  at the
          beginning of the periods presented.   The pro forma information  has
          been prepared for comparative purposes only  and does not purport to
          be indicative of future operating results.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Six Months Ended
                                                             June 30,      
                                                       -------------------
                                                        1994         1993  
                                                       -------     -------
            <S>                                        <C>         <C>
            Net sales                                   $479.2      $471.4
            Net earnings                                  20.3        62.8
            Earnings per common share                   $  0.24     $  0.68
</TABLE>

          4.   CORPORATE REORGANIZATION

               On  June   7,  1994,  the   stockholders  of  National   Health
          Laboratories  Incorporated ("NHLI")  approved a  proposed  corporate
          reorganization  of  NHLI,  as  a  result of  which  National  Health
          Laboratories  Holdings  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation,  now  owns,
          through NHL  Intermediate Holdings Corp.  I, a Delaware  corporation
          and  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  the  Company   ("Intermediate
          Holdings  I"), and  NHL Intermediate  Holdings Corp. II,  a Delaware
          corporation and a  wholly owned subsidiary of Intermediate  Holdings
          I ("Intermediate  Holdings II"), all  the outstanding capital  stock
          of NHLI.  

               In  connection with  the corporate  reorganization  on June  7,
          1994, all  of  the 14,603,800  treasury  shares  held by  NHLI  were
          cancelled.   As a result, the $286.1 value assigned to such treasury
          shares  was  eliminated with  corresponding  decreases  in  the  par
          value, additional paid-in capital and retained earnings accounts  of
          $0.2, $72.3 and $213.6, respectively.

          5.   LONG-TERM DEBT

               On  June  21,  1994, Intermediate  Holdings  II entered  into a
          credit agreement  dated as  of such  date (the  "Credit Agreement"),
          with the banks named therein (the  "Banks"), Citicorp USA, Inc.,  as
          administrative agent  (the  "Bank  Agent"),  and  certain  co-agents
          named  therein, which  made available to Intermediate  Holdings II a
          term loan facility of $400.0 (the  "Term Facility") and a  revolving
          credit  facility of  $350.0 (the  "Revolving Credit  Facility"  and,
          together  with the Term  Facility, the  "Bank Facility").   The Bank
          Facility  provided funds  for the  acquisition  of Allied,  for  the
          refinancing of  certain existing  debt of  Allied and  NHLI, to  pay
          related fees  and expenses  and  for general  corporate purposes  of
          Intermediate Holdings II and its subsidiaries,  in each case subject
          to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (Dollars in Millions)

          5.   LONG-TERM DEBT - Continued

               The  Credit  Agreement  provides that  the  Banks and  the Bank
          Agent will receive from Intermediate Holdings II customary  facility
          and administrative agent fees,  respectively.  Intermediate Holdings
          II will pay a commitment fee on the  average daily unused portion of
          the  Bank Facility  of 0.5%  per annum,  subject  to a  reduction to
          0.375% per annum if certain financial  tests are met.   Availability
          of  funds  under  the  Bank   Facility  is  conditioned  on  certain
          customary  conditions, and  the Credit  Agreement contains customary
          representations, warranties, covenants and events of default.

               The Revolving  Credit Facility matures in June 1999, with semi-
          annual reductions of  availability of $50.0, commencing in  December
          1997.  The Term Facility matures  in December 2000, with  repayments
          in each quarter prior to maturity  based on a specified amortization
          schedule.   The  Bank Facility  bears  interest,  at the  option  of
          Intermediate  Holdings II,  at (i)  Citibank,  N.A.'s Base  Rate (as
          defined in the Credit  Agreement), plus a margin  of up to 0.75% per
          annum, based  upon the Company's financial  performance or (ii)  the
          Eurodollar rate  for one, two, three  or six  month interest periods
          (as selected  by Intermediate  Holdings II),  plus a  margin varying
          between  1.25%  and  2.00%  per  annum   based  upon  the  Company's
          financial performance.

               The  Bank Facility is guaranteed by Intermediate Holdings I and
          certain subsidiaries of Intermediate Holdings  II and is  secured by
          pledges of  stock and other assets  of Intermediate  Holdings II and
          its subsidiaries.

               On June 21, 1994,  $400.0 available under the Term Facility was
          borrowed by  Intermediate Holdings  II and  loaned to  NHLI and  was
          used  by  NHLI  to  repay  in  full  its  existing  revolving credit
          facilities and for  working capital and general corporate  purposes.
          On June  23, 1994, Intermediate Holdings  II borrowed  $185.0 of the
          amount available under  the Revolving Credit Facility to  consummate
          the Allied Acquisition.












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<PAGE>
              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                     FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (Dollars in Millions)

          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

          Six  Months Ended June 30, 1994 compared with  Six Months Ended June
          --------------------------------------------------------------------
          30, 1993.
          ---------

               Net sales  for the six months ended  June 30, 1994 were $388.9,
          a  decrease of  2.0% from  $396.8  reported  in the  comparable 1993
          period.  Net sales  from the inclusion of Allied since June 23, 1994
          increased  net sales by approximately  $4.4 or 1.1%.   Growth in new
          accounts  and numerous  acquisitions  of small  clinical  laboratory
          companies  increased net  sales by  approximately 10.0%  and  11.8%,
          respectively.    A  price increase,  effective  on  April  1,  1994,
          increased net sales by approximately 1.2%  for the six months  ended
          June 30, 1994.   A reduction in  Medicare fee schedules from 88%  to
          84% of  the national  limitation amounts  on January  1, 1994,  plus
          changes in  reimbursement policies  of various  third party  payors,
          reduced  net sales  by approximately  4.3%.    The impact  of severe
          weather during the first three months  of 1994 further decreased net
          sales  by  approximately 2.0%  to  2.5%.   Other  factors, including
          declines in the level of HDL and ferritin testing,  price erosion in
          the industry as a whole and  lower utilization of laboratory testing
          during the first part of 1994  comprised the remaining reduction  in
          net sales.  

               Cost  of  sales,   which  primarily  includes   laboratory  and
          distribution  costs, increased  to $268.8  for the six  months ended
          June 30, 1994 from $216.9 in the corresponding 1993 period.  Of  the
          $51.9  increase,  approximately  $32.9  was  the  result  of  higher
          testing  volume, approximately  $5.3  was  due  to  an  increase  in
          phlebotomy staffing to  improve client service and meet  competitive
          demand and  approximately $2.7 was due to the inclusion  of the cost
          of  sales of Allied.   The  remaining increase  resulted mainly from
          higher compensation  and insurance  expenses.   Cost of  sales as  a
          percent of  net sales was  69.1% for the  six months  ended June 30,
          1994 and  54.7% in the corresponding  1993 period.   The increase in
          the cost of sales percentage primarily  resulted from a reduction in
          net sales  due to  a reduction  in Medicare  fee schedules,  pricing
          pressures and  utilization declines, each  of which provided  little
          corresponding reduction in costs.

               Selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses  increased  to
          $64.5 for the six months ended  June 30, 1994 from $61.1 in the same
          period  in 1993.    This was  primarily  due to  expansion  of  data
          processing  and billing  departments due to increased  volume and to
          improve customer  service.  As a  percentage of  net sales, selling,
          general and administrative expenses was 16.6%  and 15.4% for the six
          months ended June 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively.   The increase in
          the  selling,   general  and  administrative  percentage   primarily
          resulted  from  a reduction  in  net sales  due  to a  reduction  in
          Medicare fee schedules, pricing pressures  and utilization declines,
          each of which provided little corresponding reduction in costs.
<PAGE>
<PAGE> 

              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                     FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (Dollars in Millions)


          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Continued

          Six  Months Ended June 30, 1994 compared with  Six Months Ended June
          --------------------------------------------------------------------
          30, 1993.
          ---------

               The increase  in amortization of  intangibles and other  assets
          to $6.5  for the six  months ended June  30, 1994 from  $4.2 in  the
          corresponding   period   in  1993   primarily   resulted   from  the
          acquisition  of  numerous  small  laboratory  companies  during  the
          second half of 1993 and 1994.

               Interest expense  was $10.5 for the  six months  ended June 30,
          1994 compared  with $4.0 for  the same period  in 1993.   The change
          resulted   from  increased  borrowings  used  primarily  to  finance
          repurchases by the  Company of its common  stock during 1993 and  to
          finance  the  acquisition  of  numerous small  laboratory  companies
          during both 1993 and 1994.

               The  provision  for  income taxes  as  percentage  of  earnings
          before income taxes  was 43.2% and  40.0% for the  six months  ended
          June 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively.  The change was mainly due  to
          the increase  in the  U.S. corporate tax  rate during 1993  and also
          was the  result of  a  higher effective  rate for  both federal  and
          state income taxes.





















<PAGE>
<PAGE>
              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF 
                     FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (Dollars in Millions)

          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Continued

          Three Months  Ended June 30, 1994  compared with  Three Months Ended
          --------------------------------------------------------------------
          June 30, 1993
          -------------

               Net  sales  for the  three  months  ended  June  30, 1994  were
          $203.9, an increase of 3.5% from  $197.0 reported in the  comparable
          1993 period.  Net  sales from the inclusion of Allied since June 23,
          1994 increased  net sales by approximately $4.4 or 2.2%.   Growth in
          new accounts and numerous acquisitions of small clinical  laboratory
          companies  increased net  sales  by approximately  8.0%  and  12.7%,
          respectively.    A  price increase,  effective  on  April  1,  1994,
          increased  net  sales  by approximately  2.5% for  the  three months
          ended June  30, 1994.   A reduction in  Medicare fee  schedules from
          88% to 84%  of the national limitation  amounts on January 1,  1994,
          plus  changes  in reimbursement  policies  of  various  third  party
          payors,  reduced net  sales by  approximately 4.4%.   Other factors,
          including declines in the level of  HDL and ferritin testing,  price
          erosion  in  the  industry  as  a  whole  and  lower  utilization of
          laboratory  testing during  the  first part  of  1994  comprised the
          remaining reduction in net sales. 

               Cost  of   sales,  which  primarily   includes  laboratory  and
          distribution costs, increased to $136.5 for  the three months  ended
          June 30, 1994 from $107.8 in the corresponding  1993 period.  Of the
          $28.7  increase,  approximately  $18.7  was  the  result  of  higher
          testing  volume,  approximately  $2.4  was  due  to an  increase  in
          phlebotomy staffing to  improve client service and meet  competitive
          demand and approximately $2.7 was  due to the inclusion  of the cost
          of  sales of Allied.   The  remaining increase  resulted mainly from
          higher compensation  and insurance  expenses.   Cost of  sales as  a
          percent of net sales  was 66.9% for the  three months ended June 30,
          1994 and  54.7% in the  corresponding 1993 period.   The increase in
          the cost of sales percentage primarily  resulted from a reduction in
          net sales  due to  a reduction  in Medicare  fee schedules,  pricing
          pressures and  utilization declines, each  of which provided  little
          corresponding reduction in costs.

               Selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses  increased  to
          $33.5 for  the three months  ended June 30,  1994 from  $29.8 in the
          same period in 1993.   This was  primarily due to expansion of  data
          processing and billing  departments due to  increased volume  and to
          improve customer  service.  As a  percentage of  net sales, selling,
          general  and  administrative expenses  was 16.4%  and 15.1%  for the
          three months  ended  June 30,  1994  and  1993, respectively.    The
          increase  in  the  selling,  general  and administrative  percentage
          primarily resulted from a reduction in net sales  due to a reduction
          in  Medicare  fee  schedules,   pricing  pressures  and  utilization
          declines, each of  which provided little corresponding reduction  in
          costs.<PAGE>
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              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF 
                     FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                      (Dollars in Millions, except per share data)

          RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Continued

          Three Months  Ended June 30, 1994  compared with  Three Months Ended
          --------------------------------------------------------------------
          June 30, 1993
          -------------

               The increase  in amortization of  intangibles and other  assets
          to $3.4 for  the three months ended June  30, 1994 from $2.1 in  the
          corresponding   period   in  1993   primarily   resulted   from  the
          acquisition  of  numerous  small  laboratory  companies  during  the
          second half of 1993 and 1994.

               Interest expense was $6.0 for  the three months ended  June 30,
          1994 compared  with $2.4 for  the same period  in 1993.   The change
          resulted   from  increased  borrowings  used  primarily  to  finance
          repurchases by the  Company of its common  stock during 1993 and  to
          finance  the  acquisition  of  numerous small  laboratory  companies
          during both 1993 and 1994.

               The  provision  for  income taxes  as  percentage  of  earnings
          before income  taxes was 43.1% and 39.9% for the  three months ended
          June 30, 1994 and 1993, respectively.  The change was mainly due  to
          the increase  in the  U.S. corporate tax  rate during 1993  and also
          was the  result of  a  higher effective  rate for  both federal  and
          state income taxes.

          FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

               For  the six  months  ended June  30, 1994,  net cash  used for
          operating  activities  (after  payment  of  settlement  and  related
          expenses of $13.4) was $4.9.  For  the corresponding period in 1993,
          net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  (after  payment   of
          settlement  and related  expenses of  $36.7)  was  $49.6.   Net cash
          provided by  operations has  historically been  adequate to  provide
          the working capital necessary for the Company's ongoing  operations;
          however, during the  six months ended  June 30,  1994, a portion  of
          the  Company's existing  revolving  credit facilities  was  used  to
          finance its operating activities.  

               Cash used for capital  expenditures was $24.7 and $10.8 for the
          six months ended June 30,  1994 and 1993, respectively.  The Company
          expects capital expenditures to  be approximately $30.0  to $40.0 in
          1994 to accommodate expected growth, to further automate  laboratory
          processes, improve efficiency and integrate the Company and  Allied.

               On   May  3,  1994,  the  Company  entered  into  a  definitive
          agreement to acquire Allied.  Pursuant  to the agreement, on  May 9,
          1994, a subsidiary of the Company commenced a  cash tender offer for
          all shares of Allied common stock for $23 per share.  The  agreement
          provided  that any shares  not tendered  and purchased  in the offer
          were to  be exchanged  for $23  per share  in cash in  a second-step
          merger.   On  June 7,  1994, the  Company entered  into an agreement
          whereby the price
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              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF 
                     FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                      (Dollars in Millions, except per share data)


          FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES - Continued

          payable in  such cash tender offer  and such  second-step merger was
          reduced to $21.50  per share.  A  subsidiary of the Company acquired
          Allied  as  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary   on  June  23,  1994,  for
          approximately $191.5 in cash plus the  assumption of $24.0 of Allied
          indebtedness.

               The Company acquired  seven small  laboratory companies  during
          the six months ended June 30, 1994 for an aggregate amount of  $36.5
          in cash and  the recognition of  $14.7 of  liabilities.  During  the
          corresponding period in  1993, the Company acquired five  laboratory
          companies for a total  of $13.3 in cash and the recognition of  $2.7
          of liabilities.

               On  June 21,  1994, Intermediate  Holdings II  entered into the
          Credit  Agreement  dated as  of  such  date,  with  the banks  named
          therein, Citicorp  USA, Inc., as  administrative agent, and  certain
          co-agents  named  therein,  which  made  available  to  Intermediate
          Holdings  II the Term  Facility of  $400.0 and  the Revolving Credit
          Facility of  $350.0.   The  Bank  Facility  provided funds  for  the
          acquisition of Allied, for the refinancing  of certain existing debt
          of  Allied and  NHLI,  to pay  related  fees  and  expenses and  for
          general  corporate purposes  of  Intermediate Holdings  II  and  its
          subsidiaries, in each case subject to  the terms and conditions  set
          forth therein.

               The  Credit Agreement  provides  that the  Banks and  the  Bank
          Agent will receive from Intermediate Holdings II customary  facility
          and administrative agent  fees, respectively.  Intermediate Holdings
          II will pay a commitment fee on the average daily unused portion  of
          the Bank  Facility of  0.5%  per annum,  subject to  a reduction  to
          0.375% per annum if certain financial  tests are met.   Availability
          of  funds  under   the  Bank  Facility  is  conditioned  on  certain
          customary conditions,  and the  Credit Agreement contains  customary
          representations, warranties, covenants and events of default.

               The Revolving Credit Facility matures in June 1999, with  semi-
          annual reductions of  availability of $50.0, commencing in  December
          1997.  The Term Facility matures  in December 2000, with  repayments
          in each quarter prior to maturity  based on a specified amortization
          schedule.   The  Bank Facility  bears  interest,  at the  option  of
          Intermediate  Holdings II,  at  (i) Citibank,  N.A.'s Base  Rate (as
          defined in the Credit Agreement), plus a margin  of up to 0.75%  per
          annum, based upon variations in certain  financial tests or (ii) the
          Eurodollar rate  for one, two, three  or six  month interest periods
          (as selected  by Intermediate  Holdings II),  plus a margin  varying
          between  1.25%  and  2.00%   per  annum  based  upon  the  Company's
          financial performance. 
<PAGE>
<PAGE>

              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF 
                     FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                                 (Dollars in Millions)


          FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES - Continued

               The Bank Facility is guaranteed by Intermediate Holdings I  and
          certain subsidiaries of Intermediate  Holdings II and  is secured by
          pledges of  stock and other assets  of Intermediate  Holdings II and
          its subsidiaries.

               On June 21, 1994,  $400.0 available under the Term Facility was
          borrowed by  Intermediate Holdings  II and  loaned to  NHLI and  was
          used  by  NHLI  to  repay  in  full  its  existing  revolving credit
          facilities and for  working capital and general corporate  purposes.
          On June  23, 1994, Intermediate Holdings  II borrowed  $185.0 of the
          amount available under  the Revolving Credit Facility to  consummate
          the Allied acquisition.

               In  connection  with   the  Allied  Acquisition,  the   Company
          announced  that  it  will  terminate its  current  10  million share
          repurchase program,  under which 7,795,800  common shares have  been
          repurchased,  and  will  establish  a  new  $50.0  stock  repurchase
          program through which the Company will acquire additional shares  of
          the Company's common stock from time to time in the open market.  

               During  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1993,  the  Company
          purchased 5,538,800  of its outstanding shares  of common stock  for
          an  aggregate  amount  of  $94.7.    The  purchase  was  financed by
          borrowings under  the revolving  credit facilities  in existence  at
          such time  and  cash  on hand.   In  connection  with the  corporate
          reorganization  on June  7,  1994, all  of  the  14,603,800 treasury
          shares held by NHLI  were cancelled.  As a result, the $286.1  value
          assigned to such  treasury shares was eliminated with  corresponding
          decreases in the par  value, additional paid-in capital and retained
          earnings accounts of $0.2, $72.3 and $213.6, respectively.

               The  Company announced,  also  in  connection with  the  Allied
          Acquisition, that it  is discontinuing its dividend payments for the
          foreseeable  future  in  order  to  increase  its  flexibility  with
          respect to both its acquisition strategy and stock repurchase plan.

<PAGE>
<PAGE>
              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                              PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

          Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

                      In September  1993, as discussed in  the Company's most
                   recent Annual Report  on Form 10-K, the Company  was served
                   with  a subpoena issued by  the Office of Inspector General
                   of  the  United  States  Department  of  Health  and  Human
                   Services (the  "OIG") concerning  the Company's  regulatory
                   compliance procedures.  The Company has  provided documents
                   to the OIG  in response to the subpoena and continues to be
                   in contact with the OIG through its outside attorneys.

                      The Company has learned  of the existence of a  qui tam
                   suit   which  was  recently   unsealed  regarding  Allied's
                   facility  in Cincinnati.   As  previously disclosed, Allied
                   was contacted  in April 1994 by  the federal  government in
                   connection with Medicare claims administration at its  Ohio
                   laboratory  prior  to  the acquisition  of  Allied  by  the
                   Company.  

                      The Company  has  been  cooperating  fully  with  the
                   government to resolve its concerns and  will continue to do
                   so.




<PAGE>
<PAGE>
         NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                         PART II - OTHER INFORMATION, Continued

          Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

                   (a)  The Annual  Meeting of Shareholders  was held  on June
                        7, 1994.

                   (b)  The   matters  voted   upon  were   the  election   of
                        directors, the  approval  and  adoption  of  the  1994
                        Stock    Option    Plan,   the    proposed   corporate
                        reorganization (see  "Note 4"),  and the  ratification
                        of  the  selection   of  KPMG  Peat  Marwick   as  the
                        Company's independent auditors for 1994.

                        All  of the  current and  nominated  directors of  the
                        Company  were reelected,  the corporate reorganization
                        was approved, the 1994 Stock  Option Plan was approved
                        and adopted,  and the selection  of KPMG  Peat Marwick
                        was  ratified.    The results  of  the  vote  were  as
                        follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                Votes       Votes        Votes
                Topic            For        Against     Abstained   Unvoted
- - --------------------------    ----------   -----------  ---------  ----------
<S>                           <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>
Corporate reorganization:     71,888,434   139,985      105,102    1

Election of the members 
of the board of directors:
Ronald O. Perelman            71,998,257   135,265      0          0
Saul J. Farber, M.D.          71,997,457   136,065      0          0
Howard Gittis                 71,998,357   135,165      0          0
Ann Dibble Jordan             71,997,757   135,765      0          0
James R. Maher                71,998,357   135,165      0          0
David J. Mahoney              71,997,557   135,965      0          0
Paul A. Marks, M.D.           71,998,357   135,165      0          0
Linda Gosden Robinson         71,997,757   135,765      0          0
Samuel O. Thier, M.D.         71,997,757   135,765      0          0

Approval of the selection
of KPMG Peat Marwick as 
the Company's independent
auditors for the fiscal
year 1994:                    71,763,187   288,032      82,303     0

Approval and adoption 
of the 1994 Stock Option 
Plan:                         68,779,312   2,784,201    399,932    170,077

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>

              NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                         PART II - OTHER INFORMATION, Continued

          Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                   (a)   Exhibits

                            27  -    Financial  Data Schedule  (electronically
                                     filed version only)

                   (b)   Reports on Form 8-K

                            A  report on  Form 8-K  dated  June 23,  1994 was
                            filed  on July  7,  1994 in  connection with  the
                            Allied Acquisition.  The Form 8-K incorporated by
                            reference  the  historical  financial  statements
                            included in Allied's Annual  Report on Form  10-K
                            for the year ended December 31, 1993 and Allied's
                            Quarterly  Report on  Form 10-Q  for  the quarter
                            ended March 31, 1994.  The Form 8-K also included
                            unaudited   pro  forma  financial   data  of  the
                            Company.

























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<PAGE>

                                  S I G N A T U R E S


               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.


                       NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC.
                                       Registrant



                                   By:/s/    David C. Flaugh                 
                                             ---------------
                                             David C. Flaugh
                                             Senior Executive Vice President
                                             and Chief Operating Officer
                                             (Acting Principal Financial and
                                             Accounting Officer)



          Date:  August 15, 1994

















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<PAGE>


                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS

        Exhibit No. 
        -----------
            27          Financial Data Schedule (electronically
                        filed version only)                 


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     THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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                                          0
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