A leading British primary care physician says the time has come for the public to take responsibility for seeking prescription antibiotics for trivial maladies. "The change needs to come in patient expectation. We need public education: ...
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Those who play reed instruments -- clarinets and saxophones -- can get "saxophone lung" from the instrument if it is not properly cleaned, U.S. researchers say. In a case study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and ...
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More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
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Long the standard used in supposed "science-based" agriculture, chemical fertilizers have largely become the norm in modern farming. But these synthetic and man-made varieties are becoming increasingly more expensive and difficult to ...
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For many industries, innovation helps to drive down product prices. Over the past few decades, entry-level computers have decreased in price from thousands of dollars to only a few hundred. 1980 saw the debut of IBM's personal computer, ...
Poultry processors struggling to screen accurately for Sulphonamide antibiotics could improve their quality control by testing for each specific compound. Research undertaken by leading test manufacturer Randox Food Diagnostics has ...
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Swiss drugmaker Roche has entered into a license agreement with Polyphor for the development and commercialization of its investigational macrocycle antibiotic, POL7080, to treat patients suffering from bacterial infections caused by ...
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US-based biopharmaceutical firm Anacor Pharmaceuticals has received a $13.5m research contract from the US Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to design and discover new classes of systemic antibiotics. Research ...
According to a new survey released Oct. 21, a majority of Americans are concerned about pesticides in their food supply. The survey of 1,000 Americans conducted by Lindberg International on behalf of Stonyfield, Londonderry, NH, the world's ...
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics (CFFT), an affiliate of the CF Foundation, has provided $1.7m research award to US-based Savara Pharmaceuticals for advancing the development of AeroVanc (vancomycin hydrochloride inhalation powder). ...
US-based biotechnology firm BioTime has entered into a sublicense agreement with Jade Therapeutics, a developer of ophthalmic sustained-release drug delivery platforms, for ophthalmic drug delivery applications of BioTime's HyStem ...
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Growing Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) or nosocomial infections are expected to drive the antibacterial glass market in the coming years. Traditional techniques of decontamination such as washing hands at periodic intervals are ...
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US-based pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer Forest Laboratories (FRX) has received qualified infectious disease product (QIDP) designation for its ceftazidime/avibactam drug from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Currently ...
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US-based biopharmaceutical firm Cubist Pharmaceuticals has completed the acquisition of Trius Therapeutics, which is focused on the development of antibiotics, for about $704m. The acquisition of Trius brings to Cubist a late-stage ...
Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc, global specialists in advanced plastics and tyre recycling technologies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a five year supply and marketing agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica, a division of ...