Hologic, a manufacturer of diagnostic and medical imaging systems, has obtained Health Canada approval for its Aptima HPV assay for use on the company's fully automated Panther system. Aptima HPV assay has been designed to detect ...
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Wireless micro-LED devices are allowing researchers to use optogenetics to uncover information about molecular and cellular events in the brain that underlie stress, addiction and depression. To better understand and one day provide ...
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About 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits ...
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Hologic, a manufacturer of diagnostic products, medical imaging systems and surgical products, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Aptima HPV 16 18/45 genotype assay for use on the company's fully ...
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Discovery Laboratories (DSCO), a specialty biotechnology company dedicated to advancing a new standard in respiratory critical care, has initiated the US commercial launch of Surfaxin (lucinactant) Intratracheal Suspension for the ...
The U.S. fast-food industry spent $4.6 billion last year advertising mostly unhealthy products, with children and teens its key audiences, researchers say. Marlene Schwartz, director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale ...
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TherOx, a medical device company, has presented results from the investigational device exemption (IDE) pilot study on its second-generation supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) therapy system at the 25th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular ...
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Orange Blossom Farm is recalling Hot Dog Relish from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Consumers should not consume the recalled product: Hot Dog Relish, 500ml size, sold at St. Jacob's Farmers' ...
Myriad Genetics, a US-based molecular diagnostic company, has launched a new prognostic test, Myriad myPlan Lung Cancer, for patients diagnosed with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma. myPlan lung cancer test is an RNA expression panel of 31 ...
US-based Boston Scientific has obtained CE Mark approval for its Lotus valve system, a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device designed to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high risk with surgical valve ...
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Palmetto Health unveiled its newest tool in its patient safety arsenal, Xenex’s germ-eliminating robots. The new portable room disinfection system uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light that is 25,000 times more powerful than ...
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Iovation, stopping Internet fraud and identifying good online customers with the world's most comprehensive device reputation database, announced that its flagship fraud-fighting service, ReputationManager 360, has won The Retail Fraud ...
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While major principals and media players turn their eyes to non-OECD countries to check CSR compliance issues, sector-specific social risks can still be found in Europe. In France, in downtown Paris (known as the “Le Sentier” ...
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US-based Medtronic has announced the first implantations of its CoreValve Evolut R recapturable system as part of a clinical study. CoreValve Evolut R recapturable system has CoreValve Evolut R transcatheter valve and EnVeo R recapturable ...
Pfizer has secured European Commission approval to carry out updates to the summary of product characteristics (SmPC) for its pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) Prevenar 13, regarding its use in certain high-risk populations. Now the ...
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