A new study conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Centre in Durham, North Carolina has revealed that environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may suppress a gene important to nerve cell function and to the development of ...
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US-based Empowered Premium Nutrition has launched a natural nutrition line, which is formulated specifically for women’s immunity and functional health. The line offers powders, whole-food nutrition bars, and probiotic & antioxidant ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug named Pomalyst (pomalidomide) for patients who received and did not respond to prior cancer therapies. Pomalyst, the third drug in a class of immunomodulatory agents ...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering the methods of cancer treatment with Lorus Therapeutics' novel therapy, IL-17E. Treatment methods with IL-17E include single and combination therapy along with ...
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If you haven't come down with the flu yet, there's still a good chance that you will. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu season is likely to last several more weeks, leading to fever, aches, headaches, and general ...
The Israel's Ministry of Health (MOH) has granted approval to Medgenics to initiate two Phase I/II clinical trials of a subcutaneous autologous tissue implant, INFRADURE, in patients with hepatitis C. The objective of the trials is to ...
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Health Canada has approved Roche's fully automated test, designed to assess a patient's viral load of cytomegalovirus (CMV). The COBAS AmpliPrep / COBAS TaqMan CMV assay is the first approved test, which is standardized to the WHO ...
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TNI BioTech (TNIB) has entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOU) with GB Oncology and Imaging Group to equip and operate oncology and infectious diseases clinics in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Under the agreement, TNIB will deliver ...
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More the things we use,more the things we waste.We see all kinds of waste around us-at our homes,offices,schools,roads,vehicles,etc.Some is safer than the rest.Recyclable waste like paper,glass,etc.is safe or us because they do not pollute ...
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Norwegian Breakaway to Feature Cutting-Edge Spa and Fitness Experiences and the first-ever "Black Light Spinning" class at sea The salt room is a therapy claimed to alleviate respiratory and skin ailments as well as strengthen the ...
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Researchers at the University of Illinois, US, has a developed new method that uses bacteria to produce 2-fucosyllactose (2FL), a sugar found abundantly in human milk. This development could lead future research on the possibility of its ...
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Coronado Biosciences has received notice of allowance for US patent application covering CNDO-109, from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent is entitled, Method for activating natural killer cells by tumor cell ...
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Various environment protection and health groups in Taiwan have sought a ban on expansion of the naphtha cracker operated by the Formosa Plastics Group in Yunlin County’s Mailiao Township. Representatives of the Changhua Medical ...
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AMSilk announced that the silicone breast implants with its spider silk-based coating have reduced immune system-based side-effects in the preclinical studies. The BioShield-S1 coating,which is comprised of a thin layer of recombinant ...
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Theravectys has received regulatory clearances from France's National Security Agency and Belgium's Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products to commence a phase I/II clinical trial of its anti-HIV therapeutic vaccine. Using the ...
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