Benvenue Medical has completed enrolling patients in its Kiva System as a Vertebral Augmentation Treatment - A Safety and Effectiveness Trial (KAST). Kiva system, which features a proprietary flexible Kiva implant, is designed to reduce ...
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Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company have received European Commission marketing authorization for Jentadueto (linagliptin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets. Jentadueto is a new, single-tablet treatment option, taken twice daily, ...
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Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias(ADRD)often sleep during the day and are awake at night.The situation can turn life-threatening if they leave their homes and wander around outside.This irregular sleep schedule and ...
Tags: Exposure to Light, Lighting, Alzheimer Patients, Sleep, ADRD, LRC, NIA
Procedure for treating chronic atrial fibrillation,a condition that causes palpitations and fainting,features a laser balloon catheter. Green light for laser heart treatment? A follow-up study of 56 patients with chronic atrial ...
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Emmaus Medical, a subsidiary of Emmaus Life Sciences, has received European orphan medicinal product designation for Levoglutamide (L-glutamine) for the treatment of sickle cell disease. Emmaus is at present conducting a trial, at over 30 ...
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has reported that the Glatiramer Acetate Low-Frequency Administration (GALA) study evaluating a new dose of glatiramer acetate injection (GA) met its primary endpoint. The Phase III trial evaluated the ...
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Eureka Resources, LLC will construct a centralized wastewater treatment facility in Standing Stone Township, Bradford County, Pa., to treat wastewater generated during development of oil and gas wells in the Marcellus and Utica Shale. Plans ...
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BOTOX Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approval. BOTOX Cosmetic is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used to improve the look of moderate to severe ...
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SK Biopharmaceuticals, a South Korean pharmaceutical company, has received orphan drug designation status for carisbamate for the management of patients with infantile spasms (IS). Carisbamate has previously been shown to have ...
The FDA has approved Novo Nordisk Levemir (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) for use in children with type 1 diabetes. The basal insulin analog is approved for type 1 diabetes patients from age two through adulthood and adult ...
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