The small northeastern Minnesota town of Hibbing has produced some notable stars, including rocker Bob Dylan and the MLB home run king of the pre-steroid era, Roger Maris. It's also home to Greyhound Bus Lines. Today, another Hibbing ...
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China’s government officials began the year with assurances to the world that 2013 would mark a new era of food safety. The bureaucrats were still patting each other on the back, when in March, a flotilla of 16,000 dead hogs bobbed ...
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Not from your vet. They sharply mark up their drug prices, and tack on a $5 to $15 dispensing fee, according to the American Animal Hospital Association. For many pet meds, a better bet is your local pharmacy. Kmart, Rite Aid, Target, and ...
This work investigated the efficiency of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) and ozonation to remove endocrine disruptive potentials from hospital effluents. MBR treatment significantly reduces the estrogenic burden of sewage, and combined with ...
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Medtronic has obtained CE mark certification from the European Union for its Attain Performa portfolio of quadripolar leads. The quadripolar leads are compatible with the company's Viva/Brava Quad cardiac resynchronization therapy ...
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Intersect ENT has started a blinded, multi-center, prospective, randomized clinical study, Resolve, of its new steroid delivery implant for treating patients with recurrent sinus obstruction. The implant, which is designed as an ...
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Researchers at the University of Southampton are undertaking a new stage of a study aimed at improving the health and mobility of those suffering from the common complaint of ‘walking on marbles’ associated with Rheumatoid ...
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The outbreak of fungal meningitis due to a contaminated steroid has affected 490 people and caused 34 deaths, according to updated figures released earlier this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Update: As of Nov., ...
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pSivida has completed enrolling first US patient in investigator-sponsored clinical trial of its injectable sustained release insert. pSivida president and CEO Ashton said the trial will study the use of injectable micro-inserts to treat ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved pSivida's investigational new drug (IND) application for injectable sustained-release micro-insert, designed as a treatment for posterior uveitis. pSivida's injectable ...
Pulmatrix has announced the results of a clinical study showing that an iCALM (inhaled cationic airway lining modulator therapy) attenuated allergen-induced bronchitis in susceptible asthmatic patients. The study concluded that iCALM is a ...
LEO Pharma Taclonex (calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate) topical suspension, 0.005%/0.064% has won FDA approval for body plaque psoriasis. With the approval, the only once-daily, steroid-containing topical treatment is now ...
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