By Doug Mayo In March of 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cattle Identification rules were implemented requiring all cattle 18 months old or older be identified for interstate (across state line) transportation. ...
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Findings of a preliminary study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine suggest that a patient's own bone-marrow stromal (stem) cells could be used to treat multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively-drug (XDR) tuberculosis (TB). ...
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A vaccine normally used to thwart the respiratory illness tuberculosis also might help prevent the development of multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system, a new study suggests. In people who had a first episode of ...
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Northern Ireland has launched a campaign to keep contaminated milk out of the supply. The agency conveyed 'Protect your milk supply' message to dairy farmers, urging them to keep contaminated milk out of ...
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A new project, co-funded with EUR8.5m from the European Commission is underway to accelerate the development of new vaccines, drugs and microbicides to fight against many poverty-related diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), HIV, malaria, ...
Tags: Poverty Related Diseases, Medicine
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of Green Chemistry to create safer, fire retarded polyurethane (PU) foams for the upholstery sector. Research by Green Urethanes Ltd, the provider of green solutions to ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of Green Chemistry to create safer, fire retarded polyurethane (PU) foams for the upholstery sector. Research by Green Urethanes Ltd, the provider of green solutions to ...
Tags: Clariant, Flame Retardant, halogen-free
WD have announced the release of the WD Black2 dual drive, which fuses a 2.5-inch 120 GB solid state drive (SSD) with a 1 TB hard disk drive (HDD). The drive connects through a single cable and fits into a conventional 9.5 mm slot. "Our ...
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The issue of toxic chemicals in upholstery foam is the subject of a HBO documentary scheduled to air on Monday, Nov. 25, the New York Times reports. In "Toxic Hot Seat," directors James Redford and Kirby Walker explore the health impact ...
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Eisai Europe has become a signatory to the Tuberculosis Drug Accelerator (TBDA) partnership, an initiative that aims to speed up the discovery of essential new treatments for tuberculosis (TB). Launched in June 2012 through a ...
California has revised its controversial Technical Bulletin 117 and adopted a new flammability standard that should allow producers to make furniture and baby products that do not contain flame retardant chemicals beginning Jan. 1. ...
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Mullein, a plant that grows in dry, barren places, has been used for centuries because of its outstanding medicinal qualities. Its healing properties are found in its roots, leaves, and flowers, and it has been effective in treating a ...
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Storage provider WD today unveiled its latest personal cloud device; My Cloud. My Cloud allows users to access any information from anywhere, and contains folder level access for individuals, meaning an administrator can control which ...
Lupin Pharmaceuticals (LPI), a US subsidiary of India-based Lupin, has launched its generic Rabeprazole Sodium delayed-release tablets, 20mg. Earlier, the company had received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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Transgene has received a sub-award from Emergent BioSolutions (EBS) under its existing grant of $5m from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), to advance ...
Tags: Transgene, NIH Funding