Watson Laboratories, a subsidiary of Watson Pharmaceuticals, has won FDA abbreviated new drug application approval for Diclofenac Sodium and Misoprostol Delayed-Release Tablets. The company plans to launch Diclofenac Sodium and ...
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Athera Biotechnologies has released the results of a study which linked the low levels of plasma anti-PC, measured with Athera's CVDefine kit, to a high risk of vein graft failure after bypass surgery. The report is based on the data ...
Janssen Research & Development has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the FDA for canagliflozin to treat adult patients with type 2 diabetes. The filing is based on a global Phase III clinical development program, including nine ...
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Verinata Health has introduced a non-invasive prenatal test to detect autosomal and fetal sex chromosome aneuploidies for high-risk pregnancies. The expanded indication of verifi prenatal blood test detects Turner syndrome(Monosomy ...
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SCOTT Safety, a leading provider of life safety protection products and services, is now also leading the way in reducing energy consumption. With the help of award-winning lighting manufacturer MHA Lighting, Scott Safety, a Tyco Company, ...
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Nampak Closures has created a new screwcap for South Africa-based Graça’s wine bottle as a replacement to the existing traditional cork closure. The 30 x 50mm length closure has a 30 x 60mm wine finish. The new closure comes ...
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National commercial lines wholesale broker, Insential has joined hands with Kinsale Insurance to provide its clients with expanded coverage solutions for casualty business. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Insential also has offices in ...
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CIGNA & CMC Life Insurance, a joint venture between CIGNA and China Merchants Group, has introduced a new health insurance product to provide high quality health coverage in China. Dubbed Pearl Plan, the product further expands the ...
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Evotec and Haplogen have signed a drug discovery partnership targeting viral infectious diseases. The drugs resulting from the partnership are expected to target a human protein that is vital for the spread of pathogenic viral ...
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St Jude Medical has implanted the first patient with its Portico Transcatheter aortic heart valve designed to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high risk of needing open-heart surgery, using the Transapical delivery ...
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Azelon Pharmaceuticals has completed a phase 2a trial comparing nasal spray ZT-034 to Forteo administered by subcutaneous injection and placebo in women with low bone mass. Patients in the phase 2 study, which saw the enrollment of 130 ...
Battelle, an independent research and development organization, has developed a low-cost urine test to identify potential early biomarker for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The company in collaboration with the University of Washington's ...
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CooperSurgical, a provider of various products for use by women's health care clinicians, has launched a new version of its Carter-Thomason Port Closure system. The new Carter-Thomason II system featuring an advanced Suture Passer is ...
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France has said that it will not challenge Monsanto’s license to market genetically modified corn in the European Union (EU) after the country’s food safety agency concluded that a study associating the corn to cancers was ...
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November 21, 2012 - The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) is launching a new poster campaign to promote safe workplaces across the various sectors it serves in the wake of several tragic deaths from October 15 through ...
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