A mysterious fever that has popped up in Chennai, India, has left doctors puzzled as they try to figure out how to treat it. Doctors say tests for various infectious diseases come up negative for patients with the fever, so it has been ...
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U.S. researchers began an early stage clinical trial of a vaccine to prevent genital herpes disease by removing two key proteins so the virus cannot multiply. Principal investigator Dr. Lesia K. Dropulic of the National Institute of ...
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It's been confirmed Syria has 10 cases of polio, and two German researchers warn the infectious disease could silently spread to Europe as refugees move about. Dr. Martin Eichner of the University of Tubinge in Germany and Dr. Stefan ...
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US-based medical products company Abaxis and optical biosensor company LamdaGen have entered into research and development collaboration for integrating LamdaGen's high-sensitivity Plasmonic ELISA technology on the Abaxis’ Piccolo and ...
Palmetto Health unveiled its newest tool in its patient safety arsenal, Xenex’s germ-eliminating robots. The new portable room disinfection system uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light that is 25,000 times more powerful than ...
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During the scorching summer, you sweat a lot. So it would be wise for you to have some vinegar to improve the density of your hydrochloric acid (a strong acid that can assist with the digestion of protein and kill bacteria) to sharpen your ...
NovaDigm Therapeutics has started a Phase Ib/IIa clinical trial of its NDV-3 vaccine, which is being developed to prevent episodes of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in patients with recurrent VVC (RVVC). Under the trial, which is a ...
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British drugmaker AstraZeneca has received positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its new four-in-one flu vaccine Fluenz Tetra. Fluenz Tetra, a nasally ...
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Quidel has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for two infectious disease tests that run on Life Technologies' QuantStudioDx instrument. Life Technologies' QuantStudioDx instrument offers the advanced capabilities ...
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US-based pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer Forest Laboratories (FRX) has received qualified infectious disease product (QIDP) designation for its ceftazidime/avibactam drug from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Currently ...
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Medical device company Aethlon Medical has launched a new subsidiary Exosome Sciences to pursue exosome-based strategies for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of cancer, infectious disease and other life-threatening conditions. ...
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INDA's FILTRATION? International Conference and Exposition is returning to Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, November 12-14, 2013, and promises to be the most important three days on the 2013 calendar for the filtration industry. Over 130 ...
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Pathogenica has received the CE mark for its HAI BioDetection kit that runs on the Ion PGM benchtop sequencer. HAI BioDetection CE-IVD kit is a qualitative in vitro test designed for the rapid identification of bacterial organisms and ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alere's pre-market application (PMA) for the commercialization of Alere Determine HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo in the country. The FDA approval allows the marketing of Alere Determine HIV 1/2 ...
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Scientists at GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric, in collaboration with a team based at the University of Washington are currently developing a small, light-weight device that can detect a wide range ...