Waste-water treatment by-products, also known as sewage sludge, are frequently used as fertilizer. And that means whatever this stew of sewage leftovers contains, including substances hazardous to human and animal health, could potentially ...
Tags: antibiotic, resistant, bacteria, fertilizer, super bug
Mosquitoes are on the rise this summer, and several cases of West Nile virus infections from mosquitoes have been reported in Texas along with a few deaths. Other states have reported cases of West Nile virus infections as well. After ...
"There is not one, but many cures for cancer available. But they are all being systematically suppressed by ... the major oncology centers. They have too much of an interest in the status quo," stated Dr Robert Atkins, MD, creator of the ...
Researchers from the Emory University (EU) School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga., have discovered a natural compound derived from garlic oil, known as diallyl trisulfide, that protects against heart damage. When taken after a heart attack, ...
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Scientists from the medical sciences division at Penn State University have discovered that a compound in fish oil appears to target leukemia stem cells and could lead to a cure for the disease. The compound is a natural extract from EPA, ...
Lavender essential oils have been used in European hospitals, mainly France, for treating burns. But that is not the only application of lavender that has proven itself. Insomnia and anxiety relief are the most common uses aside from burns. ...
Tags: essential oils, Agriculture
Food-borne illness outbreaks and the growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" are two very serious societal problems for which researchers say they are actively looking for viable solutions. But one such solution found right ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified Medtronic's recently initiated voluntary field action related to certain guidewires as a class I recall. The company initiated recalling some models of its guidewires from recent ...
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Lumenis has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) approvals for its Array LaserLink pattern scanning device for multi-spot laser photocoagulation for use during ...
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Italy-based Gentium and Link Healthcare announced that defibrotide has been designated as an orphan drug for the treatment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD). The sponsor of Defibrotide is Link Healthcare, Gentium's exclusive ...
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"No drug exists that has the ability to improve lymphatic flow; however, the job can easily be handled through the topical application of Castor oil," said Dr David G. Williams. In addition to increasing the flow of lymph, Castor oil can ...
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Garden-Fresh Foods, a US-based food firm, has halted operations at its production facility in Milwaukee over product recalls. The company has recalled tons of products in five recalls since August-end, as Michigan state food safety ...
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US-based Escalon Medical has announced its plans to introduce a new tablet-based ultrasound imaging system, the Sonomed Escalon VuPad, at the upcoming 117th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), 16 November to 19 ...
US-based NeuroPace has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket approval for its NeuroPace RNS system, designed to treat partial onset seizures that have not been controlled with two or more antiepileptic medications in ...
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Signum Dermalogix, a biopharmaceutical company, has announced that the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded the company a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant totaling ...