About two-thirds of Southern California households that cook with natural gas without a hood may be exposed to high levels of air pollution, researchers say. Brett Singer and colleagues at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley ...
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More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
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Tarkett's "Designing People Friendly Spaces: Keeping Occupants Healthy, Safe and Comfortable" webinar will address the ways architects and designers can create spaces that are people-friendly on Thursday, Nov. 7. On average, Americans ...
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UK-based GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and US-based Theravance have announced the availability of BREO ELLIPTA, a once-daily prescription medicine for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in the US pharmacies. BREO ELLIPTA is a ...
US-based Boston Scientific has obtained Chinese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Alair bronchial thermoplasty system, designed for patients suffering from severe asthma. The Alair system uses mild heat to reduce the ...
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the once daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment, fluticasone furoate (FF), administered using the ELLIPTA dry powder ...
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Cleaning in industrial settings can take up lots of time, effort and patience. This guide will help you to develop better and more advanced eco-friendly cleaning products to make industrial cleaning tasks easier and faster. Most ...
France-based biopharmaceutical firms Stallergenes and DBV Technologies have entered into a research and development agreement for the treatment of birch allergy. Stallergenes is specialized in the manufacturing of immunotherapy medicines ...
GlaxoSmithKline and biopharmaceutical company Theravance have announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended marketing approval for fluticasone furoate/vilanterol ...
Sweden-based medical technology company Aerocrine has launched the NIOX VERO device, designed to measure the airway inflammation, such as asthma. Aerocrine and Panasonic Healthcare have jointly developed the new fully portable hand-held ...
Mold, mildew, and dust mites don’t have to make you miserable. A home dehumidifier can help you breathe again. Where Allergy Triggers Thrive Mold and mildew grow in moist areas, like a damp basement or the cabinet under your ...
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Why Do We Need a Dehumidifier? Too much moisture in the air negatively impacts personal comfort, as humidity worsens health conditions like allergies and asthma. Plus, humidity can damage household items, like electronics, ...
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One of the world's top-selling drugs—GlaxoSmithKline PLC's $8-billion-a-year asthma treatment Advair—became more vulnerable to generic competition after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidance on the regulatory ...
International specialty pharma company Meda has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Acton Pharmaceuticals, a specialty respiratory pharmaceutical company, in an all cash transaction. The proposed transaction, with a total potential ...
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Lilysilk knows that some people cannot sleep well at night. A good night’s sleep is vital in helping people to work and study efficiently in the day. Lilysilk has recently introduced its new silk pillows to help people to improve ...
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