GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced FDA approval of raxibacumab anti-toxin as a combination therapy along with antibacterial drugs for the treatment of inhalational anthrax in both adult and pediatric patients with limited treatment ...
Hospira (HSP), a provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, has revamped its TheraDoc clinical surveillance system, which is designed to support hospital antimicrobial stewardship efforts. The new TheraDoc system version ...
Tags: medical technology, clinical surveillance system, medical equipement
Years ago the typical hacking scenario involved a lone attacker and maybe some buddies working late at night on Mountain Dew, looking for public-facing IP addresses. When they found one, they enumerated the advertising services (Web server, ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Nanosphere's CYP2C19 nucleic acid test to determine gene variants affecting drug metabolism. The CYP2C19 enzyme, in general, metabolizes approximately 15% of all ...
Tags: FDA, CYP2C19 enzyme, automated sample-to-result Verigene system
Quintiles has completed the acquisition of Expression Analysis, a provider of genomics testing and analysis to biopharma, academic, government and non-profit customers. The acquisition will enable Quintiles' customers to use genomic ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent No. 8,167,837 to Unilife's ready-to-fill (prefilled) syringe. The barrel of prefilled syringe utilizes the company's proprietary technology for the integration of automatic and ...
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An international research team based in Bristol, UK has reportedly developed a new quantum chip that could enable the creation of ultra-fast computers and unhackable mobile phones, according to a report in the Financial Times. The report ...
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Sanofi, a provider of diabetes devices, has opened a Lantus SoloSTAR Pen assembly plant in Beijing, china. The Lantus SoloSTAR plant with a capacity of 48 million units per year is designed to produce Lantus SoloSTAR pre-filled insulin ...
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Alfa Medica, a supplier of medical equipments, has entered into an agreement to distribute BioElectronics' RecoveryRx postoperative and wound care therapy delivery device, ActiPatch musculoskeletal pain relief therapy and Allay menstrual ...
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The lack of an international agreement on cybercrime and terrorism is thwarting efforts to bring terrorists to justice,said a report released this week by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC). Nations should consider a ...
pSivida, a developer of sustained release drug delivery products, has entered into an agreement with a biopharmaceutical company for the evaluation of its Tethadur protein/antibody delivery technology. Designed for use in the field of ...
The Empire Life Insurance Company has launched a new Extended Healthcare Policy Protection Plan (EP3) plan to safeguard its group benefit customers against high cost claims. Introduced as per requirements of the Canadian Drug Insurance ...
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Biotronik has reported that the first US patient has been implanted with its Lumax 740 dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Lumax 740 dual-chamber ICD features SMART detection, which discriminate between atrial and ...
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To address safety concerns about the expression of drug strength on labels for heparin sodium injections and heparin lock flush solutions, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has revised its current standards for these products. Heparin ...
Saladax Biomedical has appointed Kevin Harter as the company's new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Since January 2012, Harter served as the Saladax's interim CEO, while from 2007 to 2011 he served as executive chairman, where ...
Tags: Saladax Biomedical, Keystone Medical Systems, electronic medical records