US-based Agios Pharmaceuticals has announced an extension of one additional year to the period of exclusivity for their strategic cancer metabolism collaboration with Celgene. Celgene research president Dr Thomas Daniel noted the quality ...
A father's diet before conception plays a crucial role in the health of his offspring, researchers in Canada suggest. Sarah Kimmins, a researcher at McGill University in Montreal, said the study focused on vitamin B9, also known as ...
Hawaii is ranked the healthiest state followed by Vermont, Minnesota, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, with Mississippi last, a non-profit groups says. United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings -- published jointly by United ...
Johnson & Johnson Innovation and its affiliate Janssen have entered into new collaborations with two Canadian early-stage drug technology development centers, NEOMED and MaRS Innovation, to discover and develop new bio/pharmaceutical ...
Baxter International has submitted a biologics license application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of a recombinant antihemophilic porcine sequence factor VIII called 'OBI-1' for the treatment of patients ...
NeuroMetrix, a medical device company, and Omron Medical Devices, a subsidiary of Omron Healthcare China, have entered into an agreement for the distribution of NC-stat DPNCheck in China. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, ...
Tags: Medical Devices, Medicine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the final version of a voluntary plan to phase out the use of certain antibiotics in food animals. Antibiotics are added to the feed or drinking water of cattle, hogs, poultry and other ...
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The Micra device is billed as the world's smallest pacemaker Medtronic is moving forward with studies on its own leadless pacemaker, the horse pill-sized Micra Transcatheter Pacing System that is only one-tenth the size of a standard ...
Baxter International has filed an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a pediatric indication for Rixubis [Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant)] to treat hemophilia B. The submission was based on a Phase II/III ...
Covagen has announced that the company has secured CHF42m in a tranched Series B financing with an option to obtain an additional CHF14m that would increase the total amount of the financing round to CHF56m. This financing will mainly ...
Women with moderate to severe may find relief by a class of erectile dysfunction drugs, U.S. researchers say. Study leader Richard Legro of Pennsylvania State College of Medicine said primary dysmenorrhea, also called PD, is the most ...
Bruin Biometrics, a privately-held medical device manufacturer, has announced that it has received ISO 13485:2003 and EN ISO 13485:2012 certification, including CMDCAS certification, for its quality management system with its notified body ...
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Rosetta Genomics, a provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, has obtained a conditional approval from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for its Rosetta Kidney Cancer Test for testing on patient samples from the ...
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Boston Scientific has reported favorable results assessing real-world experience with the Precision Spectra spinal cord stimulator system. New retrospective data highlighting the Boston Scientific Precision Spectra spinal cord stimulator ...
American Medical Systems, a provider of devices and therapies for male and female pelvic health, has obtained 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its RetroArc retropubic sling system. Designed for the ...