An investigation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IRAC) has concluded drinking very hot beverages probably causes cancer of the oesophagus in humans. The investigation did not ...
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Something as easy as adding more spinach, kale, collards and mustard greens to the diet could help slow cognitive decline, according to new research from Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago. The study, which was presented at the ...
Barbara Weiss Architects (BWA) has completed the extension and renovation of a redundant 1990s office block into the new Wokingham Medical Centre, to create the largest single-site GP practice in the UK. The 1,600 sq m NHS building, ...
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US-based Medtronic has announced the first implantations of its CoreValve Evolut R recapturable system as part of a clinical study. CoreValve Evolut R recapturable system has CoreValve Evolut R transcatheter valve and EnVeo R recapturable ...
The Volvo Group has opened up an on-site medical centre and pharmacy for workers at its Hagerstown powertrain development and production facility. The medical centre is open to all the company's Hagerstown-based employees and their ...
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The projects in India are aimed at mitigating infant malnutrition in the Darbhanga region in the state of Bihar and helping with the fight against visceral leishmaniasis (or kala azar) in the nearby city of Vaishali The Turkish initiative ...
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Sue Desmond-Hellmann follows in Sheryl Sandberg’s footsteps and joins the board of Facebook. Sue Desmond-Hellman is currently the Chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco and also services on the board of directors ...
The results were based on a study on more than 30,000 people. It found that the general population’s exposure to the chemical was too low to have any toxic effects. Experts have claimed that range of human disorders including ...
A new study conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Centre in Durham, North Carolina has revealed that environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may suppress a gene important to nerve cell function and to the development of ...
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A Russian man accused of being a key figure behind the notorious and hugely successful Reveton “police ransom” malware, which has successfully blackmailed thousands of PC users across the world, has been arrested in Dubai, ...
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has jouned forces with Maimonides Medical Centre to investigate Lymphoseek injections as a potential treatment for colorectal cancer. Dr. Danny Sherwinter, surgeon and the director of the Department of Minimally ...
SmartGlass International has achieved 17% year-on-year sales growth in the MENA region, which has been credited as one of the key factors for the 13% global growth in 2012. Notable projects in the MENA region that contributed to the strong ...
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Yesterday, three people were arrested in Stoke-on-Trent following an investigation into ransomware by officers from the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU). Ransomware commonly uses popup pages which contain blackmailing messages, telling ...
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Boulder Diagnostics, a developer of new diagnostic technologies, has launched Lyme Borreliosis disease test as a diagnostic service in Europe. The SpiroFind test, which is offered by the company's clinical diagnostic service ...
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Healthcare products company Covidien has received Health Canada's approval for its revascularization device. The FDA-cleared and CE mark approved Solitaire FR device restores blood flow to the brain in patients with acute ischemic stroke, ...
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