US-based Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals, a discovery and development company focused on drugs to treat hormonally-driven cancers, for nearly $1bn. As per the acquisition agreeement, an upfront cash payment of ...
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Stemline Therapeutics' SL-401 has won orphan drug designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of aggressive hematologic malignancy blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). With an orphan drug ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to GenSpera for the activation of peptide prodrugs by HK2, which is an enzyme secreted by prostate cancer cells. Composition of a series of prodrugs activated by HK2 enzyme ...
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Inostics, a molecular diagnostics firm providing blood-based mutation testing, has received the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) license for its clinical laboratory in Baltimore. The receipt of the license would mark a ...
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Kettering Medical Center in Ohio, US, has recently commenced the installation of Elekta's Versa HD, a linear accelerator system meant to patient care and treat a wide range of tumors in the body. Versa HD allows clinicians the flexibility ...
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US-based company Arno has entered into partnership with Veridex, a Johnson & Johnson company, to develop a diagnostic test that detects the presence of activated progesterone receptors (APRs) as a biomarker of anti-progestin activity in ...
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Are formula cans and plastic baby bottles safe? The linings of formula cans and polycarbonate (a type of plastic) baby bottles contain the chemical bisphenol A (or BPA). While there's little scientific data on the effects of BPA on ...
Johnson & Johnson's Pharmaceuticals unit Janssen is planning to submit more than 10 new products for regulatory approval and extend the brand pipeline of 25 existing drugs by 2017. The late stage products to be submitted for approval ...
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) says it has completed a “ground-breaking” study on populations living near Ontario’s three nuclear power plants (NPPs), which finds “no evidence of childhood leukemia ...
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics has obtained US patent for methods of use of interleukin 13-receptor alpha 2 protein (IL-13Rα2) in cancer immunotherapy. IL-13 is an immune regulatory cytokine and IL-13Ra2 is highly and specifically ...
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Biopharmaceutical company Actinium Pharmaceuticals has received notice of patent allowance for an application covering the treatment of metastatic solid cancers with alpha emitting isotopes. The patent application 'Alpha Emitting ...
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Olympus, a US-based medical and surgical products designer, will equip its ultrasound endoscopes with the ProSound F75 Ultrasound Processor. Developed in partnership with Hitachi Aloka Medical, the ProSound F75 Ultrasound Processor ...
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Oncology-focused company Curis has announced the approval of Erivedge (vismodegib) in Australia for the treatment of metastatic basal cell carcinoma, or with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma in adult patients who are not suitable for ...
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Chinese tea is a beverage from the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis), which are ordinarily used for tea in China. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. The Chinese drink tea throughout the day, including during ...
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Fish-oil pills and supplements of lutein and zeaxanthin, nutrients found in many fruits and green leafy vegetables, don't boost the effectiveness of a popular vitamin and mineral combination previously found to help fight macular ...
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