The results of a new study released by the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) show that the amount of water used to produce bottled water products is less than all other types of packaged beverages. On average, only 1.39 liters ...
Given that European households have deposits worth an impressive EUR 8.5 trillion, deposits are one of the cornerstones of the EU economic system. This represents one-third of total financial assets. Despite negative real returns in most EU ...
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US-based Abbott Laboratories has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MitraClip device, designed to treat patients with significant symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) who are at ...
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KEW Group, the oncology personalized medicine management and analytics company, has launched CancerPlex assay, a comprehensive gene testing panel that can be used to examine the genetic profile of many common cancers. Developed and ...
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Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) has announced the nationwide availability of QIAGEN’s therascreen KRAS RGQ PCR kit, a new US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved companion diagnostic for certain colorectal ...
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The word Filter is derived from felt whose purpose is to trap the impurities in a stream of liquid while enabling the purified liquid to flow through. Although Filtering Equipment finds its chief use in removing insoluble and inorganic ...
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An agreement amounting more than 500 million U.S. dollars between Greek- Swiss pharmaceutical and clinical research group Sellas Clinicals Holding and Chinese pharmaceutical conglomerate Fosun Pharma for the development and marketing of two ...
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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Palmetto Health unveiled its newest tool in its patient safety arsenal, Xenex’s germ-eliminating robots. The new portable room disinfection system uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light that is 25,000 times more powerful than ...
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Allergan has received a positive opinion for its Vistabel (botulinum toxin type A) from France's National Security Agency of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) to treat moderate to severe crow's feet lines in adult patients. The ...
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The US FDA's Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended approval for Medivir's investigational protease inhibitor simeprevir (TMC435) 150mg capsules for the treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C in adult patients with ...
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Alzheon announced the launch of the company, the securing of initial private financing, and the signing of an exclusive license agreement to a novel clinical drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease, a family of analogs, and a drug ...
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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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Senesco Technologies reported the treatment of the first patient at the Company’s newly opened clinical-trial site at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). This patient is part of Senesco’s Phase 1b/2a clinical study of its ...
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US-based development stage specialty pharmaceutical firm Tonix Pharmaceuticals (TNXP) has become a corporate partner of the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) as part of its efforts to help raise awareness about fibromyalgia, a ...
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