Chinese have been using the green and leafy andrographis paniculata to treat inflammation, fever and pain for decades, with its cultivation dating back to at least the 1950s in the southern province of Guangdong. The plant, better known ...
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Texas-based private-equity firm TPG Capital is said to be considering signing an agreement to acquire Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings, an Ohio-based pharmacy-benefits manager (PBM), for an undisclosed sum. Sources familiar with the ...
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China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has launched a probe into drug pricing at 60 domestic and international pharmaceutical companies, as the country expands its healthcare coverage, Financial Times reported. The ...
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Fancy window dressing doesn't matter if beyond the curtains lies an atrocity masked by colorful draperies. Over the years, Griffith learned this lesson with the massive 900-plus-unit, 3,000-resident Mansards Apartments complex. "Learned" ...
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Royal Philips has secured 510(k) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its AlluraClarity live image guidance system. The company's AlluraClarity system, equipped with ClarityIQ technology, offers quality ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Orexo's Zubsolv (buprenorphine/naloxone) sublingual tablet CIII for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. Indicated for use as part of a complete treatment plan, including ...
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US-based establishment Somersault Snack is voluntarily recalling around 712 cases of Somersault Pacific Sea Salt product packages as it may contain milk that is not mentioned on the label. This recall was issued as limited quantities of ...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of patent allowance for DelMar Pharmaceuticals’ first-in-class small-molecule chemotherapeutic VAL-083. The patent covers the methods for synthesizing VAL-083, which is ...
Merit Medical, US-based cardiology, radiology and endoscopy disposable devices manufacturer and distributor, has received multiple regulatory approvals from various regulatory bodies. Merit's advanced high-pressure inflation device, ...
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A combination of GlaxoSmithKline’s GSK744 and J&J’s TMC278 monthly injection therapy, designed to evaluate its potential to control HIV, is currently being tested. Results of a study, which was conducted on 40 HIV-negative ...
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong has issued a health alert over the consumption of chocolate raisins manufactured by See's Candies, as they may contain tree nuts and eggs that ...
US-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals has introduced generic equivalent to Micronor tablets, 0.35mg (28-day cycle) indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in the US. Norethindrone Tablets USP, 0.35mg, are the generic version of Janssen ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its nod to market Rhythmlink's Disposable MR Conditional Cup Electrodes in the US. FDA approval makes Disposable MR Conditional Cup Electrodes, which have been in development since many ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Roche's new streamlined workflow process for the cobas Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test, which help labs reduce costs, improve turnaround time and focus on other key tasks. Roche ...
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The FDA has approved the use of Astellas Pharma US' Mycamine (micafungin sodium) for injection to treat pediatric patients aged four months and more with candidemia, acute disseminated candidiasis, Candida peritonitis and abscesses, ...