Covidien has announced that its Nellcor pulse oximetry portfolio received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for motion claims. The Nellcor pulse oximetry portfolio, which is used to measure arterial oxygen ...
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Global thermoplastic materials manufacturer Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (EPP) has launched a new thermoplastic with permanent antistatic performance. The new FDA approved and ATEX tested ultra-high-molecular weight polyethylene ...
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Ashland Performance Materials will introduce its flexible food packaging adhesives at the upcoming ChinaPlas in Guangzhou, China, Asia's International Plastics and Rubber Trade Fair taking place from 20 – 23 May 2013. The company ...
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Global thermoplastic materials manufacturer Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (EPP) has unveiled a new thermoplastic with permanent antistatic performance for food and pharmaceutical applications. According to the company, the new ...
Nearly half of the 18 rice samples tested in domestic markets of Guangzhou, China, were found to contain high levels of cadmium, according to the Guangzhou Food and Drug Administration. The research indicated that the Guangzhou's staple ...
Buying sunscreens without first checking our sunscreen Ratings could leave you red in the face—and elsewhere on your body, too. Here's what you need to know before you buy any sunscreen. Don't rely on the claimed SPF. The Sun ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of diagnostics provider Hologic's new C-View 2D imaging software. C-View 2D images can now be used in place of the conventional 2D exposure previously required as part of a ...
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Yantai Dongcheng Biochemicals Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 002675) revealed that contracts have been inked with the Yantai Economic and Technological Development Area and PLA Second Military Medical University for joint construction of new anti-fungal ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Oramed's investigational new drug (IND) application for ORMD-0801, an oral insulin capsule, allowing the company to begin clinical trials of the drug. ORMD-0801 is an orally ingestible ...
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Mylan Pharmaceuticals, the subsidiary of Mylan, has introduced Fenofibrate tablets, 48 mg and 145 mg. The company has received the final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application ...
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Eco-Cuisine, an establishment based in Boulder, Colorado, US, is recalling all lots of baking mix products as they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall was initiated as a result of notification by CHS Foods ...
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Health Canada has approved Life Technologies' applied biosystems 3500 Dx /3500 xL Dx Genetic Analyzers CS2 for diagnostic use. The 3500xL Dx is an automated 24 capillary Sanger Sequencer instrument while the 3500 Dx is an eight capillary ...
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BioRestorative Therapies (BRT) has signed a consulting agreement with Dexterity, to develop and manufacture BRT's proprietary therapeutic delivery device for its intervertebral disc stem cell therapy program, brtxDISC (Disc Implanted Stem ...
EnteroMedics is planning to submit the pre-PMA (Premarket Approval) application for its Maestro Rechargeable System's VBLOC vagal blocking therapy, based on the ReCharge Pivotal Trial, in the second quarter of 2013. The decision follows ...
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China’s government officials began the year with assurances to the world that 2013 would mark a new era of food safety. The bureaucrats were still patting each other on the back, when in March, a flotilla of 16,000 dead hogs bobbed ...
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