RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC: RGRX) ("the Company" or "RegeneRx") announced that it has received Orphan Drug designation from U.S. FDA's Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) for its drug candidate, Thymosin beta 4 ...
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Metabolon, Inc., a world leader in metabolomics-based diagnostic tests and research services, announced today that it has raised $15 million in a Series E financing through the issuance of preferred stock. New investor Camden Partners led ...
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It's not possible to predict which viruses will predominate for the entire 2013-14 flu season, but so far pH1N1 is the most prevalent, U.S. officials say. In a notice to clinicians, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in ...
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Researchers have created products fermented with probiotic bacteria from grains and nuts — known as plant-based or vegetable "milks" — as an alternative to conventional yoghurts. The products, which were created by researchers ...
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It's that time of the year again when everyone virtuously swears to lose weight, get into shape and eat healthier. It's also the time of the year when the weight-loss industry kicks into high gear with supplements promising ...
As a preeminent expert in the field of obesity surgery, board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S, has personally seen the physical, emotional and financial toll that obesity takes on his patients. As a matter of fact, ...
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By Kirsty Oswald, medwireNews Reporter Results from a German national health survey indicate that asthma patients with multiple comorbidities are at increased risk for unplanned hospital admissions. The findings also confirm that ...
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Restricting calorie consumption is one of the few proven ways to combat aging. Though the underlying mechanism is unknown, calorie restriction has been shown to prolong lifespan in yeast, worms, flies, monkeys, and, in some studies, humans. ...
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McCord Research, Inc., founded by Darlene McCord, Ph.D., FAPWCA, has produced a valuable guide to help people with diabetes take care of their feet for a lifetime. Dr. McCord has over 30 years of experience in the skin and wound care ...
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How to stick to good intentions "I'm going to do more sport in the new year." Hardly any resolution is made more frequently than this one after the calorie-filled Christmas holidays - and hardly one that is broken as frequently. A team ...
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New research shows that many Americans who are at risk for type 2 diabetes don't believe they are, and their doctors may not be giving them a clear message about their risk. American Diabetes Association researchers surveyed more than ...
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Among different surgical procedures, gastric bypass was more effective for weight loss but was associated with more complications, U.S. researchers say. Su-Hsin Chang of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and ...
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQCM: ORMP), a developer of oral drug delivery systems, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with investors to purchase an aggregate of 1,580,000 shares of common stock at a price ...
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A vaccine normally used to thwart the respiratory illness tuberculosis also might help prevent the development of multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system, a new study suggests. In people who had a first episode of ...
Less than 1-in-10 adult Canadians is in ideal cardiovascular health, Toronto researchers say. "A large proportion of Canadians are in poor cardiovascular health, and the overall trend has not changed in the past decade," senior author Dr. ...