US-based Nina International is voluntarily recalling its Ground Hot Pepper due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall was initiated after a routine sampling showed positive ...
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Amplion Research has launched BiomarkerBase, the first available database of every biomarker currently in active clinical use. BiomarkerBase is an easy to use data container and provides quick access to the detailed information available ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Baxano's new iO-Tome instrument, designed to remove the facet joint, which is commonly performed in spinal fusion applications. Utilizing iO-Flex technology, the iO-Tome instrument ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance to Fenwal for two new indications for collection of plasma products on its cell separation devices, thus providing blood centers more flexibility to collect plasma on mobile ...
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XBiotech has received FDA fast track designation for its anti-cachexia drug Xilonix, a first-in-class True Human antibody. Xilonix blocks an inflammatory substance (IL-1a) produced by the body in response to tumor growth, which plays a ...
Biolase has obtained rights to market its new diode laser technology in the US and throughout the European Union (EU) and in those Asian and Latin American countries that recognize the CE mark. The EPIC 10 diode soft tissue laser utilizes ...
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Roche has launched a new FDA-approved dual-target HIV-1 viral load test to improve the ability of physicians to monitor viral load and manage the treatment of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 ...
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Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling its kitchen soup,which is labeled as Roasted Garlic and Eggplant Soup but contains Lobster Bisque,according to the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA). The product being recalled was sold in ...
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Mylan Pharmaceuticals has won FDA approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Irbesartan Tablets USP, 75mg, 150mg and 300mg, the generic version of Sanofi's Avapro. The FDA has also approved the company's ANDA for ...
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The USFDA has approved Abbott's Humira (adalimumab) for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe Ulcerative Colitis (UC) when certain other medicines have not worked well enough. Humira, which works by inhibiting tumour ...
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Life Technologies Corporation's OpTmizer CTS T-Cell Expansion Tissue Culture Medium has received FDA 510(k) clearance as a Class II medical device to transit studies from the research bench to clinical trials. The OpTmizer CTS, as a ...
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LensAR cataract procedures carried out in US 26 Sep 2012 The country's first commercial procedures using the LensAR femtosecond platform have taken place in two locations. The LensAR Laser System LensAR,the Florida-based vendor of ...
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A water storage tank is essentially a container that is used for safely storing water either above the ground or underground.It could be used for multiple purposes ranging from storing drinking water to harvesting rain water.Water tanks ...
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LED-based sequencer to track Salmonella and E.coli 18 Sep 2012 US Food&Drug Administration agrees$17??million contract for sequencing systems to track future outbreaks of potentially harmful pathogens. Illumina,the San Diego company ...
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GE’s healthcare fund backs equity round in developer of combined near-infrared and ultrasonic blood and tissue monitor. CerOx probe Israel-based Ornim, a company developing a novel ...
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