A Virginia Mason study aimed at better understanding what patients mean when they describe their health care experience has identified 35 positive, negative and neutral emotion words that have clear, consistent meanings for patients, ...
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Less than half of adults who are losing their vision to diabetes have been told by a doctor that diabetes could damage their eyesight, a new study found. Vision loss is a common complication of diabetes, and is caused by damage that the ...
Otsuka Pharmaceutical and H. Lundbeck have announced marketing authorization approval from the European Commission for Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole), an intramuscular (IM) once-monthly injectable formulation for maintenance treatment of ...
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged manufacturers to replace the label and packaging of certain over-the-counter (OTC) topical antiseptic products to improve safety. The move is part of the ongoing evaluation of infrequent ...
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Pfizer has secured European Commission approval to carry out updates to the summary of product characteristics (SmPC) for its pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) Prevenar 13, regarding its use in certain high-risk populations. Now the ...
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Santen Pharmaceutical, a manufacturer of ophthalmic and anti-rheumatic pharmaceuticals, has introduced TAPROS MINI ophthalmic solution 0.0015%, indicated for glaucoma and ocular hypertension. TAPROS MINI ophthalmic solution contains ...
To store or transport various gases or liquids one requires storage vessels whether it is for industrial, household or medical purposes. Some of the examples of such vessels are pressurized tanks, cryogenic storage tanks and dewar flasks ...
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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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The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology reported that bite injuries represent 1% of all emergency department admissions in the United States. Robert Kaiser, CEO of PPSS Group, the firm behind this new type of protective ...
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Mendor, a Finland-based diabetes technology firm, has received CE Mark clearance for its diabetes management cloud-based platform, Mendor Balance. Delivering benefits to patients, health care professionals, payers and the pharma industry, ...
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals has received the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) approval for updated labeling of Acetadote (acetylcysteine) Injection, which is free from Ethylene diamine tetracetic acid (EDTA) or any other ...
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Traumatic injury medical devices developer iTraumaCare has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its iTClamp Hemorrhage Control System. iTClamp is designed to control severe bleeding, in seconds, and ...
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Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has launched its Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) Injection in the US. The injection is used in lymphatic mapping procedures that help in the diagnostic evaluation of potential cancer spread for ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Navidea Biopharmaceuticals' Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) injection, a novel product indicated for use in lymphatic mapping procedure. The lymphatic mapping procedure ...
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AD Surgical announces the release of SUPERFIT, a powder-free examination glove that is made from neoprene (polychloropene). SUPERFIT exam gloves contain no latex proteins and are safe for latex-sensitive (Type l) and chemical-sensitive ...
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