A new study shows that coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening, an assessment tool that is not currently recommended for people considered at low risk, should play a more prominent role in helping determine a person's risk for heart attack ...
Ray Howarth,long term engineer at the Runcorn plant explains the ongoing success and improved levels of safety with the introduction of the company's Arc Flash Mitigation Programme InterGen is a global power generation company with plants ...
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CB&I announced its supervisory board of directors has approved two executive management appointments. Patrick K. Mullen has been named Executive Vice President and Operating Group President of Engineering, Construction and Maintenance. He ...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that aspartame and its breakdown products are safe for human consumption at current levels of exposure. The announcement comes following a full risk assessment of the aspartame, ...
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More than a week after the FDA told 23andMe to stop marketing its Personal Genomic Service tests, the Mountain View, CA–based company says it is complying. "23andMe halted all marketing last week in accordance with the FDA’s ...
Posted in Testing Services by Chris Newmarker on November 25, 2013 The FDA is telling 23andMe to stop marketing its Personal Genomic Service tests. The FDA’s move is but another sign that the regulator is increasingly concerned ...
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Numerous new microbial source tracking (MST) methodologies have been developed in the last decade, but many of these have been tested in just a few laboratories with a limited number of fecal samples. This method evaluation study in ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration halted the selling of the 23andMe Saliva Collection Kit and Personal Genome Service -- a home DNA test. In a letter posted on its website, the FDA alleged 23andMe was being sold without clearance or ...
Practical guidance on ocean planning and shipping developed by and for maritime professionals now available Monday, Nov 11, 2013 The World Ocean Council (WOC) and The Nautical Institute (NI) have jointly produced a guide to assist ...
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Taking place on 26-27 November at the Centro Congressi Milanofiori (opposite NH Milanofiori Hotel), Making Cosmetics is all set for its first event in Milan. With 670 visitors already pre-registered (excluding exhibitors), the signs are ...
Let's say a large medical device company has developed a new computer heart simulator that the FDA thinks is acceptable for running tests--or a new clinical trial design in a cutting-edge field. In the past, a small, early-stage company ...
Tags: Big Medtechs, public-private Medical Device Innovation Consortium, FDA
US-based Bruin Biometrics has obtained CE Mark approval in the EU to market its SEM scanner, a class IIA medical device intended to detect pressure ulcers before they show up on skin's surface. The hand-held device is intended to detect ...
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A new survey has found that two-thirds of councils are either switching off or dimming street lights to save money. The survey, by The Daily Telegraph, was made up of responses from 122 councils. It found 35 councils had turned lights ...
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Weak commodity prices, a shifting investment environment, and problems with governments and workers prompt Chinese mining companies to slow their expansion abroad, reports Du Juan from Tianjin Chinese investors in overseas mining projects ...
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A report has been published by ECHA on the methodologies employed in the environmental risk assessment of petroleum substances This report provides conclusions and offers recommendations for improving the scientific validity and ...