New research claims to have found that eating more calcium or taking calcium supplements is unlikely to help prevent fractures or osteoporosis in the elderly. Lead scientist, Dr Mark Bolland from the University of Auckland, says the ...
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Nestlé Health Science is investing $70m to establish Nestlé Product Technology Center (NPTC) at the New Jersey Center of Excellence in Bridgewater, New Jersey to develop nutritional solutions. The facility, which is ...
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Clariant, a specialty chemicals company, is presenting its customized humidity control solutions in pharma packaging at pharmaceutical networking event, CPhI Worldwide 2015. Standard desiccant products, which Clariant also supplies, ...
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A few weeks ago, Hollywood actress Jessica Alba created a buzz on the Internet with her anti-age LED skin care treatment. Turns out LEDs market potential in the beauty sector extends to weight loss, and for those aiming to stay thin and ...
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UVLrx Therapeutics announces that it has received CE marking to commercially sell its UVLrx 1500 multi-wavelength, intravenous light therapy system in the European Union. The UVLrx 1500 System offers the first intravenous, concurrent ...
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Healthy lighting … it’s not just for your home. In fact, it’s not just for the planet earth! Or humans, for that matter. Here are five innovative biological correct lighting applications currently helping humans and ...
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French sportsman Julien Vandelli didn't foresee that he would spend five years reading the abstruse ancient Chinese medical text Huangdi Neijing in a Chinese university, where he practices acupuncture and medical massage. However, the ...
Omnicell has launched an improved adherence blister packaging solution that is said to help patients follow prescribed medication regimens. The new SureMed by Omnicell blister cards clearly organize multiple medications in an ...
OffTheScale (OTS), a new fitness platform being promoted by celebrity fitness trainer and author Jay Cardiello, will be powered by Garmin's Vivofit II fitness tracker. OffTheScale provides a Garmin wearable device to each of its ...
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Cartridges and vials maker Vetter has launched Vetter-Ject, a closure system for prefilled syringes for use in highly-sensitive compounds such as biologics. The closure is expected to cater to the pharmaceutical and biotech companies that ...
Many Chinese prefer to spend more money to get healthcare and treatment overseas. And the number has increased to 40 million in the past 6 years. In 2013, they spent $48.3 billion on overseas healthcare. More and more Chinese pay visits ...
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When you’re having trouble sleeping, light is the last thing you assume you need. But according to a pilot study attempting to solve insomnia among lung cancer patients led by University at Buffalo sleep researcher Grace Dean, light ...
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The UK Government plans to make changes in the labeling of medicines issued under the National Health Service (NHS), to let the patients realize that the cost of the medicines and discourage wastage. The new labels will include the ...
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According to the statement released by Chinese scientists, a traditional Chinese medicine, named Kanglaite Injection has been approved by FDA. The drug contains anticaner compounds extracted from the seed of coix and has been used as ...
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US packaging firm MeadWestvaco (MWV) has inked a licensing agreement with design agency Burgopak for marketing the latter's medication adherence packaging. Burgopak's package is said to boost patient's adherence to medication through ...
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