The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) says it has completed a “ground-breaking” study on populations living near Ontario’s three nuclear power plants (NPPs), which finds “no evidence of childhood leukemia ...
Starting today, Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) will showcase advanced automotive glazing technologies at its booth during the 2013 Japanese Society of Automotive Engineering (JSAE) World Congress, held May 22 through May 24 in ...
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The American Physical Society (APS), IEEE Photonics Society, Laser Institute of America (LIA), Optical Society of America (OSA), Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) and SPIE have announced the launch of the National ...
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Celgene International has obtained FDA priority review status for Abraxane (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) supplemental new drug application (sNDA). The application covers the use of Abraxane and gemcitabine ...
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Of the sunscreens in our new Ratings, two may be better choices for children and pregnant women. One is a Coppertone lotion, the other an Equate sunscreen sold in Walmart. Here's why they make good options. They are lotions, not sprays. ...
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Yoking cognitive computing with customer service, IBM has launched a system that can reference large amounts of unstructured data to help companies better field customer phone calls. The IBM Watson Engagement Advisor uses IBM's Watson, ...
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Healthcare products provider Covidien has announced that the results from SUrveillance vs. RadioFrequency ablation (SURF) trial showed that the endoscopic ablation therapy using the Barrx RF Ablation System eliminates Barrett's esophagus, a ...
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Nearly half of the 18 rice samples tested in domestic markets of Guangzhou, China, were found to contain high levels of cadmium, according to the Guangzhou Food and Drug Administration. The research indicated that the Guangzhou's staple ...
Miso, the main ingredient in that cloudy broth you may have had in Japanese restaurants, is relatively high in sodium, with about 630 milligrams per tablespoon. So if you are prone to high blood pressure, you might want to use the ...
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Buying sunscreens without first checking our sunscreen Ratings could leave you red in the face—and elsewhere on your body, too. Here's what you need to know before you buy any sunscreen. Don't rely on the claimed SPF. The Sun ...
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AmWINS Group Benefits, a wholesale distributor of employee benefits and professional services, has introduced a voluntary benefits practice, aimed to provide supplemental benefits to professionals and their clients. In addition to working ...
Alethia Biotherapeutics has gained US patent for methods of treating carcinomas with antibodies targeting the region of secreted clusterin (sCLU) responsible for promoting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The company along with ...
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ImmunoCellular Therapeutics has obtained US patent for methods of use of interleukin 13-receptor alpha 2 protein (IL-13Rα2) in cancer immunotherapy. IL-13 is an immune regulatory cytokine and IL-13Ra2 is highly and specifically ...
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The US FDA has approved Algeta's Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride) injection for the treatment of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases and no known visceral metastatic disease. Xofigo is the first ...
A day after breaking an almost year-long silence on a medical condition that had affected the way he speaks, Google co-founder Larry Page said Wednesday that people should be more open about their medical histories. "I just disclosed ...
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