Rexam, the global consumer packaging company has announced statement for the period from 1 July 2013 stating an increase in overall global volumes in beverage cans up by 3% in Q3. Improved volume growth in Western Europe over the summer ...
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Frutarom Switzerland Ltd., Health BU, joins forces with Aquanova AG, the German pharma GMP manufacturer of superior ingredient formulas, to market NovaSOL Curcumin, a solubilized, highly bioavailable form of curcumin for the dietary ...
Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Fiberweb plc, a global developer and manufacturer of specialty nonwoven products and materials for a variety of industrial end markets. As a result of the ...
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For the week of Nov. 9, U.S. flu activity was low but increasing in the South, with the first two influenza-related pediatric deaths, health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the proportion of people ...
Treating the elderly didn't drive the U.S. increase in healthcare cost from 2000; 91 percent was from professional services, drugs and devices, researchers say. Dr. Hamilton Moses III of the Alerion Institute in North Garden, Va., and the ...
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Alphaeon, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strathspey Crown Holdings, has acquired an exclusive US license from Schwind eye-tech solutions to market the AMARIS excimer laser system, for an undisclosed amount. The laser system, launched in ...
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It costs $21,000 per delivery for a single U.S. baby, $105,000 for twins and more then $400,000 for triplets or more, researchers say. Lead investigator Dongmu Zhang of Global Health Outcomes, Merck & Co. and colleagues analyzed and ...
Almost 4-in-10 U.S. adults did not see a doctor when sick or failed to fill prescriptions due to cost, compared to 5 percent in other nations, researchers say. An 11-country survey by The Commonwealth Fund also found about 2-of-5 U.S. ...
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Those with HIV are living normal lifespans and their doctors should aim on preventive care for heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis, U.S. researchers say. The Human Immunodeficiency Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases ...
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Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic may be the oldest orthopaedic practice in New Connitecut, U.S., but with the opening of their new 98,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art practice headquarters and surgery center in northwest Raleigh, they’ve ...
Skyline Medical, formerly BioDrain Medical, has made new enhancements to its flagship product STREAMWAY system. The US Food and Drug Administration approved STREAMWAY system is designed to improve safety and efficiency in the operating ...
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Lupin Pharmaceuticals (LPI), a US subsidiary of India-based Lupin, has launched its generic Rabeprazole Sodium delayed-release tablets, 20mg. Earlier, the company had received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has added risk management support services to its healthcare professional liability portfolio. With this development, the company will reimburse insurance policyholders for the costs of pre-approved ...
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Americans live sicker and die younger than people in other wealthy countries — and the gap is getting worse over time, a new report shows. Men in the USA have shorter lives than men in 16 developed nations. American women also fall ...
Soda taxes are back, and thank goodness. The sugary beverage industry has spent billions of dollars across the United States trying to defeat any proposal that addresses the serious health costs of the soda and energy drinks we consume, and ...
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