The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) (formerly known as NARSAD, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression), under the direction of president and CEO Dr Jeffrey Borenstein, has announced the latest ...
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British specialty plastics supplier Essentra has completely acquired the Ireland-based folding cartons manufacturer Dakota Packaging for an undisclosed amount. Dakota, which supplies printed, folding and litho-laminate cartons to the ...
eRAD, a subsidiary of RadNet, has announced that Medical Radiologists has deployed eRAD technology to support its growing teleradiology business. Medical Radiologists operations vice president Dr Aakash Singh noted the company has ...
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The demand for big data experts in large companies is expected to more than double by 2017 to 69,000, according to a study sponsored by data analytics specialists SAS. In 2013, there were 31,000 people employed as big data specialists at ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sunovion Pharmaceuticals' (Sunovion) antiepileptic drug (AED) Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate) for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in patients with epilepsy. According to the ...
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A small study research has revealed patients in average hospital rooms are getting inadequate lighting exposure that it is affecting their bodies normal sleep-wake cycle, according to a Reuters report. Researchers at Cleveland Clinic's ...
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HealthPlanOne, a private healthcare exchange services provider, has added Employer Solutions to its portfolio of services. Employer Solutions continues to partner with brokers and allows consultants to provide a definite solution to ...
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Most staff at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York have been vaccinated against influenza, hospital officials say. The results come about nine weeks into a campaign to have employees vaccinated against influenza, ...
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funded $150 million under the Affordable Care Act to support 236 new health centers, the secretary says. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of HHS, said the funding will help create primary care ...
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The Mitsui Chemicals Group targets strengthening and further production expansion of its already global top class competitive polypropylene for automotive materials, currently manufactured in eight major world markets (Japan, United States, ...
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U.S. government agencies say they closed the loopholes that kept insured patients from being treated for mental illness or substance abuse. "This final rule breaks down barriers that stand in the way of treatment and recovery services for ...
Wycen Foods, a San Leandro, California-based establishment, is recalling about 809 pounds of Chinese style chicken sausages as they contain monosodium glutamate (MSG) which is not mentioned on the label. The product subject to recall is ...
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For many industries, innovation helps to drive down product prices. Over the past few decades, entry-level computers have decreased in price from thousands of dollars to only a few hundred. 1980 saw the debut of IBM's personal computer, ...
The new addition will operate as part of Essentra's packaging and securing solutions division. Dakota is a supplier of cartons to the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. For the year ended September 2013, Dakota generated revenue of ...
Healthcare and medical research labs require the finest designs of lab devices to execute routine analytic applications with precision. Many experienced CCR (Central Specialist Registration) certified healthcare lab devices providers in the ...