Gastrointestinal endoscopy company Pentax Medical has obtained Health Canada license for its Pentax RetroView Colonoscope (EC-3490TLi), designed for use in diagnostic colonoscopy procedures for colorectal cancer screening and therapeutic ...
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EDAP TMS has filed a pre-market approval (PMA) application with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of its non-invasive, fully robotic Ablatherm-high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) device, designed to treat patients ...
Nanomedicine company MagForce has commenced a research project with the University of Bremen, Center for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology, for the development of magnetic iron oxide particles. The collaboration, which ...
Domainex Ltd, specialists in drug discovery solutions and translational research support, has announced that it is launching its Discovery STAR Award to support academic groups at the early stages of drug discovery. Domainex’s STAR ...
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The Bayer Science and Education Foundation is teaming up with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to award joint research fellowships. Bayer will contribute around EUR 3 million (£2.57 million) to the laboratory work, which will ...
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The Turkish company Aksa Acrylic Chemical Industry Co, Ltd, the world’s leading producer of acrylic fibre, has recommenced operations after the fire accident at the manufactured product storage area located at Yalova in Turkey ...
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ScinoPharm and Foresee Pharmaceuticals have signed an agreement to form a joint venture for developing a series of peptide injectable drugs with the first being a new oncological Leuprolide injectable drug used for treating prostate cancer. ...
Screenings for several forms of cancer, such as of the prostate and ovaries, get low marks in our new Ratings of cancer screening tests, because their risks clearly outweigh the benefits for most people. But the decision whether to get a ...
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MolecularMD has obtained an exclusive license to LKB1 for diagnostic, prognostic and predictive uses in non-small cell lung cancer patients. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of North ...
If you suffer from overactive bladder you now have two new options: Botox injections (yes, the wrinkle-shrinking drug), and an over-the-counter version of the Oxytrol patch, which used to require a prescription. The Food and Drug ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Varian Medical Systems' Vitesse brachytherapy treatment planning solution. The CE-marked solution enables clinicians to plan and perform high-dose-rate (HDR) ...
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Exelixis has announced the availability of Cometriq (cabozantinib), indicated for medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), in the US. Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy is distributing the product across the US. Cometriq that is developed to inhibit ...
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Epic Sciences, a developer of diagnostic tests, has received a Phase II small business innovation research (SBIR) contract from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of a lung ...
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A unique petition, appealing internationally famous lingerie giant Victoria's Secret to manufacture a special line of bras for breast cancer survivors, has been filed by a 27-year-old Virginian woman named Allana Maiden. Inspired by the ...
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have announced a Phase II small business innovation research (SBIR) contract to Epic Sciences for the development of a lung cancer diagnostic blood test. The ...