The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Roche's new drug Gazyva (obinutuzumab) in combination with chlorambucil chemotherapy for treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who have not previously been ...
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of New Zealand has entered into Food Safety Cooperation Agreement with the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) to enhance food safety standards and food quality. The agreement reflecting ...
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Advanced Medical Isotope (AMIC), a developer of medical isotopes, has filed 510(k) pre-market notification to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Yttrium-90 RadioGel brachytherapy cancer product. In accordance to ...
We all are extremely conscious towards the health realted concerns, hence it is important to eat balanced and protein-rich diet in our daily routine. Today, soyabean is considered as a healthy source of proteins, vitamins and saturated ...
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US-based Elixir Medical has announced positive one-year results from the DESolve Nx international pivotal clinical trial for the CE Mark-approved, fully bioresorbable DESolve Novolimus eluting coronary scaffold system. At one year, the ...
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US-based Pentax Medical initiated a voluntary nationwide recall of 76 PENTAX gas/ water valves, model OF-B194 on 16 September 2013. The valves were offered as a separate purchase for use with PENTAX GI video endoscopes (90i/90k series and ...
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DJO Surgical, a DJO Global company, has reported the first surgical use of its patient-specific shoulder instrumentation, Match Point System, in Reverse shoulder system cases in Australia and Florida. Developed in collaboration with ...
US-based medical device company Vycor Medical has announced the issuance of a new patent in Australia for its NovaVision vision restoration technology. The new Australian patent is for visual testing methods that fixate the user's gaze ...
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A batch of canned sliced beef from Romania was found to contain horse DNA, and it has been withdrawn from sale. The UK Food Standards Agency was informed by the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) after a routine food testing in September ...
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UK-based GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and US-based Theravance have announced the availability of BREO ELLIPTA, a once-daily prescription medicine for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in the US pharmacies. BREO ELLIPTA is a ...
Synta Pharmaceuticals has announced the publication of the company's first patent application covering its proprietary Hsp90-inhibitor drug conjugate (HDC) platform, which leverages the company's expertise in chaperone biology and medicinal ...
US-based iHealth Lab has announced that its portable Bluetooth-enabled blood glucose monitor system is now available for sale at select stores. According to the company, users can regularly monitor their blood glucose levels by using the ...
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NLT SPINE, a manufacturer of minimally invasive spine surgery products, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its generation 2.0 PROW FUSION and eSPIN lumbar interbody fusion products, which are ...
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Germany-based Raumedic has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its NEUROVENT-PTO device, a multimodal catheter for monitoring brain tissue oxygen partial pressure, intracranial pressure (ICP), and ...
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Janssen-Cilag (Janssen), a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical firm, has submitted marketing authorization application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the approval of once daily oral drug ibrutinib for the ...
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