Vivaldi Biosciences Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIVs) against seasonal and pandemic influenza, today announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development ...
Webbers Food is recalling “Hausmacher” liver paté from the marketplace because it may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below. The following product ...
The Department of Health and Human Services moves to break up a big backlog of Medicare claims appeals, with beneficiary hearings taking precedent. In the meantime, The Fiscal Times looks at overpayment in private Medicare Fee-For-Service ...
What is ETMR/ETANTR and who does it affect? Embryonal tumours with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) are rare, deadly brain tumours that affect mainly children below the age of 4 years. There are 300 cases reported but probably there are many ...
Romania will suspend new hydropower projects in protected areas in a bid to preserve biodiversity, authorities and the conservationist group WWF said Tuesday. The planned construction of thousands of small-scale hydropower stations across ...
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Two Hello Kitty suitcase designs will launch in the UK in early spring 2014 Sanrio has signed a partnership with children's ride-on luggage specialist Trunki. Two Hello Kitty suitcase designs will launch in the UK in early spring 2014, ...
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The Canadian Swine Health Board is once again encouraging pork producers to protect themselves and their swine herds by being vaccinated against seasonal influenza. Influenza is a virus of the upper respiratory tract. Certain strains ...
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As co-ordinator of the European project 'ReBioStent', Ceram, the international materials technology company, is pleased to announce that the project, to develop new biomaterials and new arterial stents, has been awarded Euro 5.874M by the ...
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Packaging firm Ossid, powered by Pro Mach, will introduce a fully integrated packaging line at the upcoming 2014 International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) scheduled to be held during 28-30 January 2014 at Georgia World Congress ...
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Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web. NPR: 5 Simple Habits Can Help Doctors Connect With Patients I'd never [before] been encouraged to sit at a patient's bedside -; to stop hurrying for even a ...
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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford have found a new way to boost the survival of pediatric patients whose hearts stop while they are hospitalized. The researchers ...
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The University of Louisville is one of nine pilot sites selected by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) for its newly established Care Center Network and the PFF Patient Registry program. Rafael Perez, M.D., director of the UofL ...
Many premature infants suffer a life-threatening bowel infection called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Researchers at Loyola University Health System have identified a marker to identify those infants who are at risk for the infection, ...
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A federal judge rejected a legal challenge on Wednesday to a central part of President Obama's health care law, ruling that millions of low- and moderate-income people could obtain health insurance subsidies regardless of whether they ...
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Free speech is perhaps our most cherished civil liberty. Without free speech -; especially free speech on key cultural, political and religious issues -; the United States is no longer the pluralistic republic envisioned by our Founders. ...
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