The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) has reported that cantaloupes tested in the state public health laboratory carry the same strain of Salmonella associated with a state-wide outbreak. The salmonellosis outbreak, which has ...
Mangoes imported from Mexico have been linked to a cross-border Salmonella outbreak, which may have led to more than 100 illnesses across US and Canada. California, Washington and Canada have reported illnesses associated with the same ...
Cargill Beef,a business unit of Wichita-based Cargill Meat Solutions,is recalling 29,339 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety ...
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American agribusiness company Cargill has extended its sustainable cocoa program to South Sulawesi province,Indonesia,as a part of its strategy to develop sustainable cocoa production and increase the yields of farmers in the country. ...
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Akrimax Pharmaceuticals has introduced Suprenza (phentermine HCl) orally disintegrating tablets (ODT) for the management of exogenous obesity. The company has launched Suprenza ODT in 15mg and 30mg dosage strengths. Suprenza is ...
Tags: pharceumatical product, obesity drugs, clinical research
ICF International has received a new task order under the multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CDC Information Management Services (CIMS) contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for ...
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ALK, a research-driven pharmaceutical company, has entered into a supply contract with HealthTrust Purchasing Group for PRE-PEN (benzylpenicilloyl polylysine injection USP). HealthTrust will include the PRE-PEN skin test, used for the ...
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InVitria, the non-therapeutic products division of Ventria Bioscience, has received a two year small business innovation research program (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...
Blue Light Could Help Teens Combat Stress Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days.According to the Centers for Disease ...
In a new study from the Lighting Research Center, it was found that short-wavelength light can enhance the cortisol awakening response, which is important for dealing with stress throughout the day, in sleep-restricted adolescents. The ...
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Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon.com's cloud services division, has claimed that more than 300 government agencies and 1,500 education institutions in the US are now using AWS for a wide variety of uses including "big data" analytics, ...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a contract to Berry Technology Solutions and Attain to support its Vaccine Tracking System (VTrckS). Web-based VTrckS, which is developed in SAP, delivers a scalable ...
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Indiana-based Chamberlain Farm Produce is voluntarily recalling its cantaloupes from the 2012 growing season as they may be contaminated with Salmonella,according to the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA). This recall follows the ...
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)has asked state health officials in the US to further restrict the sale of raw milk,in order to improve food safety in the country. In a letter to the officials,the CDC noted that ...
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Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an elegant crowd sips rosé and nibbles trout plucked from the gin-clear streams ...
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