TVA Medical, a medical device company focused on endovascular innovation, has announced that its vascular catheter-based Flex system for hemodialysis access has demonstrated success in the FLEX-1 pilot study. Recently, the company ...
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Biotechnology firm Alexion Pharmaceuticals has secured approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan for the use of its Soliris (eculizumab) drug to treat pediatric and adult patients with atypical hemolytic ...
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Canadian establishment White Veal Meat Packers is voluntarily recalling Veal Liver as it may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The product associated with the recall is ...
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National Beef Packing is recalling approximately 50,100 pounds of ground beef products as they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The ...
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $22.83m contract to Battelle, NxStage Medical and Aethlon Medical collaboration team to develop an advanced portable device to treat sepsis for military needs. DARPA created ...
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Sterling Insurance has expanded its Critical Condition plan offering in 18 additional US states, marking the availability of the new type of insurance to 31 states. The plan comprises 11 critical illnesses, which includes cancer, stroke, ...
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Think a pill that packs two cholesterol-lowering drugs in one potent package is a good idea? The Food and Drug Administration thinks so. It recently approved the combination of the popular statin drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) with another ...
The USFDA has accepted Otsuka Pharmaceutical's new drug application (NDA) of tolvaptan for priority review to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The filing was based on Phase III clinical trial results of the drug ...
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US-based supermarket chain Stop & Shop has withdrawn several varieties of Farm Rich snack products due to possible contamination with Escherichia coli 0121 bacteria (E. coli). The company noted that it has taken this step followng the ...
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US-based nonprofit health care provider Northwest Kidney Centers will open a new dialysis clinic in Enumclaw, Washington, US, on 4 March 2013. The firm has invested an approximate amount of $2m in the building at Roosevelt Ave and will ...
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NGAL (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin) is a novel biomarker for diagnosing acute kidney injury (AKI). Its measurement can detect damage within 2 hrs of occurrence and also shows a proportionate response to injury. This enables ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that it is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada and provincial authorities to determine the source of a foodborne illness outbreak in the country. A total of 16 people ...
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US retailer Safeway Inc has joined the recall of ground beef products supplied by XL Foods over fears that it could be contaminated with e-coli. Ground beef sold at the self-service meat counter and full-service meet cooler at Safeway ...
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B.-d. Farm Paris Creek, a dairy products manufacturer in Australia, is recalling Organic Biodynamic Yoghurt Apricot due to microbial contamination (E. coli), according to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). This product was sold ...
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Higa Meat & Pork Market, a Hawaiian firm, has recalled 4,100 pounds of ground beef products in the US over E. coli contamination, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The products ...