US food company Hillshire Brands has completed the sale of its Australian subsidiary Kitchens of Sara Lee (KOSL) to McCain Foods (Aust), a subsidiary of McCain Foods, for A$82m ($85m). McCain Foods (Aust) entered into an agreement to ...
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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 ...
US-based biopharmaceutical company Hyperion Therapeutics has announced that it has gained approval from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its RAVICTI (glycerol phenylbutyrate) liquid drug. RAVICTI used for treating Urea Cycle ...
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US food company Hillshire Brands has reported that its net income decreased by 86.1% to $65m for the second quarter ended 29 December 2012, compared to $470m for the corresponding period in the last year. The company's net sales increased ...
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VentriPoint Diagnostics has submitted a 510(k) application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for its 2D-ultrasound system, designed for measuring right ventricle heart function in patients with pulmonary arterial ...
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US food manufacturer Lancaster Colony has recorded an increase in first-half profits, boosted by sales growth in both of its divisions. Earnings in the six months to the end of December amounted to US$61.9m, a 20% increase on the ...
The sharemarket broke a 10-day winning streak yesterday after the US Federal Reserve said the country's economy had paused recently. However, the Australian bond market found support after a wave of selling. "Being the last day of the ...
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Russia is set to impose ban on the imports of meat and meat products beginning 11 February over the concerns that they may contain ractopamine, a drug used in animal feed to promote leanness in cattle and hogs. Russia's animal and plant ...
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US-based Sprouters Northwest is recalling 1953 pounds of alfalfa, clover, brocco sandwich sprouts, and spicy sprouts as they may be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The products ...
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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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Medtronic has completed patient enrollment in controlled, multicenter, prospective IN.PACT SFA II clinical trial of its IN.PACT Admiral drug-eluting balloon device for treating patients with peripheral artery disease in the superficial ...
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One Lambda, which is now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, has gained regulatory approvals from the US Food and Drug Administration and Ministry of Health Canada for its HLA Fusion Software version 3.0. HLA Fusion Software version 3.0, ...
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Russia has threatened to ban imports of chilled meat from the US due to the presence of feed additive ractopamine, in the latest in a series of food safety complaints from the ex-Soviet power. Russia is considering a temporary ban on ...
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American pharmaceutical company BioDelivery Sciences (BDSI) has completed the safety and tolerability trial of BEMA Buprenorphine/Naloxone (BNX), which is indicated for the treatment of opioid dependent patients. BDSI claims that BNX, ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Teleflex's ARROW UltraQuik peripheral nerve block (PNB) needles. UltraQuik PNB needles help clinicians to increase overall block success, while using ...
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