US-based biotechnology firm Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) of its Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for the treatment of people with cystic ...
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A new international multi-center study led by researchers from UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital is the first to evaluate whether purified cannabinoid is effective in treating severe forms of childhood epilepsy that do not respond to ...
TUESDAY Feb. 11, 2014, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will investigate possible links between the diabetes drug saxagliptin and a heightened risk for heart failure among users. In a statement, the ...
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Australia's Kupang Resources said Friday it was waiting for approval from the Indonesian government to begin exporting manganese ore from its West Timor project following a ban imposed last month on exports of ore containing less than 49% ...
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State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corp has submitted a formal request to the National Board of Revenue seeking a waiver from local taxes, value added taxes and other duties imposed on refined oil product imports, in order to borrow less from ...
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Two Indiana coal companies have received state regulatory approval for new or extended mining operations that could produce an additional several million short tons of high-sulfur steam coal annually for the US electric utility market, a ...
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Wanxiang America, an affiliate of Chinese automotive parts maker Wanxiang Group, has received an approval from the US bankruptcy court to acquire the assets of American electric car maker Fisker Automotive for $149.2m. The company has won ...
US-based flexible packaging company Bemis has signed an agreement with Hood Packaging to sell its paper packaging division. As part of the deal, Hood Packaging will acquire offices and manufacturing facilities of the division, situated in ...
Kerecis, a provider of tissue-regeneration materials, has been awarded a US patent for the use of fish skin in medical applications. The Kerecis material consists of sheets of intact, decellularized fish skin that have had all cells and ...
Tryton Medical, a developer of stents designed to treat bifurcation lesions, has received CE Mark for the treatment of left main coronary artery disease. With this approval, Tryton Medical becomes the first company to earn a CE Mark for ...
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Reaction to President Obama's call for tighter carbon dioxide emissions rules for trucks poured in quickly with the first wave of comment generally offering approval, although there were also calls for caution, including from American ...
For years, obtaining parental consent for clinical research regarding newborn resuscitation in the delivery room has been a challenge. Now, a Saint Louis University pediatric researcher is asking new mothers and pregnant women when doctors ...
On February 2,2014,Sulzer signed an agreement for the acquisition of a 75%stake in Saudi Pump Factory with Nabil Al Hashim,the owner and founder of the company. The agreed purchase price for the 75%stake is CHF 33 million.Closing of the ...
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A new international multi-center study led by researchers from UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital is the first to evaluate whether purified cannabinoid is effective in treating severe forms of childhood epilepsy that do not respond to ...
Today's headlines include progress reports on health exchanges in Washington state and New York as well as poll results on Virginia's Medicaid Expansion. Kaiser Health News: Insuring Your Health: Advocates Worry That Drug Company ...
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