The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted $1.15m funding to a global public-private partnership (PPP), to develop a new pediatric formulation to fight schistosomiasis, commonly known as bilharzia, in preschool children. Formed in ...
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Packaging News sister magazine Independent Retail News has reported that the proposals from the EU Public Health Committee also include larger 75% health warnings on all tobacco packaging, the introduction of a standardised pack shape and ...
The Swedish ozone generator manufacturer Primozone has been elected to join the American Water Works Association?s ozone standards committee. The American Water Works Association is the largest non-profit association in America dedicated ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency will update its almost two-decades-old toxic emissions standards for oil refineries and finalize new regulations by December 19, 2014, to settle a lawsuit brought by environmental and public health ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's Flulaval Quadrivalent (Influenza Virus Vaccine) for the active immunization of people three years of age and more to help prevent disease caused by seasonal influenza ...
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The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted approval for Novartis' multi-component Meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine, Bexsero, for use against a dangerous form of bacterial meningitis, MenB disease. The approval will ...
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American fresh-cut fruits and vegetables producer Taylor Farms has voluntarily suspended the production of salad mix and leafy greens at its facility in Mexico. The company notified the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it has ...
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Berg has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the US Department of Defense, to advance prostate cancer research. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' (USU) Center for Prostate Disease Research ...
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The Institute of Food Research (IFR) has conducted a research for the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) to establish if the cooking technique sous vide is safe. Sous vide uses lower temperatures to improve food quality. This technique could ...
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U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation that would help consumers distinguish between dietary supplements that are safe and those that have potentially serious side-effects or drug ...
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Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), a not-for-profit public health plan in southern California, has selected Pharmacy Quality Solutions’ (PQS’) EQuIPP platform, as its neutral intermediary for Pay-for-Performance (P4P) program for ...
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the launch of a set of pilot projects that will facilitate the development of joint Canada-U.S. standards in the electrotechnical sector ...
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Afaxys Pharmaceuticals, a division of Afaxys, has introduced new generic, oral contraceptive Lyza (Norethindrone Tablets USP, 0.35mg) indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women. The generic contraceptive Lyza is available only to ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has dispatched warning letters to 15 firms, including foreign and domestic to desist from selling their illegally marketed diabetes products. The latest move will help the regulator to curb the ...
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Medical, agricultural and computer researchers at the University of Alberta (U of A) have developed a new device, which can rapidly detect E.coli in food. The testing device, which is the size of a large shoebox, is more sensitive at ...
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