U.S. public health efforts since the 1970s to get people to lower their blood pressure and quit smoking have helped reduce stroke deaths, researchers say. "The decline in stroke deaths is one of the greatest public health achievements of ...
Changes in bacteria in the gut can influence autism-like behaviors in a mouse model, say researchers at California Institute Technology. Sarkis K. Mazmanian, a professor of biology, said to study this gut--microbiota--brain interaction, ...
Gilead Sciences has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) 400mg tablets, a once-daily oral nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection ...
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The Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest has stated that it has signed a contract with Italy's Termokimik Corporation, a leading producer of environmental equipment for industrial companies, to develop the basic engineering ...
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Medtronic's latest iteration of its Activa neurostimulator is not just a therapy device, but a brain activity information recorder that could provide insights into such devastating neurological disorders as Parkinson's disease. The first ...
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A large-scale International Exhibition, namely FlowEx China 2014, will be held at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center (SWEECC) from June 25th, 2014 to June 27th, 2014. The Exhibition, which holds a capacity audience of more ...
BASF and Pacific NorthWest LNG have concluded a license agreement on the use of BASF's OASE® technology for the removal of carbon dioxide and sulfur containing components from natural gas for all trains of Pacific NorthWest LNG's ...
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Petrobras announces that the P-58 FPSO production platform and the SS-88 TAD drilling support vessel (Tender Assisted Drilling), strategic projects in the 2013-2017 Business and Management Plan, are on their way to their respective ...
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GASFRAC Energy Services, Inc (TSX:GFS) is an oil and gas technology and service company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and the sole provider of waterless gelled LPG fracturing technology in North America. GASFRAC is pleased to announce ...
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Yesterday PPG announced the Bullitt Center in Seattle, commonly known as the greenest office building, is constructed with PPG glass products. The six story 50,000 sq. ft. office building located in Seattle’s central district was ...
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Novian Health, the developer of Novilase breast therapy, has announced the issuance of a new US patent covering the interstitial laser therapy in combination with interstitial brachytherapy treatment. Novian Health has developed the ...
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Nearly 1-in-100 anesthesiology residents entering primary training from 1975 to 2009 developed substance use disorder during training, U.S. researchers say. Dr. David Warner of Mayo Clinic's Department of Anesthesiology and the American ...
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Sanofi has released results of a 24-week Phase IIIb clinical trial showing that Lyxumia (lixisenatide) met the primary endpoint of non-inferiority in blood sugar lowering (HbA1c) when administered to patients either before breakfast or the ...
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Teva Pharmaceutical has licensed rights to commercialize glatiramer acetate to Takeda Pharmaceutical in Japan as part of their agreement signed earlier in 2013. Currently both the firms are working on additional agreements for ...
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Roche and Molecular Partners have entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement to discover, develop and commercialize several proprietary therapeutics incorporating Molecular' DARPin biologics conjugated to toxic agents ...
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