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MPs Voted in Favour of The Introduction of Plain Standardised Cigarette Packaging
Mar 13, 2015Britain’s MPs have voted in favour of the introduction of plain standardised cigarette packaging from May 2016. Once implemented, England will be the third country to introduce such a law after Australia and Ireland. While this ...
Tags: cigarette packaging, Packaging
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Electronic Cigarette Efficiency Bothers Big Pharma
Jun 30, 2014Financed by the Cancer Research UK charity, University College London was able to successfully complete a landmark 5-year, cross sectional survey that confirmed electronic cigarette efficiency over conventional Nicotine Replacement Therapy ...
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CRT Has Collaborated with Danish Drug Discovery Firm Nuevolution to Develop Cancer Drugs
Nov 6, 2013Cancer Research UK's commercial arm Cancer Research Technology (CRT) has collaborated with Danish drug discovery firm Nuevolution for the discovery of anti-cancer drug molecules targeting several key proteins. The deal is aimed at ...
Tags: Cancer Drugs, Medicine
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VMware Has Acquired Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) Firm Desktone for an Undisclosed Fee
Oct 15, 2013VMware has acquired desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) firm Desktone for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition was announced today in Barcelona at VMworld Europe 2013, as part of the opening keynote. Desktone, which is an existing partner of ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Data Centres Can Help Change The World for The Better
Sep 18, 2013Data centres can help change the world for the better, by allowing organisations across all sectors access to cheap intelligence and data modelling. That's according to Neela Jacques, senior cloud strategist for VMware speaking as part of ...
Tags: Data Centres
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CRT Has Signed a Multi-Project Alliance Agreement with TEVA
Sep 18, 2013Cancer Research Technology (CRT), Cancer Research UK's technology development arm, has signed a multi-project alliance agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) to research and develop new cancer drugs, which will help in ...
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Mick Briggs Believed That 'There Wasn't Really Much Other Choice'
Sep 10, 2013When Cancer Research UK picked VMware to virtualise its infrastructure, the organisation's head of infrastructure, Mick Briggs, believed that "there wasn't really much other choice". Further reading Customer perspective: Jaguar Land Rover ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Bright, Colorful Packaging Tends to Make Products Attractive to Children Aged Under 18
Aug 27, 2013Eight out of ten women in the UK agree that bright, colorful packaging tends to make products attractive to children aged under 18, according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK. The YouGov survey conducted for more than 2000 ...
Tags: Colorful Tobacco, Packaging
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Cancer Research UK Has Appointed Games and Software Development Agency Guerilla Tea
Jul 23, 2013Cancer Research UK has appointed games and software development agency Guerilla Tea, to develop the charity's first mobile phone game, to accurately locate new genetic causes of cancer, thus boosting potential new cures. Based on the ...
Tags: Cancer Research, Guerilla Tea
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Genie's Solution Is Adopted by Fashion Giant House of Holland
Feb 25, 2013Fashion Giant House Of Holland has teamed up with eBay to create a limited edition capsule collection with all proceeds going to Cancer Research UK. The collection includes four stunning pieces inspired by the brands autumn/winter 2013-14 ...
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Cancer Researchers Have Joined Forces with Astronomers to Identify Biomarkers
Feb 22, 2013Cancer researchers have joined forces with astronomers to identify biomarkers that signal a cancer's aggressiveness. In a study published by the British Journal of Cancer, experts from the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and the ...
Tags: cancer, illness, Astronomers
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Virtual Colonoscopy Is More Effective Than Traditional X-ray Tests for Barium Enema
Feb 19, 2013Virtual colonoscopy is more effective than traditional X-ray tests for barium enema and should be looked at as a treatment for patients with possible bowel cancer. Despite these findings, researchers funded by the National Institute for ...
Tags: CT Scans, Best Alternative, Colonoscopy
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Lorus Therapeutics' Novel Therapy, Il-17e, Has Been Granted US Patent
Jan 24, 2013The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering the methods of cancer treatment with Lorus Therapeutics' novel therapy, IL-17E. Treatment methods with IL-17E include single and combination therapy along with ...
Tags: IL-17E, Lorus Therapeutics, Cancer Therapy, US Patent
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Sunbeds Are Putting Young People at a Greater Risk of Skin Cancer Than Previously Thought
Jan 18, 2013Sunbeds are putting young people at a greater risk of skin cancer than previously thought. A laboratory study by the University of Dundee has found that the average skin cancer risk from using one of the beds is over double that of ...
Tags: Sunbeds