pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ: PSDV) (ASX: PVA), a leader in the development of sustained release, drug delivery products for treating eye diseases, today announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted ILUVIEN® for use ...
In a study to be presented on Feb. 6 at 8:15 a.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in New Orleans, researchers will report findings that recommend expectant monitoring instead of ...
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UV, blue and far-red light can prevent the development of edema on some plants in the tomato family. Edema is a physiological disorder characterized by watery blisters or tumors that often form along leaf veins. It can develop on plants, ...
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Less than half of adults who are losing their vision to diabetes have been told by a doctor that diabetes could damage their eyesight, a new study found. Vision loss is a common complication of diabetes, and is caused by damage that the ...
Unilife, a medical device and technology company, has announced the signing of an agreement with a global pharmaceutical company seeking to use the Unilife Ocu-ject ocular drug delivery system to deliver a target injectable therapy into the ...
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Bayer HealthCare has submitted VEGF Trap-Eye (aflibercept solution for injection) for regulatory approval in Japan to treat patients with myopic choroidal neovascularization (myopic CNV), one of the most common causes of eye disease. In ...
Bruin Biometrics has reported results from the two Institutional Review Board-approved clinical trials conducted with its SEM Scanner to detect pressure ulcers. SEM Scanner is a class IIA medical device developed by Bruin Biometrics in ...
Tags: Biometrics, Health, Medicine
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Bayer HealthCare's Eylea (aflibercept, solution for intravitreal injection) for the treatment of macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). In ...
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade and dozens of other foods and home remedies from this versatile fruit. Lemon's health benefits are due to the high concentration of vitamins B and C, antioxidants, protein, flavonoids, phosphorus, ...
US-based Bruin Biometrics has obtained CE Mark approval in the EU to market its SEM scanner, a class IIA medical device intended to detect pressure ulcers before they show up on skin's surface. The hand-held device is intended to detect ...
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It costs $21,000 per delivery for a single U.S. baby, $105,000 for twins and more then $400,000 for triplets or more, researchers say. Lead investigator Dongmu Zhang of Global Health Outcomes, Merck & Co. and colleagues analyzed and ...
Allegro Ophthalmics has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to commence two Phase II clinical studies of integrin peptide therapy ALG-1001. The new trials, ...
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The European Commission has approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals's Eylea (aflibercept) injection for the treatment of visual impairment caused by macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). Eylea is a recombinant ...
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Risks are associated with almost all kinds of chemicals whether they are using for industrial purpose or for household. Some chemicals are hazardous and require extra attention and care while dealing and Caustic soda or Sodium Hydroxide is ...
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Yissum Research Development Company has developed a novel method to diagnose retinal micro-aneurysms that pose a high risk for leakage, a primary cause of diabetic retinopathy. The novel method ...
Tags: Yissum, Retinal Micro-Aneurysms