By Lynda Williams, Senior medwireNews Reporter Research shows that the severity of gout, rather than uric acid level, is significantly associated with changes in left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and left atrial volume (LAV). The ...
A common nutritional supplement called inosine safely boosts levels of an antioxidant thought to help people with Parkinson's disease, a small new study says. Inosine is a forerunner of the antioxidant known as urate. Inosine is naturally ...
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There are a number of scientifically-proven reasons why supplementing with high-quality fish oil is an important part of a healthy diet. Your brain, joints, muscles, heart, and skin all rely on the omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients in ...
Another member of the labiatae, or mint, family, thyme is an herb native to the Mediterranean basin and comes in many varieties. There is only one plant, thymus vulgaris, but the composition of the oil distilled from the plant shows ...
Juniper has been used in ancient Greece and Egypt to combat the spread of disease and was still being used by hospitals in France during the First World War. The warm, woody-scented essential oil is extracted from juniper berries, as well ...
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A.(TPUSA) has signed a definitive agreement with Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, to sell its non-Colcrys (colchicine, USP) URL Pharma generic ...
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More than one in 10 people in the U.S.believe they would be dead today,or severely incapacitated,if not for access to Web-based health information,according to a consumer survey by health technology provider Philips Healthcare. The survey ...
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Savient Pharmaceuticals's Krystexxa (pegloticase) has received positive opinion recommending approval of a marketing authorization from the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) following ...
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Takeda America Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, has acquired URL Pharma for an upfront payment of $800m. Takeda will begin the integration of URL Pharma and will right away assume responsibility for ...
Takeda America Holdings has entered into an agreement to purchase URL Pharma for an upfront payment of $800m and future performance-based contingent earn out payments. With the completion of the acquisition, URL Pharma will be managed by ...
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AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, has completed the purchase of a US-based biotechnology company, Ardea Biosciences. Upon completion of the merger, approved by Ardea's stockholders, each outstanding share of Ardea common stock has ...
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AstraZeneca and Ardea Biosciences have entered into a definitive merger agreement, under which AstraZeneca will acquire Ardea for $1.26bn including a product lesinurad in Phase III development for gout. As per the agreement, AstraZeneca ...
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