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MagForce publishes operative highlights and financial results for fiscal year 2013

MagForce AG, a leading medical device company in the field of nanomedicine focused on oncology, published today its financial results for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2013 and operative highlights.

30 Jun 2014

EMA CHMP recommends marketing authorization for GE's VIZAMYL for PET imaging to detect beta amyloids

GE Healthcare today announced the receipt of a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use. This opinion recommends the granting of a marketing authorisation for VIZAMYL (Flutemetamol F18 injection), a radiopharmaceutical medicinal product indicated for Positron Emission Tomography imaging of beta amyloid neuritic plaque density in the brains of adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease and other causes of cognitive impairment.

30 Jun 2014

Karolinska Institute Professor calls for innovative solutions for global healthcare

Einstein once observed that "it is harder to crack prejudice than an atom". If he was right, then Hans Rosling is faced with a labour of Hercules.

28 Jun 2014

New estimates highlight the importance of developing norovirus vaccines

Noroviruses are a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) across all age groups, responsible for almost a fifth (18%) of all cases worldwide. New estimates, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, highlight the importance of developing norovirus vaccines, say the authors.

28 Jun 2014

Waiting on the Supreme Court's contraceptive mandate decision

The Fiscal Times examines the issues before the Supreme Court on a contraceptive mandate case. Other outlets look at how the health law marketplaces interact with private insurance sales and also at a decision by Sodexo to restore health benefits to thousands of college cafeteria workers after initially blaming the health law for dropping them.

28 Jun 2014

Developmental psychologist explains the complexities of human mind

Developmental psychologist Daphne Maurer has spent more than four decades studying the complexities of the human mind.

28 Jun 2014

Kids’ familiarity with unhealthy food logos is linked to obesity

The more a child is familiar with logos and other images from fast-food restaurants, sodas and not-so-healthy snack food brands, the more likely the child is to be overweight or obese.

28 Jun 2014

Study shows caregivers' allergy perceptions are not always accurate

It's tough being the parent of a child with food allergies. Constant vigilance is needed for everything your child eats, when a single food item containing a hidden ingredient can be fatal.

28 Jun 2014

European approval process for Eckert & Ziegler’s gallium-68 generator is successfully completed

Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH has received a recommendation from the European Medicines Agency for approval of its pharmaceutical 68Ge/68Ga generators.

28 Jun 2014

Afrezza gets FDA approval to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder, a rapid-acting inhaled insulin to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus. Afrezza is a rapid-acting inhaled insulin that is administered at the beginning of each meal, or within 20 minutes after starting a meal.

28 Jun 2014

New project to examine risk of sex assault for women who attend mass gatherings

Nearly one quarter of women are likely to be victims of sexual assault in their lifetime. Now, a new project funded by Women's College Research Institute will examine the risk of sex assault for women who attend mass gatherings like concerts or sporting events.

28 Jun 2014

Ohm receives U.S. FDA approval to manufacture and market Valsartan

Ohm Laboratories, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, announced today that Ohm has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Valsartan 40 mg, 80 mg, 160 mg, and 320 mg tablets on an exclusive basis.

27 Jun 2014

EMA CHMP adopts positive opinion for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Daklinza for HCV treatment

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending that Daklinza (daclatasvir), an investigational, potent pan-genotypic NS5A complex inhibitor (in vitro), be granted approval for use in combination with other medicinal products for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in adults.

27 Jun 2014

Noroviruses responsible for almost a fifth of all cases of acute gastroenteritis

27 Jun 2014

FDA clears ReWalk wearable robotic exoskeleton for home usage

Exoskeleton leader ReWalk Robotics announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company's ReWalk Personal System for use at home and in the community. ReWalk is a wearable robotic exoskeleton that provides powered hip and knee motion to enable individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) to stand upright and walk.

27 Jun 2014

Viewpoints: ObamaCare and economic growth; involving judiciary in political disputes

Financial markets shrugged off Wednesday's punch-in-the-stomach report that first quarter GDP shrank by 2.9% on an annual basis, far more than earlier estimates and the worst quarterly decline in five years. Optimists blame the weather and point to faster growth in the current quarter, which is reasonable but still shouldn't overlook ObamaCare's role in nearly sending the economy back into recession.

27 Jun 2014

Food News and Research

MagForce publishes operative highlights and financial results for fiscal year 2013

EMA CHMP recommends marketing authorization for GE's VIZAMYL for PET imaging to detect beta amyloids

Karolinska Institute Professor calls for innovative solutions for global healthcare

New estimates highlight the importance of developing norovirus vaccines

Waiting on the Supreme Court's contraceptive mandate decision

Developmental psychologist explains the complexities of human mind

Kids’ familiarity with unhealthy food logos is linked to obesity

Study shows caregivers' allergy perceptions are not always accurate

European approval process for Eckert & Ziegler’s gallium-68 generator is successfully completed

Afrezza gets FDA approval to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus

New project to examine risk of sex assault for women who attend mass gatherings

Ohm receives U.S. FDA approval to manufacture and market Valsartan

EMA CHMP adopts positive opinion for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Daklinza for HCV treatment

Noroviruses responsible for almost a fifth of all cases of acute gastroenteritis

FDA clears ReWalk wearable robotic exoskeleton for home usage

Viewpoints: ObamaCare and economic growth; involving judiciary in political disputes

Public health issues: Climate change; funding for Alzheimer's research

Longer looks: Women caregivers giving up careers; 'Buyers Club' laws; finding a voice for the patient

HOC pleads guilty for selling misbranded, unapproved chemotherapy drugs

FDA approves marketing of first motorized device for patients with spinal cord injuries

Enhancing confidence in chemical ionization spectrometry data eBook

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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