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Powerful new mass spectrometry systems and solutions for life-science research, clinical research, pharma and applied markets announced by Bruker

At the 61st ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Bruker today announced mass spectrometry-based product introductions for life-science and clinical research, for biotech/pharma/CRO customers, as well as for industrial and applied markets. The new mass spectrometry systems and solutions are designed to deliver confident analyses with dramatically enhanced resolution, sensitivity and precision.

10 Jun 2013

BMI and fast food: an interview with Dr Lorraine Reitzel, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research at MD Anderson

This project was a secondary project that came out of a longitudinal cohort study that we've been conducting with the Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston Texas, which is a large, primarily African American mega-church with over fifteen hundred congregation members.

10 Jun 2013

BioDelivery Sciences International submits BUNAVAIL NDA to FDA

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. announced today that it engaged in a positive pre-New Drug Application meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding BUNAVAIL for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence.

10 Jun 2013

New analytical techniques show certain foodstuffs exceed permitted levels of mycotoxins

Researchers from the University of Granada (Spain) have analysed the presence of patulin, a type of toxin produced by fungi, in several commercial apple juices. The results show that more than 50% of the samples analysed exceed the maximum limits laid down by law.

10 Jun 2013

Exact Sciences announces submission of final module of PMA application to FDA for Cologuard

Exact Sciences Corp. today announced that it has submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the final module of the premarket approval application for Cologuard, the company's stool DNA (sDNA) colorectal cancer screening test.

10 Jun 2013

Brain-training computer games may help restore memory and competency to forensic psychiatry patients

Brain-training computer games may help restore memory and competency to forensic psychiatry patients in state mental hospitals, researchers say.

10 Jun 2013

AVEO Oncology receives Complete Response letter from FDA for tivozanib NDA

AVEO Oncology today announced that it has received a Complete Response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration informing the company that the FDA will not approve in its present form the New Drug Application for AVEO's investigational agent tivozanib for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

10 Jun 2013

CTI to market ETView Medical's VivaSight products in US

ETView Medical Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Clinical Technologies, Inc.

10 Jun 2013

Paragonix Technologies to present Sherpa Pak Cardiac Transport System during ESOT Congress

Paragonix Technologies, Inc. today announced that the European Society for Organ Transplantation accepted for presentation an abstract describing the performance of the Sherpa Pak™ Cardiac Transport System during the upcoming 16th Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation to be held in Vienna, Austria from the 8th - 11th September 2013.

10 Jun 2013

Edge Therapeutics announces FDA acceptance of IND application for EG-1962

Edge Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing life-saving hospital products for acute, fatal or debilitating conditions, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the Company's Investigational New Drug application for EG-1962, a novel bio-absorbable nimodipine microparticle formulation.

10 Jun 2013

Viewpoints: Will 'rate shock' grow?; Krugman says GOP spite is driving opposition to Medicaid expansion; Determining who owns genes

Any plausible health care reform, the various conservative alternatives to Obamacare included, would necessarily have losers as well as winners, and as far as potential losers go single young men with above-average incomes are not precisely the country's most disadvantaged demographic. If you think the current system is flawless, then I suppose any rate increase anywhere is a strike against health care reform.

10 Jun 2013

State highlights: Ore. schools face insurance exchange choice

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wages are so low they force many of its employees onto the public doles, creating a drag on taxpayers and the economy, according to a new report from the staff of congressional Democrats. The report analyzes data from Wisconsin's Medicaid program, estimating that a single 300-person Wal-Mart Supercenter in that state likely costs taxpayers at least $904,542 per year and could cost up to $1,744,590 per year, or roughly $5,815 per employee (Lazo, 6/7).

10 Jun 2013

Drug regulators slow to pursue concerns about potential adverse effects of new diabetes drugs

The BMJ and Channel 4 Dispatches investigated and found that evidence suggesting potential harm from the drugs in industry studies has not been published.

10 Jun 2013

Research roundup: Health spending on kids with special needs

Between 2008 and 2010, the rate of growth for health care spending declined. The recession, many researchers believe, was a key contributor to this decline. In this study, researchers explored whether the recession also had an impact on health care spending for children, especially those with special health care needs.

10 Jun 2013

Essential fatty acid found in vegetable oils does not promote inflammation in humans, scientists find

A typical American consumes approximately 3 or more tablespoons of vegetable oil each day. Vegetable oils, like those from soy, corn and canola, are a significant source of calories and are rich in linoleic acid, which is an essential nutrient.

10 Jun 2013

New revolutionary HIV test provides results in one minute

On Saturday, June 8th, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will make history as the first HIV testing program in New York City to use a revolutionary HIV test that provides results to people in just one minute.

7 Jun 2013

Actavis files ANDA to market Propofol Injection

Actavis, Inc. today confirmed that it has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market Propofol Injection 10mg/mL.

7 Jun 2013

Study shows Atkins diet is effective for long-term weight loss

A meta-analysis released in the June issue of the British Journal of Nutrition shows that a carbohydrate-managed approach, such as the Atkins Diet, is more effective for long-term weight loss than a conventional low-fat diet.1

7 Jun 2013

New Australian research shows evidence for pre-birth programming of food allergies

Among the many new findings presented at the EAACI-WAO World Allergy and Asthma Congress 2013 in Milan from 22-26 June 2013 is new Australian research providing proof for pre-birth programming of food allergies, showing that prenatal environmental factors may already determine predispositions for food allergies rather than only genetic factors.

7 Jun 2013

Study: Significant number of children suffers from complications caused by medical devices

As modern medical advances help more children with complex conditions live longer, a new study shows a significant number suffer from complications caused by medical devices that are also necessary for their survival.

7 Jun 2013

Food News and Research

Powerful new mass spectrometry systems and solutions for life-science research, clinical research, pharma and applied markets announced by Bruker

BMI and fast food: an interview with Dr Lorraine Reitzel, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research at MD Anderson

BioDelivery Sciences International submits BUNAVAIL NDA to FDA

New analytical techniques show certain foodstuffs exceed permitted levels of mycotoxins

Exact Sciences announces submission of final module of PMA application to FDA for Cologuard

Brain-training computer games may help restore memory and competency to forensic psychiatry patients

AVEO Oncology receives Complete Response letter from FDA for tivozanib NDA

CTI to market ETView Medical's VivaSight products in US

Paragonix Technologies to present Sherpa Pak Cardiac Transport System during ESOT Congress

Edge Therapeutics announces FDA acceptance of IND application for EG-1962

Viewpoints: Will 'rate shock' grow?; Krugman says GOP spite is driving opposition to Medicaid expansion; Determining who owns genes

State highlights: Ore. schools face insurance exchange choice

Drug regulators slow to pursue concerns about potential adverse effects of new diabetes drugs

Research roundup: Health spending on kids with special needs

Essential fatty acid found in vegetable oils does not promote inflammation in humans, scientists find

New revolutionary HIV test provides results in one minute

Actavis files ANDA to market Propofol Injection

Study shows Atkins diet is effective for long-term weight loss

New Australian research shows evidence for pre-birth programming of food allergies

Study: Significant number of children suffers from complications caused by medical devices

Understanding cultivated meat and its global potential eBook

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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