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Medifocus to present on Microfocus APA-1000 at Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference

Medifocus Inc. is pleased to announce that two clinical presentations of the Company's breast cancer treatment system, the Microfocus APA-1000, will be made at the 21st Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference , March 12-16, 2011 in Las Vegas , NV.

5 Mar 2011

Giant Food removes McCormick's Golden Dipt Tempura Seafood Batter Mix from stores

Following notification from its supplier, McCormick & Company, Giant Food has removed from stores McCormick's Golden Dipt Tempura Seafood Batter Mix. The product may contain milk, an undeclared allergen.

5 Mar 2011

Football player announces release of new pre-workout intensity supplement

Ray Lewis, one of the greatest players ever to step on a football field, today announced the release of an all new pre-workout intensity supplement, called Power Fuel, which will feature Lewis on its packaging and contain a powerful custom ingredient blend named in his honor.

5 Mar 2011

Monthly liver enzyme tests not required for PAH patients taking Letairis tablets: FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that monthly liver enzyme tests are no longer required for those taking Letairis tablets (ambrisentan), used to treat high blood pressure in the vessels that carry blood to the lungs (pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH).

5 Mar 2011

Stakeholders say foreign aid cuts can damage global food security as FAO food price index reaches new high

Republicans' proposed foreign aid cuts could damage food security programs in the developing world and create social instability requiring U.S. military intervention, advocates and government officials said on Thursday at a Capitol Hill event addressing hunger and rising food prices, Agence France-Presse reports (Zeitvogel, 3/3).

5 Mar 2011

Redpoint Bio fourth quarter revenues are $0.7 million for 2010

Redpoint Bio Corporation, a company focused on the development of healthier foods and beverages and new approaches to the treatment of diabetes and obesity, today announced financial and operational results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

5 Mar 2011

Topamax medication during pregnancy can lead to increased risk of oral birth defects in babies

New data suggest that the drug Topamax and its generic versions increase the risk for the birth defects cleft lip and cleft palate in babies born to women who use the medication during pregnancy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today.

5 Mar 2011

Bariatric surgery can reduce significant weight in severely obese adolescents

"Bariatric surgery" refers to several different surgical procedures designed to assist weight loss by limiting the amount of food someone eats or the amount they absorb during digestion. It has been used for several years to treat obesity in adults.

4 Mar 2011

Initial Microcutter surgical cutting, stapling device receives CE Mark certification

Cardica, Inc. today announced that an initial Microcutter surgical cutting and stapling device developed by Cardica has received CE Mark certification.

4 Mar 2011

Weight-loss surgery successful in treating overweight adolescents

“Bariatric surgery” refers to several different surgical procedures designed to assist weight loss by limiting the amount of food someone eats or the amount they absorb during digestion. It has been used for several years to treat obesity in adults. A new study published in the journal Clinical Obesity reveals that bariatric surgery can result in significant weight loss in severely obese adolescents.

4 Mar 2011

New World Bank strategy shifts focus to building African economies

A new World Bank plan for Africa aims to expand economies and increase job growth, "while also tackling problems of climate change, disease, food shortages and conflict," Reuters reports.

4 Mar 2011

Urban residents can benefit from nutritional interactive maps

Maps are great for showing where things are. They're also good for showing where things aren't.

4 Mar 2011

Clinton, Kerry caution against FY11 foreign aid cuts at Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing

At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senate Foreign Relations Chair John Kerry "decried House GOP cuts to the foreign affairs budget," The Hill's "On The Money" blog reports.

4 Mar 2011

Apple polyphenols prolong average lifespan of fruit flies

Scientists are reporting the first evidence that consumption of a healthful antioxidant substance in apples extends the average lifespan of test animals, and does so by 10 percent. The new results, obtained with fruit flies - stand-ins for humans in hundreds of research projects each year - bolster similar findings on apple antioxidants in other animal tests. The study appears in ACS's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

4 Mar 2011

Hazardous high concentrations of cadmium found in inexpensive children's jewelry

Young children who mouth or swallow jewelry containing cadmium may be exposed to as much as 100 times the recommended maximum exposure limit for the toxic metal, according to research published online March 4 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). The study measured bioavailability, or how much cadmium leached out of the jewelry. The research also found that damaged pieces of jewelry in some cases leached up to 30 times more cadmium than undamaged pieces.

4 Mar 2011

BioSante vaccine increases median survival of resected pancreatic cancer patients

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced publication of results from a Phase II clinical study that show BioSante's Pancreas Cancer Vaccine increased the median survival of resected pancreatic cancer patients from 15 to 20 months, as reported in published data, to 24.8 months, an increase of more than 25 percent.

4 Mar 2011

Shire receives European Commission approval for self-administration of FIRAZYR for HAE

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the European Commission has approved FIRAZYR for self-administration after training in subcutaneous injection technique by a healthcare professional. FIRAZYR is the first and only treatment for acute Type I and Type II hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks licensed for self-administration in Europe.

4 Mar 2011

Researchers demonstrate potential neurochemical mechanism of weight loss

An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has, for the first time, identified the neurological and cellular signaling mechanisms that contribute to satiety - the sensation of feeling full - and the subsequent body-weight loss produced by drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes. More comprehensive knowledge of these mechanisms could form the basis for anti-obesity medications.

4 Mar 2011

Wako i30 Immunoanalyzer incorporating Caliper's microfluidic LabChip technologies receives 510(k) clearance

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. today announced that its licensee Wako Pure Chemical Industries, through its Wako Diagnostics division, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its uTASWako® i30 Immunoanalyzer and AFP-L3 and DCP Assays, which are used to assess liver cancer risk in patients with chronic liver disease.

4 Mar 2011

Talecris granted EU orphan drug designation for Plasmin (human) to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. (TLCR) announced today that it has been granted orphan drug designation by the European Commission for the development of Plasmin (human) to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion (aPAO). Talecris is currently investigating Plasmin in a phase II clinical trial designed to assess its ability to treat aPAO, a condition in which arterial blood flow to the extremities, usually the legs, is blocked by a clot.

4 Mar 2011

Food News and Research

Medifocus to present on Microfocus APA-1000 at Annual National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference

Giant Food removes McCormick's Golden Dipt Tempura Seafood Batter Mix from stores

Football player announces release of new pre-workout intensity supplement

Monthly liver enzyme tests not required for PAH patients taking Letairis tablets: FDA

Stakeholders say foreign aid cuts can damage global food security as FAO food price index reaches new high

Redpoint Bio fourth quarter revenues are $0.7 million for 2010

Topamax medication during pregnancy can lead to increased risk of oral birth defects in babies

Bariatric surgery can reduce significant weight in severely obese adolescents

Initial Microcutter surgical cutting, stapling device receives CE Mark certification

Weight-loss surgery successful in treating overweight adolescents

New World Bank strategy shifts focus to building African economies

Urban residents can benefit from nutritional interactive maps

Clinton, Kerry caution against FY11 foreign aid cuts at Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing

Apple polyphenols prolong average lifespan of fruit flies

Hazardous high concentrations of cadmium found in inexpensive children's jewelry

BioSante vaccine increases median survival of resected pancreatic cancer patients

Shire receives European Commission approval for self-administration of FIRAZYR for HAE

Researchers demonstrate potential neurochemical mechanism of weight loss

Wako i30 Immunoanalyzer incorporating Caliper's microfluidic LabChip technologies receives 510(k) clearance

Talecris granted EU orphan drug designation for Plasmin (human) to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion

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