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New report presents scientific data on environmental causes of breast cancer

A report released today by the Breast Cancer Fund presents a comprehensive summary of the scientific data on the environmental causes of breast cancer. The report catalogues the growing evidence linking breast cancer to synthetic hormones in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and meat; pesticides in food; solvents in household cleaning products; BPA in food containers; flame retardants in furniture; and radiation from medical treatments.

4 Oct 2010

FDA grants clearance for HPβCD treatment for Niemann Pick Type C disease

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to introduce Trappsol Cyclo (Hydroxypropyl Beta Cyclodextrin or HPβCD) into the brains of six year old identical twin girls dying of a rare brain-destroying cholesterol disease called Niemann Pick Type C (NPC).

24 Sep 2010

AstraZeneca urges to increase funds for FDA fiscal year 2012 budget

AstraZeneca urged the Obama Administration to increase funding for the Food and Drug Administration's fiscal year 2012 budget by 20 percent to help the agency effectively manage a growing list of complex public health responsibilities.

21 Sep 2010

Aceto Corporation 2010 fourth quarter net sales increase to $105.8 million

Aceto Corporation, a global leader in the sourcing, quality assurance, regulatory support, marketing and distribution of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, specialty chemicals and crop protection products, today announced results of operations for its fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2010.

10 Sep 2010

Oxygen Biotherapeutics 2010 first quarter net loss increases to $3 million

Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc., a development stage biomedical company focused on developing oxygen-rich intravenous and topical products, today announced results for the fiscal year (FY) first quarter ended July 31, 2010.

10 Sep 2010

RIFM publishes special issue on safety assessment of unsaturated alcohols

The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc. (RIFM) has now published on the RIFM web site, in the Publications section, a special issue of Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 48, Supplement 3, on the RIFM Human Health Group Summary, A Safety Assessment of Non-cyclic Alcohols with Unsaturated Branched Chain when used as Fragrance Ingredients.

4 Sep 2010

BioJapan 2010 announces 'Renaissance of Bioindustry' as main theme

BioJapan Organizing Committee will hold the BioJapan 2010 - World Business Forum, scheduled September 29 - October 1 at Pacifico Yokohama, Japan. BioJapan 2010 will revolve around four main topics, 1) Health (Drugs, Medical Devices, and Cosmetics), 2) Environment (Biofuel, Biorefinery, and Biomass Plastics), 3) Food (Functional food), and 4) Clusters & Bio-ventures. At same time, BioJapan will offer various programs integrating exhibitions and seminars.

24 Aug 2010

JAFRA donates more than $100,000 to help SOS Children's Villages in Vietnam

JAFRA Cosmetics International, Inc., a leader in direct-sales, today announced it has donated a portion of product sales, totaling more than $100,000, to help SOS Children's Villages construct a new village in Vietnam. The donation is part of a larger gift to the SOS Children's Villages that was made by JAFRA parent company, the Vorwerk Group, a family-owned business based in Germany.

23 Aug 2010

Ohio appeals court reinstates claim that diet drug Redux should not have been marketed

An Ohio Federal Court of Appeals ruling issued yesterday is reinstating the late victim's claim that the recalled diet drug Redux (commonly called fen-phen) linked to her death should never have been marketed to the American people by Wyeth due in part to its pre-approval concerns about potentially lethal side effects.

20 Aug 2010

PharmaVentures announces global expansion of PharmaDeals Agreements

PharmaVentures, the company behind the PharmaDeals(R) range of business information, announced today the expansion of its PharmaDeals Agreements coverage that includes exclusive interviews with deal makers around the world. The announcement follows major enhancement of its dedicated, market leading platform delivering deal data and information to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector.

19 Aug 2010

BioPharm Asia subsidiary acquires all outstanding equity interests of TBWF

BioPharm Asia, Inc. announced today that on August 7, 2010, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tonghua Huachen Herbal Planting Company Limited, acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in Tonghua Tianbao Wood Frog Cultivation Limited Company for a purchase price of $4,000,000.

12 Aug 2010

Fiber hair cosmetics safe and effective for women with moderate hair loss: Study

Hair is considered a woman's "crowning glory," but women with thinning hair and those with curly, textured hair may face considerable challenges in keeping their hair looking its best. Fortunately, there are many different hair care products, or hair cosmetics, that can help conceal thinning hair and also keep textured hair in check.

7 Aug 2010

Ovulating women unconsciously dress in sexier fashion products to outdo attractive rival women

Ovulating women unconsciously buy sexier clothes, says new research from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. The study finds that ovulating women unconsciously dress to impress - doing so not to impress men, but to outdo rival women during the handful of days each month when they are ovulating.

5 Aug 2010

Study links application of disinfectants in recreational pools to adverse health outcomes

Splashing around in a swimming pool on a hot summer day may not be as safe as you think. A recent University of Illinois study links the application of disinfectants in recreational pools to previously published adverse health outcomes such as asthma and bladder cancer.

22 Jul 2010

Biomagnetics Diagnostics reports positive test results of unique PVA film formulation

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria detection, and other innovative technologies, today announced the results of recent testing of the unique PVA film formulation produced by Lanzhou Sanhuan New Technology Development Ltd. of Ganzu, China. Earlier this week, Biomagnetics announced its intent to acquire Lanzhou as the first of several planned acquisitions to be done at a $1.00 share price valuation for Biomagnetics Diagnostics' common shares.

15 Jul 2010

Merck acquires Millipore for $7.0 billion

Merck KGaA, a global pharmaceutical and chemical company, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Millipore Corporation, a leading Life Science company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, for an aggregate purchase price including debt and cash of approximately $7.0 billion. Merck agreed to acquire Millipore on February 28, 2010 for $107 in cash per share of Millipore common stock.

15 Jul 2010

Gerresheimer second-quarter group revenues increase by 6.8%

Gerresheimer AG, one of the leading worldwide suppliers to the pharma and healthcare industry, remained on its growth path during the second quarter of the financial year 2010. "Our business developed very well in the second quarter. The demand for our products in the pharma industry has grown and there has also been an improvement recently in the Cosmetics and Life Science Research businesses," says Uwe Rohrhoff, the new CEO of Gerresheimer AG since June 22, 2010.

14 Jul 2010

Thomson Reuters' new report: Can Nanotech Unlock the Fountain of Youth?

Small particles are becoming a big business for the world's personal care products manufacturers according to an analysis of world patent activity published today by the IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters. The new report, Can Nanotech Unlock the Fountain of Youth?, finds that the beauty industry has begun to make an aggressive foray into nanotechnology, using tiny molecular compounds to improve the performance of creams, sunscreens, shampoos and other personal-care products.

13 Jul 2010

Tips on skin care

Your skin protects you, heals itself and lasts a lifetime. Find how to give it some skin care in return, to help keep it looking and feeling its best.

12 Jul 2010

Institute of Food Research unveils new emulsifier technique

New work from the Institute of Food Research has shown how sugar beet pectin acts as an efficient emulsifier, using a technique that could be used to unravel in the finest detail how such important food ingredients work.

2 Jul 2010