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Importance of nut consumption impressed on International Children's Day

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), excess weight and obesity are two of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century.

1 Jun 2015

Clorox Healthcare participates in national action plan to reduce healthcare-associated infections

Clorox Healthcare will be among the stakeholders participating in a White House Forum tomorrow in support of ongoing public and private efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), many of which are caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs).

1 Jun 2015

Study on human growth hormone for ACL tear recovery receives funding from Mark Cuban Foundation

Funding from the Mark Cuban Foundation, run by the well-known owner of the Dallas Mavericks, will allow University of Michigan scientists and physicians to study how human growth hormone may aid recovery from an ACL tear - one of the most frequent, traumatic and dreaded knee injuries among athletes.

1 Jun 2015

BioDelivery Sciences secures additional $20.7M in gross debt funding from MidCap Financial

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. announced today that it has secured an additional $20.7 million in gross debt funding from MidCap Financial to bring BDSI's total outstanding debt with MidCap to $30 million in a single senior secured loan.

1 Jun 2015

Self Service News names Pharmabox as one of the most innovative retailing systems of the year

Pharmabox, Inc.,, the developer of a unique automated drugstore, announced today they have been named by Self Service News Magazine as having one of the most innovative retailing systems of the year.

1 Jun 2015

Babson College's WIN Lab to host Women’s Entrepreneurship Summer Soiree on June 4, 2015

Babson College's Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab will host its Women's Entrepreneurship Summer Soiree at the Fields Corner Business Lab in Boston on Thursday, June 4, 2015.

1 Jun 2015

ACA urges NINDS to include recommendations for use of conservative forms of pain management

The American Chiropractic Association (ACA), in recent comments submitted to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Office of Pain Policy on the draft National Pain Strategy, strongly urges the agency to include recommendations encouraging patients and health care providers to first exhaust conservative forms of pain management, when appropriate.

1 Jun 2015

BioLight Life Sciences reports operational and financial results for Q1 2015

BioLight Life Sciences Investments, a firm that invests in, manages and commercializes biomedical innovations in ophthalmology and cancer diagnostics, today reported operational and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.

1 Jun 2015

PanCuRx initiative to reduce pancreatic cancer fatality rate receives $4.6 million investment from OICR

Dr. Tom Hudson, President and Scientific Director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) today announced OICR is investing $4.6 million over two years in PanCuRx, an initiative that seeks solutions to the high fatality rate of pancreatic cancer.

1 Jun 2015

Key lifestyle changes could help reduce risk of cognitive decline

The evidence is mounting: People can reduce their risk of cognitive decline by making key lifestyle changes. That is the conclusion of a new research summary published online today in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

1 Jun 2015

Plastic surgeries in the US surge due to increase in weight loss surgeries

An increase in the number of weight loss surgeries in the U.S. is beginning to have a ripple effect in plastic surgery, according to new data released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Procedures specifically associated with massive weight loss, including tummy tucks, thigh lifts, breast lifts and upper arm lifts, grew at their fastest rate in four years in 2014, according to the report. That follows a similar increase in the growth of weight loss surgeries.

1 Jun 2015

Simple one-hour therapy session cures 73% of people suffering from acute insomnia

A simple one-hour therapy session has helped to cure 73% of people suffering from acute insomnia, according to a new study from Northumbria University released today.

1 Jun 2015

Small Business Administration presents prestigious Tibbetts Award to Bexion Pharmaceuticals

Bexion Pharmaceuticals LLC announced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded the Company the prestigious Tibbetts Award, recognizing Bexion as a "Model of Excellence" for the Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.

1 Jun 2015

Esperance announces positive results from EP-100 Phase II trial in paclitaxel-resistant ovarian cancer

Esperance Pharmaceuticals Inc. today reported positive results from a Phase II trial of lead candidate EP-100 in ovarian cancer patients resistant to paclitaxel. EP-100 is a targeted membrane-disrupting peptide designed to seek and destroy cancer cells that overexpress luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) receptors on their surfaces. LHRH receptors are over-expressed in a wide range of cancers.

1 Jun 2015

Panasonic launch new high sensitivity micro camera head

The new GP-KH232HA micro camera-head benefits from a 1/3 type Full HD single MOS sensor, which can operate at a minimum illumination of just 5 lx at F1.4. Required illumination comprises solely 2000 lx at F8.

From PHC Europe B.V. 1 Jun 2015

American Red Cross launches its first Giving Day on June 2

The American Red Cross is launching its first Giving Day on June 2. The 24-hour national campaign will support the work the Red Cross does each and every day to help hundreds of thousands of people across the country and around the world.

1 Jun 2015

Pennsylvania physicians urge residents to take precautions against bug bites, bee stings

For many people, bug bites and bee stings aren't a big deal beyond a small irritation. But for some, it could mean the start of a painful - possibly long-term or even deadly - experience.

1 Jun 2015

University of Southampton and BioInvent enter collaboration to develop new cancer immunotherapies

Leading antibody researchers at the University of Southampton, under the direction of Professor Mark Cragg, Professor of Experimental Cancer Research and Director of the Cancer Pathway Integrated Postgraduate Programme, today announce a three-year research collaboration with BioInvent International.

1 Jun 2015

Actavis acquires Auden Mckenzie

Actavis plc today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Auden Mckenzie Holdings Limited, a dynamic and fast growing company focused on the development, licensing and marketing of niche generic medicines and proprietary brands in the UK.

1 Jun 2015

Heart-healthy diet may benefit men after prostate cancer diagnosis

After a prostate cancer diagnosis, eating a diet higher in red and processed meat, high-fat dairy foods, and refined grains--known as a Western diet--may lead to a significantly higher risk of both prostate cancer-related mortality and overall mortality compared with eating a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, fish, whole grains, and healthy oils, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

1 Jun 2015

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Importance of nut consumption impressed on International Children's Day

Clorox Healthcare participates in national action plan to reduce healthcare-associated infections

Study on human growth hormone for ACL tear recovery receives funding from Mark Cuban Foundation

BioDelivery Sciences secures additional $20.7M in gross debt funding from MidCap Financial

Self Service News names Pharmabox as one of the most innovative retailing systems of the year

Babson College's WIN Lab to host Women’s Entrepreneurship Summer Soiree on June 4, 2015

ACA urges NINDS to include recommendations for use of conservative forms of pain management

BioLight Life Sciences reports operational and financial results for Q1 2015

PanCuRx initiative to reduce pancreatic cancer fatality rate receives $4.6 million investment from OICR

Key lifestyle changes could help reduce risk of cognitive decline

Plastic surgeries in the US surge due to increase in weight loss surgeries

Simple one-hour therapy session cures 73% of people suffering from acute insomnia

Small Business Administration presents prestigious Tibbetts Award to Bexion Pharmaceuticals

Esperance announces positive results from EP-100 Phase II trial in paclitaxel-resistant ovarian cancer

Panasonic launch new high sensitivity micro camera head

American Red Cross launches its first Giving Day on June 2

Pennsylvania physicians urge residents to take precautions against bug bites, bee stings

University of Southampton and BioInvent enter collaboration to develop new cancer immunotherapies

Actavis acquires Auden Mckenzie

Heart-healthy diet may benefit men after prostate cancer diagnosis

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