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Diverse Diet of Veggies May Decrease Lung Cancer Risk
August 30, 2010 2:33 pm | by AACR | CommentsPHILADELPHIA - Adding a variety of vegetables to one's diet may help decrease the chance of getting lung cancer, and adding a variety of fruits and vegetables may decrease the risk of squamous cell lung cancer, especially among smokers.
Summary Box: 3M buying Cogent
August 30, 2010 11:45 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsTHE DEAL: 3M Co. whose products range from Post-Its to passports, is buying Cogent Inc. for about $943 million.THE TARGET: Cogent develops automated systems that read finger and palm prints, and it makes iris and face recognition systems used by law enforcement and border patrol agencies.THE...
Governments should pay for smoking cessation therapies
August 30, 2010 10:38 am | by EurekAlert | Comments(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Canada should follow the lead of Quebec, Australia and the United Kingdom by publicly funding smoking cessation pharmacotherapies, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
US chip giant Qualcomm eyes Taiwan-based center
August 30, 2010 10:38 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsQualcomm Inc, the world’s leading 3G mobile phone chipset supplier, plans to set up a research and development center in Taiwan to help it tap China’s growing market, a report said yesterday. If realized, the plan would ...
Energy commission approves first clean energy business loan
August 30, 2010 10:38 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsSolar cell manufacturer receives financial boost
ISET demonstrates low-cost printed CIGS module
August 30, 2010 10:38 am | by I-Micronews | CommentsManufacturing on pilot production line
MIT scientists discover way to make sponges' cancer-fighting chemicals
August 30, 2010 10:37 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsMIT researchers have figured out a way to synthesize six chemicals emitted by ocean sponges that play a role in interfering with cancer growth, as well as repressing a target enzyme linked to Alzheimer's disease.
Pre and Post-Operative Use of Caldolor® (Ibuprofen) Injection Significantly Reduces Pain and Opioid Use in Newly Published Study
August 30, 2010 10:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 30 /- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CPIX) today announced the publication of new data supporting the safety and efficacy of Caldolor® ( ibuprofen ) Injection in pre and post-operative orthopedic surgery patients. The study, which was published in the...
Covidien wraps up sale of sleep products unit
August 30, 2010 7:33 am | by Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | CommentsCovidien plc today said that it has completed the sale of its sleep therapy product line, a deal that the company announced in June as part of a series of divestment and acquisition moves.
Kopp Drug Selects Activant Eagle Solution
August 30, 2010 7:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsLIVERMORE, Calif., Aug. 30 /- Activant Solutions Inc., a leading provider of retail and distribution business management solutions, today announced that Kopp Drug Inc. has selected the Activant Eagle® software platform to be its business management and Point-of-Sale (POS) solution....
BioMarin Receives Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA for BMN-701 for the Treatment of Pompe Disease
August 30, 2010 7:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsNOVATO, Calif., Aug. 30 /- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN ) announced today that it has received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for BMN-701, a novel fusion of insulin-like growth factor 2 and alpha glucosidase (IGF2-GAA) in development...
Inc. Magazine Unveils 29th Annual List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companiesâ??the Inc. 500
August 30, 2010 7:33 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsHOUSTON, Aug. 30 /- eCardio announced today their inclusion on the Inc. magazine's annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies-the Inc. 500. Inc. magazine released the list on August 24, and eCardio was included at #435 with a three-year sales growth of 642%. (Logo:...
Bioheart's MyoCell Recognized as one of the Breakthrough Developments of 2010
August 30, 2010 7:32 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsSUNRISE, Fla., Aug. 30 /- Bioheart, Inc. - (OTC Bulletin Board: BHRT ) The mission of the Cell Therapy Foundation is to improve public health through the support of effective adult stem cell research and education. The Foundation aims to promote basic and applied knowledge, processes and...
West Physics Consulting Lands on the 2010 Inc. 5000 List
August 30, 2010 7:31 am | by Bio-Medicine.Org | CommentsATLANTA and NEW YORK, Aug. 30 /- Inc. magazine has ranked West Physics Consulting, LLC No. 2230 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the...
3M to acquire Cogent for about $943 million
August 30, 2010 6:45 am | by The Associated Press | Comments3M Co., which makes products ranging from Post-Its to respirators, computer arms, and films for LCD TV screens, said Monday it has agreed to acquire Cogent Inc. in a deal worth about $943 million.Cogent, based in Pasadena, Calif., develops automated systems that read finger and palm prints. The...
