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Praxis, a company specializing in centralized patient recruitment for clinical research studies, recently provided patient recruitment services to a major pharmaceutical company for a study to test an investigational medication for a women’s health indication. The recruitment program saved over 13 months off the enrollment period and delivered a 370% return on investment for the […]

Aerocrine AB (STO:AEROB) announced that its handheld airway inflammation monitor, NIOX MINO®, has been registered for marketing and sale in China. Aerocrine’s method of measuring airway inflammation, using exhaled nitric oxide (NO) tests, has also been incorporated into China’s national guidelines for asthma management. Tests for airway inflammation have received a […]

AFP - More than 400,000 people in England have given up smoking as a result of the ban on lighting up in public places introduced in July, according to a study published on Monday.
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Orexo AB (OMX: ORX), the Swedish pharmaceutical company, announces that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of Rapinyl, for breakthrough cancer pain.
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Roche announced the introduction of a flexible purchase program that will allow U.S. businesses to maintain access to their own stockpile of Tamiflu® for use in a pandemic situation, with limited upfront investment and more adaptability to deal with unknown factors inherent in pandemic planning.
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Inadequate funding to the annual budget for the Indian Health Service’s Contract Health Service program is restricting access to essential health care services for American Indian patients, lawmakers and witnesses said on Thursday at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing, CQ HealthBeat reports.
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Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have blocked the development of prostate tumors in cancer-prone mice by knocking out a molecular unit they describe as a “powerhouse” that drives runaway cell growth.
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From the Petri dish in the controlled environment of a sterile laboratory to the faraway fields of another country, virtually anything can be the topic of scientific study. However, a University of Missouri religion professor found that if the researcher is a male fieldworker studying women, the situation can be challenging.
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AFP - Dutch cafes, restaurants and coffee shops are bracing themselves for a feared exodus of patrons when a public smoking ban for the hospitality industry enters into force on Tuesday.
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Researchers at the Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers (IUSL) at The City College of New York (CCNY) have conducted time-resolved fluorescence measurement and optical imaging studies that demonstrate the efficacy of Cytate as a fluorescence marker to detect prostate cancer.
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