Vivakor, Inc. (OTCBB: VIVK) announced the development of its second generation VivaThermic Cryovials. The VivaThermic 2.0 cryovials were specifically designed to facilitate improved cryopreservation of induced Pluripotent Stem cells (iPS cells) and protein-induced Pluripotent Stem cells (piPS)…
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Vigilance and vaccination remains the key to keeping British livestock free from Bluetongue. This is the message from the national JAB campaign group reminding farmers to protect their animals against disease in 2010…
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Siobhan Wicks was texting her roommate while walking down the stairs in her Aurora home when suddenly her world turned topsy turvy. “I missed a step. I have no idea how it happened but all I know is I was on the floor,” said the 29-year-old Wicks. “I’m a physical therapist so I knew immediately that I had broken my toe. I knew something had happened because it hurt…
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A University of Adelaide forensic pathologist has sounded a worldwide warning of the potential lethal dangers of herbal medicines if taken in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs…
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Glaucoma patients who take medication for the condition appear to have a reduced likelihood of death, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
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Differences might exist in the amount of pain medicine given to Latino and white children after surgery, found a new, small study in which Latino children received 30 percent less opioid analgesics (morphine or morphine-like drugs) than white children did…
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Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced that the company has donated nearly $900,000 in medical devices and surgical supplies to help meet urgent medical needs in Haiti. In response to numerous spine and crush injuries, the company provided spinal surgical implants such as rods, hooks and screws to treat spinal fractures, facilitate spinal fusion and stabilize and strengthen the spine…
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A medication previously studied in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (latrepirdine) appears well tolerated and may improve thinking, learning and memory skills among individuals with Huntington’s disease, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
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Nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous acid to produce dangerous carcinogens. This new potential health hazard was revealed in a multi-institutional study led by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)…
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APCER Pharma announced that LPC Pharma Group is outsourcing its http://www.pharmacovigilance/drug safety operations to APCER. APCER is a leading global provider of comprehensive drug safety, regulatory services and risk management programs for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and consumer products companies…
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