BioSpace News Archive

BioForest

Red Cross Trains 1 Million Children to Prepare for Disasters through The Pillowcase Project

Empowered students are using what they learned in the American Red Cross program to save lives

June 7, 2018
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2 min read
BioCapital

ONDCP, Truth Initiative and the Ad Council Join Forces on National Effort to Fight Opioid Misuse Among America’s Youth and Young Adults

Leading Media Partners and Digital Platforms to Support ‘The Truth About Opioids’ Campaign

June 7, 2018
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6 min read
Policy

Notice to the media - Minister Duncan to deliver remarks for Sport Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada at the Canadian Sport Concussion Workshop

Notice to the media - Minister Duncan to deliver remarks for Sport Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada at the Canadian Sport Concussion Workshop

June 7, 2018
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1 min read
Genetown

Red Sox Join Fight to Cure Alzheimer’s Disease

Team hosted researchers, supporters and others associated with Cure Alzheimer’s Fund at June 5th game with Detroit Tigers

June 7, 2018
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2 min read
BioMidwest

UnitedHealthcare Donates Drug Disposal Kits to Local Health Clinics and Physicians to Help People Safely Dispose of Unused Opioids

UnitedHealthcare is working with Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and local care providers to confront the opioid epidemic by donating 10,000 opioid disposal kits to the Montgomery County Opiate Taskforce and Kettering Medical Center.

June 7, 2018
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4 min read
Policy

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey results and ongoing FDA efforts to protect youth from the dangers of nicotine and tobacco products

We’re encouraged by declines in overall youth tobacco use over the last several years reflected in the 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey.

June 7, 2018
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6 min read
Pharm Country

March of Dimes: Blood Test May Identify Pregnant Women At Risk Of Premature Birth

Results Published in Science Also Show Blood Test May Predict Gestational Age as Accurately as Ultrasound

June 7, 2018
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3 min read
Drug Development

KaNDy Therapeutics Announces Positive Clinical Data with Lead Candidate NT-814 for the Treatment of Symptoms of the Menopause

Phase Ib/IIa data showed rapid and highly significant reductions in the frequency and severity of hot flashes and the number of night time awakenings

June 7, 2018
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4 min read
Business

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Patient Honored by FedEx Express at 7th Annual Purple Eagle Ceremony

For the seventh consecutive year, a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient’s name will be displayed on a FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX) Cessna Caravan airplane as part of the Purple Eagle program

June 7, 2018
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4 min read
Drug Development

Lipocine Announces Dosing in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Study for TLANDO™

Lipocine Inc. announced the dosing of the first subject in the ambulatory blood pressure clinical study for TLANDO

June 7, 2018
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3 min read