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LegitScript, the global leader in merchant and product certification and monitoring in the e-commerce and payment sectors, has launched a new certification program for legally compliant CBD products and websites

“I work in the optical industry and the biggest concern is bad light from phones, tablets and computers,” said an inventor from San Diego, California. “Since protection is offered for the light in glasses I felt this concept should be adapted to all devices.”

The global electroretinograph market is expected to post a CAGR close to 7% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced the completion of its sale of its Xiidra® (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5% product to Novartis for $3.4 billion upfront in cash and up to an additional $1.9 billion in potential milestone payments.

Riders can use the code “BlueCross4" in the Bluebikes app to access free Bluebikes rides all day courtesy of Blue Cross, the title sponsor of Metro Boston’s publicly-owned bike share system

A simple saliva swab may provide an accurate way of detecting Parkinson’s disease in its earliest stages, according to a study just published in the journal Plos One

Smithers Avanza, a contract research organization (CRO) supporting the pharmaceutical industry, announced that it has appointed Mr. Frank M. Rotella as Director of Operations at its New Jersey facility

Ohio-based Equitas Health and Dallas-based Prism Health North Texas (PHNTX) announced today a new partnership that forms an integrated care model that will serve to further address challenges patients in North Texas experience when needing access to expensive life-saving prescription drugs like those used to treat HIV infection.

Bureau Veritas, a world-leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services, today announced it has divested its Consulting business unit providing health, safety and environmental consulting services in North America (HSE Consulting), to Apex Companies, LLC (Apex), a North American leader in HSE services.

Cancer cells use a bizarre strategy to reproduce in a tumor’s low-energy environment; they mutilate their own mitochondria! Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) also know how this occurs, offering a promising new target for pancreatic cancer therapies.