BioSpace News Archive

RedRick Technologies Exhibiting at Upcoming Digital Pathology Association Conference.

RedRick Technologies, a provider of purpose-built ergonomic workstations for professionals, monitor mounting solutions and reading room design guidance, will be exhibiting at the upcoming Digital Pathology Association’s Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida from October 18 - 20.

September 25, 2019
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2 min read
Pharm Country

Aleve® Demonstrates More Pain Relief Than Acetaminophen for Menstrual Cramps, Study Shows

Bayer today announced data demonstrating that a single maximum non-prescription dose of Aleve® (naproxen sodium) provided more pain relief over 12 hours than acetaminophen for menstrual cramps due to primary dysmenorrhea

September 25, 2019
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6 min read
Pharm Country

New Medical Ideas Have Played A Major Role In U.S. Cancer Survival Rates And Mortality Decline

The arrival of new medical ideas played a major role in the long-run increase in US cancer survival rates according to research by Columbia Business School Professor Frank Lichtenberg.

September 25, 2019
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3 min read
BioMidwest

AbbVie Announces Public Voting Open for the 2019 AbbVie CF Scholarship Thriving Student Awards, Given to Two Exceptional Students Living with Cystic Fibrosis

AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, today announced the start of its public voting period for the 2019 Thriving Undergraduate and Thriving Graduate Scholarship.

September 25, 2019
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5 min read
Business

Allen Institute Announces 2019 Next Generation Leaders

Six early-career neuroscience researchers will participate in unique advisory council

September 25, 2019
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3 min read
Biotech Beach

New Study Finds One in Four Young Adults in Los Angeles County Report Misuse of Prescription Pain Medication

A recent survey conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health found that more than 15 percent of adult residents in Los Angeles County report misuse of prescription pain medications.

September 25, 2019
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5 min read
Business

Remarks from Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D. as prepared for testimony before a U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on FDA Regulation of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Investigation of Vaping Illnesses

Working with state partners, FDA and CDC have been investigating an outbreak of severe lung injury associated with the use of vaping products.

September 25, 2019
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5 min read
Business

Gary LeRoy, MD, FAAFP, Assumes Role of President of the American Academy of Family Physicians

Gary LeRoy, MD, FAAFP, a family physician in Dayton, Ohio, today assumes the role of president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

September 25, 2019
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2 min read
Business

Kaiser Permanente and Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions Reach Agreement; Strike Threat Withdrawn

Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions have reached a Tentative Agreement on a national, 4-year collective bargaining agreement that covers 85,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente health care workers in 11 local unions.

September 25, 2019
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4 min read
BioMidwest

World’s First Three-Organoid System Opens Doors for Medical Research and Diagnosis

Organoids, grown from stem cells, are tiny 3D formations of human tissue that actually perform the functions of multiple cells types found in full-sized organs

September 25, 2019
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6 min read