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S.Korea quietly steps up GMO corn imports for food - Forbes
SEOUL, July 1 (Reuters) - South Korea may import more than twice as much genetically modified corn for food use as expected this year as starch firms quietly stepped up buying after their first batch in May, a government source said on Tuesday. South
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Illinois Man Arrested for Extremely Poisonous Puffer Fish Toxin - FOX News
LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. — A suburban Chicago man was charged Monday with possessing an illegal toxin found in puffer fish. Edward Bachner, 35, was charged with one count of illegal possession of tetrodotoxin, a felony. He was being held in federal
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Labopharm Receives Response from FDA Regarding its Once-Daily Tramadol - MSN MoneyCentral
LAVAL, QC, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS) today announced that the Company has received a response from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its most recent appeal of the decision in the
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Introgen seeks FDA approval for 'groundbreaking' cancer drug - Austin American-Statesman
An Austin biotechnology company on Monday became the first to apply for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a gene therapy drug to treat recurring head and neck cancers. But it could be early 2009, at best, before Introgen Therapeutics Inc
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UPDATE 1-UCB seeks go-ahead for Cimzia on arthritis - Reuters
BRUSSELS, July 1 (Reuters) - Belgian pharmaceutical group UCB (UCB.BR: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) said on Tuesday it had filed with European authorities for approval of its Cimzia drug as a treatment for adults with moderate to severe
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UPDATE 1-S.Korea quietly steps up GMO corn imports for food - Reuters
SEOUL, July 1 (Reuters) - South Korea may import more than twice as much genetically modified corn for food use as expected this year as starch firms quietly stepped up buying after their first batch in May, a government source said on Tuesday. South
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New TB test identifies drug resistance faster - Morris County Daily Record
Rapid DNA tests that can save thousands of lives by cutting delays in diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis from two months to two days will be rolled out in 16 countries fighting twin epidemics of HIV and TB, health officials said Monday. Current
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