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Affymetrix Announces New Cost-effective Product for Standardizing Drug - Genetic Engineering News
Affymetrix, Inc. ( Nasdaq:AFFX ) today announced the DMET ™ Plus Premier Pack, the most comprehensive method for standardizing drug metabolism studies. The DMET (Drug Metabolism Enzymes and Transporters) Plus Panel features the most biologically
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Test Drug Does Well Against Hospital Infection - Herald Tribune
A new antibiotic being developed by a small San Diego company fared well in a clinical trial, holding promise in treating an intestinal superbug that is commonly spread in hospitals and is becoming more deadly. In the trial, the drug developed by
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Food poisoned patients recovering in east China - Xinhua News Agency
JIAXING, Zhejiang, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Forty-three people sickened in a suspected food poisoning incident left hospitals in Zhejiang Province Tuesday as their situation improved. The other 17 patients, who were kept under medical observation, may
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Food Retail Profile of Brazil Presents Competitive Analysis of the - PR Inside
- Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c46657/food_retail_profil ) has announced the addition of the "Food Retail Profile of Brazil" report to their offering. Food retail sector of a country comprises primarily of hyper
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Court weighs amputee's case; limits on drug suits - Boston Globe
WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court appeared likely Monday to decide an amputee's lawsuit against a drug maker based on how much federal regulators knew about an anti-nausea drug's risks in the event of a botched injection. Several justices indicated
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GenVec wins fast-track from FDA - Washington Business Journal
The Food and Drug Administration has put a pancreatic cancer treatment being developed by GenVec Inc. on a regulatory fast track. The Gaithersburg biotech received the fast-track designation for its TNFerade technology, which uses a DNA carrier to
Source: washington.bizjournals.com