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Hillary Clinton's selection to serve as Barack Obama's secretary of State follows her strong race for the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nomination against him.
NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue.
Squeezed credit markets have reigned in spending at San Diego’s small and midsized biotech companies, many of which have less than a year’s worth of cash on hand to keep operations running.
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators are concerned about the risk of patients contracting viruses from pig glands used to make Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc's pancreatic enzyme product Creon, according to documents released on Friday.
Source: Reuters (Recasts first paragraph, adds virus details, Creon revenues) By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators are concerned about the risk of patients contracting viruses ...
(Recasts first paragraph, adds virus details, Creon revenues)
Scientists have learned to customize a key human enzyme responsible for producing heparin, opening the door to a more effective synthetic anticoagulant as well as treatments for other conditions.
The blood-thinning drug heparin is highly effective when used to prevent and treat blood clots in veins, arteries and lungs, but earlier this year its reputation as a lifesaver was sullied when contaminated heparin products caused serious allergic reactions that led to a large number of deaths.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have learned to customize a key human enzyme responsible for producing heparin, opening the door to a more effective synthetic anticoagulant as well as treatments for other conditions. Jian Liu, Ph.D.
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