NIH teams with industry to develop treatments for Niemann-Pick Type C disease
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Washington, DC - Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have entered into an agreement with biotechnology company Vtesse, Inc., of Gaithersburg, Maryland, to develop treatments for Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) and other lysosomal storage disorders.
California Firm Recalls Boneless Beef Products Imported Without Benefit of Inspection
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Torrance, California - Jinon Corporation, dba Nijiya Market, a Torrance, California establishment, is recalling approximately 359 pounds of frozen boneless beef products produced in Japan that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Without the benefit of full inspection, a possibility of adverse health consequences exists.
California’s stem cell agency officially launches CIRM 2.0
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San Francisco, California - “Our mission is to accelerate the development of stem cell therapies for patients with unmet medical needs. Today, in officially launching the first three programs under CIRM 2.0, we have boldly reaffirmed our commitment to continuously seek new and innovative ways to better serve that mission,” says Dr. C. Randal Mills, the President and CEO of CIRM, California’s stem cell agency.
Patient Readmission Forecaster from Xerox Uses Data Analytics to Help Hospitals Control Costs
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Norwalk, Connecticut - Hospitals with high Medicare patient readmission rates have just under six months to ramp up their reduction efforts and avoid stiffer financial penalties for patient readmissions. To help, Midas+, A Xerox Company, has developed a powerful, almost 100 percent accurate data-driven solution that estimates excessive readmission rates and the associated financial penalties for two fiscal years in the future.
Alcohol poisoning kills six people in the US each day
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Washington, DC - More than 2,200 people die from alcohol poisoning each year in the United States - an average of six deaths each day - according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Symic Biomedical secures $15 million in Series A financing
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San Francisco, California - Symic Biomedical announced today that the company has secured $15 million in Series A financing. This financing will support the company's ongoing development of its novel therapeutics and advancement of its two lead programs into clinical trials.
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