News tagged with medical products

Poll finds concerns about pace of medical and health research

Nearly three-quarters of Americans are confident in our system for reviewing the effectiveness and safety of new medicines and medical devices, yet 41% say it takes too long to approve a drug and allow it to be sold to consumers. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children's liquid cold, allergy medicine recalled

(AP) -- More than 40 over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medications are being recalled in the United States and 11 other countries because they don't meet quality standards.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kidney damage in 12 percent of Chinese children exposed to melamine-contaminated dairy products

While the majority of children who were affected by consuming toxic melamine-contaminated products in China recovered, kidney abnormalities remained in 12% of the affected children, according to an article in CMAJ (Canad ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U.S. faces widening information gap on nanotechnology

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Google, Yahoo call for expanded online drug ads

(AP) -- Google, Yahoo and other Web companies joined the pharmaceutical industry Thursday in urging federal regulators to make it easier to pitch drugs in online advertisements.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Singapore scientists license lab-in-a-cartridge

Rapid, easy and affordable tests for cancer and avian flu and other infectious diseases move a step closer to patients as DYAMED Biotech Pte Ltd licenses a unique all-in-one automated diagnostic system called MicroKit from ...

Chemistry /

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0