Penn State Chemist Identifies New Lime Aroma Component
...e human nose is the most sensitive detector on the market tomeasure aroma intensities. "We take very simple combinations of only two or three compounds foundin lime oil and have the students sniff them and describe what they smell," sheexplains. "We then dilute the mixtures to find out whether the a......cence gives Glaxo Wellcome the right to developand market zanamivir worldwide. The first application to market the product was made in Australia at the end ofMarch 1998. Regulatory submissions for zanamivir, to......e risk that theCompany will not obtain approval to market its products. Note: Maxamine®, Maxamine Therapy®, MaxVax®, and the Maxim logo are trademarksof the Company....MIT Microchip Releases Chemicals On Demand
...elivery. Most implants and patches currently onthe market deliver drugs continuously over time; the new chip would "allow youto control not only the amount of drug released, but also the exact time ofdelivery," Mr. Santini said. For example, some infertility treatments requirewearing a small pump that deliv...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...ations more closely. In theory, italso could allow market forces to protect patients." Financial incentives ...t problem. The authors recommend that HCFA use its market power to promote the developmentof better outcome measures. When awarding contracts, for example, it...Society Of Actuaries Issues Proceedings From Symposium, 'Managed Care In A Time Of Transition'
...Insurance Corporation Debra L. Lowry, director of market performance appraisal, KaiserPermanente Diana L. Murray, senior manager of group insurance plans, Sara LeeCorporation James Murphy, F.S.A., national leader, health and welfare actuarialservices. Howard Johnson & Company Copies of the monog......l, and best image and reputation. "The Los Angeles market has a number ofoutstanding facilities, but clearly in the consumers' minds Cedars-Sinai isthought of as being at the top of the list," says Phil Richmond, spokesman forNational Research Corporation, headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. "In oursurveys ...Far Few Drugs Are Tested On Children
...d that can now be produced by any company. Without market exclusivity, therewould be no financial incentive for the original patent holders to do trials inchildren. Despite the lack of legislation in Britain, there is momentum forchange. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is producing...Preliminary Study Proves Centuries Of Herbalists Right About Echinacea
...o "enhance" or "boost" a bodily function. With the market flooded with herbs and botanicals making claims, the NIHhas emphasized research to determine if the substances do what they claimto do. "Echinacea has been alleged to help cure the common cold. People have feltthat it shortens the duration of colds, ...Canada's Most Powerful Supercomputer Now At Sick Kids
...ob that would take the fastest PC currently on the market three months tocomplete will take just a few minutes on the Origin 2000. "We will use the Origin 2000 initially for research in two key areas: searchingfor similarities in gene sequences and developing three-dimensional models ofhuman proteins, the p...Improved Ritalin™ Offers Smaller Doses And Fewer Side Effects
...ren, Ritalin has an approximate $500million annual market in the U.S. Estimates vary on the number of youngsterstaking the drug, but published reports in the scientific literature indicatethatpossibly as many as three percent of the country's elementary and secondarystudents, about 1.5 million, are prescri...New Book Says Cross-Train Your Brain To Increase Mental Function
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... absorption of several importantmedications on the market by decreasing levels of an intestinal enzyme, known asCYP3A4, that would otherwise breakdown drug molecules before they reach theblood stream. These drugs include antihypertensive calcium channel blockers(i.e., felodipine, Plendil and HIV-protease in...Vaccine Against Melanoma Proves Successful For Patients With Disease Spread To Two Lymph Node Areas
...n AVAX willask the FDA for approval to allow it to market the vaccine. Malignant melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in the United Statesand is the fifth most common cancer among Americans. According to the AmericanCancer Society, more than 40,000 new cases will be diagnosed in 1999; more than7,...Cordis Cardiology Introduces The MINI Crown Stent
...nced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to market its new MINI Crown stent (the MINI) specifically engineered for smaller coronary vessels (lumen diameters from 3.25 mm to as small as 2.25 mm). Cordis Cardiology is a unit of Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company. According to David O. W...AVANT Atherosclerosis Vaccine Raises HDL, Reduces Atherosclerosis In Vaccinated Animals
...sease. In addition, such a vaccine mightexpand the market for cholesterol-lowering therapies to people at somewhat lowerhealth risk, for whom cholesterol-lowering drugs are not presently employed." Atherosclerosis is a progressive condition leading to arterial blockage andreduced blood flow by fatty deposit...USC Historian Sifts World's Oldest Printed Medical Books For Clues To Riddle Of Gender
...ith a line of healthbooks aimed expressly at a new market of literate women. Also noteworthy was the woman physician Tan Yunxian (1461- 1554), granddaughterof a well-known physician who had married the daughter of another famous doctor.The young Tan later recalled reciting poems for her grandfather, who "la......olled diabetes. Immunex and Wyeth-Ayerst market ENBREL in North America. OtherWyeth-Ayerst affiliates will market ENBREL outside of North America. Additionalinformation about ENBREL, including full prescribing inf...Semiconductor Plants May Be A Danger To The Health Of Employees
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