Since 2008, the sales of ribose as an energy supplement increased by over 85%. This in conjunction with $9 billion sales of functional energy drinks in 2011 suggests that demand has never been higher for ingredients with a wide array of applications in functional food and beverage industries. Enter Bioenergy Ribose – the Superior Energy [...]
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Mead Johnson Nutrition was notified today by the United States Food & Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control that health inspectors have completed their testing on all formula samples collected from the company. These tests confirmed that the Mead Johnson products were safe, and no presence of Cronobacter was detected.
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Researchers have identified a number of nutrient biomarker patterns in blood that are associated with cognitive function and brain volume in older adults. Medscape Medical News
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The recent recommendation against PSA screening from the USPSTF did not get it quite right, and cannot go uncontested, say experts. Medscape Medical News
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(MedPage Today) — Conversations with … is a series of exclusive video interviews with leaders of medical research and policy. In this segment, Editor-at-Large George Lundberg, MD, discusses the role of laboratory professionals around the world with Michael Oellerich, MD, president of the World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — It was a slow healthcare news week in Washington as most of the key players were out of town, but a few nuggets emerged, including a Department of Health and Human Services announcement of Medicaid bonus payments for states, and a foe-turned-supporter of Pres. Obama’s healthcare overhaul announcing his retirement from [...]
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(MedPage Today) — As part of the Year in Review series, MedPage Today reporters are revisiting major news stories and following up with an analysis of the impact of the original report, as well as subsequent news generated by the initial publication. Here’s what’s happened on the human gene patent front since we published the [...]
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(MedPage Today) — Our Year in Review series highlights the major medical news stories of 2011. The controversy over whether human genes can be patented was one of the compelling topics that made headlines during the year and here, again, is the original article, published on July 29. In a companion article, you’ll find out [...]
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(MedPage Today) — Among responders to the World Trade Center disaster, there appears to be a relationship between respiratory problems and posttraumatic stress disorder, researchers found.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Doctors opting out of Medicare, fraudulent Medicare claims, and erroneous Medicare payments for erectile dysfunction drugs are just a few of the issues the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General will be looking into in 2012.
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