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Denver Health gets $5M grant to study test for deadly superbug CRE
2015-02-22 08:36:24| Biotech - Topix.net
Denver Health Medical Center has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the antibiotic-resistant "superbug" CRE, the cause of a recent lethal outbreak spread at UCLA Medical Center by difficult-to-clean medical scopes. Denver Health and Accelerate Diagnostics were awarded the grant to develop a fast and reliable diagnostic test to detect common bacteria directly from blood - and to determine antibiotic susceptibility - all within a few hours.
Immuno-Oncology Promises Continued Wealth and Health: LifeTech Capital's Stephen Dunn
2015-02-20 23:54:20| Logistics - Topix.net
February 20, 2015 Immuno-oncology -- disabling cancer's defenses so that a patient's own immune system can seek it out and destroy it--took center stage in the drug development world in 2014. Stephen Dunn of LifeTech Capital believes that preeminence will continue in 2015, bolstered by new drug approvals, new targets and new combination immunotherapies that increase potency.
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KonaRed's CoffeeberryA Coffee Fruit Provides Cognitive Health Benefits
2015-02-20 14:50:59| Beverages - Topix.net
The article cites that the coffee fruit extract that is used in KonaRed's beverages and supplement powders has been reported to increase serum levels of certain proteins linked to mood and memory, and may provide cognitive health benefits that appeal to all demographics. in 2014, and focuses on cognitive health and CoffeeBerryA coffee fruits' potential role in brain health.
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US health panel recommends diet rich in plants, fruits and grains
2015-02-20 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
A US panel has suggested that Americans should eat a diet rich in plants, fruits and grains as it is healthier and has a lower impact on the environment.
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CVS warns new cholesterol drugs could break the health care bank
2015-02-18 19:43:30| Biotech - Topix.net
CVS Health on Monday warned that costs of a potent new class of cholesterol treatments and other specialty drugs in development could eclipse those of expensive new medicines and overwhelm the health care system "if rigid cost control mechanisms are not put in place." CVS, the second largest U.S. pharmacy benefit manager which negotiates drug prices for 65 million people through contracts with employers and health plans, noted that two of the new injectable cholesterol fighters - called PCSK9 inhibitors - could be approved by mid-2015 and likely each cost $7,000 to $12,000 a year.
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