Petition Seeking a Cancer Warning on Cosmetic Talc Powder Products
CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On May 13, 2008, the Cancer Prevention Coalition, endorsed by leading national authorities, submitted this Petition to the FDA. This updates scientific information detailed in a November 17, 1994, Citizen Petition which was denied by the FDA. It also ...Grape powder blocks genes linked to colon cancer
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 14, 2007 Low doses of freeze-dried grape powder inhibit genes linked to the development of sporadic colorectal cancer, University of California, Irvine cancer researchers found. The study suggests that a diet rich in grapes may help prevent the third most common form of ca...Talcum Powder Curbs Lung Tumor Risk
GAINESVILLE, Fla. University of Florida researchers report the talcum powder stunts growth of metastatic lung tumors by cutting the flow of blood .The talc stimulates healthy cells to produce endostatin, a hormone considered the magic bullet for treating metastatic lung cancer. The UF researchers...New Powder Speeds Healing of Difficult Foot Wounds
Study Discussed at the American Podiatric Medical Association's 97th Annual Scientific Meeting BETHESDA, Md., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Foot complications, such as open wounds and ulcers, can be one of the most difficult ailments for a podiatrist to treat. However...Data Show Aerovance's Aerovant(TM) Inhalation Powder is Well Tolerated in Asthma Patients
BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Aerovance Inc. today reported pharmacokinetic (PK) and safety data from a Phase I trial of its Aerovant inhalation powder that demonstrate good tolerability with no evidence of local irritancy following asthma patients' inhalation of a single 10 mg dose...Sosei and Vectura Announce Start of Phase III Clinical Study With NVA237
...with NVA237, a once-daily, long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). NVA237 is a dry powder formulation for oral inhalation of glycopyrronium bromide, a LAMA with a rapid onset of activity. The study has now appeared on clinicaltrials.gov and...ProFibrix Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial of its Lead Topical Hemostat Product Fibrocaps(TM)
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Description:... The Infinity Urea (Nitrogen) powder reagent once reconstituted offers the laboratory all the convenience of sin...lt turnaround time. The patented technology of the Infinity Urea (Nitrogen) powder reagent provides a long shelf life and stability once reconstituted that wi...State fund advances titanium powder research, 9 other Iowa State projects
AMES, Iowa A research team led by Iver Anderson is developing a cheaper and better way to make a titanium alloy powder that can be used to manufacture artificial joints. That could mean titanium joints, which can resist corrosion for the lifetime of a patient, could be affordable enough to re...Carbon nanoparticles toxic to adult fruit flies but benign to young
...n a control test tube and test tubes containing four different types of carbon nanoparticles corresponding with their commercial uses carbon black (a powder much like printer toner), C60 (spherical molecules known as carbon buckyballs, named for Buckminster Fuller's geodesic designs), single-walled carbon ...Early detection and quick response are key to defense against anthrax attack
...rax attack scenarios typically involve the release of one kilogram of weaponized anthrax from a small airplane flying over a major city. The invisible powder could be inhaled by thousands or hundreds of thousands, who would start becoming sick anywhere from 24 hours to a week or more after the attack. With ...New advance in revolutionary 'bullet fingerprinting' technique
...l process and even if it only leads to small increase in success rate, then that would be significant. "Previous recovery methods include applying powder to the material which can actually damage the evidence. This new technique promotes a naturally occurring process which does not involve adding anythi...American Chemical Society's Weekly Presspac -- June 17, 2009
...mpared emissions between traditional and improved stoves using either raw (unprocessed) coal chunks or coal briquettes. The briquettes consist of coal powder and clay and are molded into multihole columns. They found that burning briquettes in well-ventilated stoves dramatically reduced black carbon emissio...CU-Boulder study shows Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years ago
...region today have a long tradition of cutting manioc roots into small chunks, drying them eight days, then grinding the chunks into a fine, flour-like powder known as almidn. Almidn can be stored almost indefinitely, and traditionally was used by indigenous people in the region for making tamales and torti...GelVac(TM) Nasal Powder H5N1 (Bird Flu) Influenza Vaccine Passes Preclinical Toxicology Studies
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'Room Temp' Technology Builds on Consumer Appeal and Tactical Importance of Needle-less Vaccinations IRVING, Texas, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An experimental drug delivery technology from the DelSite Biotechnologies subsidiary of Carrington Laboratories, Inc. (OTC ...Aktiv-Dry Awarded Research Grant to Explore Inhalable siRNA Dry Powder Targeting RSV
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Aktiv-Dry LLC has been awarded an SBIR research grant from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to explore the formulation of certain siRNA products as inhalable dry powders that might eventually be used to treat pulmonary disorders such a...Rat Complement Lyophilized Powder from Equitech-Bio
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