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FDA approved iPhone EKG machine
This $200 iPhone Case Is An FDA-Approved EKG Machine Co.Design, huffingtonpost.com Most iPhone cases just protect your phone from drops. If you’re getting fancy, it may have a fisheye camera lens or a screen-printed back. But what about diagnosing coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, or congenital heart defects? The… http://flip.it/tkpwY Related articles EPI Life: World's first … Continue reading FDA approved iPhone EKG machine
Gatorade contains flame retardant according to petition
Petition Claims Ingredient In Gatorade Is A Flame Retardant, Unsafe For Consumption Mary Beth Quirk, consumerist.com (Clean Wal-Mart)Gatorade is under fire from a new consumer petition claiming that the company’s beverage contains an unhealthy ingredient, brominated vegetable oil (or BVO), that was developed as a flame retardant. Opponents of the emulsifier, whi… Related articles Top … Continue reading Gatorade contains flame retardant according to petition
Researchers seek new drugs through evolution and local plant lore
Researchers seek new drugs through evolution and local plant lore John Timmer, arstechnica.com Some of the most successful drugs we know about have come from plants, including the cancer drug Taxol, the malarial treatment artemisinin, and even aspirin. The latter two were identified because of their use in herbal remedies that… http://flpbd.it/IKidw Related articles Drug … Continue reading Researchers seek new drugs through evolution and local plant lore
How Sanofi Is Writing The Social Media Rules For Big Pharma
How Sanofi Is Writing The Social Media Rules For Big Pharma Without Running Afoul Of The FDA By Ben Paynter, fastcompany.com The biggest challenge to treating patients with diabetes isn’t doling out medications, it’s making sure that people control their habits. Poor diet and lack of exercise generally create complications with the disease. To combat … Continue reading How Sanofi Is Writing The Social Media Rules For Big Pharma
Personal genetics company seeks regulatory approval
Personal genetics company seeks regulatory approval Monya Baker, nature.com Personal genetics company 23andMe announced Monday that it was seeking FDA approval for an initial batch of seven health-related tests with scores more to follow. 23andMe, based in Mountain View, California, markets genetics test… http://flpbd.it/usMr0 Related articles 23andMe's Tools Help Solve Ancestry Mystery (23andme.com) One Million … Continue reading Personal genetics company seeks regulatory approval
Biotechs engineer ancient organisms and speed product development
New Boston biotech companies such as Ginkgo BioWorks, Cambrian Innovation, and Manus Biosynthesis are tapping into ancient organisms and new IT capabilities to produce new solutions that are environmentally clean, US based, and fast with as little as 6 month product development life cycles. Gingko notes that 1/4 of their employees are software developers and … Continue reading Biotechs engineer ancient organisms and speed product development
IIR ePharma Summit
I've been a speaker a these conferences and they do a good job of covering new developments in life science and social media. IIR USA - Events Deliver Business. Related articles Viva the Healthcare (Social) Revolution! (gigipeterkin.com) Profiles of Drug Companies "Doing it Right": AstraZeneca (medmeme.com) #ePharma Annual Summit: leveraging innovative digital marketing strategies (pharmastrategyblog.com) … Continue reading IIR ePharma Summit
To improve drug safety, FDA should check its mixed-up files
This is really kind of sad...To improve drug safety, FDA should check its mixed-up files - The Boston Globe. Related articles FDA Issues New Cautionary Guidelines for Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, Parker Waichman LLP Reports (prweb.com) DrugRisk Announces Updated Information on Mirena Lawsuits (prweb.com) FDA's Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food and Current … Continue reading To improve drug safety, FDA should check its mixed-up files
FDA final rule on safety info, but still no word on social media
FDA issues final rule on safety information during clinical trials This is an interesting announcement and reveals to me the fact that the FDA is coming to grips with the fact that the current process for reporting adverse events needs an overhaul including refining what qualifies as an AE and how they are reported. I … Continue reading FDA final rule on safety info, but still no word on social media
Dvorkin Camiel Lana – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Interesting teacher on natural products at this school of pharmacy. Dvorkin Camiel Lana - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Related articles Medical Humanities: Health & Disease in Culture, Popular Culture & American Culture Associations National Conference (CfP, Conference, Washington, DC, March 2013) (medicalhumanities.wordpress.com) Wal-Mart Gets Organic Beauty (fabsugar.com) Beauty Byte: Burt's Bees Wants … Continue reading Dvorkin Camiel Lana – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
CBI Social Media Pharma Conference Videos now available from Pixels and Pills
via http://www.pixelsandpills.com More videos and tweets from the CBI social media conference by Pixels and Pills are now posted on their site. The importance of trust and authenticity in patient/professional/industry interaction thru new online channels is emphasized. CBI Social Media Tools Conference Agenda Related articles Upcoming Pharma Conferences: December 2012 (medmeme.com) Pharma Marketing to Physicians … Continue reading CBI Social Media Pharma Conference Videos now available from Pixels and Pills
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