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The London 2012 Olympic are the greenest ever
As reported by the BBC, THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR A SUSTAINABLE LONDON 2012, has announced that London 2012 has been the greenest Olympics ever. The commission said that the recycling programmes and rege...
Grapefruit juice can help lower the dosage of cancer drugs needed
As reported by WORLDPHARMANEWS, results of a clinical trial have showed that a glass a day of grapefruit juice lets patients derive the same benefits from an anti-cancer drug as they would get from more than th...
Icon plans to open a Translational Medicine Research Centre in Manchester
PHARMATIMES has reported that ICON has announced plans to further expand its UK hospital-based presence on the Manchester Royal Infirmary Campus by opening a Translational Medicine Research Centre. ICON has s...
Scotland is attracting international renewable energy investment
SCOTTISH DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL has reported that Scotland’s growing reputation for the development of pioneering wind, wave and tidal renewable technologies is attracting many major global companies t...
AstraZeneca with Assay Depot launch a virtual laboratory
PHARMATIMES have reported that ASTRA ZENECA and ASSAY DEPOT have launched a new virtual laboratory which will allow the scientist to work from a laptop. Assay Depot can be compared to Amazon.com but for indus...
Eli Lilly assists research into Hypoglycemia aware dogs
As reported by PHARMIWEB, researchers from ELI LILLY in June began research to better understand why dogs are able to sense severe blood sugar events in their owners and to identify the compound or compounds th...
Novartis' Afinitor breast cancer treatment receives EU approval
As reported by PHARMA TIMES, NOVARTIS’SAfinitor has now been approved in Europe as a treatment for advanced breast cancer. The European Commission has approved Afinitor (everolimus) for use in combinati...
Olympic Team GB work with scientists on gene tests for injuries
As reported by the BBC, Scientists behind Olympic Team GB are working on genetic tests to understand why some athletes are prone to injury Scientists at the INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE AT UNIVE...
Free flu vaccinations for all children in the UK using AZ's Fluenz
THE BBC has reported that the UK GOVERNMENT have announced that children between the ages of two to17-year-olds in the UK are to be offered annual flu vaccinations free of charge. This will be the first initi...
GSK buys long term partner Human Genome Science
REUTERS have reported that GLAXOSMITHKLINE is to acquire its long-time partner HUMAN GENOME SCIENCE for £1.92 billion pounds. This new acquisition will fit in well with with GSK's long-term strategy of ...
