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June 11 2007
Canada's first hospital-based HPV vaccine clinic to open The first HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine Clinic based in a Canadian hospital opens its doors. The Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre clinic is located at 76 Grenville Street, and will provide vaccinations, education and counseling for women in order to help reduce the spread of the sexually transmitted HPV infection and ultimately the possible onset of cervical cancer.
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May 28 2007
ART introduces its newest device for drug development Canadian medical device company Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (ART) announces the release of its newest in vivo optical molecular imaging device for drug development.
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October 03 2006
Licence Approval Clears European Road for Perceptronix Health Canada has issued Perceptronix Medical Inc. a Class III in vitro diagnostic device licence for its ClearSign Sputum Test for the detection of early lung cancer, paving the way to market the test service in Canada
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October 02 2006
PainCeptor Pharma expands intellectual property portfolio PainCeptor Pharma Corp has announced four new patent awards for its lead drug development programs in pain therapeutics.
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March 02 2006
New Device Could Extend Viability of Blood Platelets Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) (Vancouver, BC) have created a new instrument designed to both improve and increase the supply of viable, life-saving blood platelets.
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February 06 2006
Potential Hepatitis C Vaccine Developed Canadian investigators have achieved a first in vaccine research with the recent development of a vaccine candidate for hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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February 06 2006
Medication Reduces Defibrillator Pain Implanted defibrillators save lives, but they can also be a real pain in the heart.
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November 01 2005
FDA Approves Two Cancer Drugs Two colorectal cancer drugs have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Rockville, MD) in recent weeks.
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October 05 2005
Researcher Awarded $6M to Study Crop Genomics Canadians are used to dealing with bitter cold - but how do our crops stand up to the harsh winters?
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October 04 2005
FDA Approval Granted for PET Scan Drug Manufacturing approval for a popular radiopharmaceutical used in positron emission tomography (PET) scans has been granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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October 04 2005
Nightly Treatments Could Improve Heart Disease in Dialysis Patients Dialysis patients who receive treatments while they sleep will not only get a good night's rest, but could also improve their cardiovascular health, according to a new study by the Toronto General Hospital of the University Health Network (Toronto, ON).
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September 27 2005
Cell Line Research Could Yield New Diabetes Therapy Researchers have taken an important step towards a promising new treatment for Type 1 diabetes.
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September 13 2005
"Ephedra-free" Supplements May Have Harmful Health Effects People taking ephedra-free dietary supplements to aid weight loss may be risking their health, according to a new study by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) (San Francisco, CA).
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August 29 2005
Cancer Vaccine Efforts Get a Boost Researchers have uncovered a group of ligands that could improve the success rates of a cancer vaccine.
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August 08 2005
Toronto Firm Ships First Rapid West Nile Virus Test The first shipment of the new WNV IgM STATus(tm) rapid assay, designed for speedy detection of the West Nile virus, has been shipped out for use in a consumer preference program.
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June 07 2005
Key Stem Cell Safety Test Passed A major obstacle to the safe cultivation of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) in a lab setting has been overcome, according to a recent study from the University of Cambridge (Cambridge, U.K.).
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May 25 2005
Possible Solution Found to Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Hyaluronan, a polysaccharide thought to play an inert, structural role in cells, may be the key to combating multidrug resistance in breast cancer.
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May 17 2005
Insulin May Trigger Type I Diabetes A new study has revealed that insulin may be the target of immune T-cells in Type I diabetes patients.
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March 22 2005
Cancer Gene Discovery Could Lead to Better Diagnosis, Treatment The recent identification of let-7, a microRNA associated with lung cancer, may lead to new possibilities in prognosis and treatment of the disease.
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November 20 2004
Dealing with Diabetes In conjunction with World Diabetes Day on November 14th, the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) (Toronto, ON) announced that it is spending $5.8 million this year on projects with 114 research teams across the country.
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November 07 2004
Contraceptive Pill May Lower Female Heart Disease Risk There's new evidence that taking the contraceptive pill may cut women's risk of developing heart disease.
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October 23 2004
MRIs Offer Diagnostic Edge in Brain Hemorrhage Detection The practice of detecting brain hemorrhage in patients with acute stroke symptoms may have a new technology in its arsenal.
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October 04 2004
APIs Take Centre Stage at Joint CVG/TPD Convention and Exhibition By Deborah Komlos Creating successful drug candidates requires a thorough understanding of the key pharma ingredients on which they are based.
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September 20 2004
One-day Breast Cancer Treatment Radiation treatment that allows patients to return to their normal routine within hours, without side-effects?
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July 27 2004
New Anti-inflammatory Drug Discovered at U of S A new drug discovered by University of Saskatchewan (U of S) (Saskatoon, SK) researchers may help treat inflammatory diseases.
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July 19 2004
High Throughput Method for Meat Spoilage Analysis: SPME with CombiPAL Automation BY SUSANNA WONG, JOHN O'REILLY, PHD AND JANUSZ PAWLISZYN, PHD Food and beverage manufacturers continually strive to extend the shelf life of their products. The storage time is often limited by the release of off-flavours and off-odours generated through degradation of the food as it ages.
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June 16 2004
To Grasp the Cord By Deborah Komlos Spinal cord injury research in Canada seeks improved basic understanding and successful regenerative, repair and diagnostic methodologies
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June 14 2004
Cloned Cows May be BSE-free BSE-free cows are coming, say researchers from Japan and the U.S., who anticipate birth of the calves early next year.
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April 12 2004
Discovery for Rett Syndrome to Spur Diagnostic Test A new molecular test may soon detect Rett syndrome, thanks to a discovery that has revealed a new form of the disease gene associated with the neurological disorder.
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March 15 2004
New Therapy Promising for Eye Disease For those suffering from uveitis - a potentially blinding eye disease - a new therapy may soon provide better quality of life and treatment options.
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March 15 2004
Pill Tackles Obesity and Smoking Promising findings for the drug rimonabant - recently presented at the meeting of the American College of Cardiology (Bethesda, MD) in New Orleans, La. - show the drug was successful at treating both obesity and smoking in a recent study.
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February 16 2004
Ambitious Biopharma FRANCESCO BELLINI'S CURRENT TO-DO LIST INCLUDES CONQUERING ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND CREATING A NEW MODEL FOR CANADIAN BIOTECHS
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January 26 2004
Combination Treatment Approaches Investigated for Alzheimer's Disease There's much current thinking and research on the go about a disease that slowly eats away at the brain and is projected to become an increasingly common health concern during the next few decades.
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January 19 2004
Depression Treatment Improved Through Research Everyone feels depressed now and then, particularly in the cold, dark months of winter.
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November 01 2003
Formulation and Instability of Biotechnology Products The development of pharmaceutical products made through the use of biotechnology has significantly affected the development of processes for purification, formulation and stabilization.
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October 01 2003
Building Blockbuster Potential New life for old molecules
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October 01 2003
Demonstrating Value for Money of Biopharmaceuticals Health economics, regulation and reimbursement worldwide
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May 01 2003
Ingenious Devices Dr. William Hunter has led Angiotech into the big leagues
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March 01 2003
Traversing Dimensional Boundaries - Behind the Screen to On the Shelf Virtual-cell projects offer promise of advancing drug development
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February 01 2003
Cancer Drug Ingenuity - New Source, New Drug, New Issue A small Canadian firm's journey from independent, successful startup to struggle for subsistence
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February 01 2003
Pursuing the Prostate New approaches to a challenging cancer
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