Author: elegant
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Teva Pharm to market medical cannabis inhaler in Israel
Israel's Teva Pharmaceuticals has partnered with Tel Aviv-based Syqe Medical to market in Israel medical cannabis for pain management that is administered with an inhaler. The companies said in a statement on Monday that this is the first time the medical cannabis sector has complied with pharmaceutical standards for inhalation, which is the most efficient…
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Obama’s rough ride on health care offers lessons for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama took on the problems of a lack of access to health care and high cost, but he and Democrats paid a political price. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to undo much of what Obama put in place, and pledged to make the system better.
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Olympics-China plans skiing, skating drive for 2022 Winter Games
China wants to get 300 million citizens involved in winter sports by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and plans to encourage them by building more than 500 ice skating rinks and 240 ski slopes over the next six years, the government said. The country’s top economic planner said on Friday that the number and scale…
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Connected liner keeps pressure sores at bay
French start-up Gaspard has developed a connected intelligent liner pad, which uses a system of sensors to help prevent pressure sores for wheelchair users, people of reduced mobility or patients hospitalized for long periods of time. Morgan Lavaux, the 29-year-old entrepreneur who developed this innovative product, was himself the victim of an accident that left…
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J&J makes takeover approach for Swiss drugmaker Actelion: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson has approached Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion Ltd about a potential takeover, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people it said were familiar with the matter. The report said deliberations were still at an early stage following Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) initial offer, and Actelion was working with an…
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NHL-Highlights of Monday’s NHL games
Highlights of Sunday’s National Hockey League games: Oilers 5, Blackhawks 0 After years of being tormented by their longtime nemesis from Chicago, the Edmonton Oilers gained a measure of revenge on Monday night with a 5-0 victory over the Blackhawks at Rogers Place Arena. Cam Talbot made 31 saves for the shutout as Edmonton beat…
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Regulators, railroads target sleep apnea in wake of crash
NEW YORK (AP) — Engineers suffering from sleep apnea must have the fatigue-inducing disorder under control before they will be allowed to operate trains for the New Jersey commuter railroad whose train slammed into a station in September, killing a woman and injuring more than 100 people.
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Tuberculosis spreads to 5 more Alberta cattle: Canada regulator
Five more cases of bovine tuberculosis have been confirmed in cattle from the same Alberta herd as a cow slaughtered in the United States in September that was found to have the disease, Canada’s food system regulator said on Friday. “These positive test results indicate transmission between animals has occurred,” said Penny Greenwood, national manager…
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Obama says would support Trump moves to improve U.S. healthcare
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would support any move by President-elect Donald Trump to improve healthcare for Amercicans. “Trump says that he can improve the health system. During the U.S. presidential campaign, Trump called for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, to be repealed and replaced and labeled the 2010 law…
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France tightens restrictions to avoid bird flu contamination
France, Europe’s largest poultry producer, imposed additional precautions at farms and restricted hunting and bird gathering on Thursday after a severe strain of bird flu virus was found in several neighboring countries in the past few weeks. No case of H5N8 avian influenza, more commonly called bird flu, has been found in France so far…