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Aerocrine: Aerocrine signs distribution agreement with third largest chinese …
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com The agreement, effective as of September 24, 2012, gives SPH exclusive rights for import and non-exclusive rights for distribution of Aerocrine's instrument NIOX MINO® and test kits, used for diagnosing and monitoring patients with asthma, on the … |
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UnitedHealthcare (UHC), the United States' Largest Private Health Insurer …
MarketWatch (press release) "We believe the positive change at UHC will improve clinical practice and health economic outcomes for asthma management." Asthma is one of this world's most common and costly diseases, affecting 8-10% of the population and costing over $50B annually … |
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 Imperial College London (blog) |
Largest genetic study of asthma points towards better treatments
Imperial College London (blog) An international study coordinated by Imperial researchers has identified several genetic variants that substantially increase susceptibility to asthma in … |
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 Wellcome Trust |
Largest genetic study of asthma points towards better treatments
Wellcome Trust A large international study has identified several genetic variants that increase susceptibility to asthma in the population. Scientists hope the findings … |
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Scanning the genomes of more than 100,000 people from all over the world, scientists report the largest set of genes discovered underlying high cholesterol and high triglycerides — the major risk factors for coronary heart disease, the nation’s number one killer. Taken together, the gene variants explain between a quarter and a third of the inherited portions of cholesterol and triglyceride measured in the blood. The research, representing scientists from 17 countries, appears in two papers in the Aug. 5 issue of Nature.
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