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House clears medical research bill with wide margin

2015-07-11 19:33:30| Biotech - Topix.net

In an unusual display of bipartisanship on an issue that has divided Congress for years, the House overwhelmingly approved a biomedical research bill Friday that would change how the National Institutes of Health grants money to institutions like the Johns Hopkins University. The measure, approved on a 344-77 vote, would provide $1.75 billion in additional annual funding to the Bethesda-based NIH in exchange for the agency's placing a greater emphasis on young scientists - who often struggle to win grants - and requiring more accountability in grant making.

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Brushless DC Motor targets medical applications.

2015-07-08 14:31:08| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Measuring 4 mm in diameter, Model EC 4 comes in 2 different lengths, with power ratings of 0.5 and 1 W. Brushless micro drive is equipped with ironless winding and is certified in accordance with ISO 13485. Combined with GP 4 planetary gearhead, EC 4 is suited for use in micropumps, analytic and diagnostic devices, and laboratory robots. Motor can adjust lenses, dispense fluids, or position sensing devices.

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Multisorb to Showcase Liquid Medical Waste Solutions at AHRMM15 Conference and Exhibition

2015-07-08 12:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Buffalo, New York Multisorb Technologies will highlight its medical spill and liquid containment solutions at the AHRMM15 Conference Exhibition in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 9-12, 2015. Multisorb will be featuring its SaniSorb M medical liquid solidifiers and DriMop liquid absorbers. SaniSorb M medical...

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Climate change is a 'medical emergency'

2015-07-06 07:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mail and Guardian: The world will be up to an average of 5°C warmer by the end of this century. Science says this will utterly change the world and the environment that human beings rely on to live. Numerous reports on that change paint a dystopian future, where humans are constantly assaulted by floods, droughts, crop failures and myriad other ecosystem failures. In the last month several reports have tried to look at the impacts that this change will have on human health. These all point to a world where the diseases...

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