Alexza's Staccato® Nicotine Licensed To Cypress Bioscience
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced that it has licensed its Staccato nicotine technology to Cypress Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYPB). The Staccato nicotine technology is a novel electronic multidose delivery system designed to help people stop smoking… Source:Alexza's Staccato® Nicotine Licensed To Cypress Bioscience
Back To School, Staying Healthy At School Is As Easy As Learning Your ABC's
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that over 22 million school days are lost every year due to the common cold and on average children have between 6-10 colds per year. Does it seem as if your child is sick all the time? In the early school years, your child’s immune system [...]
After Simulated Stroke, Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Aid Lab Animal Brain Cell Survival
Human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCB) used to treat cultured rat brain cells (astrocytes) deprived of oxygen appear to protect astrocytes from cell death after stroke-like damage, reports a team of researchers from the University of South Florida (USF) Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair. Their study was published in the August, 2010 issue of [...]
Back To School, Backpack Safety
Backpacks are a leading cause of back and shoulder pain for millions of school children across the nation. As students gear up for back to school this fall, Minnesota chiropractors would like to offer parents ways to help children avoid backpack injuries. Over 40 million students carry a backpack to school each day… Source:Back To [...]
Federal Judge Blocks Obama Administration Embryonic Stem Cell Policy
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth issued a preliminary injunction that prohibits NIH from funding embryonic stem cell research under the new guidelines issued by the Obama Administration, arguing that the research violated a ban on the use of federal money to destroy embryos, the New York Times reports (Harris, New York Times, [...]
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