Memphis-based Supportive Oncology Services Inc. today launched its cancer support Web site, understandingcancer.tv, which has information that was once only available to patients at approximately 90 oncology practices.

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CPC of America Inc. has retained FTI Capital Advisors LLC to explore strategic alternatives for the company.

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PharmAthene Inc., a biodefense research company, has won a federal contract potentially worth $83.9 million to combat anthrax.

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Avant Immunotherapeutics Inc. will change its name to Celldex Therapeutics Inc. on Wednesday.

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Cardinal Health Inc. is spinning of its tech-focused clinical and medical products businesses into a separate public company, the Dublin corporation said Monday. (CAH) (PG)

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MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the laboratory, an advance that paves the way for “artificial noses” to be created and used in a variety of settings. The work could also allow scientists to unlock the mystery of how the sense of smell can recognize a seemingly infinite range of odors. “Smell is perhaps one of the oldest and most primitive senses, but nobody really understands how it works.
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The annual meeting of the working groups of the European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine (ETPN) took place in the headquarters of Pharmamar, a biotechnology company of the Spanish Zeltia Group. The meeting has been organized by Zeltia Group, together with its companies
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A new service which allows men to get erectile dysfunction drugs legitimately without having to visit their GP for a prescription has been launched. The new service - a UK first - is being launched by Lloydspharmacy in partnership with sexual health experts
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A retrospective analysis of Phase 3 two-year data presented at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) suggest that postmenopausal women treated with bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens (BZA/CE) may experience incidence of breast tenderness and abnormal mammograms no greater than those treated with placebo.
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Research scientists at SINTEF have developed a control dashboard for the pharmaceuticals industry. This enables all pharmacies, wholesalers and manufacturers to check where products are in the supply chain, availability, what stocks the neighbouring pharmacy has and the future prognoses.
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