Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Health to develop blockchain-based cognitive augmentation
Apr 14, 2022 23:38 pm UTC| Health Business Technology Economy
Equideum Health has partnered with Nokia Bell Labs to research cognitive augmentation using blockchain combined with AI and edge devices such as earpieces, smartwatches, and home devices. The joint applied research...
Ferrero ordered to temporarily suspend operations at Belgian plant over salmonella link
Apr 13, 2022 23:15 pm UTC| Health Economy Business
Belgiums food safety agency AFSCA-FAVV has ordered Ferrero to suspend production at its plant in Arlon, Belgium due to a link that has been confirmed between more than a hundred cases of salmonella and Kinder chocolate...
Alzheimer’s drugmakers seek accelerated FDA review despite decision to limit coverage
Apr 13, 2022 15:41 pm UTC| Health Business Economy
Eisai Co. and Eli Lilly and Co. plan to seek accelerated US approval for experimental Alzheimers drugs amid the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS)s decision to severely limit coverage of Biogens Alzheimers drug...
McDonald’s to display allergen, nutritional info
Apr 08, 2022 23:41 pm UTC| Health Economy Business Life
McDonalds India vowed to display allergen and nutritional information for the entire menu of in-store and on its delivery app to help customers make the right food choices. According to a statement issued on World...
Osaka University team proves safety of iPS-based cornea transplant
Apr 06, 2022 00:00 am UTC| Health Science Economy
An Osaka University research team has concluded that the worlds first clinical trial, transplanting corneal tissues derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, was safe and effective. According to the...
Bill legalizing marijuana passes US House but unlikely to get Senate nod
Apr 04, 2022 00:44 am UTC| Law Health Economy Business
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill entitled Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act to end the federal ban on marijuana, though the measure was seen as unlikely to pass the Senate. The...
FDA to test pack-front symbols for healthy products
Mar 30, 2022 23:57 pm UTC| Health Economy Business
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is testing prototypes for a new front-of-pack symbol demoting when a food or beverage can be deemed healthy. The FDA is soliciting comments on several proposed symbols, which...
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