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Dentists at Dr. Michael’s Dental Clinic talk about the new study that showed evidence that infants exposed to secondhand smoke seem more like to develop tooth decay Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Wednesday, January 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Dr. Michael’s Dental Clinic’s Clinical Head Dr. Marwan Al-Obeidi and Specialist Pediatric Dentist Dr. Chantal Kengo, discuss the new study published in the BMJ and its relevance to their practice. The study concludes that exposure to tobacco smoke at 4 months of age was associated with an approximately twofold increased risk of tooth decay (aka caries or cavities) in deciduous or milk teeth. The risk of tooth decay was also increased by 1.5-fold among those exposed to smoking in the household. The effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy was not statistically significant. “Less than 5% of parents who attend my clinic as patients are smokers,” said Dr. Marwan. “We are seeing a general trend of reduction in the number of smokers in the west, bu ... Read more »
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Random parking; parking of boat trailers on residential streets, public squares and sidewalks; reservation of sidewalks, streets and parking lots is a negative phenomenon that causes disturbance to residents; distorts the civilized image of the city and pollutes the air and the environment. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, January 8th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Security Media Department extends its warmest greetings and thanks for your unrelenting cooperation. We highly value your partnership aimed at boosting security and safety system in the UAE. In line with our ongoing effort to shed the light on the positive and negative behaviors that are captured by the Security Media patrols’ cameras, we will keep providing you with a reality photo and caption that reflect the various behaviors and incidents taking place in society; in order to promote security awareness and improve the sense of security and community responsibility. We hope that you would kindly dedicate the appropriat ... Read more »
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INGELHEIM, Germany & SAN DIEGO - Wednesday, January 13th 2016 [ME NewsWire] Collaboration partners to strengthen research in psychiatric diseases The new partnership further supports Boehringer Ingelheim’s CNS pipeline projects Mental diseases are an area of high unmet medical need and represent a huge economic and social burden globally (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim and Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) announced today that they have signed an exclusive agreement to conduct joint research to identify drug candidates targeting an undisclosed G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), which belongs to the group of orphan CNS receptors. An “orphan receptor” is structurally related to a family of proteins that are known to act as functional cell-surface receptors but whose ligand has not yet been identified. Arena will provide Boehringer Ingelheim exclusive rights to its internally discovered, novel compounds and intellectual property for an orphan CNS receptor. The compan ... Read more »
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L’achat du prestataire singapourien renforce la présence de la société dans la région Asie-Pacifique et génère un CA total > 1 milliard € LONDRES & SINGAPOUR - Mercredi 13 Janvier 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--Exclusive Group, groupe mondial de services et de technologies à valeur ajoutée (VAST), a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir acquis le prestataire à valeur ajoutée spécialisé dans la cybersécurité et l’infrastructure pour les sièges sociaux, Transition Systems, basé à Singapour. Grâce à cette acquisition, la plus importante dans l’histoire de la société, la société dispose de 18 bureaux supplémentaires dans huit pays, dont l’Inde, l’Indonésie, la Malaisie, les Philippines, la Thaïlande et le Vietnam. Disposant déjà de bureaux en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande, la société élargit ainsi considérablement sa présence dans la région Asie-Pacifique ; 50% du portefeuille de Transition Systems correspondant à celui d’Exclusive Networks, cette opération est similaire aux précédentes acqu ... Read more »
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Le nouveau dispositif expérimental Gore est conçu pour traiter les anévrismes aortiques engageant les vaisseaux latéraux viscéraux FLAGSTAFF, Arizona - Mercredi 13 Janvier 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)--W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) a annoncé aujourd'hui le premier implant de l'endoprothèse de branche thoraco-abdominale GORE® EXCLUDER® aux États-Unis dans une étude clinique pour le traitement des anévrismes aortiques engageant les branches latérales viscérales. La procédure a été réalisée par le Dr. Gustavo Oderich, professeur de chirurgie, Département de chirurgie vasculaire et endovasculaire, à la Mayo Clinic de Rochester, dans le Minnesota. Cette étude de faisabilité initiale, autorisée par la FDA à recruter jusqu'à 10 patients, évaluera la sécurité de la procédure d'implantation du dispositif pour traiter les anévrismes aortiques empiétant sur rameaux viscéraux ou impliquant ces derniers. Cette étude de faisabilité précoce fait suite à une étude clinique de phase 1 en ... Read more »
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Under the slogan “Observe the Right of Way” ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Monday, January 11th 2016 [ME NewsWire] The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Directorate General of Traffic Coordination, has launched the first unified traffic awareness campaign for 2016 at the countrywide level. The campaign, which was initiated as of January 1 under the slogan “Observe the right of way”, is one of the initiatives launched by the traffic sector, and will last for three months. The campaign aims to raise awareness among community members and road users, especially drivers, about the need to abide by traffic laws and regulations, in order to maintain their safety and the safety of others. Brigadier Ghaith Hassan Al Zaabi, Director General,Traffic Coordination Directorate General, Ministry of Interior, said that reducing traffic accidents is a priority for both police and competent authorities in the state and for members of the public, due to the resulting deaths and injuries, an ... Read more »
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OSAKA, Japan & MONTREAL - Tuesday, January 12th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. (TOKYO:4502) and enGene, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to discover, develop and commercialize novel therapies for specialty gastrointestinal (GI) diseases using enGene’s “Gene Pill” gene delivery platform. The strategic alliance will leverage enGene’s expertise and intellectual property position in delivering therapeutic genes to cells of the gut lining by using its proprietary non-viral vector platform. Under the terms of the agreement, enGene will develop up to two undisclosed targets selected by Takeda through pre-clinical proof of concept and IND enabling studies. At that point, Takeda will have an option to exclusively license the global rights for the product candidates. Following option exercise, Takeda will be responsible for all clinical development and commercialization of those products. enGene will receive an upfront payment and reimbursemen ... Read more »
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