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Grifols Agrees to Acquire Intellectual Property for Treatment of Post-Polio Syndrome From Pharmalink AB
BARCELONA, Spain, May 20 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Today, Grifols SA announced that it has reached an agreement with the Swedish company Pharmalink AB to acquire various forms of intellectual property (IP) associated with the treatment of post-polio syndrome (PPS). The acquisition is expected to be finalized in the next few weeks and will include documentation, know-how, and Swedish regulatory approvals under the trade name Xepol.
Device zaps airways to help asthmatics breathe
WASHINGTON – People with severe asthma are getting a radically different treatment option: A way to snake a wire inside their lungs and melt off some of the tissue that squeezes their airways shut. Bronchial thermoplasty isn’t for everyone, just a subset who wheeze despite today’s best medications.
What can I do for chronic sinusitis?
Sinusitis is a very common problem worldwide. We know it affects more than 30 million Americans annually and many more around the world. Sinusitis is inflammation of the nasal cavity…
Doctors Seeing Asthmatics Abandon Preventive Inhaled Medications for Less Expensive, Symptom-Relieving Inhalers
Doctors are witnessing a disturbing trend in the use of inhaled medications for asthma treatment with the increasing costs of both medical care and medications. Asthma: When Inhalers Fail Many…
University of Chicago Physicians Find Mini Microscope Can Improve Disease Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment
New imaging technology using one of the world’s smallest flexible microscopes enables physicians to look–at the cellular level–at living, moving tissue in the lungs and gastrointestinal tract so they can…
Treatment Can Help Schools Provide Students Safer Water; AP Study Shows Contamination Appears in Every State
Following a comprehensive Associated Press study revealing that the drinking water in thousands of schools contains lead and other toxins, the Water Quality Association today urges administrators to look into…