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MIT Scientists Develop Food Sensor That Can Detect Spoiled or Contaminated Food

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MIT engineers have designed a food sensor , made from an array of silk microneedles, that can pierce through the plastic packaging of foods to sample for bacterial contamination and spoilage. The Velco-like device pierces the packaging and the food via silk microneedles that suck in material through capillary action.

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Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

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2) Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) Paxlovid is a dual-packaged oral medication for the treatment of COVID-19. a month for either 150 mg or 300 mg dose strength packages, and $3,462.13 for the 75 mg dose strength package in January 2023, according to the manufacturer. for a 2-pen package (0.6 for the 3-pen package (1.8

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What is a natural health product? Health Canada’s findings upheld by Federal Courts

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Instead, the Natural Health Products Regulations ( NHP Regulations ) govern the sale, manufacture, packaging, labelling, importation, distribution, and storage of natural health products. In its August 16, 2023 decision in Le-Vel Brands, LLC v.

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World AMR Awareness Week 2024: New Antimicrobial Resistance Research

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A growing example of why collective efforts are needed is the rise in infections from Pseudomonas aeruginosa — a multi-drug-resistant bacterium. By 2024, about 80 percent of pharmaceutical companies had adopted these packaging changes, marking a step forward in responsible antibiotic use and AMR prevention. billion in 2023 to $4.07

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