Omega Laboratories Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Marijuana Metabolite …
Omega Laboratories Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Marijuana Metabolite …
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11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Omega Laboratories, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Marijuana Metabolite Test, which detects the use of marijuana through human hair analysis. Omega …
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As some aboriginal patients avoid seeking care or drop out of treatment programs, the report says ailments are diagnosed later, when they are harder to treat, and the benefits of preventative care measures, like immunizations and screening tests, may …
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Global Nuclear Medicine Industry
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT II-34 Researchers Develop Portable PET Scanner, SynchroPET II-34 Philips and University Medical Center Hamburg- Eppendorf Develop MRI/PET Imaging Tool II-34 Indian Scientists Develop Low-Cost Nuclear Medicine … GLOBAL MARKET …
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited – Shareholder/Analyst Call
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How it has evolved from a dynamic generic drug company, under the leadership of a brilliant Chairman, Eli Hurwitz, to a diversified international pharmaceutical company that strives to do the right thing for its investors, employees and above all for …
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Would Legalizing Marijuana Increase Consumption? – Complete video at: fora.tv A panel of advocates debate the potential effects of marijuana legalization on consumption rates of the drug. Cannabis activist Richard Lee argues that legalization decreases marijuana use, while RAND’s Beau Kilmer points out a common misconception related to that argument. —– Will California become the first state to legalize the production and sale of marijuana? November ballot measure Proposition 19 would allow local governments to choose whether and how to regulate and tax marijuana. Some are concerned about legalization’s effect on consumption and public health, while others tout the potential boon to city and state coffers. Besides the jaw-dropping estimated retail price decrease from 0 to per ounce, nothing is really certain about the potential impact of Prop 19. Get informed before the vote — don’t miss advocates of both sides arguing the pros and cons of pushing pot through the legal pipeline. – Commonwealth Club of California Beau Kilmer is codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. His primary fields of interest are illicit markets, community corrections, drug treatment, and the future of drug testing. Kilmer’s recent work focused on measuring the size of the global drug market for the European Commission and developing indicators to measure the impact of drug enforcement in Europe. His current work focuses on identifying the community-level effects of drug treatment and assessing the cost-effectiveness of an …