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April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In general, scientists have thought that about half of the carbon emitted by human activities remains in the atmosphere, with the other half being stored in the oceans and on land. A new study, published in Nature Geoscience, suggests that human activity might be increasing the transition of carbon from land to rivers, estuaries and the coastal zones. This indicates that large quantities of anthropogenic carbon might be hidden in...
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KemPharm, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of new, safer therapies to treat pain, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued U.S. Patent No. 8,461,137 to KemPharm for its patent application entitled, "Benzoic Acid, Benzoic Acid Derivatives and Heteroaryl Carboxylic Acid Conjugates of Hydrocodone, Prodrugs, Methods of Making and Use...
Raspberry Ketones Extracts and Green Coffee Bean Extracts in one single supplement "Ketone Balance" to provide a highly effective formula to boost the weight loss process naturally LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ketone Balance duo, the latest innovation in the weight loss industry, is recently launched by a UK based company, Evolution Slimming. Since its arrival in the market, the product has become the major buzz in the media for its unique formulation which combines two...
REHOVOT, Israel, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Foamix, a clinical stage specialty pharma company, has announced today the successful completion of its Minocycline foam Phase II clinical trial. The drug was shown to be highly effective in this double blind, dose ranging, placebo controlled study of 150 moderate to severe acne patients. Once daily treatment of Minocycline Foam 4% exhibited an average 71% reduction in inflammatory lesions after 6 weeks with a respective reduction...
NEWARK, Calif., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) today announced that it will be presenting at the Wells Fargo Securities 2013 Healthcare Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston, MA. The presentation at the Wells Fargo conference is scheduled for 11:15 am EDT (8:15 am PDT) on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The presentation will be webcast, and the webcast can be accessed via the Investor Relations page of the Depomed website at www.depomed.com. A...
Major Stigma and Anticipated Negative Outcomes Associated With Opioid Dependence Patients and Treatment RICHMOND, Va., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the growing population of individuals living with opioid dependence (addiction) and significant media coverage about this U.S. epidemic, a new national survey reveals both U.S. adults and primary care doctors harbor a variety of misperceptions and stereotypes about opioid dependence that may impact the way the disease - and those...
CALGARY, Alberta, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aquatech, a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets, introduces the HEVAP(TM) high efficiency evaporation process for treating produced water from oil sands thermal processes such as Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). "Increasingly, oil producers in Alberta are choosing to go with evaporation technology as the treatment method for reusing/recycling their produced water in thermal...
MURRAY HILL and NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Linde North America, a global leader in the growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling market, is intensifying its commitment to LNG with the purchase of 20 LNG-fueled trucks. The trucks, expected to be deployed later this year, will be integrated into Linde's fleet of more than 700 trucks carrying cryogenic gases to customers throughout North America. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130530/NY23246LOGO-b...
EXTON, Pa., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) today announced that the European Commission has granted orphan drug designation for maribavir for treatment of cytomegaloviral (CMV) disease in patients with impaired cell mediated immunity. The "Orphan Medicinal Product Designation" is designed to encourage the development of drugs which may provide significant benefit to patients suffering from rare diseases identified as "life-threatening or...
LONDON, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gastech 2014, the world's leading natural gas conference is now calling for abstracts for commercial & technical presentations. Next year the event will make its debut in South Korea taking place from 24-27 March from at KINTEX 1 with the full support of host sponsor KOGAS and is set to attract industry professionals form across the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. Now entering its 42nd year as the global meeting...
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Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita is a species of roundworm that is classified within the Nematoda phylum. This species is found in soils where slug species from the Limacidae, Arionidae, and Milacidae families are located, with one common host being Deroceras reticulatum. The worm can be located in soil by using real-time PCR testing methods, a test that also distinguishes it from its similar relative, Phasmarhabditis neopapillosa. The life cycle of Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita begins in...
DNA probes help scientists to detect a specific gene in a long DNA sequence. According to Dr. Michael A. Pfaller, DNA probes are “single-stranded pieces of nucleic acid, labeled with a specific tracer (isotope, enzyme, or chromophore), that will hydrogen bond (hybridize) with complementary single-stranded pieces of DNA (or RNA) under the appropriate conditions of pH, temperature, and iconic strength.” The Foundation for Genomics and Population Health website has a helpful video about...
Ocean acidification is the name that was given to the ongoing decrease in the pH of Earth’s oceans, a cause of the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. About 30 to 40 percent of the carbon dioxide that is released by humans into the atmosphere dissolves into the lakes, oceans, and rivers. To maintain the chemical equilibrium, some of it reacts with the water to create carbonic acid. Some of these extra carbonic acid molecules react with a water molecule to provide a...
Nuclear fallout, or just simply fallout, known also as Black Rain, is the residual radioactive material that is propelled into the upper atmosphere after a nuclear black or a nuclear reaction that is conducted in an unshielded facility. It is so called because it "fall out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave have passed. It most commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash that is created when a nuclear weapon explodes, but such dust can also come from a damaged nuclear...
Acid rain is any form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that is possesses high levels of hydrogen ions. It can have harmful effects on aquatic animals, plants, and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules within the atmosphere to produce acids. Nitrogen oxides can be produced naturally by lightening strikes. Sulfur dioxide can be produced naturally by volcanic eruptions. The chemicals that are...
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