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PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for Milestone's U.S. patent application, titled "Self-Administration Injection System." Milestone's innovative computer-controlled drug delivery platform has been designed to reduce the anxiety and pain of self-administration of...

Officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have vowed to crackdown on companies offering injections they claim dissolve fat, according to Wednesday media reports.An FDA report targets procedures with such names as lipodissolve, mesotherapy, lipozap, lipotherapy, and injection lipolysis, all of which involve the injection of two drugs--phosphatidylcholine (PC) and deoxycholate (DC)--whose alleged fat-reducing effects have not been proven by the organization. "We are...

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Many women are anxious to obtain the perfect body; often a fuller, rounder buttocks is desired. Silicone injections into the buttocks by non-physicians can lead to infections and disfigurement. Dr. Michelle Hardaway, a board certified plastic surgeon, warns women to avoid having injections into the buttocks by non-medical personnel. The injections are not FDA approved The silicone that is used is often not medical grade. Infection and...

It's no bigger than a stamp packet but it has the potential to allow rapid development of a new generation of drugs and genetic engineering organisms, and to better control in-vitro fertilization.Engineering researchers at McMaster University have fabricated a palm-sized, automated, micro-injector that can insert proteins, DNA and other biomolecules into individual cells at volumes exponentially higher than current procedures, and at a fraction of the cost. This will allow scientists to...

AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Patton Medical Devices, manufacturer of the i-port(R) and a leader of injection port therapy, announced today that they have entered into a partnership agreement with Unomedical, a leading manufacturer of single use medical devices used in the treatment of diabetes. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090727/DA51373) The two companies are working together to design and develop the i-port Advance(TM), the first subcutaneous injection port for...

The New York City health department is warning residents about the dangers of receiving body-enhancement injections of castor oil and other substances. Dr. Nathan Graber, director of the health department's environmental and occupational disease program, says the department has been notified of five cases in the past two years involving injections of various oils to the hips, thighs, breasts and buttocks by unlicensed practitioners for cosmetic purposes. Similar cases have been reported in...

DENVER, CO, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Medical International Technology Inc. (MDLH. PK) (http://www.mitcanada.ca http://www.mitinvest.ca), is pleased to announce that it has obtained another US patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its Needle-Free Jet-Injector. Other similar international patents are pending. "MIT" is pleased to obtain this patent for it will help the company enter the biggest world market using a unique low-pressure Needle-free technology....

Health Canada says certain lots of the drug Desferrioxamine Mesilate for Injection (500 milligram and 2 gram format) are being recalled for safety reasons. The drug's distributor, the Hospira Healthcare Corp., said lot No. U072231AA in 500mg format and lot No. U102237AA in 2g format have the potential for very small particles to form after preparation for intravenous administration, thereby presenting a safety hazard. The lot number is found on the label of the carton. Health Canada said the...

Injections of melanotan used to produce a suntan may be causing changes in skin moles, doctors in Britain warned on Wednesday.A growing number of people in Britain are injecting themselves with the drug, which boosts levels of melanin, the body's natural pigment that produces a tan. A recent report published in the British Medical Journal cited two patients who reported changes in skin moles shortly after injecting themselves with melanotan.One patient, a 42-year-old woman, had two moles on...

SEATTLE, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients undergoing in vitro fertilization self-administer daily injections of progesterone from two to eight weeks after the egg retrieval procedure. The outcome of a new study of an investigational formulation of progesterone could replace these painful intramuscular injections of progesterone in oil with less painful subcutaneous injections. Seattle Reproductive Medicine (SRM), along with eight other large fertility centers across the country,...