Press Releases on November 2, 2018 - EIN Presswire - Press Release Distribution Service

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:51 GMT

Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health and Janet Woodcock, M.D., director of ...

As a public health agency, one of our key roles is to promote and advance safe and effective medical product innovations. One rapidly advancing, and very promising, area of science and medicine is the field of genetic tests. Genetic testing can provide …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:51 GMT

Statement from Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., Director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health on the National ...

We know that cell phones are an important, everyday tool to most Americans. We use them now for much more than just talking—from booking travel on an app to using mobile wallets to pay for groceries. Our ubitquitious use of cell phones inevitably means …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:51 GMT

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on findings from the romaine lettuce E. coli O157:H7 outbreak investigation ...

Earlier this year, we experienced the largest E. coli O157:H7 outbreak the country has seen in the last decade, leaving hundreds sick and claiming the lives of five people who consumed contaminated romaine lettuce. We’re committed to taking necessary …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:51 GMT

FDA warns patients and doctors about risk of inaccurate results from home-use device to monitor blood thinner warfarin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today is warning patients and doctors, who use at-home or in-the-office medical devices to monitor levels of the blood thinner, warfarin, that certain test strips used with the devices may provide inaccurate results …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:51 GMT

Arms Control and International Security: Remarks at UN General Assembly First Committee Discussion on Regional Disarmament and ...

Mr. Chairman, States base their decisions regarding deterrence and defense on their perceptions of the security environment. The U.S initiative on “Creating the Conditions for Nuclear Disarmament” – which we refer to as “CCND” for short – reflects that …

Distribution channels: Military Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:51 GMT

Arms Control and International Security: Remarks at UN General Assembly First Committee Discussion on Conventional Weapons

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the United States is a High Contracting Party to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and all of its Protocols. We view the CCW as an important instrument because it has brought together States with …

Distribution channels: Military Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:51 GMT

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on the agency’s continued efforts to address growing epidemic of youth e-...

Over the past several months, we’ve continued to voice our concerns about the growing epidemic of youth e-cigarette use. Our public statements have expectedly prompted responses from industry and public health stakeholders on ways they and the FDA can …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:51 GMT

Employees Who Have Babies Are Still Getting the Axe

Forty years ago, working women in the United States won the legal protection to become working mothers. On Oct. 31, 1978, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, making it illegal for employers to deny a woman a job — or promotion, or higher pay …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:50 GMT

The Pittsburgh Shooting Was an Attack on a Minority, not a Sign of ‘Anti-Religiosity’

This past weekend’s mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh was unspeakable, but unfortunately not unimaginable. Anti-Semitic incidents in the United States by some counts increased by 57 percent last year, the largest surge in nearly four decades of …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:50 GMT

Ohio’s Congressional Map is Broken. Here Are 3 Ways to Fix It.

As Ohio voters head to the polls next week, many will struggle to overcome congressional districts that have allowed politicians to choose their voters instead of the other way around. Thanks to an aggressive redistricting operation, Ohio’s current …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:50 GMT

Warehousing Immigrant Children in the Texas Desert

Since June, the federal government has been operating a massive tent city in the West Texas desert to detain immigrant children who have traveled to the United States seeking protection from persecution and abuse in their home countries. Last week, I …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:50 GMT

La OCR publica video educativo en español titulado “Estamos aquí para servirle”

In English La Oficina de Derechos Civiles (OCR) del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos ha publicado un video educativo en español para informar la comunidad hispanohablante sobre el trabajo de la OCR y para destacar los …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:50 GMT

USDOT Announces Final Rule to Accelerate Project Delivery

FHWA 26-18 Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Contact: Mike Reynard Tel.: (202) 366-0660 New rule to increase efficiency with new tools for federal road, bridge and rail projects WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a final rule today to …

Distribution channels: Automotive Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:50 GMT

OCR Releases “Here to Serve You” Educational Video in Spanish

En Español The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released an educational video in Spanish to raise awareness within the Hispanic community about the work of OCR and to highlight important conscience and …

Distribution channels: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:49 GMT

Downstream Bioprocessing Markets, 2021

Dublin, Nov. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Downstream Bioprocessing Markets (Chromatography Columns and Resins, Membrane Adsorbers, Filtration Systems, Sensors)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Bioprocessing …

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Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:48 GMT

The Labor Market Integration of Migrants in Europe: New Evidence from Micro Data

Disclaimer: IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:48 GMT

An Algorithmic Crystal Ball: Forecasts-based on Machine Learning

Author/Editor: Jin-Kyu Jung ; Manasa Patnam ; Anna Ter-Martirosyan Publication Date: November 1, 2018 Electronic Access: Free Full Text. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Disclaimer: IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by …

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Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:48 GMT

The Limits of Meritocracy

Disclaimer: IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of …

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Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:48 GMT

Measuring Competitiveness in a World of Global Value Chain

Author/Editor: Tamim Bayoumi ; Maximiliano Appendino ; Jelle Barkema ; Diego A. Cerdeiro Publication Date: November 1, 2018 Electronic Access: Free Full Text. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Disclaimer: IMF Working Papers describe …

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Published on November 2, 2018 - 13:47 GMT

Employees Who Have Babies Are Still Getting the Axe

Forty years ago, working women in the United States won the legal protection to become working mothers. On Oct. 31, 1978, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, making it illegal for employers to deny a woman a job — or promotion, or higher pay …

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