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Ascensia, higi team with ‘The Dr. Oz Show’ for Diabetes Challenge
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Ascensia Diabetes Care is partnering with “The Dr. Oz Show” to launch a 60-Day “Take Charge” Diabetes Challenge. Ascensia is sponsoring the challenge, which is designed to increase awareness of diabetes among the general public and help to encourage better management of the condition. It will launch during the April 26 episode of The Dr. Oz Show and focuses on the importance of testing blood glucose levels regularly and maintaining a healthy diet.
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Bristol-Myers, Nordic Bioscience to jointly develop biomarker technology
NEW YORK — Bristol-Myers Squibb and Nordic Bioscience on Monday announced a collaboration agreement to develop biomarker technology to potentially aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of fibrotic diseases including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). A biomarker is a molecule that may be used to diagnose a disease, or predict disease progression and indicate response to therapy.