WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 17 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: Updated exploratory results from the TOPAZ-1 Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca's IMFINZI(R) (durvalumab) in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy demonstrated a clinically meaningful long-term overall survival (OS) benefit at three years for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC). These results from TOPAZ-1, which are the longest survival follow-up ever reported f  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 17 -- Exposure and Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on human health consequences of exposure to pollution in influenced environments, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 16, Issue 2): * Infant Exposure and Risk Assessment of Organophosphorus Flame Retardants in Human Breast Milk from The Southeast City, China * Hydrogeochemical Processes Regulating the Groundwater Geochemistry and Human Health Risk of  more

BASEL, Switzerland, April 17 -- The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features ecological burdens and impacts throughout the stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition through production and use to final disposal, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 29, Issue 4): * Decarbonisation Index (DCI): an LCA-based key performance indicator for the automotive industry * Nutrient substitutio  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 (TNSres) -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Biosecurity - what it is, and how to achieve it - is at the top of every dairy farmer's mind as cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been found in dairy cattle in several states. Every farmer can take simple, but meaningful, steps to ensure a well-protected industry, said Karen Jordan, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, chairwoman of the National   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, the state House of Representatives approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver's (R-27) to help protect domestic animals and the food supply against dangerous transmissible diseases. This passage happens as a rise in reported avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle has been seen in several states across the nation. "I want to thank my colleagues in the H  more

ITHACA, New York, April 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news: New climate-controlled animal respiration stalls in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - the only ones currently operating in the U.S. - will allow researchers to definitively measure, verify and monitor methane and other gas emissions from cows, information that will support a slate of investigations aimed at improving the sustainability and productivity of farms around the world. The chambers are similar to  more

ROME, Italy, April 17 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news: Cereal production in the Sudan has been severely affected by the conflict, which erupted in April 2023, likely pushing more people into hunger - the situation requires urgent and at-scale agricultural support ahead of the planting season starting in June, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Rein Paulsen, warned. The production of sorghum, millet and wheat in 2023 was   more