Taiwan halts China rice imports over cadmium concerns

The country inspects bulk orders of imported rice

Ecuador flexes muscle in UAE

Ecuador seeks further expansion in the MENASA region

Shanghai FruVeg Expo 2013

China to hold fresh produce expo in October; the first blueberry convention also to take place at this event

Mediterranean table grape exports begin

Egypt, Israel and Morocco are major exporters from the region

Bayat opens paediatric ICU in Kabul

Bayat Foundation inaugurates new pediatric critical care facility at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul

Zeiss to acquire Xradia

Acquisition will expand group's range from light and electron microscopy into X-ray microscopy solutions

New air plant complies with latest medical standards

Atlas Copco presents new uAIR series complying with the latest medical air purification standards

Study points to role of nervous system in arthritis

Reducing levels of nerve-growth factor may be a key to developing better pain treatments

Marc Jacobs Entering into Cosmetic Sector

Marc Jacobs is now set to take the color cosmetic category by storm, by launching Marc Jacobs Beauty with Sephora Originals.

Hydromer to supply hydrophilic coating

Hydromer medical coating on Latecba's endoprostheses delivery systems for use with their abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment device

AMA welcomes an end to human gene patents

U.S. Supreme Court decision to unanimously reject patenting human genes is welcomed by medical practitioners in the United States

New mechanism of TB drug resistance identified

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, have identified a new mechanism for pyrazinamide (PZA) resistance