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Minister St-Onge releases final regulations for the Online News Act

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Friday, December 15, 2023

Today, the Government of Canada released the final regulations for the Online News Act.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Government of Canada released the final regulations for the Online News Act.
  • The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is the arm's-length body that oversees the bargaining framework established by the Act.
  • Draft Regulations were published online between September 2, 2023, and October 2, 2023, for public consultation.
  • The Regulations establish the factors that determine if the Online News Act applies to a digital platform and when it is required to notify the CRTC that the Act applies to it.

New Study Identifies Potential Immunotherapy Target for Malaria

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Monday, May 9, 2022

WASHINGTON, May 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A recently published article in Experimental Biology and Medicine ( Volume 247, Issue 8, April, 2022 ) identifies a new target for malaria treatment.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A recently published article in Experimental Biology and Medicine ( Volume 247, Issue 8, April, 2022 ) identifies a new target for malaria treatment.
  • African children with malaria suffer from severe malarial anemia, which is caused by both the destruction and reduced production of red blood cells.
  • While there are currently approved immunotherapies for malaria, these findings suggest that efforts aimed at targeting the complement system may offer important treatment alternatives for Malaria.
  • These important studies provide a potential target for immunotherapy against malaria."

First Nasally-Administered Pharmaceutical Treatment for Dry Eye Disease Approved by US FDA with Aptar’s Nasal Pump System

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Monday, October 25, 2021
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211025005101/en/
    TYRVAYA, a highly selective cholinergic agonist, is the first nasally-administered pharmaceutical therapy to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease to have been approved by the U.S. FDA.
  • This approval makes Aptars Cartridge Pump System a key component of the first and only U.S. FDA-approved pharmaceutical therapy to deliver treatment for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease, an ophthalmic condition, via the nasal route and re-confirms Aptars expertise for developing innovative drug delivery solutions.
  • We are pleased that our proven CPS nasal system is now a multidose delivery option for patients suffering from dry eye disease.
  • Dry eye disease is a multifactorial chronic disease of the ocular surface characterized by a loss of homeostasis of the tear film, resulting in a multitude of symptoms.