Waters has introduced the Acquity Arc System, a quaternary liquid chromatograph that gives analytical laboratories running established LC methods a clear choice for replicating or improving their separations performance. The company intends to begin shipping the Acquity Arc system to customers by this month end.

A Study says, Peanuts can enhance your lifespan and lower mortality rates, but finds no protective effect for peanut butter.  The effects are equal in men and women. Nut consumption was assessed by asking about portion size and frequency of intake of peanuts, other nuts (tree nuts) and peanut butter. Men and women who eat at least 10 grams of nuts or peanuts per day have a lower risk of dying from several major causes of death than people who do not consume nuts or peanuts, the study said. The study was published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novartis' Promacta (eltrombopag) for the treatment of children six years and older with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who have had an insufficient response to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins or splenectomy. Promacta was approved by the FDA in 2008 for use in adult patients with the same condition.

The Dadha Group launched NetMeds.com. Netmeds is the “first-to-market” offering a consolidated, Pan-Indian solution for the quick online purchase and ensured fast delivery of prescriptions medications.  India’s first e-marketplace for pharma in the form of a portal  which offers an impressive selection of both prescription drugs and non-prescription products (OTC) drugs, supplying over 25,000 stock keeping units (SKUs) across India from its first warehousing hub in Chennai.  Prescription medication users will have opportunity to select their required medications from more than 260 drug categories for the chronic conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol control.