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Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book) (updated)

FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book) (updated)

Nymox NX-1207 Successful Clinical Trial Results Featured in Urology Times

Drugs.com - Clinical Trials — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:25:25 GMT

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 10, 2008 - Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ: NYMX) is please to announce that the presentation of NX-1207 clinical study data at the AUA South Central Section annual meeting in Santa Ana Pueblo,...

Boston Scientific to Release Broad Range of Clinical Trial Data on the Performance of Taxus Coronary Stent Systems at TCT 2008

Drugs.com - Clinical Trials — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:50:35 GMT

NATICK, Mass., October 10, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the schedule of the Company's major events and press announcements at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's (CRF) twentieth annual...

Lilly's TB Drug Initiative

Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News Copyright American Chemical Society — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Public-private partnership opens labs, begins work on new compounds to treat tuberculosis

FDA Approves AstraZeneca’s Seroquel XR for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression and Bipolar Mania in the US

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:15:43 GMT

LONDON, Oct. 10, 2008--AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved once-daily SEROQUEL XR (quetiapine fumarate) Extended-Release Tablets for the acute treatment of the depressive episodes associated with...

Nation's Teen Vaccination Coverage Increasing, But Below 2010 Goals

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:26:00 GMT

Survey provides first estimates for HPV vaccination WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2008--The nation's immunization coverage rates for preteens and teens are increasing for routinely recommended vaccines, but most still do not have all of the recommended...

Shionogi Completes Acquisition of Sciele

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:50:16 GMT

OSAKA, Japan & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 9, 2008 - On October 9, 2008, Shionogi & Co., Ltd. ("Shionogi") and Sciele Pharma, Inc. ("Sciele") (NASDAQ: SCRX) announced the completion of Shionogi's acquisition of Sciele for US$31.00 per...

FDA Continues Review of Takeda's New Drug Application for Alogliptin (SYR-322), a DPP-4 Agent for Type 2 Diabetes

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:45:50 GMT

OSAKA, Japan, October 10, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") today announced that Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc., a wholly owned United States (U.S.) subsidiary, received notification that the...

Biogen Idec Announces Top-Line Results from Phase II Clinical Trial of Baminercept in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Drugs.com - Clinical Trials — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:40:04 GMT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 9, 2008 - Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced today that its Phase II trial of baminercept (BG9924, LT(beta)R-Ig) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional...

Drug-resistant HIV strains turning up in China

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:00:19 GMT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Drug-resistant HIV strains are turning up in parts of China as the virus stretches beyond high-risk groups and gains a stronger foothold in the general population, a leading Chinese AIDS researcher said.

Motor neurone worry hangs over Italian game

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:12:56 GMT

ROME (Reuters) - Stefano Borgonovo was guest of honor at Wednesday's friendly between former clubs Fiorentina and AC Milan, though he was unable to play.

Drug firms agree to invest more in AIDS research: U.N.

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:03:13 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that major pharmaceutical firms promised to invest more on researching treatments for the AIDS virus and diagnostic procedures for poorer regions.

Quarter of adolescent U.S. girls received HPV vaccine

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:44:45 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A quarter of girls aged 13-17 in the United States received Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine last year to protect against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer, the U.S. government said on Thursday.

CEO says listeria in Toronto meat plant no surprise

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:44:42 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Maple Leaf Foods Inc Chief Executive Michael McCain said on Thursday that it was not surprising to find listeria bacteria in a Maple Leaf meat plant in Toronto after a food poisoning outbreak because of the bacteria's prevalence in the environment.

Ginkgo extract offers promise to cut stroke damage

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:30:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree offers promise to minimize brain damage caused by a stroke, scientists said on Thursday.

Clinical Data from 'OPEN I' Study of the Stentys Stent to Be Reported at Next Week's 'TCT 2008' International Cardiovascular Meeting

Drugs.com - Clinical Trials — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:20:06 GMT

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 9, 2008 - Medical device pioneer Stentys announced today that clinical results from the 'OPEN I' clinical study using its bifurcated stent will be presented at next week's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics ('TCT')...

Omrix Biopharmaceuticals Provides Update On Fibrin Pad U.S. Phase II Clinical Trial In Mild to Moderate Bleeding

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:10:17 GMT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 9, 2008 - Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Omrix") (NASDAQ: OMRI), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company that develops and markets biosurgical and immunotherapy products, announced today that the Fibrin Pad U.S....

AstraZeneca's Purplepill.com Tops the List of Most Visited Pharmaceutical Brand Web Sites in Q2 2008

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:35:18 GMT

Ramped Up Marketing Efforts and FDA Activity Drive Growth at Top Brand.com Sites RESTON, Va., October 09, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of the top pharmaceutical brand...

Obesity tied to early heart attack

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:33:02 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart attacks occur earlier in people who are overweight or obese, compared with normal-weight people, new research indicates.

Rap music gets kids to spot stroke and call 911

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:32:08 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel stroke education program that uses hip-hop music to teach 9- to 11-year-olds living in a high-risk community to recognize when a person is having a stroke and summon help quickly can work, researchers have found.

Habitual dieters gain more weight while pregnant

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:31:23 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who tend to keep a tight rein on their eating gain more weight during pregnancy than their peers who are more relaxed about eating, new research confirms.

MIV Therapeutics Announces Participation at TCT 2008 in Washington, D.C.

Drugs.com - Clinical Trials — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:30:54 GMT

ATLANTA & FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 9, 2008 - MIV Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB:MIVI) (Frankfurt:MIV), a leading developer of next-generation coatings and advanced drug-delivery systems for cardiovascular stents and other implantable...

Genelabs Technologies Announces Presentation of Data on Non-Nucleoside HCV Polymerase Inhibitor at the 15th International Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus and Related Viruses

Drugs.com - Clinical Trials — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:30:33 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 9, 2008 - Genelabs Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNLB) announced that three presentations were made at the 15th International Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus and Related Viruses, each on a non-nucleoside...

Red wine may ward off lung cancer: study

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:07:10 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking red wine, but not white wine, may reduce lung cancer risk, especially among current and ex-smokers, new research indicates.

Cardiome Provides Kynapid Regulatory Update

Drugs.com - New Drug Applications — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:05:06 GMT

VANCOUVER, October 09, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Cardiome Pharma Corp. today announced that it has been informed by its co-development partner, Astellas Pharma US, Inc., that an End of Review meeting with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration...

Microscope shows first hours of developing embryo

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:45:06 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - A new high-powered microscope has allowed scientists to watch a zebrafish develop from a single cell into an embryo with a beating heart, the first time this has been possible in vertebrates, researchers said on Thursday.

Economic Woes Go International

Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News Copyright American Chemical Society — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Mounting credit crunch poses potential problem for European chemical companies

FDA On Melamine

Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News Copyright American Chemical Society — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Agency sets standard for the chemical in food products; some in Congress want a ban

Acg: rate of remission in crohn's disease increasing with placebo

MedWorm Query: "clinical trials" — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:45:00 GMT

ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- The rates of remission for Crohn's disease patients who are in the placebo arm of clinical trials appears to have increased over the past 10 years, researchers said here. (Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage)

Canadian Vaccine Manufacturer Able to Deliver Doses Ahead of Schedule

Drugs.com - Pharma News — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:25:43 GMT

From Canada Newswire English (October 9, 2008) MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 9 /CNW/ - GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (GSK) today announced that it has begun shipment of FLUVIRAL(R) (Influenza Virus Vaccine) to Canadian private market customers for the...