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US and European market for radiopharmaceuticals continues to gain momentum

20. November 2009 02:41
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/410c60/radiopharmaceutica) has announced the addition of the "Radiopharmaceuticals - A US and European Market Analysis" report to their offering. [More]

Aradigm commences patient dosage in Phase 2 trial of novel inhaled ciprofloxacin formulation

16. November 2009 08:05
Aradigm Corporation today announced that the first patient was dosed in a 6-month, multicenter, international Phase 2 clinical trial of a novel version of inhaled ciprofloxacin (ARD-3150) in 40 adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. [More]

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Some combination drug therapies are counter-productive

16. November 2009 04:30
Combination drug therapy has become a staple for treating many infections. For instance, doctors treat extensively drug resistant forms of tuberculosis with one drug that breaks down the pathogen's protective barriers and opens the door for another to deliver the deathblow. [More]

Third quarter 2009 financial results announced by Aradigm

5. November 2009 07:38
Aradigm Corporation (OTCBB:ARDM) (the “Company”) today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and recent highlights. [More]

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Rib-X and NIAID collaborate to develop an antibiotic treatment for N. gonorrhoeae

15. September 2009 02:24
Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for the treatment of multi-antibiotic resistant infections, today announced that it intends to enter into a Clinical Trials Agreement with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [More]

Data from Phase 1 and Phase 2a studies of inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin to be presented at ERS Congress

14. September 2009 07:58
Aradigm Corporation (OTCBB: ARDM) ("Aradigm") today announced it is presenting data from its Phase 1 and Phase 2a studies at the ERS Annual Congress in Vienna, Austria, September 12-16, 2009. [More]

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US and European radiopharmaceuticals market report

11. September 2009 05:49
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US and European Radiopharmaceuticals Market [More]

New protein fragments identified for anthrax vaccine development

4. September 2009 23:51
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified two small protein fragments that could be developed into an anthrax vaccine that may cause fewer side effects than the current vaccine. [More]

Giant Eagle offers generic prescription antibiotics for free at its in-store pharmacies

4. September 2009 01:38
At a time when many families affected by a difficult economy are struggling with the costs of prescription medications, supermarket retailer Giant Eagle, Inc. is making ten broadly used generic prescription antibiotics in 46 common dosages available for free every day at all of its 210 in-store pharmacies. [More]

Antimicrobial-resistant typhoid fever in U.S. patients is associated with international travel

26. August 2009 02:01
Infection with an antimicrobial-resistant strain of typhoid fever among patients in the United States is associated with international travel, especially to the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), according to a study in the August 26 issue of JAMA. The study also shows an increase in certain strains of typhoid fever that are resistant to the most commonly used medications for treatment. [More]

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Akorn reports Q2 2009 financials

11. August 2009 18:39
Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) a specialty pharmaceutical company, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. [More]

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Aradigm receives orphan drug designation for inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin to treat cystic fibrosis in Europe

6. August 2009 01:35
Aradigm Corporation (OTCBB:ARDM) has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) granted Orphan Drug Designation to the Company’s inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin drug product candidate for the treatment of lung infections associated with cystic fibrosis (“CF”). [More]

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Study finds multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria high in long-term care

12. April 2009 21:12
The prevalence of a certain form of drug-resistant bacteria, called multidrug-resistant gram-negative (MDRGN) organisms, far surpassed that of two other common antimicrobial-resistant infections in long-term care facilities, according to a study conducted by researchers at Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research. [More]

Medicines sold in Sweden cause serious environmental harm in India

8. February 2009 21:38
Many of the substances in our most common medicines are manufactured in India and China. [More]

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Antibiotics can cause pervasive, persistant changes to microbiota in human gut

18. November 2008 21:37
Using a novel technique developed by Mitchell Sogin of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) to identify different types of bacteria, scientists have completed the most precise survey to date of how microbial communities in the human gut respond to antibiotic treatment. [More]

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