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Russian CRO market expects to report yearly growth of 9.5% between 2009 and 2017

The Russian CRO market is set to emerge as a distinct competitor in the global CRO market, expected to report yearly growth of 9.5% between 2009 and 2017, according to a new report on companiesandmarkets.com.

15 Jun 2011

ESC publishes position paper to raise the profile of vulnerable plaques

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology has published a position paper to raise the profile of vulnerable plaques and the need for greater use of therapies to promote plaque stabilisation.

15 Jun 2011

Researchers reveal how anti-arrhythmic drugs control irregular heartbeats

University of British Columbia researchers - using an innovative, atom-by-atom substitution method - have uncovered the mechanism by which a particular class of drugs controls irregular heartbeats.

15 Jun 2011

Copper induces protein misfolding, creates fibrillar plaques of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at North Carolina State University have figured out how copper induces misfolding in the protein associated with Parkinson's disease, leading to creation of the fibrillar plaques which characterize the disease.

15 Jun 2011

TIA, CONRAD enter license agreement to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir1% gel in Africa

CONRAD and the South African Government's Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) today announced a license agreement that grants TIA the rights to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir1% gel in Africa.

15 Jun 2011

PDR launches new online network to collect, distribute adverse drug events in the U.S.

PDR Network and its partners today announced the launch of a new online network to collect and distribute adverse drug events in the United States.

From Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) 15 Jun 2011

Congress cuts critical funding for prostate cancer research

Congress is poised to ruin Father's Day for millions of men and their families by drastically cutting funding for prostate cancer research. Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would provide $64 million in FY2012 for the Prostate Cancer Research Program as part of the Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program.

15 Jun 2011

Roundup: Conn.'s 'moderate' Medicaid cuts; Calif. adult day care threatened; disabled face 'unclear futures'

The national Center for Reproductive Rights filed a federal lawsuit Monday to halt implementation of the requirements that women wanting an abortion must have a sonogram and hear a detailed description of the fetus. The group called the mandates patronizing and an intrusion into the doctor-patient relationship.

15 Jun 2011

Boiron launches new natural and non-steroidal products for athletes to treat muscle pain

Boiron Canada launches Arnicare Sport, a brand new product designed for athletes, whether professional, amateur or recreational. Arnicare Sport makes physical activity pleasant by preventing and reducing cramps, aches and muscular fatigue.

14 Jun 2011

CerebralRx launches FitNeS vagus nerve stimulation system for treating epilepsy

CerebralRx, a newly formed spin-off of implantable neuromodulation systems developer BioControl Medical, has announced market entry with the launch of its FitNeS vagus nerve stimulation system.

14 Jun 2011

CorMedix completes enrollment in CRMD001 Phase II trial for treatment of acute kidney injury

CorMedix Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapeutic products for the prevention and treatment of cardiorenal disease, announced it successfully completed patient enrollment in its phase II Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury study with its oral drug candidate CRMD001.

14 Jun 2011

Humira defect lawyers file suit against Abbott Laboratories in federal court

Humira defect lawyers filed a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories in federal court today claiming Abbott's blockbuster drug, Humira, caused a fungal infection resulting in the near-death of a Tennessee man.

14 Jun 2011

TWi Biotech enrolls over 50% of patients for AC-201 Phase IIb trial against Type II Diabetes

TWi Biotechnology Inc. announced today that the company has enrolled over 50% of the total 240 patients for the Phase IIb clinical trial of AC-201 for the treatment of Type II Diabetes.

14 Jun 2011

Calcium-sensing receptor plays key role in lethal lung cancer complication

A protein previously thought not to exist in adult human lungs not only is present in normal and cancerous lung tissue, scientists have found, but it also has a major role in the development of a lethal complication of some lung cancers.

14 Jun 2011

CTI completes pixantrone NDA resubmission meeting with FDA's Division of Oncology Drug Products

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it met with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Division of Oncology Drug Products.

14 Jun 2011

Scientists discover new elements of blood clot-formation process

Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered new elements of the blood clot-formation process. The findings could lead to better drugs for preventing heart attacks and other clot-related conditions.

14 Jun 2011

Scientists identify six influenza A viruses similar to 2009 pandemic strain

Scientists using new mathematical and computational techniques have identified six influenza A viruses that have particularly close genetic relationships to the H1N1 "swine" flu virus that swept through the United States beginning in the spring of 2009. That virus eventually killed almost 18,000 people worldwide.

14 Jun 2011

Texas employers can learn about signs, symptoms of drug impairment at SHSU inaugural program

Texas employers can learn about the signs and symptoms of drug impairment among workers at an inaugural program being held at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) June 14. The free, six-hour program will be available to all Texas employers after Sept. 1, 2011.

14 Jun 2011

Researchers find how collagen production helps drive tumour growth, development

Cancer Research UK scientists have revealed how the dense tissue that surrounds tumours helps drive tumour growth and development, according to research published in the journal Cancer Cell.

14 Jun 2011

New drug more effective than standard treatment to prevent heart-attack deaths

Robert Storey, Professor of Cardiology at the University of Sheffield's Department of Cardiovascular Science, presented findings today that confirm one in five deaths in the year following a heart attack could be prevented if a new drug, ticagrelor, was used instead of the standard treatment, clopidogrel.

13 Jun 2011

Drugs News and Research

Russian CRO market expects to report yearly growth of 9.5% between 2009 and 2017

ESC publishes position paper to raise the profile of vulnerable plaques

Researchers reveal how anti-arrhythmic drugs control irregular heartbeats

Copper induces protein misfolding, creates fibrillar plaques of Parkinson's disease

TIA, CONRAD enter license agreement to manufacture and distribute Tenofovir1% gel in Africa

PDR launches new online network to collect, distribute adverse drug events in the U.S.

Congress cuts critical funding for prostate cancer research

Roundup: Conn.'s 'moderate' Medicaid cuts; Calif. adult day care threatened; disabled face 'unclear futures'

Boiron launches new natural and non-steroidal products for athletes to treat muscle pain

CerebralRx launches FitNeS vagus nerve stimulation system for treating epilepsy

CorMedix completes enrollment in CRMD001 Phase II trial for treatment of acute kidney injury

Humira defect lawyers file suit against Abbott Laboratories in federal court

TWi Biotech enrolls over 50% of patients for AC-201 Phase IIb trial against Type II Diabetes

Calcium-sensing receptor plays key role in lethal lung cancer complication

CTI completes pixantrone NDA resubmission meeting with FDA's Division of Oncology Drug Products

Scientists discover new elements of blood clot-formation process

Scientists identify six influenza A viruses similar to 2009 pandemic strain

Texas employers can learn about signs, symptoms of drug impairment at SHSU inaugural program

Researchers find how collagen production helps drive tumour growth, development

New drug more effective than standard treatment to prevent heart-attack deaths

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