http://www.news-medical.net/Pharmaceutical news.asp Latest Pharmaceutical News From News-Medical.Net News-Medical.Net en editor@news-medical.net http://www.news-medical.net/newsfeeds/Pharmaceutical news.gif http://www.news-medical.net/Pharmaceutical news.asp 276 96 http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43763 SemBioSys Genetics Inc., a biotechnology company developing protein pharmaceuticals in crop plants, has announced that it has initiated a phase I/II clinical trial of its plant-produced insulin with the first injection of its drug in humans. Wed, 3 Dec 2008 23:48:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43752 Interleukin-12 is a naturally occurring protein essential for the proper functioning of the human immune system. Wed, 3 Dec 2008 23:47:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43714 Sometimes physicists resort to tried and trusted model-making tricks. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, the University of Stuttgart and the Colorado School of Mines have constructed micromachines using the same trick that model makers use to get ships into a bottle where the masts and rigging of the sailing ship are not erected until it is in the bottle. Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:29:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43707 An experimental drug developed by Australian scientists could offer a new cure for jet lag and be a welcome alternative to addictive sedatives such as benzodiazepines. Wed, 3 Dec 2008 05:44:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43670 Contrary to the perception of some patients and physicians, there is no evidence that brand-name drugs are clinically superior to their generic counterparts, according to an article in the December 3 issue of JAMA, which examined studies comparing the effectiveness of generic vs. brand-name drugs for treating cardiovascular diseases. Wed, 3 Dec 2008 04:34:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43685 Mylan Inc. has announced that it and its subsidiary, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., have entered into a settlement agreement with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., Novartis Corp. and Novartis International AG related to Letrozole Tablets, the generic version of Novartis' Femara. Wed, 3 Dec 2008 03:47:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43684 Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has been proven to be a highly sensitive imaging technique for the diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), a difficult to diagnose breast cancer. Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:47:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43688 A team of researchers from Monash University, The Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston), Harvard Medical School and Vanda Pharmaceuticals has found a new drug with the potential to alleviate jet lag and sleep disorders caused by shift work. Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:47:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43690 NicOx S.A. has announced it has signed an agreement with DSM for the commercial manufacture and supply of naproxcinod drug substance (or API, active pharmaceutical ingredient). Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:47:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43702 Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, accounts for 30 percent of all hearing loss. So, why do some people lose their hearing as they get older but other people can still hear a pin drop? Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:47:00 EST