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Nausea is the sensation of unease and discomfort in the upper stomach and head with an urge to vomit. An attack of nausea is known as a qualm.

Nausea in pregnant women can be a sign of flu: Researchers

Nausea in pregnant women tends to fade after the first three months, but during the second and third trimesters it can be a sign of flu, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a study of expectant women who sought medical care.

6 May 2010

Allos Therapeutics reports net loss of $20.5 million for first-quarter 2010

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

6 May 2010

FDA approves Provenge for treating men with advanced prostate cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new 'cancer vaccine' for treating men with advanced prostate cancer.

6 May 2010

Alvine Pharmaceuticals reports data of ALV003 in gastric simulation model at DDW 2010

Alvine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced the reporting of scientific data on the performance of its lead compound, ALV003, in a gastric simulation model. The data were presented at the 2010 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

5 May 2010

Results from STEALTH C-3 clinical trial of nitazoxanide presented at DDW 2010

Romark Laboratories announced results from its STEALTH C-3 clinical trial, a phase 2 clinical study of nitazoxanide in treatment-naive patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C. Study results were presented this afternoon as an oral communication at a late breaking forum of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute during Digestive Disease Week 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

5 May 2010

Additional pivotal Phase 3 trial data for MoxDuo IR released

QRxPharma announced today the release of additional pivotal Phase 3 trial data for MoxDuo IR, an immediate-release Dual-Opioid pain therapy. Required for New Drug Application submission with the United States Food and Drug Administration, this "combination rule" study compared the efficacy and safety profiles of MoxDuo IR against component doses of morphine and oxycodone alone for the management of moderate to severe post-operative pain following bunionectomy surgery.

5 May 2010

Data from Phase IV study of Bystolic tablets in Hispanic patients with hypertension presented at ASH 2010

Forest Laboratories, Inc. today presented data from a Phase IV study evaluating the effects of Bystolic (nebivolol) tablets in Hispanic patients with hypertension at the 2010 annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Hypertension.

4 May 2010

Vita Breath may contain hazardous levels of lead, warns FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase nor consume Vita Breath, a dietary supplement manufactured by American Herbal Lab Inc. of Rosemead, Calif., and marketed at health fairs and on the Internet, because the product may contain hazardous levels of lead.

3 May 2010

VIMOVO delayed-release tablets receive FDA approval

AstraZeneca and POZEN Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved VIMOVO (naproxen and esomeprazole magnesium) delayed-release tablets for the relief of signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis, and to decrease the risk of developing gastric ulcers in patients at risk of developing NSAID-associated gastric ulcers.

3 May 2010

UCLA researchers show risks associated with heavy drinking among elderly adults

A new study by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has found that more than a third of drinkers 60 years old and older consume amounts of alcohol that are excessive or that are potentially harmful in combination with certain diseases they may have or medications they may be taking.

30 Apr 2010

PROVENGE receives FDA approval for treatment of CRPC

Dendreon Corporation today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved PROVENGE (sipuleucel-T), an autologous cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic, castrate-resistant (hormone-refractory) prostate cancer.

30 Apr 2010

Provenge cellular immunotherapy for men with advanced prostate cancer receives FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Provenge (sipuleucel-T), a new therapy for certain men with advanced prostate cancer that uses their own immune system to fight the disease.

30 Apr 2010

OSI Pharmaceuticals announces European Commission's approval of Tarceva for NSCLC

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that its international partner for Tarceva® (erlotinib), Roche, received approval from the European Commission for Tarceva as a monotherapy maintenance treatment in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease remains largely unchanged (stable disease) after platinum-based initial chemotherapy.

29 Apr 2010

Roche announces results of phase III T-emerge 3 study of taspoglutide in diabetics

Ipsen, a global biopharmaceutical group, today announced that its partner Roche has disclosed results of the phase III T-emerge 3 study in patients with diabetes with taspoglutide, the first once weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue based on a human sequence. Taspoglutide originating from Ipsen's research is developed by Roche.

29 Apr 2010

Takeda settles with six defendants in generic ACTOS, ACTOplus met patent infringement lawsuit

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced today that Takeda and its wholly owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., have completed settlement agreements with six out of eight defendants in patent infringement litigation brought against these parties in response to their Abbreviated New Drug Applications for generic ACTOS® (pioglitazone HCl) and ACTOplus met® (pioglitazone HCl and metformin HCl). Takeda recently concluded litigation with the sixth settling defendant.

28 Apr 2010

Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System receives FDA approval to treat asthma in adults

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first medical device that uses radiofrequency energy to treat severe and persistent asthma in certain adults.

28 Apr 2010

Salix Pharmaceuticals announces novel patient and health care provider support program for HE

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. today announced plans for the Hepatic Encephalopathy Living Program (H.E.L.P.). H.E.L.P. is a first-of-its-kind patient and health care provider support program for the management of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and will launch on May 24, 2010. The program will provide patients with HE educational materials, co-pay assistance, treatment adherence support and a 24-hour toll-free hotline.

27 Apr 2010

Nuvo Research's PENNSAID now available in U.S. pharmacies

Nuvo Research Inc., a drug development company focused on the research and development of drug products that are delivered to and through the skin using its topical and transdermal drug delivery technologies, and on the development of its immune modulating drug candidate WF10, today announced that PENNSAID(R) (diclofenac sodium topical solution) 1.5% w/w, is now available by prescription in U.S. pharmacies.

27 Apr 2010

Court of Appeals denies McNeil Pediatrics' CONCERTA patent appeal

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied an appeal by McNeil Pediatrics, a division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to overturn a 2009 decision by the U.S. District Court of Delaware that the patent for CONCERTA (methylphenidate HCl) Extended-Release Tablets CII is invalid and not infringed by Andrx Corporation.

27 Apr 2010

Aton Pharma acquires the U.S. marketing rights to LODOSYN tablets from BMS

Aton Pharma, Inc., a diversified specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has acquired the U.S. marketing rights to LODOSYN (carbidopa) tablets from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

26 Apr 2010

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Nausea in pregnant women can be a sign of flu: Researchers

Allos Therapeutics reports net loss of $20.5 million for first-quarter 2010

FDA approves Provenge for treating men with advanced prostate cancer

Alvine Pharmaceuticals reports data of ALV003 in gastric simulation model at DDW 2010

Results from STEALTH C-3 clinical trial of nitazoxanide presented at DDW 2010

Additional pivotal Phase 3 trial data for MoxDuo IR released

Data from Phase IV study of Bystolic tablets in Hispanic patients with hypertension presented at ASH 2010

Vita Breath may contain hazardous levels of lead, warns FDA

VIMOVO delayed-release tablets receive FDA approval

UCLA researchers show risks associated with heavy drinking among elderly adults

PROVENGE receives FDA approval for treatment of CRPC

Provenge cellular immunotherapy for men with advanced prostate cancer receives FDA approval

OSI Pharmaceuticals announces European Commission's approval of Tarceva for NSCLC

Roche announces results of phase III T-emerge 3 study of taspoglutide in diabetics

Takeda settles with six defendants in generic ACTOS, ACTOplus met patent infringement lawsuit

Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System receives FDA approval to treat asthma in adults

Salix Pharmaceuticals announces novel patient and health care provider support program for HE

Nuvo Research's PENNSAID now available in U.S. pharmacies

Court of Appeals denies McNeil Pediatrics' CONCERTA patent appeal

Aton Pharma acquires the U.S. marketing rights to LODOSYN tablets from BMS

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