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HGS reports commercialization of late-stage products for systemic lupus and chronic hepatitis C

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. today will announce its priority goals for 2010 and report on the Company’s increasing momentum toward commercialization of late-stage products for systemic lupus and chronic hepatitis C in a presentation by H. Thomas Watkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, to financial analysts and investors at the 28th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

12 Jan 2010

Synexus finalises acquisition of ClinPharm at the start of 2010

Following their recent announcement of the deal to acquire German company, ClinPharm, Manchester-based Synexus is celebrating the start of 2010 with the news that the acquisition has now been finalised. This increases the number of Synexus dedicated research centres to twenty-six.

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MRCT announces licensing deal for development of novel therapy for inflammatory and immune diseases

Georg-August-University Gottingen, University of Regensburg and MRC Technology (MRCT) have signed exclusive license agreements through MBM ScienceBridge GmbH and in agreement with Bayerische Patentallianz GmbH, for the development of a novel therapy of inflammatory and immune diseases based on the depletion of inflammatory monocytes. The first targets will be rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and multiple sclerosis (MS).

12 Jan 2010

Prescribing culture of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes examined

Older adults newly admitted to nursing homes with high rates of antipsychotic prescribing in the previous year are more likely to receive antipsychotic agents, according to a report in the January 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Of these treated patients, some had no identified clinical indication for this therapy.

12 Jan 2010

Kindred Healthcare announces plans for development of new centers

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced plans for a replacement hospital, the opening of a new hospital, development of six new hospital-based subacute units and a new transitional care center in several of its key markets in Texas, Florida, California, Ohio, Indiana and Washington.

12 Jan 2010

Stem cell therapy holds promise as potential alternative to bone grafting operations

A study published this week reinforces the potential value of stem cells in repairing major injuries involving the loss of bone structure.

12 Jan 2010

Abe's Garden raises $3.5M to include a facility to care for adults with Alzheimer's disease

Abe's Garden, a non-profit organization that seeks to establish a national model of residential living and daycare programs for those suffering with Alzheimer's disease, has raised $3.5 million toward its $9 million capital campaign announced today.

12 Jan 2010

Amicus Therapeutics presents corporate outlook for 2010 at Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Amicus Therapeutics today outlined the Company's three key strategic priorities and presented a corporate outlook for 2010 at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

12 Jan 2010

Proteus Biomedical signs worldwide license and collaboration agreement with Novartis

Proteus Biomedical Inc., a pioneer in intelligent medicine, entered into an exclusive worldwide license and collaboration agreement with Novartis to develop and commercialize pharmaceutical products that incorporate Proteus’ novel sensor-based technologies in the field of organ transplantation.

12 Jan 2010

Salt Lake City research center joins international drug trial program for painful menstrual cramps

A leading clinical research center in Salt Lake City has joined an international trial program to test an experimental new drug designed to treat painful menstrual cramps, or dysmenorrhea, a condition that affects between 45 and 90 percent of women of childbearing age in the United States. Although not life threatening, dysmenorrhea can be debilitating and psychologically taxing and is one of the leading causes of absenteeism from work and school.

12 Jan 2010

CEL-SCI completes validation of its GMP manufacturing facility

CEL-SCI Corporation, a late-stage oncology company and a developer of vaccines and therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, announced today it has completed the validation of all critical utilities and manufacturing equipment at its GMP manufacturing facility in Maryland.

12 Jan 2010

Atypical antipsychotic use for treating elderly patients with dementia decreases

The use of atypical antipsychotics to treat elderly patients with dementia appears to have decreased following a 2005 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory regarding the risks of these medications in this population, according to a report in the January 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

12 Jan 2010

4SC commences treatment in its resminostat Phase II trial for HL

4SC AG, a drug discovery and development company focused on autoimmune and cancer indications, today announced the treatment of the first patient in a Phase II study evaluating resminostat (4SC-201), an oral pan-histone-deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor in relapsed or refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL) patients.

12 Jan 2010

AHF to host protest targeting Merck over the steep price for its key HIV/AIDS drug, Isentress

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will host a protest Tuesday, January 12, at 10:30am targeting Merck and Co. Pharmaceuticals over the steep price for its key HIV/AIDS drug, Isentress, during the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

12 Jan 2010

Experiments show Alzheimer's drug may halt the growth of oesophageal cancer

Cancer of the gullet, or oesophagus, is one of the ten most common cancers in the Western world, and there have been recent alarming increases in the number of cases each year in the US and UK.

12 Jan 2010

New federal law expands mental health coverage

The Los Angeles Times reports on the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which went into effect on Jan. 1. "Passed as part of the federal stimulus package, the act requires that insurers provide mental health coverage that's no less restrictive than traditional medical coverage. In theory, the act should enable patients needing lengthier therapy to receive it.

12 Jan 2010

Multigene test results impact physicians and patients' decisions on breast cancer therapy

A 21-gene test that predicts whether early stage breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy is having a big impact on treatment decisions by patients and doctors alike.

12 Jan 2010

Proteinuria, a long accepted indicator of heart disease risk, has less impact on African-Americans compared to whites

The cardiovascular risk that is associated with proteinuria, or high levels of protein in the urine, a common test used by doctors as an indicator of increased risk for progressive kidney disease, heart attack and stroke, has race-dependent effects, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

12 Jan 2010

GSK exercises option to obtain exclusive license to develop and commercialize Traficet-EN

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and ChemoCentryx, Inc. today announced that GSK has exercised its option to obtain an exclusive license for further development and worldwide commercialization of Traficet-EN(TM) (CCX282-B), a specific CCR9 antagonist with the potential to offer a new approach for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease.

12 Jan 2010

Researchers study VA111913 drug as a possible treatment for dysmenorrhea

A leading clinical research center in Austin has joined an international research program to study an investigational drug designed as a possible treatment for painful menstrual cramps, or dysmenorrhea, a condition that affects between 45 and 90 percent of women of childbearing age in the United States.

12 Jan 2010

Therapy News and Research

HGS reports commercialization of late-stage products for systemic lupus and chronic hepatitis C

Synexus finalises acquisition of ClinPharm at the start of 2010

MRCT announces licensing deal for development of novel therapy for inflammatory and immune diseases

Prescribing culture of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes examined

Kindred Healthcare announces plans for development of new centers

Stem cell therapy holds promise as potential alternative to bone grafting operations

Abe's Garden raises $3.5M to include a facility to care for adults with Alzheimer's disease

Amicus Therapeutics presents corporate outlook for 2010 at Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Proteus Biomedical signs worldwide license and collaboration agreement with Novartis

Salt Lake City research center joins international drug trial program for painful menstrual cramps

CEL-SCI completes validation of its GMP manufacturing facility

Atypical antipsychotic use for treating elderly patients with dementia decreases

4SC commences treatment in its resminostat Phase II trial for HL

AHF to host protest targeting Merck over the steep price for its key HIV/AIDS drug, Isentress

Experiments show Alzheimer's drug may halt the growth of oesophageal cancer

New federal law expands mental health coverage

Multigene test results impact physicians and patients' decisions on breast cancer therapy

Proteinuria, a long accepted indicator of heart disease risk, has less impact on African-Americans compared to whites

GSK exercises option to obtain exclusive license to develop and commercialize Traficet-EN

Researchers study VA111913 drug as a possible treatment for dysmenorrhea

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