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CHS unveils new logo, colour scheme and website at 71st Annual General Meeting

The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) has taken on a distinct new look with the launch of its new logo, colour scheme and website. The unveiling will take place at CHS's 71st Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held in North York Civic Centre on Saturday June 25, 2011.

27 Jun 2011

EMA CHMP recommends approval of linagliptin for type 2 diabetes

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) medicinal committee recommending approval of linagliptin, 5 mg, film-coated tablets (to be marketed under the trade name Trajenta® in Europe) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes.

24 Jun 2011

Less than half of primary-care physicians refer all diabetes patients to education programs

While studies have shown that diabetes education programs are crucial in helping individuals living with the disease self-manage their condition, a new study led by Ryerson researchers has found that less than half of primary-care physicians surveyed refer all of their patients with diabetes to these programs.

24 Jun 2011

FDA approves Lannett's NDA for Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution

Lannett Company, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (NDA) for Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution on June 23, 2011.

24 Jun 2011

Pfizer and Pain Therapeutics receive FDA Complete Response Letter for resubmission of REMOXY NDA

Pfizer and Pain Therapeutics, Inc. announced that a Complete Response Letter was received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the resubmission to the new drug application (NDA) for REMOXY® (oxycodone) Extended-Release Capsules CII. Pfizer is working to evaluate the issues described in the Complete Response Letter and plans to have further discussions with FDA around them.

24 Jun 2011

ViroPharma receives positive European CHMP opinion for Buccolam to treat acute seizures

ViroPharma Incorporated today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of a Pediatric Use Marketing Authorization (PUMA) for Buccolam, for treatment of prolonged, acute, convulsive seizures in infants, toddlers, children and adolescents, from 3 months to less than 18 years.

24 Jun 2011

Low-risk patients with pulmonary embolism can benefit from outpatient care

Outpatient care for certain low-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) can be safely and effectively used in place of inpatient care, according to a randomized, multi-center study in 19 emergency departments.

24 Jun 2011

Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis have higher vascular density in mouth

A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that a hereditary colon cancer syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), is associated with abnormally dense blood vessel growth in the skin lining the mouth.

24 Jun 2011

$Inhaled corticosteroids linked to increased risk of fractures in patients with COPD$

Inhaled corticosteroids linked to increased risk of fractures in patients with COPD

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use inhaled corticosteroids to improve breathing for more than six months have a 27 percent increased risk of bone fractures, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests.

24 Jun 2011

Millennium reports ongoing MLN8237 Phase II study results on non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced the presentation of results from an ongoing Phase II study of MLN8237, an investigational Aurora A kinase inhibitor, in patients with relapsed/refractory aggressive B-cell and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

24 Jun 2011

Orient Europharma to initiate CEL-SCI's Multikine Phase III trial in head and neck cancer

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that its Taiwanese partner, Orient Europharma, has concluded the Site Initiation Visit for the first Taiwanese clinical center in CEL-SCI's Phase III clinical trial for Multikine, the Company's flagship cancer immunotherapy. The first center is called Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital and is located in Taipei, Taiwan.

24 Jun 2011

PNP Pharmaceuticals contracted as exclusive global manufacturer of Fero Industries' Sucanon

Fero Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has contracted PNP Pharmaceuticals Inc. as the exclusive global manufacturer of Sucanon®, an oral treatment for type-2 diabetes.

23 Jun 2011

CEL-SCI announces results from Multikine Phase II trial on head and neck cancer

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today data from its Phase II clinical studies which showed that its lead drug Multikine was able to lower cholesterol in studies involving 120 head and neck cancer patients.

22 Jun 2011

U.S. Tobacco label regulations tightened (warning graphic pictures)

Come September 2012, half of the front of all cigarette packages will have to carry graphic images of dead bodies, decaying teeth and a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his neck, the United States health officials announced on Tuesday.

22 Jun 2011

Halozyme to present three data on Ultrafast Insulin programs at ADA 2011

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, today announced three upcoming data presentations for it Ultrafast Insulin programs at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 71st Scientific Sessions taking place June 24-28, 2011 at the San Diego Convention Center.

21 Jun 2011

U.S. FDA approves generic Levaquin for treatment of bacterial infections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Levaquin, an antibiotic approved to treat certain infections in people ages 18 and older.

21 Jun 2011

New clinical trial to evaluate safety of tenofovir gel in breastfeeding, pregnant women

Determining whether a promising HIV prevention gel is safe for women to use while they are pregnant or breastfeeding is the aim of a new clinical trial being conducted by the National Institutes of Health-funded Microbicide Trials Network.

21 Jun 2011

Amylin to present data on investigational diabetes drug candidates at ADA annual meeting

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Company will present data for its two first-in-class diabetes drugs, BYETTA injection and SYMLIN injection, and its investigational diabetes drug candidates BYDUREON and exenatide once monthly at the 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) being held in San Diego, CA from June 24 to June 28.

21 Jun 2011

Spectrum announces various clinical studies on ZEVALIN at ICML 2011

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, today announced that various studies on ZEVALIN for Injection were presented at the 11th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML), held June 15-18, 2011, in Lugano, Switzerland.

20 Jun 2011

GTx commences Capesaris Phase IIb trial in advanced prostate cancer

GTx, Inc., announced today that it initiated a Phase IIb clinical trial evaluating Capesaris, a selective estrogen receptor alpha agonist, compared to Lupron Depot for first line treatment of advanced prostate cancer.

20 Jun 2011

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CHS unveils new logo, colour scheme and website at 71st Annual General Meeting

EMA CHMP recommends approval of linagliptin for type 2 diabetes

Less than half of primary-care physicians refer all diabetes patients to education programs

FDA approves Lannett's NDA for Morphine Sulfate Oral Solution

Pfizer and Pain Therapeutics receive FDA Complete Response Letter for resubmission of REMOXY NDA

ViroPharma receives positive European CHMP opinion for Buccolam to treat acute seizures

Low-risk patients with pulmonary embolism can benefit from outpatient care

Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis have higher vascular density in mouth

Inhaled corticosteroids linked to increased risk of fractures in patients with COPD

Millennium reports ongoing MLN8237 Phase II study results on non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Orient Europharma to initiate CEL-SCI's Multikine Phase III trial in head and neck cancer

PNP Pharmaceuticals contracted as exclusive global manufacturer of Fero Industries' Sucanon

CEL-SCI announces results from Multikine Phase II trial on head and neck cancer

U.S. Tobacco label regulations tightened (warning graphic pictures)

Halozyme to present three data on Ultrafast Insulin programs at ADA 2011

U.S. FDA approves generic Levaquin for treatment of bacterial infections

New clinical trial to evaluate safety of tenofovir gel in breastfeeding, pregnant women

Amylin to present data on investigational diabetes drug candidates at ADA annual meeting

Spectrum announces various clinical studies on ZEVALIN at ICML 2011

GTx commences Capesaris Phase IIb trial in advanced prostate cancer

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