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China Sky One Medical prepares for commercial launch 13 new SFDA approved products

China Sky One Medical, Inc., a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company producing over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China, today announced the pending commercial launch of 13 new SFDA approved products over the next few quarters.

22 Mar 2010

Nuvo Research commences enrollment in WF10 Phase 2 clinical trial for allergic rhinitis

Nuvo Research Inc., a Canadian 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 it has enrolled the first patient in its European Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating WF10 as a treatment for allergic rhinitis.

16 Mar 2010

Merck announces global sales of $27.4 billion for full-year 2009

Merck & Co., Inc. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2009 which include the results of legacy Schering-Plough operations from the close of the merger on Nov. 3, 2009 through Dec. 31, 2009.

16 Feb 2010

Meda publishes 2009 year-end report

“The Meda Group expects to achieve sales of about SEK 13,000 million and an EBITDA of about SEK 4,200 million for full-year 2009.”

16 Feb 2010

Alcon reports 2009 fourth quarter results

Alcon, Inc. reported that global sales rose 14.5 percent to $1.72 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009, or an 8.5 percent increase excluding the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations. Reported net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2009 grew 8.0 percent to $458 million, or $1.51 per diluted share.

11 Feb 2010

Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life

Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life. This is a key finding of a prospective birth cohort study to which scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München contributed.

11 Feb 2010

Eczema can lead to behavioral and psychological problems in children

11 Feb 2010

GA²LEN and EAACI warn: Older antihistamines in OTC allergy medications may be hazardous

A joint GA²LEN /EAACI report to be published in "Allergy" and available online on 8 February reviews new data on the treatment of allergies with older antihistamines compared with newer, second-generation H1-antihistamines. The research was funded by GA²LEN, an EU-funded Network of Excellence.

10 Feb 2010

Researchers to study the impact of asthma on sleep and academic performance of young children

Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Hasbro Children's Hospital researchers have received more than $2.5 million in direct costs from The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to study the impact of asthma on the sleep quality and academic performance of young children.

22 Jan 2010

VentiRx Pharmaceuticals completes $25 million Series A Extension

VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel Toll-Like Receptor 8 (TLR8) candidates for the treatment of cancer, respiratory and inflammatory diseases, announced today the completion of a $25 million Series A Extension.

12 Jan 2010

Study demonstrates benefits of allergen immunotherapy for children with allergic rhinitis

Allergy immunotherapy, generally referred to as allergy vaccinations or shots, reduce total health care costs in children with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) by one-third, and prescription costs by 16 percent, according to a study published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).

11 Jan 2010

New study suggests nasal allergy may be involved in chronic sinus disease

Exposing patients with chronic sinus disease to allergens and then obtaining repeated images by X-ray or ultrasound reveals that nasal allergies may be involved in some cases of chronic sinus disease, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

22 Dec 2009

Recruitment complete in Oxagen's OC000459 IIb clinical trial for asthma

Oxagen Limited, a drug discovery and development company specializing in inflammation, today announced that the recruitment for its double blind, randomised, placebo controlled Phase IIb clinical trial in asthma with OC000459, its lead oral CRTH2 (DP2) antagonist, has now been completed.

9 Dec 2009

La Jolla Pharmaceutical enters into definitive merger agreement with Adamis Pharmaceuticals

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (“La Jolla”) today announced that it entered into a definitive merger agreement with Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Adamis”) on December 4, 2009.

8 Dec 2009

Adamis Pharmaceuticals to acquire La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (OTCBB: ADMP), announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement providing for the acquisition of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company by Adamis.

7 Dec 2009

Initial positive data from Amira Pharmaceuticals' Phase 1 clinical study of AM461 DP2 antagonist

Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today initial positive data from a Phase 1 clinical study of AM461, the Company's second oral selective antagonist of the DP2 (also known as CRTH2) receptor.

3 Dec 2009

Oxagen completes £16 Million Series C round funding

Oxagen Limited, a drug discovery and development company specializing in inflammation, announced today the successful completion of a £16 Million ($26.7 Million) Series C round led by Novartis Venture Funds.

24 Nov 2009

Nuvo Research announces new licensing agreement for Oxoferin

Nuvo Research Inc., a Canadian 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 a new licensing agreement for Oxoferin(TM), its topical wound healing agent, and additional details of the funding assistance to be provided by the Development Bank of Saxony for the development of WF10.

12 Nov 2009

Treatment of allergic rhinitis can improve nasal and ocular symptoms

The treatment of allergic rhinitis is shown to improve co-existing conditions including conjunctivitis, asthma, sinusitis, otitis media with effusion (fluid in the middle ear) and sleep disorders according to an international expert at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Miami Beach, Fla.

10 Nov 2009

Tobacco smoke linked with respiratory diseases

Tobacco smoke is involved in uncontrolled asthma, a diminished response to anti-asthma drugs, rhinitis, nasal obstruction, and deregulation of the immune system according to an international expert at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Miami Beach, Fla.

9 Nov 2009

Allergic Rhinitis News and Research

China Sky One Medical prepares for commercial launch 13 new SFDA approved products

Nuvo Research commences enrollment in WF10 Phase 2 clinical trial for allergic rhinitis

Merck announces global sales of $27.4 billion for full-year 2009

Meda publishes 2009 year-end report

Alcon reports 2009 fourth quarter results

Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life

Eczema can lead to behavioral and psychological problems in children

GA²LEN and EAACI warn: Older antihistamines in OTC allergy medications may be hazardous

Researchers to study the impact of asthma on sleep and academic performance of young children

VentiRx Pharmaceuticals completes $25 million Series A Extension

Study demonstrates benefits of allergen immunotherapy for children with allergic rhinitis

New study suggests nasal allergy may be involved in chronic sinus disease

Recruitment complete in Oxagen's OC000459 IIb clinical trial for asthma

La Jolla Pharmaceutical enters into definitive merger agreement with Adamis Pharmaceuticals

Adamis Pharmaceuticals to acquire La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

Initial positive data from Amira Pharmaceuticals' Phase 1 clinical study of AM461 DP2 antagonist

Oxagen completes £16 Million Series C round funding

Nuvo Research announces new licensing agreement for Oxoferin

Treatment of allergic rhinitis can improve nasal and ocular symptoms

Tobacco smoke linked with respiratory diseases

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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