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Positive results from PROLOR Biotech's Factor VIIa-CTP preclinical study on hemophilia

PROLOR Biotech, Inc.,, today reported positive results from a comparative study of its biobetter longer-acting version of the hemophilia drug Factor VIIa (Factor VIIa-CTP) in hemophilic mice.

15 Sep 2011

Pfizer awards 2011 fellowship to UH Case Medical Center for pain medicine and epilepsy

University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center's Division of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and the Epilepsy Center in the UH Neurological Institute have each received 2011 Medical & Academic Partnerships Fellowship Awards from Pfizer Inc.

15 Sep 2011

JCPT publishes 'The Need for Increased Utilization of Statins After Occlusive Stroke' study

Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., DrPH, the first Sir Richard Doll Research Professor of Medicine in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University has published a clinical study in the current issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics (JCPT) titled "The Need for Increased Utilization of Statins After Occlusive Stroke."

15 Sep 2011

CHK Nutrition, NeuroResearch Clinics sign consent to halt sale of unapproved amino-acid products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that two Minnesota companies have agreed to halt distribution of amino-acid products marketed to treat a number of diseases, until requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act are met.

15 Sep 2011

ODAC recommends ApoPharma's Ferriprox for FDA approval to treat transfusional iron overload

ApoPharma Inc. today announced that the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted 10 - 2 to recommend that the FDA grant accelerated approval of Ferriprox (deferiprone), an oral iron chelator, for the treatment of patients with transfusional iron overload when current chelation therapy is inadequate.

15 Sep 2011

Scientists report development of three new formulations against methamphetamine abuse

Scientists are reporting development of three promising formulations that could be used in a vaccine to treat methamphetamine addiction - one of the most serious drug abuse problems in the United States.

15 Sep 2011

UIC researchers to conduct study on televised drug commercials

Do pharmaceutical ads educate patients and improve health -- or merely spur drug sales? Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy will conduct the first comprehensive study of televised drug commercials using Nielsen Media Research and health care utilization data.

15 Sep 2011

Viewpoints: Shredding Bachmann's vaccine argument; 'super' or 'stupor' committee; Bennet on outmoded drug safety rules

Vaccines were the biggest losers in Monday's GOP presidential candidate's debate, specifically those that are intended to prevent cervical cancer. The main route of HPV infection is sex. That's why you need to vaccinate girls before they become sexually active. The vaccines are exceedingly safe, studies show. There have been very few reports of serious problems from them, none proven. It is simply a lie to say they can cause retardation.

15 Sep 2011

Researchers discover several chemical compounds against human prion diseases

In a new study NYU School of Medicine researchers report that they have found several chemical compounds, including an antidepressant, that have powerful effects against brain-destroying prion infections in mice, opening the door to potential treatments for human prion diseases.

15 Sep 2011

New Zealand biotechnology company moves to US

Today leading New Zealand biotechnology company Therapy Cell Ltd announced it was moving to the United States through its merger with Therapy Cells Inc (formerly DIII OTC Market). This exciting Bio Tech/Med tech Company holds the exclusive technology that allows adult cells from a specific tissue (e.g. Achilles tendon) to grow again from an individual to enact repair and regeneration of that tissue.

14 Sep 2011

Lucentis receives Health Canada approval to treat vision loss from DME

Health Canada has approved Lucentis (ranibizumab) as a treatment for vision loss resulting from diabetic macular edema, one of the major causes of adult vision loss and an important complication of the growing epidemic of diabetes.

14 Sep 2011

Cohera's TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive receives CE Mark approval

Cohera Medical, Inc., a rapidly growing medical device company, announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for its lead product, TissuGlu® Surgical Adhesive. CE Mark approval allows TissuGlu to be sold in the European Union.

14 Sep 2011

Celecoxib inhibits GSK3 enzyme in lung cancer cells

Several clinical studies have shown that taking the anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib can reduce the risk of developing polyps that lead to colon cancers, at the cost of increasing the risk of heart disease. But what if this tradeoff was not necessary?

14 Sep 2011

Reminder packaging improves adherence to long-term hypertension medications

People with chronic illnesses are more likely to take long-term medications according to doctors' instructions if the packaging includes a reminder system, according to a new review of evidence.

14 Sep 2011

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation for Accentia's Revimmune to prevent GVHD

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and its majority-owned subsidiary, Biovest International, Inc., today jointly announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to Revimmune, the Company's proprietary system-of-care based on high-dose administration of Cytoxan, for the prevention of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following bone marrow transplant.

14 Sep 2011

Biotica, Buck Institute collaborate to investigate polyketides in diseases of aging

The Buck Institute for Research on Aging and Biotica Technology Ltd. today announced a three-year collaboration to investigate polyketides in diseases of aging. Building on observations that rapamycin extends healthy lifespan in various species, the collaborators will evaluate rapamycin analogs and other polyketides in a broad range of age-related disease models to identify novel therapeutics.

14 Sep 2011

Natural S-equol supplement does not increase risk of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer

Consuming the soy germ-based compound Natural S-equol and the supplement SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol did not increase the risk of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer, according to a study in the September issue of the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology.

14 Sep 2011

Merck issues statement on GARDASIL human papillomavirus vaccine

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, issued the following statement on GARDASIL, Merck's vaccine to protect against certain diseases caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18.

14 Sep 2011

Prescription drugs expensive in Australia and likely to increase

According to experts Australians are facing some of the highest ‘out-of-pocket’ costs in the industrialized world for prescription medicines and the problem is likely to worsen

14 Sep 2011

Avedro acquires proprietary and patent pending transepithelial ParaCel riboflavin formulation

Avedro, Inc announced today that it has acquired all the intellectual property rights to produce, market, and distribute a breakthrough transepithelial riboflavin formulation based on the research of Roberto Pinelli, MD at the Istituto Laser Microchirurgia Oculare (ILMO) in Brescia, Italy.

14 Sep 2011

Pharmaceutical News

Positive results from PROLOR Biotech's Factor VIIa-CTP preclinical study on hemophilia

Pfizer awards 2011 fellowship to UH Case Medical Center for pain medicine and epilepsy

JCPT publishes 'The Need for Increased Utilization of Statins After Occlusive Stroke' study

CHK Nutrition, NeuroResearch Clinics sign consent to halt sale of unapproved amino-acid products

ODAC recommends ApoPharma's Ferriprox for FDA approval to treat transfusional iron overload

Scientists report development of three new formulations against methamphetamine abuse

UIC researchers to conduct study on televised drug commercials

Viewpoints: Shredding Bachmann's vaccine argument; 'super' or 'stupor' committee; Bennet on outmoded drug safety rules

Researchers discover several chemical compounds against human prion diseases

New Zealand biotechnology company moves to US

Lucentis receives Health Canada approval to treat vision loss from DME

Cohera's TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive receives CE Mark approval

Celecoxib inhibits GSK3 enzyme in lung cancer cells

Reminder packaging improves adherence to long-term hypertension medications

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation for Accentia's Revimmune to prevent GVHD

Biotica, Buck Institute collaborate to investigate polyketides in diseases of aging

Natural S-equol supplement does not increase risk of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer

Merck issues statement on GARDASIL human papillomavirus vaccine

Prescription drugs expensive in Australia and likely to increase

Avedro acquires proprietary and patent pending transepithelial ParaCel riboflavin formulation

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