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Simcere files IND with SFDA of China for APX003 to treat cancer

Apexigen, Inc., an emerging biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development of monoclonal antibody therapeutics, announced today that its partner, Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, a leading pharmaceutical company in China, filed an Investigational New Drug application with the State Food and Drug Administration of China to evaluate APX003 as a potential cancer therapy.

11 Mar 2011

Erlotinib, Gefitinib effective in treating certain subset of advanced NSCLC patients

LSU oncologist Vince D. Cataldo, MD, is the lead author of a review article reporting two chemotherapy drugs now indicated for second and third-line therapy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer are remarkably effective in treating a certain subset of these patients.

11 Mar 2011

PNP reaches several major objectives in cancer therapeutic product development

PNP Therapeutics, Inc. — an early-stage Birmingham-based biopharmaceutical company created from research conducted at Southern Research Institute and The University of Alabama at Birmingham — today announced that several major objectives have been reached in the development of its therapeutic technology platform and proprietary products for the treatment of cancer.

11 Mar 2011

House lawmakers press Senate to take action on 1099 repeal

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has put the measure back on the Senate's calendar and hopes to move it forward after the chamber completes it work on the 2011 continuing resolution.

11 Mar 2011

Number of patients needing home health care after hospital discharge surges by 70%

The number of patients who needed home health care after being discharged from hospitals surged by about 70 percent (2.3 million to 4 million) from 1997 to 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

11 Mar 2011

FDA announces consent decree of permanent injunction against McNeil-PPC

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that a consent decree of permanent injunction has been filed against McNeil-PPC and two of its officers for failing to comply with current good manufacturing practice requirements as required by federal law.

11 Mar 2011

Girls who transit to mixed-gender friendship network early are more likely to develop substance abuse problems

In childhood, boys and girls tend to form friendships almost exclusively with same-sex peers. Around early adolescence, they gradually begin to include other-sex friends in their network. A new study published in Journal of Research on Adolescence suggests that girls and boys experience this transition very differently.

11 Mar 2011

New coalition challenges candidates to 'take a stand' for child and youth mental health

A new coalition has formed to challenge candidates for the next Ontario election to "take a stand" and end the crisis in child and youth mental health in a province where the equivalent of three school busloads of children and youth commit suicide every year.

11 Mar 2011

FMCNA encourages high blood pressure, diabetes people to learn about risk of CKD

Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of chronic kidney disease, a health problem that is growing at an alarming rate in the United States. There are 26 million Americans who have CKD, and millions more are at increased risk and may not even know it.

11 Mar 2011

Gastric bypass patients tend to overuse alcohol

Patients who have had a gastric bypass operation take longer to process alcohol, potentially leading some of them to overindulge when drinking, according to the results of a new study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

11 Mar 2011

Discovery: VPS4A enzyme plays a key role in release of HIV particles

Human Immunodeficiency Virus - which causes AIDS - invades human immune cells and causes them to produce new copies of the virus, which can then infect new cells.

11 Mar 2011

House bill introduced to allow individuals to apply for health law waivers

The measure, introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., would allow consumers the same exemption process being exercised by some employers and unions. Meanwhile, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has raised questions about waivers granted to "mini-med" plans.

11 Mar 2011

FDA holds Senesco's SNS01-T clinical study due to delay of supplier's DMF updation

Senesco Technologies, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has informed the Company that its planned study in multiple myeloma is on hold until the Drug Master File of one of its suppliers is updated.

11 Mar 2011

Defunding strategy takes aim at health law's mandatory spending provisions

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing yesterday to begin the process of marking up legislation to remove certain parts of health law funding.

11 Mar 2011

Surgical robot acquisition increases rate of surgery to treat prostate cancer

A new study conducted by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and Yale School of Medicine shows that when hospitals acquire surgical robotic technology, men in that region are more likely to have prostate cancer surgery. The study, "The Association between Diffusion of the Surgical Robot and Radical Prostatectomy Rates", was published this week in the online edition of the journal Medical Care.

11 Mar 2011

OncoVista plans to advance reduced-toxicity targeted cancer treatments

OncoVista Innovative Therapies, Inc., reported in a letter to shareholders that it is moving forward on its business plan to develop targeted, safer and more efficacious cancer treatments with reduced or no toxicity.

11 Mar 2011

ACT's hESC-derived RPE cells receive EMA positive opinion for Orphan Drug Designation for Stargardt's disease

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced a positive opinion of ACT's human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells for designation as an orphan medicinal product for the treatment of Stargardt's disease.

11 Mar 2011

CHF signs agreement with Global Fund to implement HIV/AIDS program in Colombia

CHF International, the Silver Spring-MD based international development and humanitarian assistance organization, announced it signed an agreement with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to implement a two-year HIV and AIDS program in Colombia, with the possibility to extend it for another three years.

11 Mar 2011

Organ removal surgery through body's orifices, without any visible incisions

The Chicago Park District physical instructor needed a way to get the surgery performed without being laid up for weeks so she opted for an innovative minimally invasive procedure called Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) that would allow surgeons to perform organ removal surgery without any visible incisions and have her back on her feet the same day.

11 Mar 2011

International conference to address African health issues in Geneva

Gateway to Africa is the first annual, international conference which will tackle pressing issues that Africa faces today through an integrative and multidimensional approach.

11 Mar 2011

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Simcere files IND with SFDA of China for APX003 to treat cancer

Erlotinib, Gefitinib effective in treating certain subset of advanced NSCLC patients

PNP reaches several major objectives in cancer therapeutic product development

House lawmakers press Senate to take action on 1099 repeal

Number of patients needing home health care after hospital discharge surges by 70%

FDA announces consent decree of permanent injunction against McNeil-PPC

Girls who transit to mixed-gender friendship network early are more likely to develop substance abuse problems

New coalition challenges candidates to 'take a stand' for child and youth mental health

FMCNA encourages high blood pressure, diabetes people to learn about risk of CKD

Gastric bypass patients tend to overuse alcohol

Discovery: VPS4A enzyme plays a key role in release of HIV particles

House bill introduced to allow individuals to apply for health law waivers

FDA holds Senesco's SNS01-T clinical study due to delay of supplier's DMF updation

Defunding strategy takes aim at health law's mandatory spending provisions

Surgical robot acquisition increases rate of surgery to treat prostate cancer

OncoVista plans to advance reduced-toxicity targeted cancer treatments

ACT's hESC-derived RPE cells receive EMA positive opinion for Orphan Drug Designation for Stargardt's disease

CHF signs agreement with Global Fund to implement HIV/AIDS program in Colombia

Organ removal surgery through body's orifices, without any visible incisions

International conference to address African health issues in Geneva

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