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UNT Health Science Center's Groundbreaking Research Applied to Protecting Brain After Traumatic Injury

7/3/2009
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 3 In groundbreaking research, scientists at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth have determined that rapid estrogen administration can protect the brain following brain injury. These findings are now being tested on human trauma patients in North Texas. James Simpkins , Ph.D., UNT Health Science Ce... [Comments]

BioCis Pharma Reports Positive Phase IIa Clinical Results in Atopic Dermatitis

7/3/2009
TURKU, Finland, July 3 BioCis Pharma Ltd., a privatelyheld drug development company with its headquarters in Turku, Finland,announced positive results from its Phase IIa clinical trial of ProtoCure(TM)emulsion cream, the company's novel topical drug for dermatology. Thisdouble-blind, placebo-controlled study, conducted in Finland, included 13patients with mild t... [Comments]

ThromboGenics and BioInvent Start Recruitment of Second 100 Patient Cohort in Phase II DVT Prophylaxis Study With TB-402

7/2/2009
LEUVEN, Belgium and LUND, Sweden, July 3 ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR) and co-development partnerBioInvent International (OMXS: BINV) announce that they have startedrecruitment of a second cohort of patients for their Phase II trial ofTB-402. This follows completion of recruitment of the first cohort of 100patients ahead of schedule. TB-402... [Comments]

Acura and King Receive FDA Complete Response Letter Regarding Acurox(R)

7/2/2009
PALATINE, Ill. and BRISTOL, Tenn., July 2 Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACUR ) and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Acurox (oxycodone HC1, USP and niacin, USP) Tablets CII, an immediate release product i... [Comments]

Current Status of the Development Programs of New Indications and Formulations for Aricept(R) for Enhancing Patient Value

7/2/2009
TOKYO and WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 2 Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Eisai Corporation of North America (Headquarters: Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Chairman and CEO Hajime Shimizu) are currently focusing on three clinical development programs for the company's major product Aricept(R) (donepezil hydrochloride tablets) to further c... [Comments]

deCODE-led Megastudy Finds New Genetic Clues to Causes of Schizophrenia

7/1/2009
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July 1 The largest study ofthe genetics of schizophrenia ever undertaken has revealed several new commonsingle-letter variants in the sequence of the human genome (SNPs) linked torisk of the disease. The study, by a multinational consortium of scientistsled by a team from deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN ), analyzed the genomes ofmore... [Comments]

New Review on PROSTVAC(TM) Published by Key Investigators From NCI

7/1/2009
KVISTGAARD, Denmark, July 1 A just publishedReview in the publication "Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs", Volume18, Issue 7 2009, confirms the previous published information onPROSTVAC(TM). This is the most comprehensive and updated Review onPROSTVAC(TM) so far. Quote from the article: "Preliminary clinical trials have indicatednegligib... [Comments]

Keep Mosquitoes and More Out of Your Yard with Garlic From Garlic Research Labs, Inc.

6/30/2009
GLENDALE, Calif., June 30 If you have been eating Garlic to keep the mosquitoes away you may want to think again. While there is absolutely no scientific evidence that eating garlic actually keeps mosquitoes away, spraying garlic has plenty of evidence to prove it keeps them away. Spraying garlic extract on grassy lawns is not as strange as it seems. Mosquito Barrier... [Comments]

PARI LC Plus and PRONEB Ultra Used in Two Perforomist Studies on Improving COPD Therapies

6/30/2009
MIDLOTHIAN, Va., June 30 In two recent COPD studies sponsored by DEY LP, PARI's LC Plus nebulizer and PRONEB compressors (Ultra and Ultra II) were used to show that nebulized formoterol fumarate (Perforomist, DEY LP, Mylan Inc.) improves pulmonary function. "We are pleased that researchers chose PARI products as the exclusive nebulizer systems for recent studies compa... [Comments]

Accumetrics, Inc. Announces GRAVITAS Trial 50 Percent Enrolled

6/30/2009
SAN DIEGO, June 30 Accumetrics, Inc. announces that it has reached the halfway mark (1,600 patients) in the enrollment of its landmark clinical trial, GRAVITAS ( G auging R esponsiveness with A V erifyNow(R) Assay I mpact on T hrombosis A nd S afety). The trial is specifically designed to demonstrate the value of providing clinicians with actionable information for pat... [Comments]

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