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Most Parents in U.S. Not in Favor of HPV Vaccine Mandates

... controversial and the HPV vaccine, which also is licensed for females ages 13 to 26 and girls as young as 9, is no exception. In the case of the HPV vaccine, proponents of the mandates argue that states should encourage parents to prevent their daughters from getting cervical cancer caused by HPV infectio...

Gilead's AIDS Drug Awaits Patent in India

... progress in implementing our access programme and licensed Indian pharmas to manufacture Viread which originally announced a pricing of $1 a day for the pill," Gregg Alton, senior vice president and general counsel, Gilead Sciences, told IANS. "After much discussion, Gilead now believes that a larger numbe...

Beware Weight Loss Drugs, Say Canadian Experts

...il 20, only 3,203 natural health products had been licensed by Health Canada, said a spokesperson. Many of these are likely single-ingredient products and not multiple-ingredient weight-loss supplements, says Heather Boon, associate professor of pharmacy at the University of Toronto and an expert in natural...

Nanomedicine Gives the Way for Nerve Cell Regeneration

...he University of California, Berkeley and has been licensed to NanoNerve, Inc. According to Principal Investigator, Shyam Patel, "Speed is the key to successful nerve regeneration. Our aligned nanofiber technology takes full advantage of the fact that the shortest distance between damaged nerve endings is a...

Holy Grail Of Dermatologists On The Verge Of Discovery

...s ties to a start-up company called Follica, which licensed the patent. This is an extremely exciting discovery and shows promise for treatment of follicular disorders such as hair loss and unwanted excess hair," says Dr Vera Price, director of the University of California, San Francisco Hair Research Cent...

FDA Approves Expanded Use for Surgical Sealant

...ated group and the control group. FDA originally licensed the predecessor of Evicel (Crosseal) in 2003 for use during liver surgery. Evicel is manufactured by OMRIX biopharmaceuticals LTD, Kiryat Ono, Israel....

Nexus Between Psychiatrists and Drug Firms Dangerous, Say Critics

...997 through 2005, more than a third of Minnesota's licensed psychiatrists took money from drug makers, including the last eight presidents of the Minnesota Psychiatric Society. The psychiatrist receiving the most from drug companies was Dr. Annette M. Smick, who lives outside Rochester, Minn., and was paid ...

New Innovation in Clubfoot Treatment

...nce," he said. The Dobbs brace was patented and is licensed through the University's Office of Technology Management....

Chilean President's Cousin Successfully Tests Allergy 'Knockout' Technique on Mice

... chronic allergic diseases, and is currently being licensed through Yissum, the Hebrew University's technology transfer company, to pharmaceutical companies for further development and eventual clinical trials. Bachelet predicts that with further development, his technology may become the first line of all...

Human Vaccine for Herpes Virus on the Anvil

...cine. If successful, an FDA-approved, commercially licensed hCMV vaccine could be administered to specific at-risk populations, such as females prior to child-bearing years, day care providers, organ transplant recipients, or as part of regular childhood immunizations. This approach may also be valid for a...

New Vaccine for CMV Infection

...cine. If successful, an FDA-approved, commercially licensed hCMV vaccine could be administered to specific at-risk populations, such as females prior to child-bearing years, day care providers, organ transplant recipients, or as part of regular childhood immunizations. This approach may also be valid for a ...

UK Suggestion for Restricted Use of Anti-AMD Drugs Draws Flak

...ill be responding to. "Macugen and Lucentis are licensed drugs and we have made it clear to PCTs that they should not withhold funding for treatments because Nice guidance is not available." But shadow health minister John Baron said: "This decision is very odd given that Gordon Brown's constituents are...

UK Licensing Law Changes Have Trebled Overnight Alcohol Related Visits to Emergency Care

...of the largest in the UK, and close to an array of licensed premises in central London. The figures showed that in March 2005, before the licensing law changes, more than 10,000 visits were made to the department. In March 2006, there were 3% fewer visits. But the number of overnight visits increased, and ...

40 Percent of Community Pharmacists Dispensed Off-label Drug

...work experience rather than education. While all licensed medicines used to treat children have been rigorou...before their general use, not all are specifically licensed for use by children says Dr McLay. Until this situation is rectified, community pharmacists need t...

Efforts on to Tackle Health Problems Faced by US Truck Drivers

...granted, but generally commercial drivers can't be licensed if they have severe high blood pressure or severe heart conditions. Other aspects of drivers' health, like weight and smoking, aren't regulated. "They can't say, 'You can't be obese' and they can't force you to stop smoking,'" said Gerald P. Kruege...

Genaera Discontinues Lomucin in Cystic Fibrosis Studies

...) for obesity and the anti-IL-9 (MEDI-528) program licensed to MedImmune, Inc. for the treatment of asthma, and continue efforts to monetize our non-core assets. Our announcement today is consistent with that strategy and serves as validation that we are executing upon it," stated Jack Armstrong, President an...

EpiCept Accelerates Development of Phase I Clinical Study for Cancer

...he EP90745 series of apoptosis inducers, which was licensed by EpiCept to Myriad Genetics, Inc. as part of an exclusive, worldwide development and commercialization agreement. Myriad recently announced that Azixa(TM) has a second mode of action due to vascular disruption activity (VDA). The compound is curren...

Draft National Policy on Sight-saving Drugs unacceptable

...anibizumab (Lucentis) and pegaptanib (Macugen) are licensed in the UK for the treatment of neovascular (wet) a...d drug bevacizumab (Avastin) is also used, but not licensed for the condition. In wet age-related macular degeneration, in which fine central vision is progre...

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