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Alimera Sciences' Iluvien(TM) Phase 3 Studies for DME Pass Final DSMB Review Prior to October Readout

ATLANTA, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Alimera Sciences, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, today reported that an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has recommended...

Neurobiological Technologies Announces Viprinex(TM) Does Not Pass Interim Futility Analysis

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. (NTI(R)) (Nasdaq: NTII ) today announced that an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has determined that the current clinical trials of Viprinex(TM) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke are...

WaveSense Blood Glucose Meter One of Few Brands to Pass Rigorous TNO Tests

SALEM, N.H., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wellion Linus Blood Glucose Monitoring System, powered by WaveSense technology for high accuracy testing, recently received certification by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO ("TNO"). TNO is an independent group founded in ...

Framingham Study Shows Parents Who Live Long Pass On Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

BETHESDA, Md., March 13, 2007--New evidence suggests that if you could choose your parents, you could reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. Researchers from the long-standing Framingham Heart Study (FHS), a program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Insti...

Video: FDA Approves INVEGA(R) SUSTENNA(TM) for the Acute and Maintenance Treatment of Schizophrenia

... periods, leakage of milk from the breasts, development of breasts in men, or problems with erection. Some people may feel faint, dizzy, or may pass out when they stand up or sit up suddenly. Be careful not to get up too quickly. It may help if you get up slowly and sit on the edge of the bed or ch...

King Pharmaceuticals Showcases Data From Pain Pipeline of Medicines Designed to Deter Common Methods of Non-Therapeutic Use

...antagonist. The formulation is designed to work such that if taken as directed, the morphine would relieve pain while the sequestered naltrexone would pass through the body with no intended clinical effect. If EMBEDA(TM) is crushed or chewed, the naltrexone would be released, mitigating the euphoric effec...

Spherix Announces Positive Phase 2 Study Results

...the safety of such doses. Naturlose was administered orally with meals (TID) at three different doses, 2.5, 5.0, and 7.5 g. Patients were required to pass specific inclusion criteria at screening and at baseline, including an HbA1c level at screening and baseline between 6.6% and 9.0%. The baseline visi...

DOR BioPharma Receives EMEA Agreement on the Design of its Confirmatory Phase 3 Clinical Trial of orBec(R) in GI GVHD

...ch are subject to performance, enter into any biodefense procurement contracts with the US Government or other countries, that the US Congress may not pass any legislation that would provide additional funding for the Project BioShield program, that it will be able to patent, register or protect its techn...

New Poll Finds Disease Prevention is Top Priority for Americans in Health Reform

... "This survey underscores what I have been saying from the outset: If we pass comprehensive health reform that extends coverage but does nothing to refor...s and produce better health outcomes. That's why it is so important that we pass comprehensive health care reform this year." "This poll gives hard ev...

Johnson & Johnson Announces Support for Kohl-Grassley Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

...on & Johnson. Patients want to know that they can fully trust the relationship they have with their doctor. I am confident this legislation will pass during the 111th Congress," said Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Special committee on Aging. Weldon said, "Greater transparency will en...

Program Improves Language Skills in Deaf, Hard of Hearing

...ervention services during these difficult economic times." Approximately 150,000 children are born in Ohio each year. About 6,000 of them do not pass their newborn hearing screening. Ohio infants who are identified with a permanent hearing loss are eligible for home-based language education, assist...

Smithfield Sends Update to Employees on Testing Process at Veracruz Joint Venture

...health officials, government officials, including President Obama and others, that the A(H1N1) influenza virus is not transmitted by food and can only pass from human to human. I am also pleased to reconfirm that there is no evidence at this time that the hogs at Veracruz, or anywhere else, have been inf...

HeartWare International Clinical Trial Shows 90% Survival at 180 Days

...n our US Bridge to Transplant clinical trial." * The data includes all patients through February 26, 2009. As of today, 3 patients have yet to pass the endpoint of the international clinical trial and the last of these is expected to do so in early June. About HeartWare International He...

DOR BioPharma, Inc. Executes $400,000 Equity Investment Agreement With Numoda Corporation

...ch are subject to performance, enter into any biodefense procurement contracts with the US Government or other countries, that the US Congress may not pass any legislation that would provide additional funding for the Project BioShield program, that it will be able to patent, register or protect its techn...

USAID Provides Malaria Assistance to Zimbabwe

...t carry the malaria parasite. When a mosquito lands in a home that has been sprayed, the mosquito is killed or its life is shortened so that it cannot pass parasites from one person to another. USAID provided emergency funding of $200,000 along with the UK's Department for International Development...

A Window Into Parkinson's Disease

..., and colleagues, Translating Ribosome Affinity Purification (TRAP), reveals translational profiles in cells by isolating the genetic messages as they pass through the protein production factories called ribosomes. This new technique will help propel the scientific community, which has struggled to sleu...

Alba Therapeutics Announces Enrollment of Its First European Patient in Global Phase IIb Study of Larazotide Acetate for Treatment of Active Celiac Disease

...s the environmental trigger of the disease. Gluten is an ingested protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Gluten is broken down into gliadin which can pass through the intestinal epithelial barrier during times of increased intestinal permeability. The ingestion of gluten causes an immune response which t...

Anesiva Announces Adlea ACTIVE-1 Phase 3 Clinical Results, Ceasing of Zingo Commercial Operations and Restructuring

...Internet, a replay will be available for seven days after the call by dialing 800-642-1687 (international dial: 706-645-9291) and giving the following pass code: 73355002. The webcast will be available until the company's next quarterly conference call. Forward-Looking Statements This press release in...

Aiming at Multiple Alzheimer's Proteins May be Key to Success

...thesized compounds are sent for further analysis to Edwin De Pauw, Ph.D. and his group at the University of Liege in Belgium. Promising compounds that pass this second step in testing then move on to preliminary safety and efficacy investigations using animal models in the laboratory of Ottavio Arancio, M...

Neurobiological Technologies Announces FDA Agreement to Consolidate Viprinex Phase 3 Trials Accelerating Time to Pivotal Data

....m. ET on October 13, 2008 to midnight ET on October 20, 2008. The replay number is 888-203-1112 in the U.S and Canada and 719-457-0820 elsewhere. The pass code is 9164451 for the conference calls. About the Current Viprinex Stroke Trials The ongoing Phase 3 clinical studies are designed to assess the...

Anesiva Accelerates Its Transition to Specialty Pharma Pain Management Company

...Internet, a replay will be available for seven days after the call by dialing 800-642-1687 (international dial: 706-645-9291) and giving the following pass code: 62541912. The webcast will be available until the company's next quarterly financial results conference call. Forward-Looking Statements Thi...

Novavax Announces Favorable Results from Phase I/IIa Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Program

...so be available by telephone beginning 1pm ET. August 26, 2008 through midnight September 2, 2008. To access the replay, dial (703) 925 2533 and enter pass code 1272626. About Novavax Novavax, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company, creating novel vaccines to address a broad range of infectiou...

Novavax to Present Phase I/IIa Trial Data Results in an Investor Conference Call on August 26, 2008

...o be available by telephone beginning 1pm EDT, August 26, 2008 through midnight September 2, 2008. To access the replay, dial (703) 925 2533 and enter pass code 1272626. About Novavax, Inc. Novavax, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company, creating novel vaccines to address a broad range of inf...

Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $2.4 Million for Validation of Nine Promising Therapeutic Targets for Parkinson's Disease

...del to test drugs that can alleviate this 'non-motor' symptom, which might also allow for better delivery of existing drugs such as levodopa that must pass through the GI tract to enter the bloodstream. A complete list of researchers who were awarded grants under Target Validation 2007, including grant ...

Task Force Recommends Screening for Hearing Loss in All Newborns

... other conditions typically screened for as part of a health care evaluation. Infants should be screened before they are 1 month old; those who do not pass the screening should receive further hearing and medical evaluation before they are 3 months old. Thirty-nine U.S. states have enacted legislation rel...

Ion Mobility Diagnostic Test from Quest Diagnostics is First to Provide Direct Physical Measurement of Lipoprotein Particles, Cardiovascular Disease Indicators, Study Finds

...obility to provide direct measurement of particles. Ion mobility determines particle size based on the drift velocity of ion-charged particles as they pass through a layer of air under the force of an electric field. Ion mobility, which is commonly used to analyze aerosols, is employed in nanotechnology, ...

Lupus Under the Spotlight: U.S. Congress Shows Support for Women's Health Issues

...uman Services, and Department of Defense Health Programs. The House version of the resolution introduced by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (NY-D) is expected to pass this week. "Too many women - our nation's mothers, daughters, sisters, and grandmothers - are affected by lupus, a devastating autoimmune disease....

St. Jude Finds 'Dancing' Hair Cells Are Key to Humans' Acute Hearing

...ditory center. Without such amplification, hearing would be far less sensitive, since sound waves entering the cochlea are severely diminished as they pass through the inner ear fluid. In their studies, Zuo and his colleagues have sought to establish the mechanism by which outer hair cells produce suc...

Divigel(R) (estradiol gel) 0.1 Percent Offers Lowest Approved Dose of Estradiol for Treatment of Moderate to Severe Hot Flashes Associated with Menopause

... compared to all other available gel or lotion estrogen products. After the gel is applied, it absorbs directly into the bloodstream without having to pass through the liver. Divigel(R) also offers dosing flexibility with three different strengths (0.25 mg estradiol/day, 0.5 mg estradiol/day and 1.0 mg es...

Lixte Biotechnology Holdings Announces That Anti-Cancer Activity Against Glioblastoma in an Animal Model Was Reported at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research

... a physiological barrier that prevents the entry of many compounds from the blood into brain tissue. To be effective, drugs must be designed either to pass this barrier or be administered directly into the brain. "We are pursuing both strategies for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme in a rat model ...

Shire Strives to Increase Adherence Among Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 Patients

...gh affinity for phosphate and works by binding to dietary phosphorus in the gastrointestinal tract. Once bound, the FOSRENOL/phosphorus complex cannot pass into the bloodstream and is eliminated from the body, thereby decreasing mean serum phosphorus levels. The safety of FOSRENOL has been studied in ov...

Baxter Presents Latest Clinical Trial Results of GAMMAGARD LIQUID Administered Subcutaneously

...litate the absorption and dispersion of these drugs by temporarily clearing a path through connective tissue. Molecules as large as 200 nanometers may pass freely through the perforated extracellular matrix, which recovers its normal density in 48 hours, leading to a drug delivery platform that does not p...

Novavax Reports Fourth Quarter and 2007 Year-End Financial Results

...s. A replay of the conference call will also be available by telephone beginning March 14 at noon. To access the replay, dial 1-888-266-2081 and enter pass code 1202787. About Novavax Novavax Inc. is a clinical stage vaccine company committed to leading the global fight against infectious disease by c...

Vion Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Lift of Clinical Hold on Phase III Study of Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) and Cytarabine in Relapsed AML

...lay of the call will be available two hours after the completion of the call at (888) 286-8010 in the U.S. ((617) 801-6888 for international callers), pass code 45545274. Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to extending the lives and improving the quality of life of cancer patients worldwide by deve...

Novavax Announces Favorable Interim Results from Human Clinical Trial for Its Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Program

... of the conference call will also be available by telephone beginning 1 pm EST. December 20, 2007. To access the replay, dial (888) 203 1112 and enter pass code 9037449. About Novavax Novavax Inc. is committed to leading the global fight against infectious disease by creating novel, highly potent vacc...

Survey Finds U.S. Healthcare Facilities Not Doing Enough to Curb MRSA

...need to require hospitals to report their infection rates so the public can see if they are achieving results." Consumers Union has worked to help pass laws in 20 states requiring hospitals to report their patient infection rates. Legislation to establish a national infection reporting law has been in...

Interview of the Vice President

...ons on Iraq to the spending bill, they've been unsuccessful. In the final analysis, the troops shouldn't suffer for that, and we ought to be able to pass an emergency supplemental, as we've done in years past, to make certain that the troops have got what they need in the field, the department can run e...

Vion Pharmaceuticals To Present Preliminary Data on its Pivotal Phase II Trial of Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M) at the American Society of Hematology Meeting

...lers) at least 15 minutes before the start of the call. When prompted for a pass code, please enter 16444471. An audio webcast of the call will be accessi... at (888) 286-8010 in the U.S., ((617) 801-6888 for international callers), pass code 74113063. The replay will be available through Monday, December 24, 20...

Lack of Medicare Part D Coverage for All Medically Necessary Prescriptions Endangers Older Americans and Those with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities

...WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twenty-six patient, family caregiver and health professional organizations are calling upon Congress to pass legislation to require Medicare prescription drug plans to provide access to all medically accepted uses for the drugs they cover. Medicare regulatio...

Novavax Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results and Progress with Vaccine Development Programs

...be available by telephone beginning 1pm EST. November 12, 2007 through midnight November 19, 2007. To access the replay, dial (888) 203 1112 and enter pass code 5883744. About Novavax Novavax Inc. is committed to leading the global fight against infectious disease by creating novel, highly potent vaccin...