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Debiopharm Group and Mercury Therapeutics, Inc. Sign an Exclusive License Agreement for the Development and Commercialisation of Debio 0930

LAUSANNE, Switzerland and WOBURN, Massachusetts, August 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical group of companies with a focus on the development of prescription drugs that target unmet medical needs, and Mercury Therapeutics, Inc. (Mercury), a ...

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Sign Licensing Agreement for Urocidin(TM)

BELLEVILLE, Ontario and CHADDS FORD, Pa., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) and Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ENDP ) jointly announced today that Endo has licensed from Bioniche the exclusive rights to develop and market Urocidin(TM) in the U.S. with ...

ICON and MedAvante Sign Alliance Agreement

Partnership Aims To Enhance Precision and Reduce High Failure Rates in Central Nervous System Clinical Trials DUBLIN and Hamilton, N.J., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICON (Nasdaq: ICLR ) (ISIN:IE0005711209), a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, b...

Idenix Pharmaceuticals and GlaxoSmithKline Sign Worldwide License Agreement for IDX899, a Novel NNRTI for the Treatment of HIV

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and LONDON, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDIX ) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced the execution of a license agreement granting GSK exclusive worldwide rights to IDX899. IDX899 is a novel non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inh...

Five-Year Data Confirm That Early Treatment with Betaseron(R) at First Sign of Disease Can Delay Progression to MS

- BENEFIT is first and only prospectively planned 5-year study to show long lasting benefit of early treatment - MONTREAL, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals announced today that new data from its BENEFIT (BEtaseron in Newly Emerging multiple sclerosis For...

DSM and LibraGen Sign Agreement to Co-Develop Transaminases for Production of Chiral Amines

PARSIPPANY, N.J., VIENNA, Austria and TOULOUSE, France, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- DSM and LibraGen, a bacterial diversity-based process and discovery specialist, announced today that they have signed an agreement to co-develop new omega-transaminases for production of chiral amines. Under the t...

Consumer Group Urges Gov. Schwarzenegger to Sign Stem Cell Bill Into Law

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should sign a stem cell public accountability bill, SB1565, into law, Consumer Watchdog said today. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Sheila Kuehl and Sen. George Runner, was passed with overwhelming bipartisan supp...

Debiopharm and EPFL Sign Research Project Agreement to Identify Inhibitors of Signalling Pathways Controlling Cell Fate for Cancer Treatment

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, September 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Debiopharm Group (Debiopharm), a global independent biopharmaceutical development specialist focusing on serious medical conditions and particularly oncology, today announced the signature of a research project with the Ecole Polytechnique Fed...

California Legislature Passes Historic HIV Testing Bill (AB 682); AHF Urges Governor to Sign Crucial Lifesaving Legislation

AB 682 (Berg, Garcia, Huffman), the California Routine HIV Screening Bill, Cleared the Legislature Today; Bi-Partisan Bill, Sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the California Medical Association, & the Health Officers Association of California, Will Improve Health Outcomes & Reduce ...

OPAXIO(TM) Combined with Alimta(R) Well Tolerated in Dose-Ranging Study of Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

...ed portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit www.CellTherapeutics.com . sign up for email alerts and get RSS feeds at our Web site, http://www.CellTherapeutics.com/investors_alert This press release includes forward-lo...

National Cancer Institute Research Identifies Unique Mechanism of Brostallicin's Anti-Tumor Effectiveness

... portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit www.CellTherapeutics.com . sign up for email alerts and get RSS feeds at our Web site, http://www.CellTherapeutics.com/investors_alert This press release includes forward-...

Number of Patients With Dementia on the Rise

...rchers at the MADRC have so far studied 80 patients in a project that has been going on for four years on the diagnosis of Alzheimer's at the earliest sign of cognitive dysfunction. Researchers would ultimately like to evaluate 120. One of the goals of the research is to determine the best tool for t...

BioCis Pharma Reports Positive Phase IIa Clinical Results in Atopic Dermatitis

... 10 after begining treatment. There was also a significant improvement in EASI score over the whole treatment period for ProtoCure emulsion cream as a sign of positive treatment effect. The EASI score difference did not reach statistical significance when compared to placebo, mainly due to the small numbe...

Responses After Completion of Therapy Increase Pixantrone Complete Remission (CR)/Unconfirmed Complete Remission (CRu) Rate to 24% and Overall Response Rate (ORR) to 40% Compared to 7% and 14% for Comparator Agents in Phase III EXTEND Trial in 3rd Line Th

...ated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit www.CellTherapeutics.com . sign up for email alerts and get RSS feeds at our Web site, http://www.CellTherapeutics.com/investors_news This press release includes forward-look...

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results for Phase 2 Study of Low-Dose Bromfenac in Dry Eye Disease

... achieved statistical significance in the primary endpoint of the objective sign of conjunctival staining (Lissamine Green test) as compared to baseline. The study also achieved statistical significance on the objective sign of corneal staining (Fluorescein test) as compared to baseline. Patients a...

VivoMetrics(R) Introduces Next Generation LifeShirt Prototype, a Smart Garment That Delivers Real-time Vital Signs Remotely to Healthcare Providers

...ramatically simplifying the way in which key vital sign data is collected and transmitted to remote care p...es at specific times or to manually transmit vital sign data to those remotely managing their care. The sy...y eliminate patient involvement in their own vital sign monitoring, requiring the user to simply wear the ...

Pixantrone in Combination with Chemotherapy Regimens Produces Overall Response Rates of 58-74% with Complete Remission Rates of 37-57% in Relapsed/Refractory Aggressive or Indolent NHL

...ated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit www.CellTherapeutics.com . sign up for email alerts and get RSS feeds at our Web site, http://www.CellTherapeutics.com/investors_news.htm This press release includes forw...

Paclitaxel Poliglumex (OPAXIO(TM)) Added to Cisplatin and Radiation Produces 45% Pathologic Complete Remissions in Patients With Esophageal Cancer

...ated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit www.CellTherapeutics.com . sign up for email alerts and get RSS feeds at our Web site, http://www.celltherapeutics.com/investors_news.htm This press release includes forwa...

Pixantrone Produces High Rates of Complete and Partial Remissions Even Among Aggressive NHL Patients With Extensive Prior Doxorubicin Treatment or Prior Rituximab Treatment

...ated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit www.CellTherapeutics.com . sign up for email alerts and get RSS feeds at our Web site, http://www.celltherapeutics.com/investors_news.htm This press release includes fo...

FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Approval of the SEDASYS(R) System

... In the study, patients who received sedation with the SEDASYS(R) System experienced fewer and less significant oxygen desaturation events, a clinical sign of over-sedation, than patients sedated with the current standard of care drugs -- benzodiazepines and opioids. The SEDASYS(R) System automatical...

RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) (Risperidone) Long-Acting Treatment Delayed the Time to Relapse in Patients with Bipolar I Disorder

...unt (WBC) or a history of leukopenia/neutropenia should have frequent complete blood cell counts during the first few months of therapy. At the first sign of a decline in WBC and in the absence of other causative factors, discontinuation of Risperdal Consta should be considered. Potential for Cogni...

Ongoing Landmark ROADMAP Study Demonstrates Significant Improvement in Blood Pressure Control at One Year, According to Blinded Results

...nuria in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Microalbuminuria is an early sign of kidney disease, as well as an important risk factor of cardiovascular di...a plasma protein, leaking into the urine. This microalbuminuria is an early sign of kidney dysfunction, and is a strong independent risk factor for cardiova...

Adding Steroid Drug to MS Treatment May Reduce Disease Activity

...reased slightly. At the beginning of the study and again after three years, the researchers measured the size of lesions in the brain that are a sign of disease activity. For those receiving both drugs, the lesions stayed the same size or shrunk, while the size of the lesions grew for those taking o...

Progress Against Malaria and Other Infectious Diseases Among Highlights at Annual Vaccine Conference

... in 2008. Students could get the vaccine either in nasal spray or injection formats. In order to receive the vaccine, both students and parents had to sign permission slips. "We have demonstrated that it's possible to reach a significant portion of all school-age children in a community with flu vacc...

New Weight Loss Hope for People with Diabetes

...ess, per month, than many Americans spend on food costs for a savings of $660 in annual grocery bills. To learn more about NutriSystem D, or to sign up for the program visit www.nutrisystem.com/D or call 888-671-LEAN. About NutriSystem, Inc. NutriSystem (Nasdaq: NTRI ) is a lead...

Genes Identified That Enhance Tumor Cell Sensitivity to CTI's Cancer Drug Brostallicin

...ated portfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit www.CellTherapeutics.com . sign up for email alerts and get RSS feeds at our Web site, http://www.celltherapeutics.com/news_subscription_service This press release includ...

New Data for Abbott's TRILIPIX(R) (fenofibric acid) in Combination with Rosuvastatin Calcium Shows Improvement on Key Lipids for Cholesterol Management

...e allergic to any product ingredient. Unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness, particularly when occurring with tiredness and fever, may be a sign of a serious side effect and should be reported to a healthcare provider right away. Rarely, muscle-related problems can cause kidney damage and can ...

U.S. Naval Medical Research Center Resubmits IND Application for Proposed 'RESUS' Clinical Trial in Trauma Patients in the Out-of-Hospital Setting

...rameters, and will be relatively safe and well tolerated, in comparison with "standard fluids." If the trial were permitted to proceed, subjects would sign an informed consent prospectively. The Op RESUS protocol was also revised, resubmitted and placed on clinical hold. Biopure Corporation Bio...

Schering-Plough's Investigational Oral Thrombin Receptor Antagonist Meets Primary Endpoint in a Newly Published Study

...MI major bleeding is defined as any intracranial (head) hemorrhage or overt sign of bleeding associated with a decrease in hemoglobin concentration of great...ocrit greater than 15 percent). TIMI minor bleeding is defined as an overt sign of bleeding that does not meet the requirements for TIMI major bleed, assoc...

Scientists Discover Why Teeth Form in a Single Row

... formation starts early in development. Teeth develop from the epithelium and mesenchyme, two key tissue layers within the mammalian embryo. The first sign of tooth development in mammals is the thickening of the epithelium along the jaw line to form a band of cells called the dental lamina. Because all t...

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. by the Law Firm of Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check, LLP

...nd individual investors from the United States and around the world. For more information about Barroway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check or to sign up to participate in this action online, please visit www.btkmc.com If you are a member of the class described above, you may, not later than A...

Compared to Standard Therapies, Pixantrone Decreases Time to Achieve Complete Remission by 47% in Relapsed Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

...rtfolio of oncology products aimed at making cancer more treatable. For additional information, please visit http://www.CellTherapeutics.com . sign up for email alerts and get RSS feeds at our Web site, http://www.CellTherapeutics.com/investors_news.htm This press release includes forwar...

February 2009 Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource Highlights Diabetes and Heart Disease, Going Vegetarian and Tinnitus

...Minn. -- Ringing, whining, whistling, hissing or whooshing. Any of those sounds in one or both ears when there is no external noise present could be a sign of tinnitus. The February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource provides an overview of this common condition. It's estimated that 10 perc...

ISTA Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results for Phase IIb Study of Ecabet Sodium

...reated with ecabet sodium achieved a strong positive trend in the objective sign of Tear Film Break-Up Time (TFBUT) and a positive trend in the objective sign of quantity of tears produced (Schirmer Test). In contrast, there were no ...

New Research Reveals Unforeseen Side Effect of the Breast Cancer Movement

...urveyed over 2,400 girls ages 8-18. Some of the key findings from this research revealed that nearly 30% of the girls surveyed believed that a normal sign of breast development was a symptom of breast cancer, and more than 20% of girls believed that infection, tanning, drug use and stress could cause can...

U.S. Naval Medical Research Center Resubmits IND Application for Proposed 'Op RESUS' Clinical Trial in Trauma Patients in the Battlefield Setting

...l parameters, and will be relatively safe and well tolerated, in comparison with "standard fluid." If the trial is permitted to proceed, subjects will sign an informed consent prospectively. The revised Op RESUS protocol addresses some of the issues raised by the FDA on the initial filing. Under a...

Do You Know You're Having a Stroke?

...usness * Confusion or problems with memory, spatial orientation or perception In such cases, a stroke gives no warning. But one possible sign of an impending stroke is a TIA. The signs and symptoms of TIA are the same as for a stroke, but they last for a shorter period -- several minutes to ...

Video: New Survey Finds Mothers See Influenza as a Serious Health Threat, but Often Don't Get Their Families Vaccinated

...yping in their 5-digit zip code, site visitors can receive a list of immunization clinics in their area. Site visitors may also schedule reminders and sign up to receive seasonal influenza news. The Flu Clinic Locator will remain active as long as public influenza immunization clinics are offered. The Flu...

Sirion Therapeutics Announces Positive Pivotal Uveitis Data for Durezol(TM)

...y 86% vs 76% for the Pred Forte group. The total sign score was also reduced to a greater degree in the ...e group: 6.5 vs 6.1 at Day 14, respectively. Total sign score included the sums of posterior synechiae, hy...ical advantage of Durezol over Pred Forte in total sign score continued throughout the study period. Two...

New Analyses Indicate that Divigel(R) (estradiol gel) 0.1% Is a Valuable Option for Certain Postmenopausal Women With Hot Flashes

... hot flashes and transdermal therapies, in particular, are emerging as safe and effective alternatives for women experiencing the most common physical sign of menopause," said Dr. Ackerman. The estrogen in Divigel(R) is derived from plant sources and is identical to the primary estrogen produced by a wo...