NimbleGen to discontinue IPO after Roche's $272.5 million acquisition
NimbleGen had sought to raise $75 million in the IPO, but un...Animal insulin product to be discontinued by drug major Eli Lilly
The Chairman and Managing Director of Eli Lilly and Co., India, disclosed on January 3rd, during the announcement of a price cut in the company's human insulin product 'Huminsulin', that its animal insulin product 'Iletin' will be phased out from the market by the end of this year. He added that the company// resorted to this move due to the growing use of human insulin products and the p...Proper Intake Of Medicine Provides Relief; Discontinue Medication, Continue Suffering
Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is a common neurobehavioral disorder.Children found affected with this disease are prescribed// stimulant medications. A new study indicates that due to social stigma and feeling lifeless and/or alienated from one’s peers, children and adolescents discontinue medications. ADHD is affecting 4.4 million children in the United States betw...Genaera Discontinues Lomucin in Cystic Fibrosis Studies
Genaera Corporation announced that, in conjunction with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics, Inc. (CFFT), both parties have agreed for reasons of futility to discontinue the Phase 2 study of LOMUCIN(TM) for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). Genaera also announced that the Phase 2 study of squalamine in prostate cancer, which is an investigator-initiated study funded by the Depar...One-Third of Patients Discontinue Common Breast Cancer Therapy
PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 15, 2007 - An alarming studythat appeared in the March 1, 2007 issue of CANCER (a peer-reviewedjournal of the American Cancer Society), reports that one-third ofwomen taking the standard five-year regimen of the hormonal breastcancer treatment tamoxifen citrate, discontinue therapy early.(1) According to the authors, non-compliance with tamoxifen table...