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20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...alterations in them) do constitute risk factors, and investigating if and how they could be useful drug targets.
Source ...
Victoza® (liraglutide) Received EU Marketing Authorization
in Daily Diabetic, on July 6, 2009
... Novo Nordisk's prime diabetes drug called Victoza® (liraglutide) has now received narketing authorization by the EU.
Victoza is the first once-daily human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) an...
Treatment For Gaucher Disease From Protalix
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2009
... visits a Gaucher patient must undergo for treatment.
Protalix is currently in phase III with this drug (currently referred to as prGCD), having completed trial enrollment in December 2008. The compa...
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
...ty. Francis writes: "Here's how money laundering would have worked: Unsavory people, from drug cartels to gangsters or greedy tax evaders, are forced to keep their ill-gotten gains hidden fr...
Swisslog introduces new solution for medication supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
... specifically designed for hospital medication flow. Swisslog's IMS will automate reordering of drugs directly with the hospital's pharmaceutical wholesaler. All inventory movements from the w...
NFL Week 6
in End Zone Buzz, on June 19, 2009
...iego's Chargers was arrested trying to cross the US/Canada border on a warrant out of Texas for drugs and burglary charges.
Leaf posted a $45k bond in Washington State and promised to appear in ...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
...ention and buzz around some previously hot topics: One of those areas is the subject of counterfeit drugs in pharmaceutical industry.
Supply and Demand Chain Executive has recently published a pie...
Cannabis As Diabetes Treatment
in Daily Diabetic, on June 16, 2009
... © Mrs Logic
Makers of the controversial diabetes drug Avandia wants to improve on it with the use of plant-based extracts, especially from Cannabis Sativa .
From the UK Guardian :
Profe...
Victoza: New Diabetes Drug, Better Than Byetta?
in Daily Diabetic, on June 14, 2009
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Novo Nordisk has a new diabetes drug under clinical trials - Victoza (liraglutide) - that is proving much better than Byetta (exenatide) .
From WebMD :
Byetta is the fi...
Drug pushing Eli Lilly
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
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With drug companies around the world set to make millions selling vaccines to stop swine flu, it's worth looking at how they are pushing drugs. Bloomberg reports that drug giant Eli Lilly p...
Chemotherapy Drug Triggers Fatal Allergic Reactions
in Allergies, on June 9, 2009
... the chemical solvent - a derivative of castor oil — that is used to dissolve some insoluble drugs before they can be injected into the blood stream.
Two patients who died from an allergic reac...
New HIV Microbicide Can Be Produced in Transgenic Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
... © Sully Pixel Scientists have developed a new anti-HIV drug as well as a possible means of producing the drug in large quantities using transgenic plants.
In the research paper, Ma and colleagu...
Fenofibrate and Risk of Amputation in Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on May 25, 2009
... The cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate , when used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes cuts the risk of a first diabetes-related limb amputation by 36%.
Such were the findings recently report...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...ting piece examining this co-dependency which it compares to relationship between an addict and a drug dealer where Americans became hooked on cheap goods and cheap money, and China depends on the i...
Diabetes Drug Januvia May Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer
in Daily Diabetic, on April 30, 2009
...ew study from UCLA's Larry L. Hillblom Islet Research Center found that the type 2 diabetes drug sitagliptin - sold in pill form as Januvia - could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatiti...
NeedleSight: We want you safe
in The RFID Weblog, on April 15, 2009
...ty of Victoria in Canada will help in identifying and disposing off needles thrown away by illegal drug users at public places.
Needles (the ones which are distributed by community health organizati...
UB Researchers Develop Nanotech Addiction Treatment
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 11, 2009
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Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a new nanotech treatment for drug addiction.
"Scientists in UB's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and UB...
Insomnia a Growing Problem for Many: Conventional Cures Are Not Always Enough
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 26, 2009
... sleep problems and find techniques that have worked for others, and-if a person decides to go the drug route, which I recommend as a last not a first resort-managing sleep medication."
Greene ...
Foundation for NIH Facilitated Partnership Announced Availability of Alzheimer’s Genome Biomarker Data
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 20, 2009
...ional Institute on Aging (NIA), and supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration along with more than 20 private-sector companies and organizations.
This ongoi...
RESPeRATE: Over-The-Counter Device, Lowers Blood Pressure In Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on March 9, 2009
...lower blood pressure and reduce stress through paced breathing therapy. In fact, it is the only non-drug over-the-counter treatment device cleared by the FDA to lower blood pressure.
Using musical t...
MIT Student Wins Prize for Nanomedicine Research
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 7, 2009
MIT PHd student Geoffrey von Maltzahn won this year's $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for "developing a technique that utilizes nanosize gold particles to target malignant tumors and kill cancer cells but spares healthy tissue," according to Scientific American's Larr...
MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 5, 2009
...trianni (BCBS MA)
Other slated topics are:
The Changing Face of Policy, Payment, and Science in Drug Development
Business Development: Filling the Tank and Bridging the Patent Cliff
Vaccin...
Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Found Linked To Rare Brain Infection
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 21, 2009
... The US FDA has recently issued a public health advisory regarding the psoriasis drug Raptiva .
Raptiva - a product of Genentech - is once-weekly injection approved for adults with moderate...
Drug Combo May Lower Diabetics' Kidney Risk
in Daily Diabetic, on February 19, 2009
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A two-drug combination of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor perindopril and the diuretic indapamide, reduced the risk of kidney dise...
Is Mexico still a viable near-shore location?
in Supplychainer, on February 19, 2009
... SCDigest believes yes: "Companies are continuing to operate, look, and expand in Mexico. The drug-related violence is not heavy in some business locales, such as Monterrey and Cuernovaca, and M...
Mafiosi Heart Skype
in The VoIP Weblog, on February 16, 2009
...ocaine trafficker telling an accomplice to switch to Skype in order to get details of a 2kg (4.4lb) drug consignment..."
More here from Techworld ... more here from Network World ... and m...
Nato Toughens Stance On Afghani Drug Lords
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 11, 2009
...countering enemy forces.
A combination of Taliban, terrorist infiltrators from other countries and drug lords with the private armies are threatening to overrun the country.
The new rules allow for ...
Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive For Steroids In 2003
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 7, 2009
...of the best of his career.
Rodriguez, formerly baseball's clean cut, fair haired boy, failed a drug test in 2003 that revealed his use of Primobolan, an anabolic steroid.
Read more about Alex R...
FDA Approxes ATryn, First Drug from a Genetically Engineered Animal
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 7, 2009
... The Food and Drug Authority has approved ATryn , the first ever transgenically produced therapeutic protein and the first recombinant antithrombin approved in the U.S.
ATryn is indicated for t...
Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
in Daily Diabetic, on February 3, 2009
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The formation of Alzheimer's-related protein plaques can be prevented by insulin and other drugs that control diabetes. Such were the findings of researchers from Northwestern University .
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Stem Cell Therapy Reverse Multipple Sclerosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 31, 2009
...ng positive results on the use of stem cells in treating multiple sclerosis in conjunction with a drug called alemtuzumab. The study leader, Dr Richard Burt, described it as a "feasible procedu...
New Evidence Against Barry Bonds May Not Be Admissible
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 29, 2009
...ave hinted that they have evidence proving that Barry Bonds was involved with performance enhancing drugs other than those for which he is under indictment.
However, this, and possibly other evidence...
Hydramycin: New Antibiotic Compound from Hydra
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 20, 2009
... kill a wide range of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria , including clinically-isolated drug-resistant strains like Klebsiella oxytoca (a common cause of nosocomial infections). Hydramac...
FDA Approves Savella for treatment of Fibromyalgia
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 16, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 2902632 The FDA has approved a new drug for the management of fibromyalgia. Savella™ (milnacipran HCl), developed by FOREST LABORATORIES , Inc. and Cypr...
Nominations Open for the Biotech Humanitarian Award
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 13, 2009
...r pursuit of biotechnology processes including:
- The researcher who has discovered a new biologic drug for a chronic disease
- The professor that has encouraged their students to petition the local...
Daly Confirms Suspension. So What?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 3, 2009
...lled punishments that are little more than a nuisance for the individuals involved.
The Tour has a drug policy now, as we know. But does it have rehabilitation programs for players who fall afoul of ...
Latisse: First Eyelash Thickener, FDA-Approved
in Well Woman Blog, on December 29, 2008
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A product of Allergan - Latisse - the first eyelash grower/thickener drug — is now approved by the FDA .
Latisse, which will be available by prescription starti...
Mexican Drug Lords Making It Big In Europe
in Exclusive from our news room , on December 23, 2008
...The decade's long battle between Mexican drug cartels and various Mexican and American law enforcement agencies along the Mexican - American border has resulted in more narcotics finding their...
Prevent Poisonings this Holiday Season
in The Parenting Weblog, on December 23, 2008
... mishaps. AAPCC Board Member Edward Krenzelok, PharmD, director of the Pittsburgh Poison Center and Drug Information Center at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and professor of pharmacy a...
What? Tamiflu is Showing Resistance This Flu Season?!
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 22, 2008
...ernatives to Tamiflu that doctors can use: such as Relenza or a combination of Tamiflu and an older drug called rimantadine if infection with H1N1 is suspected.
Read more from the Reuters update .
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Nanotubes and the Fight Against Cancer
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 19, 2008
...t MIT explore the potential for nanotubes to "detect the quantity and status of chemotherapy drugs, toxins, and free radicals," according to DailyTech's Jason Mick .
"The new s...
CHILDREN'S THROAT COOLER®: Safe Sore Throat Remedy For Kids
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 18, 2008
...ated Beverage Group has created a safe remedy for children to help soothe sore throats that is 100% drug free and made with honey and Vitamin C.
The said product is called Children's Throat Coo...
Vivus Obesity Drug Works?
in Well Woman Blog, on December 15, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 306495
Vivus Inc. - the maker of the obesity drug Qnexa - has reported that obese patients treated with the highest dose of its experimental drug Qnexa ...
Osteoporosis Drug Zometa Shrinks Breast Cancer Tumors
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 12, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Eric Hood
The osteoporosis drug Zometa (a product of Novartis AG) has been found to shrink breast cancer tumors better than chemotherapy alone .
Zometa is cur...
Oral Diabetes Drugs and Women's Fractures
in Well Woman Blog, on December 10, 2008
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Do you have type 2 diabetes? Are you taking the oral diabetes drugs rosiglitazone or pioglitazone ?
Well new reports have linked such diabetes drug to incre...
Common Diabetes Drugs Double Risk of Women's Fractures
in Daily Diabetic, on December 9, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Daniel Loiselle
The popular oral diabetes drug class thiazolidinediones (TZDs), doubles the risk of fractures in women with type 2 diabetes. Such were the fin...
Hedge Fund Manager Helps Cancer Victim
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 8, 2008
...ign group after hearing of the plight of Jack Rosser, 57, who could not afford a life saving cancer drug.
He was unable to persuade his Primary care trust (PCT) to fund the £3,000 a month cost of...
Insomnia Drug Can Help Jet-Lag and Shift-Work Problems
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 1, 2008
...tockphoto , Debi Bishop
Say goodbye to melatonin because Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s insomnia drug tasimelteon (also known as VEC-162) is here to help jet-lag and circadian rhythm disorder...
Bush Issues Last Minute Pardons
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 25, 2008
... Bush hands out 'get out of jail free' cards to toxic waste dumpers, drug offenders, tax evaders, wildlife violators and bank embezzlers.
One hot topic of discussion related to pardons is ...
New Drug To Treat Severe Epilepsy, Approved by the FDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 24, 2008
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Manufactured by Eisai Medical Research Inc. - Banzel (rufinamide) - has been approved by the FDA as an adjunctive (add-on) treatment for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome - a severe form of epilepsy.
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a s...
Philips Intros Magnotech Biosensor Technology
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 23, 2008
...-based Concateno plc to use Magnotech in a new handheld solution for police to use in testing for drug abuse.
According to a joint statement, "[The] Concateno-Philips pioneering system will m...
Leukemia Drug May Treat Type-1 Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 20, 2008
... Leukemia drug Imatinib (Trade name: Gleevec) has been shown in animal trials to have potentials to prevent and even reverse type 1 diabetes .
[snip] they found that treating mice with Imatini...
Cancer Drug Gleevec May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on November 19, 2008
...by researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) found that the popular cancer drug Gleevec (and a similar drug called Sutent) may prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes.
Accordi...
Oil watchdog's "corruption"
in Sox First, on October 15, 2008
...ishing the agency's employees with improper gifts and gratuities. There are also allegations of drug use and totally inappropriate sexual relations. And the fascinating part is how auditor Bobby M...
LEV Pharma's Cinryze™ Got FDA Marketing Approval For HAE
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 13, 2008
A rare genetic and life threatening disease, hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant disorder of C1 inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency manifested by painless, nonpruritic, nonpitting swelling of the skin.
Now, LEV Pharma 's Cinryze™ has been given marketing approval for the pro...
Go Bright! New Colgate Total Advanced Whitening Toothpaste
in Are you a beauty?, on October 8, 2008
...Colgate Total Advance Whitening retails for $2.99-$3.99 and is available NOW at grocery stores and drug stores nationwide.
If you've tried it out, leave a comment and let us know what you thought...
LifeSource Cryobank: Only Company in U.S. to Extract and Store Stem Cells Directly from Bone Marrow
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 8, 2008
...ryopreservation facility.
The researchers are also using these procedures to execute three Federal Drug Administration reviewed clinical trials to treat lower limb ischemia (blockage to the vessels o...
Can the bailout fix things?
in Sox First, on September 29, 2008
...ss Wall Street following the crisis is likely to reduce the use and abuse of its favorite addictive drug: leverage." Stanford's Ari J Officer and the University of Illinois' Lawrence ...
China Melamine Scare is A Worldwide Threat
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 29, 2008
...e FDA has an Updated Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination :
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers that seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea pr...
The Melamine in China's Milk
in China Venture News, on September 28, 2008
...ning all baby food from China containing even trace amounts of milk.
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended that consumers avoid Mr. Brown instant coffee and White Rabbit candy...
Warning on Caffeinated Energy Drinks
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 25, 2008
...ers.
Said Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., one of the authors of the article that appears in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence (pdf) this month:
"The caffeine content of energy drinks varies o...
Pentazocine May Protect Against Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
in Daily Diabetic, on September 25, 2008
...hich can lead to vision loss.
Study in mouse models at Medical College Georgia revealed that a drug known for it pain-relieving power and believed to stimulate memory appears to prevent this retin...
Ranbaxy Generic Drugs Denied Import to U.S. by FDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 17, 2008
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The largest maker of generic drugs in India - Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd - has been issued a warning letter and an import alert by the FDA in lieu of 30 generic drugs made in its two plan...
Bisphenol A and Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on September 17, 2008
...h were the findings reported in the September 17 issue of JAMA which coincided with a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing on BPA - the most common chemical compound found in plastics an...
Exenatide Once Weekly for Type-2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on September 13, 2008
... current conventional treatment which requires 14 injections a week of the available version of the drug known as Exenatide (Byetta). The new findings support previous reports of its efficacy in repl...
Vaccine Allergies
in Allergies, on September 11, 2008
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 675439 Pardon the temporary hiatus. With a new baby in the house, blogging time has become a very precious commodity lately. I've brought my baby for her second round of immunizations the other day and she's still a bit out-of-sorts and well,...
Nanotubes Punching Holes in Cancer
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 28, 2008
...t Stanford University are using carbon nanotubes to punch holes in tumor cells. Talk about targeted drug delivery! If chemotherapy can be delivered directly into cancer cells, then other healthy cells...
Jasmine Flower-Derived Substance, Potential New Anti-Cancer?
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 26, 2008
...nd the fact we are working on a natural chemical gives us a good starting point for launching a new drug."
The jasmine-based cancer drug is being developed by Sepal-Pharma (licensed Fletcher...
AFACT - Downloading Movies is like taking heroin
in P2P File Sharing, on August 25, 2008
...ns of dollars by moving into internet piracy , and then funneling all their profits from it into drug production. So in effect, by downloading films, you are supporting the heroin trade, in the sam...
Don't Take Your Allergy Medications with Fruit Juices
in Allergies, on August 22, 2008
...prit. The compound apparently blocks OATP1A2, a transporter molecule in the gut, which carries some drugs from the small intestine into the blood. Orange juice contains hesperidin, a naringin-like sub...
