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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
... © RogueSun Media
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
...
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...
Alienware Invades with New M17x Notebook
in Wangtam, on May 30, 2009
...e Ordering, Menus and more-MenusNearU.com
• Hotel Discovery
• Kantaris Media Player
• Apple briefs staff on wireless iPhone movie and TV downloads
• Gizmodo - Windows 7 Kills Snow Leopard and ...
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...
Study Finds P2P Makes Popular Music More Popular
in P2P File Sharing, on May 22, 2009
...finds that P2P filesharing only makes popular music more popular — it doesn't lead to the discovery of less well-known artists.
"The study shows that the most pirated songs are almost...
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...
Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...agement, National Security, Energy Technology, and Health and Life Sciences. It advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $5.2 billion in global R&D annually through contract res...
Coming soon: A new, smarter Google News?
in Wangtam, on April 30, 2009
• Coming soon: A new, smarter Google News?
• Home Office 'colluded with Phorm'
• moot wins, Time Inc. loses
• TrueCar
• Microsoft Vine is Twitter for Emergencies
• Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 Now Available
• comScore Releases 2009 Online Auto Insurance Report
• Facebook, Firefox, Twitt...
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...
Take Your Digital Camera On A Photo Cruise
in Digital Shot, on April 25, 2009
... not be an exclusive business, but Crystal Cruises is conducting a "Photography Experiences of Discovery" experience, on two Mediterranean cruises this summer and fall.
This is a deluxe aff...
Gates Foundation World Malaria Day Blogger Teleconference
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 23, 2009
...ent, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Andrew Serazin, Program Officer, Discovery, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Szabolcs Marka, Assistant Pro...
The Coast of Maine
in Hidden Travel Gems, on April 16, 2009
...mornings and the scent of saltwater spray as you test your boating skills, you'll love Bayliner Discovery's new Maine Island Trail adventure. Join National Geographic Adventure Magazine Contri...
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
...
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...
中、法、美“三赢”伦敦峰会
in Wangtam, on April 3, 2009
...ER DESIGNED FOR SAVVY TRAVELERS
• 畅游宣布IPO定价为16美元
• Where Are They Now? 25 Computer Products That Refuse to Die ...
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 ...
UT Researchers Create Nanotech Artificial Muscles
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 21, 2009
... from Softpedia ... more here from robots.net ... more here from Ubergizmo ... more here from Discovery News ... and the press release is here . ...
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...
RFID to Thieves: Just stay away from Saguaros
in The RFID Weblog, on March 13, 2009
I thought it was just impossible to uproot Saguaro Cacti (one of the tallest cactus plants) and tow it away but the act of thieves at the Saguaro National Park proved me wrong. I would say hats off to these guys to have been able to uproot and carry off these gigantic cactus plants which co...
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...
Webkinz running a contest
in WebKinzBlog, on March 4, 2009
...'re looking for a creative, original short story of 1000 characters or less that describes this discovery. The prize for this contest is an exclusive Rainbow Coffee Table!
Submitted stories will...
美国随时可能倒闭的九大报纸
in Wangtam, on March 3, 2009
...ry
• Ensembli: the Intelligent News Aggregator
• Primal Fusion: Thought Networking ...
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
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5917289
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...
Enzyme From Fermented Soy May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 17, 2009
... that contribute to the formation of amyloid plaque that characterize Alzheimer's disease.
The discovery of an enzyme which can be safely taken orally and can degrade amyloid fibrils could be ver...
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 ...
Green Dating
in The Dating Weblog, on February 8, 2009
TreeHugger had an interesting piece on green dating last week. They were actually promoting a guide to green dating.
I guess the idea of being environmentally friendly is slowly seeping into every aspect of life. So why not dating, too. Some of the ideas are actually pretty good. Top of my lis...
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...
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...
Diabetes Linked to Air Pollution
in Daily Diabetic, on January 19, 2009
...to inhaled particulates had marked worsening of diabetes," says Dr. Rajagopalan.
Why is this discovery so important?
One in three Americans is obese
One in six live in a city with poor air qu...
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...
Windows 7
in Wangtam, on January 9, 2009
... Books to Fund Literacy Worldwide
• Music Discovery Community
• CES 2009: Palm Press Conference
• Google Chrome 2.0.156.1
• How to Get Your Windows 7 Beta 1 on Friday
• Sultry Hair
• Pro B...
American Scientists Use Quantum Mechanics To Levitate Tiny Object
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 7, 2009
...
Read the "MSNBC" story and see what other processes and products will benefit from this discovery .
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Pregnant Despite Uterus Didelphys
in Well Woman Blog, on January 5, 2009
...y.
Mrs Hasaj has one entrance to her vagina, which divides into two internally.
She explained the discovery followed tests at Barnet General Hospital after she complained of a pain in her abdomen an...
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 ...
World's Largest Concentration Of Dinosaur Fossils Found In China
in Exclusive from our news room , on December 30, 2008
...ncement that they have been excavating a site which so far has yielded 7600 dinosaur fossils.
This discovery, which already holds the record as the top spot on Earth for dinosaur fossils, is expected...
Latisse: First Eyelash Thickener, FDA-Approved
in Well Woman Blog, on December 29, 2008
...ockphoto , Image# 7681399
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 .
...
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
...tesy of iStockphoto , Image# 3336500
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...
YouTube 10 月独立访问近亿
in Wangtam, on December 10, 2008
市场研究公司 comScore 在今天的一份报告中表示,Google 旗下视频网站 10 月份独立访问用户量达到了创记录的 1 亿,视频观看量达到了 54 亿次,其中 YouTube 贡献率超过了 98%。
comScore 称 ,10月份美国网民视频观看量为 135 亿次,同比增长了 45%。谷歌市场份额为 40%;福克斯互动媒体以 5.2 亿次的视频观看量(市场份额为 3.8%)排在第二位;Yahoo 以 3.63 亿次的视频观看量(市场份额为 2.7%)排在第三位;Viacom Digital 以 3.05 亿次的视频观看量(市场份额为 2.3%)排在第四位;Hulu 以 2....
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...
Bone Growth Is Controlled In The Gut!
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 27, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 6827769
Such is the new discovery by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center: bone growth is controlled in the gut through serotonin .
Un...
Patagonia Fungus Produces "Myco-Diesel"
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 25, 2008
...ive source of fuel? Perhpas indirectly, according to the researchers.
"The main value of this discovery may not be the organism itself, but may be the genes responsible for the production of...
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
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 141095
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...




