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AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Presents Zenvia Phase III Safety Data At The American Academy Of Neurology Annual MeetingAVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNR) announced the presentation of detailed data, including safety and tolerability data from the open-label extension as well as cardiac safety data from the double-blind phase of the Phase III confirmatory STAR trial evaluating the investigational drug Zenvia™ (dextromethorphan/quinidine) in the treatment of pseudobulbar affect (PBA). The data were presented in two posters at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Akorn, Inc. Announces FDA Approval For Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection 10mg/ml In 1ml, 5ml And 50ml DosesAkorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) a niche generic pharmaceutical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for the generic version of Dilaudid-HP® 10mg/ml Injection. The company intends to begin shipping the product next month. In addition, the Company has commenced the manufacturing of Vancomycin HCL for Injection 5gm / vial in its Decatur, IL plant on a contract basis for sale through its joint venture subsidiary, Akorn-Strides...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Hand Held Imaging Device Provides Important Evidence In Diagnosis Of Shaken Baby SyndromeOphthalmologists examining infants for possible Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) found that a handheld Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) device provided high-resolution images of the retina and the vitreoretinal interface in infants with SBS, reports a study in the current issue of Retina, The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases. According to Thomas Lee, MD, Director of the Retina Institute in The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and one of the study authors, "Traditional imaging is often used in documenting retinal damage in the eyes of children with SBS...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Serametrix Launches Test For Measuring Serum Antibodies To Leading Cancer Antigen NY-ESO-1Serametrix has announced the commercial launch of a serum test for measuring serum antibodies to the important tumor antigen NY-ESO-1. The test will be offered as a service to drug companies and clinicians for correlative studies, monitoring and potentially predicting patient responses to cancer treatments. The announcement follows last year's partnership and licensing agreement between Serametrix and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in New York. NY-ESO-1 belongs to a class of important tumor antigens known as Cancer/Testis (CT) Antigens...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Impax Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment In APEX-PD Phase III Trial Of IPX066 In Parkinson's DiseaseImpax Pharmaceuticals, the brand products division of Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL), today announced that it has completed enrollment of its APEX-PD trial. APEX-PD is a multinational Phase III trial of its late-stage drug candidate IPX066 in subjects with early Parkinson's disease (PD). IPX066 is an investigational extended release carbidopa-levodopa product intended to rapidly achieve and sustain effective blood concentrations of levodopa, potentially improving PD clinical symptom management...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Volcanic Ash: Vets Issue Advice To Pet OwnersFollowing the Health Protection Agency's advice to the public on the possible health effects of the Icelandic volcanic ash reaching ground level, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued some simple advice to pet owners in the UK. The HPA has suggested that people who experience symptoms such as itchy or irritated eyes, runny nose, sore throat or dry cough and those who notice a dusty haze in the air or smell sulphur, rotten eggs, or a strong acidic smell, may wish to limit their activities outdoors or return indoors...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Rexahn Pharmaceuticals To Present Data On Novel Anti-Cancer Small Molecule RX-8243 At The American Association For Cancer ResearchRexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RNN), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing potential best in class oncology and central nervous system (CNS) therapeutics, today announced that it will present pre-clinical data on its anticancer compound RX-8243 at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 101st Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., April 17-21, 2010, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am The Many Faces Of Bleeding Disorders: United Together On World Hemophilia DayYou may have heard of hemophilia, but did you know that there are many other inherited bleeding disorders? - Bleeding disorders can affect both males and females; - von Willebrand disease is the most common bleeding disorder; - Carriers of hemophilia can also experience bleeding complications; - Women might not know they have a bleeding disorder until they experience complications with childbirth; - Most people around the world with bleeding disorders do not have access to adequate diagnosis and treatment...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am Genzyme Study Of Myozyme Treatment For Pompe Disease Published In New England Journal Of MedicineGenzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) today announced that the results from its Late-Onset Treatment Study (LOTS) have been published in today's New England Journal of Medicine. The study was undertaken to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Myozyme (alglucosidase alfa) in older children and adults with Pompe disease. The LOTS study was a randomized, double-blind, multi-national, placebo-controlled clinical trial that enrolled 90 older children and adults with Pompe disease...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am PhytoMedical Signs A Letter Of Intent (LOI) With A Leading Chinese Research Services Organization To Advance Brain Cancer Drug CandidatePhytoMedical Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: PYTO) (FWB: ET6), a developer of 'D11B', an anti-cancer compound shown in early studies to inhibit the growth of difficult-to-treat brain cancer, announced that the Company has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Shanghai Medicilon, Inc. Founded in 2004, Shanghai Medicilon provides drug discovery contract research services to pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am New York an Insurance Lab on Skyrocketing RatesRules expanding coverage to the already sick — a key part of the health overhaul — have led to skyrocketing rates.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Apr 2010 | 10:30 pm Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Human BrainThe human brain is big but shrinking. The brain of teens is not fully formed. And brains are wrinkly and use loads of energy.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Apr 2010 | 8:09 pm After Health Care Passage, Obama Pushes to Get It RollingMindful of the importance of how the health care overhaul is put in effect, President Obama is assembling a high-level team to carry out key elements.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Apr 2010 | 8:01 pm Surviving the apocalypse -- in comfortWorried about where to take refuge in case of an asteroid hitting the Earth, a nuclear attack or some other apocalyptic event? An American business has the answer: an underground bunker...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 7:49 pm Robot 'helps arms after stroke'Intensive therapy using a robot has helped patients improve arm movement years after they had a stroke, according to a US study.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Apr 2010 | 6:10 pm Politics: Carmel Lawmaker in Front Line on HealthAssemblyman Bill Monning is the new chairman of the Health Committee and therefore is on the front line of carrying out the federal health care overhaul.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Apr 2010 | 5:26 pm UPDATE 3-Ecuador threatens to take over foreign oil firms* Says he has "lost patience" with oil contract talks (Adds analyst comment, byline)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 5:17 pm Spanish woman climber moves closer to record-breaking bidSpanish climber Edurne Pasaban scaled one of the deadliest Himalayan peaks, Annapurna, on Saturday, leaving her with just one more mountain to climb to become the first woman to scale the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 12:28 pm Ecuador threatens to take over oil operationsQUITO, April 17 (Reuters) - Ecuador will propose legislation to take over operations of oil companies in the country unless the firms sign new contracts aimed at increasing state control over the sector,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 12:03 pm Rats, cats, mildew eat at Senegal's French West Africa archivesIn a dusty government basement in Dakar, the archived history of nearly two centuries of French presence in West Africa is in an advanced state of degradation, a disintegrating record of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 11:17 am No Insurance, Money Concerns Lead to Delays Seeking MI TreatmentIndividuals without health insurance, as well as those with insurance but who have financial concerns, are more likely to delay going to the hospital for an acute MI than individuals who have full health insurance and no financial barriers, new research shows.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Apr 2010 | 10:00 am Why Drug Addicts Are Getting Sterilized for Cash (Time.com)Time.com - A North Carolina charity is taking a controversial approach to preventingaddicts from having too many children -- paying them to tie their tubes orget vasectomiesSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Apr 2010 | 9:55 am Faces of Health Debate Point to Law’s ComplexityThe new health care law will have varying effects on three people whose stories helped lead to its passage.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Apr 2010 | 9:08 am Report says either improve or replace Canadian Blood Services in New BrunswickFREDERICTON - New Brunswick is being advised to launch an independent blood system or find a new partner if Canadian Blood Services doesn't remain in the province and improve service. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 9:03 am Uganda environment body worried by Tullow's safeguardsKAMPALA, April 17 (Reuters) - Uganda's state-run environment authority has accused UK petroleum explorer, Tullow Oil , of taking inadequate steps to safeguard the environment around their drilling sites,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 8:19 am Russia to start Shtokman gas field development 2011-PutinMURMANSK, Russia, April 17 (Reuters) - Russia plans to start development of the giant Arctic Shtokman gas field in spring 2011, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 8:05 am Healthy food for your eyesWe've all heard that carrots play a huge role in overall eye health but what else can you eat to improve the health of your eyes and reduce the risk of disease?Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Apr 2010 | 7:05 am When being turned on is a turnoffDespite the high giggle-factor for some readers, doctors say persistent genital arousal disorder is a real and tragic illness for those who have it.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Apr 2010 | 6:10 am Russia mulls Ukraine gas price cut for role in energy sectorMURMANSK, Russia, April 17 (Reuters) - Russia is considering a price discount in gas sales to Ukraine in exchange for participation in the country's energy sector, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin told...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 6:04 am UPDATE 1-Indonesia's Adaro eyes $1.5 billion coal railwayJAKARTA, April 17 (Reuters) - PT Adaro Energy Tbk , Indonesia's biggest coal producer by market value, has signed up to bid for a tender for a $1.5 billion railway project to transport coal in Kalimantan,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 17 Apr 2010 | 4:19 am
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