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Sat 26 May 2012
Mylan settles patent litigation relating to Sunovion's Brovana productMylan Inc., a global pharmaceutical company committed to setting new standards in healthcare, announced that Mylan Specialty L.P., f/k/a Dey Pharma, LP, has entered into an agreement with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., f/k/a Sepracor Inc., to resolve...
SMPIC seminar on export registration of pharma products at NIPER on June 16The Small and Medium Pharmaceutical Industry Centre (SMPIC) will be holding a seminar on export registration of pharmaceutical products on June 16 at NIPER─SAS Nagar, Punjab.
Shasun Pharma net zooms by 278%, sales crosses Rs.1,000 cr mark in FY'12Shasun Pharmaceuticals has posted impressive performance during the year ended March 2012. It has successfully cross a milestone of Rs.1,000 crore consolidated sales during 2011─12. Its net sales increased by 28.3 per cent to Rs.1,015 crore from Rs...
[Articles] Effect of a monoclonal antibody to PCSK9, REGN727/SAR236553, to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia on stable statin dose with or without ezetimibe therapy: a phase 2 randomiseREGN727 was well tolerated and achieved substantial further LDL-C reduction in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia and elevated LDL-C treated with high-dose statins, with or without ezetimibe. REGN727 has the potential to provid...
[Comment] Inhibition of PCSK9 in familial hypercholesterolaemiaStatins are indicated for treatment of patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: these drugs inhibit hepatic cholesterol synthesis and indirectly raise transcription and expression of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors, resultin...
INVESTOR ALERT: Approximately 72 Hours Remain; Former Louisiana Attorney General and Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Remind Investors With Large Financial Interests of Important Deadline in Lawsuit Against Swisher Hygiene Inc. -- SWSHNEW ORLEANS, May 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have only until May 29, 2012 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Swisher Hygiene Inc. (Nasdaq:SWSH), if they purchased the Company's common stock during the period M...
Former inspector says organic study lackingInteresting criticism of organic claims:“Organic farms are spread out all over the continent,” Popov tells Brownfield Ag News, “So, if you’re an organic farmer in the middle of a sea of conventional farmers, you’re benefitting from all the pest control they’re doing.” Conversely, he says, if there were wall to wall organic farmers, pest control would be nearly impossible.The biggest...
Consider, evaluate, act: Green Party support for anti-science activism is troubling - don't destroy researchA must read from @prateekbuch"Mark Henderson's outstanding book The Geek Manifesto urges professional scientists and those who want to promote a scientific approach to public policy to unite and to make our presence felt in medicine, in journalism, in the environmental movement and above all in politics. The risks of not doing so have been laid bare all to clearly in the ongoing battle to defend a...
The Menz Club, LLC . Issues a voluntary nationwide recall of V-Maxx Rx due to undeclared sulfoaildenafilAn FDA lab analysis of V Maxx Rx Lot # 101109 distributed by The Menz Club, LLC was found to contain undeclared sulfoaidenafil. Sulfoaidenafil is an analog of sildenafil, an FDA approved prescription drug used to treat Erectile Dysfunction (ED), maki...
Sexual Services in Australia Industry Market Research Report now updated by IBISWorldHistorically, prostitutes have experienced a steady level of demand, almost irrespective of economic conditions, to the point that the industry has been labelled ‘recession proof' by some. In the past, this has often been the case. However, alternatives to the industry’s services such as websites, pornography and other cheaper substitutes have gained popularity and have negatively affecte...
Coroner: Gunman in Indiana standoff from TexasA Texas man who took hostages in a northwestern Indiana realty office and held police at bay for several hours suffered three gunshot wounds before dying, likely from two different weapons, a coroner said Saturday.Roy L. Ferguson, 48, of Fulshear, T...
Exercise Saves Lean Body Mass After Gastric Bypass (CME/CE)PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Obese patients who undergo bariatric bypass surgery lose more lean muscle mass early in recovery than gastric banding patients, but an intense exercise program can mitigate the muscle loss, researchers found.
Diabetics May Need Early Colon Cancer Screening (CME/CE)SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Type 2 diabetes patients may need to be screened earlier for colorectal cancer, researchers said here.
Nanotech Japan Newsletter: Nano - sparking innovationThe latest news and events from the world of nanotechnology. Including the 2013 IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, 2013 IEEE 26th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems and details of the 12th Asia Pacific Physics Co...
Canadian research team makes safe iPS cells by the millionsUniversity of Calgary researchers Derrick Rancourt, PhD, and Roman Krawetz, PhD, have perfected a new bioreactor technology that allows them to make millions of pluripotent stem cells much more quickly than ever before. “The even better news is, we...
Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be historyRichard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history.Not that the avowed atheist has any doubts himself.Sometime in the next 15 to 30 years, the Kenyan-born paleoanthropologist expects scientific discoveries will have accelerated t...
IOC Executive Board Meeting Comes to a Close in QuebecThe IOC Executive Board (EB) wrapped up its two-day meeting in Quebec. The EB was convening alongside the SportAccord convention and, as is tradition, met with Olympic Summer and Winter International Federations. (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 The IOC Executive Board (EB) wrapped up its two-day meeting in Quebec. The EB was convening alongside the SportAccord convention and, as is tradition, met with Olymp...
Olympic Park to Host BBC Gardeners’ Question Time Garden for the Games SpecialThe London 2012 Organising Committee and BBC have announced the BBC Gardeners’ Question Time Garden for the Games special which will give a group of listeners the chance for an exclusive preview of the Olympic Park gardens with the experts that have created them. (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 The London 2012 Organising Committee and BBC have announced the BBC Gardeners’ Question Time Garden for the Ga...
Illegal immigrants find paths to college, careersGoing to college seemed inconceivable when Adriana Sanchez, the 12-year-old daughter of farm workers, was brought from Mexico to Central California and the family overstayed their visas.Even though Sanchez excelled in high school, she was in the cou...
Long Waits to See a Doctor Are Tough to CureEfforts in the medical world to reduce the amount of time patients spend waiting for appointments can have unintended consequences.
Concierge Medicine: Help or Harm in Healthcare Reform?AACE 2012: 'Our patients value our time and they want our time. The thing that you do not have to give is your time.' Medscape Medical News
Over 2000 Likes for BestMassage on Official Facebook Fan PageBestMassage.com, the international massage table and supplies warehouse, has nearly 2,100 likes on its official facebook fan page according to Marketing Manager, Peter Wang. Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) May 26, 2012 Since joining facebook in April 2011, BestMassage officially has more than 2,000 “likes” and over 100 people “talking about this” on its facebook page. “Facebook is a wonderful...
Cardiometabolic Benefit With Investigational Obesity DrugAACE 2012: Two years of phentermine plus topiramate resulted in benefits beyond weight loss, which were primarily cardiometabolic. Medscape Medical News
TGF-β signaling to T cells inhibits autoimmunity during lymphopenia-driven proliferationThe pleiotropic cytokine TGF-β is involved in the generation of Treg cells and maintaining tolerance. Zhang and Bevan show that TGF-β acts specifically to block the proliferation of low-affinity T cells independently of effects on the development o...
Regulation of TH2 development by CXCR5+ dendritic cells and lymphotoxin-expressing B cellsIn lymph nodes, cellular positioning can dictate the immune response. Lund and colleagues show that nematode infection triggers interactions between lymphotoxin-producing B cells and CXCR5+ dendritic cells and CD4+ T cells to initiate T helper type 2...