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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Nursing Home to Community Care Move Stumbles(MedPage Today) -- A multi-billion dollar federal initiative to move low-income elderly and disabled people from long-term care facilities into the community has fallen far short of its goals, as many states have struggled to cobble together housing...

Interim Gastric Band Results Show Remission of DiabetesAACE 2012: The duration of preexisting diabetes influences remission rates after gastric banding surgery. Medscape Medical News

Keep Food Safety in Mind This Memorial Day WeekendSATURDAY, May 26 -- Picnics, parades and cookouts are as much a part of Memorial Day weekend as tributes to the United States' war veterans. But, before tucking into that leafy, green salad or strawberry shortcake, remember that fresh fruits and...

Exercise Helps Older Adults Stay FitSATURDAY, May 26 -- People tend to exercise less as they grow older, but keeping physically active is essential for remaining healthy and independent, an expert says. "Exercise is important for almost everyone. There are very few medical conditions.....

Safe to Switch Thiopurines in IBD Patients (CME/CE)SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- A majority of patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are unable to tolerate azathioprine may be able to take the related drug mercaptopurine safely, a researcher said here.

WHO agrees to tackle research on neglected diseases

Campaigners on Saturday welcomed a World Health Organization pledge to tackle research and funding gaps concerning some of the developing world's biggest killer diseases.

Sanofi's cholesterol drug reports positive test resultsPARIS (Reuters) - An experimental cholesterol treatment being jointly developed by Regeneron and Sanofi has shown it can lower bad cholesterol levels in difficult-to-treat patients, according to data from a mid-stage study published on Saturday.

D.C. Week: FDA User Fee Bill Gets Senate OKWASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- In a rare instance of bipartisanship, a bill to reauthorize FDA user fee programs sailed through the Senate, and an FDA advisory panel voted against adding an acute coronary syndrome indication to rivaroxaban (Xarelto).

Sumoylation of MDC1 is important for proper DNA damage responseThe SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase (STUbL) RNF4 removes the DNA damage signaling mediator MDC1 from DNA break sites to permit orderly homologous recombination repair.

Old and New Neurons Trade Roles to Aid MemoryFor decades researchers have known that our ability to remember everyday experiences depends on a slender belt of brain tissue called the hippocampus. Basic memory functions, such as forming new memories and recalling old ones, were thought to be per...

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