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Pfizer Will Reward Shareholders With Zoetis Spin-Off

By Chris Katje: At the beginning of 2013, I selected pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE) as one of my top ten stock picks for the year. Of the three reasons I gave for investing in the drug company, the spin-off of animal health unit Zoetis (ZTS) was the biggest. Now, Pfizer has set terms and is in the process of completing this beneficial transaction.Pfizer sold off 20% of its ownership in Zoetis i...

Mediaplanet's Digital Section Provides an Online Resource for Current and Hopeful Future Pet Owners

Mediaplanet's one-of-a-kind digital resource for pet owners is available online. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 One of Mediaplanet’s most eagerly anticipated digital campaigns recently went live, providing a unique guide to understanding pet health and wellness. In collaboration with dog behavior specialist Cesar Millan, Animal Planet’s Tia Torres, American Pet Products Association (AP...

Pfizer plans split from Zoetis

Pfizer announced its intention to split off its remaining interest in Zoetis, through an exchange offer. Zoetis, formerly Pfizer’s animal health business, completed its initial public offering (IPO) in February 2013. In the exchange offer, Pfizer shareholders can exchange all, some or none of their shares of Pfizer common stock for shares of Zoetis common [...]The post Pfizer plans split fro...

Promising Alzheimer’s Drug Bombs In Second Round Of Trials

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online While the recent failure of a potential Alzheimer’s disease treatment is bad news for patients, it serves as an important reminder of the importance of thorough pre-clinical testing of experimental drugs before beginning human trials. According to a group of University of Florida researchers, tests of the anti-cancer drug bexarotene failed to...

New animal model gives insights into mechanisms of Parkinson's disease pathogenesis

In Parkinson's disease, the protein "alpha-synuclein" aggregates and accumulates within neurons. Specific areas of the brain become progressively affected as the disease develops and advances. The mechanism underlying this pathological progression is...

Pfizer Inc: Re-entry to the OTC healthcare market

MarketLine have recently launched a new report - "Pfizer Inc: Re-entry to the OTC healthcare market" Introduction Pfizer, Inc. was originally founded as fine chemicals business. Following a series of product developments and M&A deals the company is now present in 180 countries around the world, and its portfolio includes human and animal biologic, small molecule medicines, vac...

DMPK for Targeted Tissue Delivery: Solutions for the Most Challenging Part of Outsourcing, New Life Science Webinar Hosted by Xtalks

Xtalks presents an exciting live webinar on Tuesday June 4, 2013 at 11pm EDT on evaluating therapeutically relevant disposition in target. Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Many factors impact tissues targeting such as protein binding, selective barriers, and uptake or efflux transporters at the blood-tissue barrier. Even when tissue disposition is achieved, activity may be related to unbound...

National Heat Awaress Day Raises Concerns for Pets Veterinarians warn of the danger of warm weather for pets

CHICAGO, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- CHICAGO, ILL., MAY 24, 2013 . . . In recognition of National Heat Awareness Day, the veterinarians at Chicago Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center (CVESC) (www.ChicagoVeterinaryEmergency.com), located at 3123 N. Clybourn, Chicago, remind pet owners to take precautions with their animals during the warm summer days. Among the more than 11,000 dogs a...

Saudi to send animal samples to US in coronavirus probe

Saudi Arabia said Friday it would send samples taken from animals possibly infected with a deadly SARS-like virus to the United States for testing in a bid to find the source of disease.

Saudi to send animal samples to US in coronavirus probe (Update)

Saudi Arabia said Friday it would send samples taken from animals possibly infected with a deadly SARS-like virus to the United States for testing in a bid to find the source of disease.

Proteins in migration: New animal model provides important clues on mechanisms of Parkinson's disease

Scientists have developed a novel experimental model that reproduces for the first time this pattern of alpha-synuclein brain spreading and provides important clues on the mechanisms underlying this pathological process. They triggered the production...

Sanofi restructures research activities

A French ministerial mission has presented the conclusions of its report with respect to the Sanofi Research site in Toulouse, France, confirming the necessity to reorganise its operations and open up its activities to include external collaborations...

MedImmune and KineMed study protein dynamics related to neurodegenerative diseases

MedImmune and KineMed Inc have formed an agreement to study how a monoclonal antibody affects the dynamics of the cellular prion protein (PrPc), which is known to have altered conformation and function in several neurodegenerative conditions includin...

Reducing experimental inflammatory arthritis

(Medical Xpress)—UCD researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor David Brayden in UCD School of Veterinary Medicine have successfully reduced inflammation in the swollen arthritic knees of a murine model using a novel nanoparticle.

Heska Corporation To Present At The Second Annual Marcum LLP MicroCap Conference

LOVELAND, Colo., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Heska Corporation (NASDAQ: HSKA, "Heska" or the "Company"), a leading provider of veterinary diagnostic and specialty products, announced today that Dr. Robert Grieve, the Company's chairman and chief executive officer, and Jason Napolitano, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the Second Annual Marcum MicroCap Con...

Gorillas And The Future of Crop Biotechnology

There are some really cool improvements coming along in several crops that have been developed using the tools of biotechnology – GMOs if you will.  Some of these innovations have consumer health benefits. Some expand ways to encourage greater...

College of Veterinary Medicine Earns Seven-year Accreditation

Pomona, Calif. (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Veterinary Medicine has retained its status of “Full Accreditation” for the next seven years from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVM...

Treatment For Cocaine Addiction In Animal Model

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine's effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice. The compound, already proven safe for humans, is undergoing...

Low Population Immunity Predicted If New Bird Flu Virus H7N9 Escalates Into A Human Pandemic

The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was previously only found in b...

Proteins in migration

(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Bonn have developed a new animal model that provides important clues on the mechanisms of Parkinson's disease. The research team head...

Anacor Pharmaceuticals to Present at Deutsche Bank’s 38th Annual Healthcare Conference

Anacor Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ANAC) announced today that David Perry, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, will provide a company overview at Deutsche Bank’s 38th Annual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 2:10 p.m. ET in Boston, Massachusetts. The event will be webcast live and may be accessed under “Events and Presentatio...

RTI Biologics® Announces Milestone in Tissue Processing: More than 5 Million Implants Sterilized with Zero Incidence of Implant-Associated Infection

RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq:RTIX), a leading provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, is pleased to announce that the company has passed the five million mark in distributing implants sterilized through its patented, validated tissue sterilization processes, BioCleanse®, Tutoplast® and Cancelle® SP, with zero incidence of implant-...

ASPCA Assists in Recovery of More Than 150 Dogs from Michigan Puppy Mill

LAKE CITY, Mich., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) Field Investigations and Response team is assisting with the removal and sheltering of more than 150 dogs from two separate locations owned by a large, substandard, unlicensed breeding facility called JRT John's Jack Russell and Shiba Inu Kennel in La...

Veterinary medicine European Public Assessment Report (EPAR): Equilis Prequenza Te, vaccine against equine influenza and tetanus in horses, Revision: 7, Authorised

H1N1 flu pandemic was deadliest for younger adults

The first analysis of the complete U.S. death records for the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza pandemic was published Wednesday. It confirms what was widely observed at the time: The pandemic was deadliest for people under the age of 65.In fact, among people over the age of 65, the flu-related death rate actually declined during the pandemic.The University of California, Irvine, researchers who authored t...