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Therapeutic peptide frees the protein p73 to kill tumor cells

New study indicates that targeting p73 in mice induces the regression of established tumors of human origin. Read more…

Cellworks Announces Drug Discovery Collaboration with Orchid Based on Systems Biology Technology

NewswireToday (newswire) - 01/07/2008 Shantinagar, Karnatka India - Cellworks Research India Ltd, the R&D wing of CA based company Cellworks Group Inc and the first company in Asia to build Systems Biology based drug discovery solutions has successfully helped Orchid Chemicals & & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Cellworks Read more…

The GVK BIO Clinical Pharmacology Unit Granted Major Accreditations

NewswireToday (newswire) - 01/07/2008 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India - The Clinical Pharmacology Unit (CPU) of GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) received approvals from all major regulatory bodies globally including USFDA, AFSAAPS, WHO and ANVISA Read more…

Octagon Announces Clinical Data Conversion Milestone

NewswireToday (newswire) - 12/11/2007 Wayne, PA United States - Company completes conversion of 100 studies to CDISC SDTM format Read more…

RNCOS Releases Report on Insulin Delivery Systems Market

NewswireToday (newswire) - 12/06/2007 Delhi, New Delhi India - RNCOS released a report ?“Insulin Delivery Systems Market Analysis (2007-2010)?” that provides an updated view on the global Insulin delivery industry, examining and giving a detailed analysis of the various devices used for Insulin delivery Read more…

To be taken in small doses

Regulation of the Pharmaceutical Industryeds. John Abraham and Helen Lawton SmithPalgrave Macmillan, 2003. ?55This densely informative collection of studies addresses a huge and complicated topic. Read more…

Court Rules On Use Of Experts In Ephedra Litigation

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion to explain, elaborate and refine its determinations regarding the exclusion of and admissibility of 'generic' expert testimony in litigation involving personal injury or wrongful death caused by dietary supplements containing Ephedra. The litigation is In re Ephedra Prod. Liab. Litig. (No. 04-1598 S.D.N.Y.) Read more…

Vioxx Company Not Responsible For Man's Heart Attack

A New Jersey State jury allowed a major victory for Merck & Co. in one of many court battles they are fighting over their Vioxx painkiller. Read more…

Celebrex Background Information

Celebrex is used to relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis (the arthritis caused by age-related 'wear and tear' on bones and joints) as well as relieve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in adults. Read more…

Merck Doc: 'Find Ways To Cut Vioxx Risk'

According to an internal company document, even as Merck & Co. was publicly playing down a study that highlighted the pain reliever Vioxx's potential heart attack risk, company researchers privately sought to reformulate Vioxx in 2000 to reduce its cardiovascular side effects. Read more…

Settlement Talks Ordered in Vioxx Case

An Alabama state court judge has ordered Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co. to begin settlement talks with the widow of an Alabama man who blames the pain medication for her husband's death. Read more…

New Jersey Jury Deliberating Vioxx Case

A state court jury hearing a Vioxx product liability case brought by a postal worker against the drug maker Merck deliberated about an hour Tuesday without reaching a verdict and was then sent home for the night after getting the case earlier in the day. Read more…

MS Drugs Have Potential Liver Implications

The FDA issued a warning last week that the multiple sclerosis drug Avonex, made by Biogen Idec, might cause severe liver damage in rare cases. Read more…

HMO Lawsuit Involving Vioxx Goes Forward To Trial

A Texas family's wrongful death suit against Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc. is about to go to trial. At the heart of the case lies the family's discovery that the deceased should never have been prescribed the Vioxx she was taking. Read more…

Oregon Bill Enabling Suits For Vioxx Injuries Stalled In State's Senate

A bill pending in Oregon's state Senate that would adjust the state's statute of limitations to allow Vioxx-related injury suits to move forward has stalled in the Senate's chambers. Now, frustrated Vioxx users who say the painkiller caused their heart problems are trying to revive the bill that would allow them to file lawsuits against the drug's maker. Determined opposition from the drug industry is the culprit. Read more…

Merck Counts 109 Class Actions Over Vioxx

Merck & Co. identified 109 Vioxx-related class action lawsuits around the United States, according to a submission by the company in the federal multidistrict litigation In Re: Vioxx Products Liability Litigation (MDL 1657, E.D. La.). Read more…

FDA To Pharmas: Change Labeling On NSAID Painkillers

The Food and Drug Administration has demanded that all pharmaceutical companies change their warning labels on a huge swathe of painkillers to warn consumers about possible stomach and heart problems the drugs may cause. The FDA's edict covers both prescription and OTC (over-the-counter) drugs. Read more…

CA Plaintiffs' Attorneys Shy Away From Viagra Suits Despite Recent Risk Studies

Despite an April study and a follow-up FDA investigation linking Viagra and other impotence drugs to a rare form of blindness, even the most ardent drug litigators are toning down their excitement over the prospect of successful suits. Read more…

Painkillers Could Be Ushering In Hypertension

A new study suggests that women taking daily amounts of non-aspirin painkillers - such as an extra-strength Tylenol - are more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who don't. Read more…

Florida Attorney General Alleges Medicaid Scam By Generic Drug Makers

Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist has filed a lawsuit accusing three generic drug makers of 25 million dollars in Medicaid fraud. Read more…

Lawsuits On Cold Medicine Settles

The manufacturer of Zicam Cold Remedy has agreed to pay $12 million to settle 340 lawsuits brought by consumers who claim the popular over-the-counter zinc nasal gel damaged or destroyed their sense of smell. Read more…

Research Division of Major Multi-national Pharmaceutical Company Selects Matrix Software

NewswireToday (newswire) - 01/02/2008 Riseley, Berkshire United Kingdom - Autoscribe's Matrix Sample Tracking software has been chosen by the Research Division of a major, multi-national pharmaceutical company for multiple sites in America, Europe and Asia Read more…

AnaSpec Introduces Ten New Catalog Peptides

NewswireToday (newswire) - 01/02/2008 San Jose, CA United States - This week AnaSpec, one of the world?’s largest providers of custom and catalog peptides, introduced ten (10) new catalog peptides and one new unusual amino acid Read more…

Frost & Sullivan Presents Bio-Rad with the 2007 Product Line Strategy Award for the Introduction of its Profinia Protein Purification System

NewswireToday (newswire) - 12/27/2007 Palo Alto, CA United States - In recognition of Bio-Rad's new strategically developed product, which adds value to the life science industry, Frost & Sullivan is proud to present the company with the Product Line Strategy Award for the US liquid chromatography market (AMEX: BIO BIOb) Read more…

Rapid Development of the Chinese Processed Food Industry Aiding the Growth of the Chinese Food Enzymes Markets

NewswireToday (newswire) - 12/21/2007 Beijing, China - New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Strategic Analysis of Chinese Food Enzymes Markets, reveals that this market earned revenues of $180.0 million in 2006 and estimates this to reach $299.7 million in 2013 Read more…
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