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European CMO Markets Spurred by Rise in the Number of Biologicals

NewswireToday (newswire) - 05/27/2008 London, United Kingdom - Contracted services in the pharmaceutical industry are increasing due to challenges such as declining R&D productivity, increasing generic penetration, spiralling development costs and pipeline woes Read more…

Development of Effective Biomarkers for Cancer Detection is Crucial Says New Report

NewswireToday (newswire) - 05/26/2008 London, United Kingdom - Report Buyer, has added a new report showing that until superior therapeutic treatments are developed to prevent, treat and cure cancer, the best means of reducing mortality is early detection and diagnosis Read more…

AnaSpec Introduces Sixty New Peptides & 3 New Assay Kits

NewswireToday (newswire) - 05/23/2008 San Jose, CA United States - This week, AnaSpec introduced sixty (60) new catalog peptides and three (3) new assay kits Read more…

AnaSpec Introduces 8 New Antibody Products

NewswireToday (newswire) - 05/22/2008 San Jose, CA United States - AnaSpec added eight (8) new antibody products to its growing collection Read more…

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and Siam Life Science Ltd Develop New Gold Standard for Pharmacological and Toxicological Test Systems

NewswireToday (newswire) - 05/21/2008 Bangkok, Thailand - Siam Life Science Ltd (SLS) secures exclusive License for unique Liver Cell Line from Premier U.S. Research Organization, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRI) Read more…

Plexus Ventures Announces Assignment from U.S Pharmacia Participation in BIO 2008

NewswireToday (newswire) - 05/21/2008 London, United Kingdom - Plexus Ventures announces a new assignment from US Pharmacia and Participation in the BIO 2008 International Conference Read more…

FDA strengthens safety info for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents

Physicians and patients should carefully weigh the risks of ESAs against transfusion risks. Read more…

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…

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…

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…

Koncept Analytics Releases New Report on Global Methanol Market

NewswireToday (newswire) - 05/17/2008 Delhi, India - The report analyzes the worldwide methanol market with focus on China. It also analyzes the outlook of the market and consumption pattern of methanol in its major end-markets. The report profiles the major global methanol producers Read more…
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