Biotech Week articles from August 2001

Biotech Week archives from August 2001

A Novel Protocol Uses Flow Cytometry To Quantify Gene Delivery.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - Using artificial chromosome expression systems (ACes), researchers in British Columbia have devised a novel screening approach to detecting gene...

Murabutide Can Control Lymphocyte Infection.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in France say that Murabutide, a nonspecific immune modulating drug, can inhibit HIV replication in lymphocytes. "We have previously shown...

Experimental Microbeam Radiation May Offer Improvement Over Traditional Treatments.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An experimental form of radiation therapy, known as microbeam radiation therapy (MRT), now under development at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), appears to be...

Device Provides Real-Time Blood Flow Information.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Florence Medical, Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and CE Mark for SmartFlow(TM), a device that provides real-time blood flow information during cardiac...

Promising Data From Buccal Delivery Of Insulin Reported.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Generex Biotechnology Corp. (GNBT) presented data indicating that Oralin(TM), its proprietary oral insulin formulation, may be used safely and effectively in place of injected insulin to treat type...

'His-and-Hers' Fertility Test Kit Developed.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists and doctors in the United Kingdom have developed the world's first 'his-and-hers' home fertility test kit, known as Fertell. It is intended to measure natural levels of fertility in...

Coupling Phospholipids With Existing Drugs Increases Effectiveness.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Buoyed by continued successes of a novel method for targeting drugs inside the body, Louis S. Kucera, PhD, has formed Kucera Pharmaceutical Co. as a spinoff from Wake Forest University School of...

New Technology For High-Throughput Topological Analysis Of Human Cells Developed.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MelTec GmbH, a topological and functional proteomics company, announced that its Neuronal Cell Detection System (NCDS) for the monitoring of fluorescent lymphocytes in human tissue section was...

Sex-Sorting Technique Increases Percentage Of Female Embryos Obtained Via IVF.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of scientists and physicians in the U.S. has developed a preconception sex-sorting technique for humans that can dramatically increase the percentage of female embryos obtained through in...

Lithographic Technique Creates Neuronal Networks In A Dish.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using a lithographic technique called microstamping, a University of Illinois scientist has produced patterned surfaces on glass substrates that integrate biocompatible materials and live nerve...

Narcotic Antagonist Mitigates Severe Opioid Side Effects.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adolor Corp. (ADLR) announced positive results of a Phase II clinical trial with its lead compound ADL 8-2698 for the management of opioid-induced bowel dysfunction. ADL 8-2698 is a...

Anticancer Drug May Also Be Effective For HIV Treatment.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Maryland say that 9-nitrocamptothecin (9NC), usually used in cancer treatment, has potential for use in HIV patients as well. C.L. Hung...

New Immunohistochemistry Applications Found For Tissue Testing.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Applied Imaging Corp. (AICX) announced that it has introduced several new applications for its MDS(TM) platform to assist pathologists in their review of key breast cancer tests. These...

Human Papillomavirus Test Is Cost Effective In Developing Countries.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A major new study supports the use of testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) using Digene's Hybrid Capture(R) 2 HPV DNA Test in cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings. The study,...

Antibody Targets Amyloid-Beta Protein.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and Eli Lilly and Co. have new data from a mouse study that may explain why certain antibodies can slow or reverse...

Fusion Of Imaging Technologies Helps Detect Cancer Better.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Emory University Hospital and Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia, have been selected as one of three sites in the United States to receive a new combination scanner to diagnose cancer: a technology...

Replacing Missing Enzyme Reverse Damage.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Replacing a missing enzyme in people with Fabry's disease reverses the damage caused by the rare, inherited disorder, according to a study on the first-ever treatment for the disease. Those...

World's First Herd Of Cloned Dairy Cows Producing Milk.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infigen, Inc. announced that the world's first herd of cloned dairy cows is in milk production at the company's farms. The milk will be evaluated and compared with milk from non-cloned...

Phase II Study Of Cisplatin/Epinephrine Injectable Gel Initiated.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc. (MATX) has started enrolling patients in a new Phase II clinical study in patients with primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) using IntraDose(R)...

Open-Label Clinical Trial Expands To Additional Site.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NeoTherapeutics, Inc. (NEOT) announced that it has expanded its Neotrofin spinal cord injury trial to include Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford, Connecticut. Gaylord Hospital, which is affiliated...

Phase I Trial Shows Good Safety/Pharmacokinetic Profile For New Drug.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NicOx S.A. (NICOX) announced positive Phase I human clinical results for the first administration into man of NCX 701, its nitric-oxide-releasing derivative of paracetamol (acetaminophen), in...

Enrollment Complete In Drug Study Of Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. announced that enrollment was complete for the Valsartan In Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial (VALIANT) with the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) Diovan(R)...

Real-Time Planning For Radiation Implants Successful.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nucletron announced the first clinical treatments of prostate cancer in the United States using SPOT(TM) (Sonographic Planning of Oncology Treatment). The SPOT system uses intra-operative...

Collaboration Will Screen Tetracyclines For Activity Against Drug-Resistant TB.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has announced the execution of an additional research collaboration for its tetracycline program. Scott Franzblau, director of the Institute for Tuberculosis...

Early Use And High Dose Of Interferon Beta-1a Has Significant Benefits.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from a four-year study of Serono S.A.'s drug Rebif(R) for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) showed that high-dose treatment with the interferon (IFN) beta-1a...

LYMErix(R) Found Immunogenic, Well Tolerated In Children.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A recombinant vaccine comprising the outer surface protein A (OspA) of Borrelia burgdorferi (LYMErix(R)) generates antibody levels in children three times...

Assay Enables Direct Detection Of Gene Expression From Total RNA Or Cell Lysates.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at Third Wave Technologies Inc. (TWTI) have validated a technological breakthrough in analyzing gene expression for research and clinical applications including genome research, drug...

Joint Research Program, Training Center, For Interventional Radiology Formed.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and Toshiba Corporation Medical Systems Co. have formed a joint research program at Hopkins to develop new, minimally invasive procedures using...

HIV Resistance Tests Can Predict Response To Therapy.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study presented on July 10, 2001, at the 1st International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment shows that Virco's resistance tests can predict clinical response to HIV...

Structured Drug Holidays Can Increase Viral Presence In Spinal Fluid.
August 8, 2001... 2001 AUG 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Planned treatment interruptions after failed antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection can lead to an increase in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) viral...

Color-Coded Quantum Dots Identify Thousands Of Genes Simultaneously.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Indiana University researchers have shown how to identify tens of thousands of genes all at once by using tiny semiconductor crystals that dazzle in ultraviolet light. The technique works like...

Enzyme Heparanase Facilitates Bladder Cancer Growth And Metastasis.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A Japanese, multicenter study suggests the enzyme heparanase is a prognostic marker for survival in patients with bladder cancer. Furthermore, the enzyme...

New Mutant Mouse Repositories Established For Research Community.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the official opening of a Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Centers (MMRRCs) network. ...

Knee Injuries May Benefit From Space-Station Experiments On Artificial Cartilage.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Persistent knee problems cropping up at the most inconvenient times may become a thing of the past thanks to artificial cartilage developed through research planned by the European Space Agency on...

Analysts Say Targeted Immunotherapies Define Future Of Therapeutics Markets.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Psoriasis, a disorder that causes flaking, itching, and burning skin, affects more than seven million people in the United States. As scientists begin to unravel the genetic secrets of psoriasis, a...

'Gene Pill' Patent Extended To Include All Proteins Secreted Into Blood.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first patent for a method of inducing insulin production by delivering normal genes in a pill, granted just two months ago to the University of California, San Francisco, now is joined by a...

U.N. Human Development Report Challenges "Prevailing Skepticism".
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Governments will have to take advantage of genetically engineered food, cutting-edge medicine, and the latest communications technology to combat poverty and disease in a world that's now far from...

New Center Established At University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine And UPMC Health System.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- To realize the vast potential of tissue engineering and other techniques aimed at repairing damaged or diseased tissues and organs, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPMC) and UPMC...

Product Detects Early Cancerous And Precancerous Genetic Changes.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zila Professional Pharmaceuticals, a division of Zila, Inc. (ZILA), announced the publication of data demonstrating that Zila's OraTest(R) product can be used to detect lesions that are progressing...

Antibody Demonstrates Novel Immune Mechanism.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AltaRex Corp. (ALXFF.OTC) presented evidence that, in response to the patient's circulating CA125 antigen, its OvaRex(R) monoclonal antibody (MAb) helps produce an immune response in ovarian cancer...

Supplemental Analysis Of Phase II Clinical Trial Produces More Info.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (AMAR.OB) announced a supplemental analysis of a Phase II clinical trial that demonstrated that patients experiencing fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) but not reporting past...

New Data On New Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Presented.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The presentation of a wide range of data at the 18th International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis meeting (ISTH) during July 2001 provided new evidence to support the efficacy and safety of...

Novel Interferon-Inducing Molecule Discovered.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coley Pharmaceutical Group announced the identification of a new class of oligonucleotides that induce a specific type of immune cell to produce high levels of interferons. The interferons...

Paclitaxel-Coated Coronary Stent Implanted In First U.S. Patient.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time in the United States, a patient with coronary artery disease has been treated with a unique new coronary stent coated with the anticancer drug paclitaxel to help prevent...

Drug Trial Tackles Complicated Skin And Soft Tissue Infection.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CBST) announced that it has completed enrollment in a second pivotal Phase III trial examining the efficacy and safety of the investigational drug Cidecin(TM)...

Three-Month Formulation Of Drug Approved By FDA.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Debiopharm S.A., part of the Debio group, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorization for Debiopharm's...

Efavirenz Provides Greater Long-Term Viral Suppression.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DuPont Pharmaceuticals presented data showing that combination therapy with its anti-HIV drug Sustiva(TM) (efavirenz), a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), continues to provide...

Human Papillomavirus Detection Now Possible From Pap Test Vials.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dynacare, Inc. (DNCR) announced that it now provides human papillomavirus (HPV) testing directly from liquid-based Pap test vials. This advanced technology enhances Dynacare's HPV testing...

Mechanism Of Action Of Recombinant Human Endostatin Described.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EntreMed, Inc. (ENMD) announced publication of its first scientific report describing how recombinant human Endostatin (rhEndostatin) blocks the angiogenesis that supports tumor growth by binding...

FDA Approves Camera-In-A-Pill.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a tiny camera-in-a-capsule that patients can swallow to give doctors a close-up view of their small intestine. The camera painlessly winds...

Testing Begins On Diagnostic Software Used In Cancer Detection.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HTTP Technology, Inc. (HTTP), a U.S. company based in London, United Kingdom, announced the commencement of hospital testing of its newly developed Medicsight software system. The Medicsight...

Test Detects Pathogenic Bacteria In Surface Water Samples.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed a new test based on IGEN International Inc.'s (IGEN) proprietary Origen(R) technology and used the test to detect potentially...

New Research Supports Safety Of Popular Pain Reliever.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study in healthy men supports the safety of long-term use of the over-the-counter analgesic acetaminophen with regard to renal function. The data were reported in the July 18, 2001,...

Phase I/IIa Trial Of Nitric Oxide Blocking Drug Begins.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medinox, Inc. announced the start of a Phase I/IIa clinical trial, designed to evaluate the first of its small-molecule nitric oxide blocking drugs, NOX-100, for treatment of sepsis. The trial...

New Drug Promising For Chronic Sufferers.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurochem, Inc. (NRM) announced positive clinical Phase I safety data for Fibrillex(TM), its therapeutic drug in development for the treatment of secondary amyloidosis. Secondary amyloidosis...

Positive Phase II Results With NBI-34060 In Insomnia Patients.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NBIX) announced that its non-benzodiazepine investigational drug produces significant improvements in sleep parameters in patients suffering from chronic insomnia,...

Investigational Drug Improves Glycemic Control, Provides Other Benefits.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Encouraging updates were recently reported on Restoragen, Inc.'s new investigational drug Betatropin(R) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. At a recent scientific meeting in Philadelphia,...

D-Dimer Assay For Diagnosis Gets FDA Clearance.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche Diagnostics announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its D-Dimer assay for use on the Roche/Hitachi and COBAS Integra(R) chemistry analyzers. ...

Surgically Implanted Drainage Device Receives FDA Approval.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) announced that it has received Pre-Market Approval (PMA) from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AquaFlow(TM) Collagen Glaucoma Drainage...

Mexico Approves Immune System Enhancer.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SciClone Pharmaceuticals (SCLN) announced that its immune system enhancer Zadaxin(R) has been approved for expanded indications in Mexico. Zadaxin may now be marketed for the treatment of hepatitis...

Hypersusceptibility To Drugs Leads To Improved Patient Outcomes.
August 15, 2001... 2001 AUG 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViroLogic, Inc. (VLGC) announced that a new study using its highly sensitive PhenoSense(TM) HIV drug resistance assay demonstrates that HIV patient outcomes can be significantly improved by the...

Adenovirus Variant CV706 Enhances Effect of Radiation Therapy.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A prostate cancer gene therapy developed at Calydon Incorporated has proved to augment the effects of radiation treatment in animals transplanted with...

Seven-Year Follow-Up Of Vaccine Confirms Long-Term Protection.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Children who are vaccinated against varicella and then exposed to the disease in their household have only a 10% chance of being infected, compared with a...

Epidermal Powder Immunization Confers Protection With Or Without Adjuvants.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Influenza vaccine delivered via epidermal powder immunization (EPI) can offer protection against lethal challenge with influenza in one or two doses,...

Protamine Induces Selective Tumor Thrombosis.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The peptide protamine can be used to reduce blood flow in breast cancer and other adenocarcinoma tumors by provoking thrombus formation, according to...

Skin Patch Proves Effective In Large Study.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first large-scale study of a skin patch to treat Parkinson disease shows that a patch under development seems to be as effective as traditional oral medications in treating the disease. ...

Alliance Could Produce Pipeline Of Antibody Therapeutics.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abgenix, Inc. (ABGX) and CuraGen Corporation (CRGN) announced that CuraGen scientists have discovered an additional 49 novel drug targets against which scientists at the companies have jointly...

Genome 70% Annotated And Three-Dimensional Protein Targets Produced.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Accelrys announced that through its technology collaboration with Sun Microsystems, Inc., it has successfully mapped 70% of the Neisseria meningitidis genome with functional annotations, including...

Phase Ib/II Study Of L-Nucleoside Initiated.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals announced it has begun a Phase Ib/II clinical study of the compound ACH-126,443 (beta-LFd4C), an L-nucleoside, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection....

Blood-Based Screening Test Enters Preclinical Validation Stage.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amplistar, Inc., announced that its blood-based colon cancer screening test entered into the preclinical validation stage, and preliminary results suggest that this blood test may be highly...

Preclinical Data Are Promising On Chlamydia Vaccine.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antex Biologics, Inc. (ANX) announced that immunization with its new, proprietary Chlamydia trachomatis vaccine demonstrated protection against infertility in animals. In preclinical studies,...

Heat Shock Protein-Based Approach Under Investigation.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antigenics, Inc. (AGEN) announced that it has entered into a collaboration with Bruce D. Walker, MD, director of the Partners AIDS Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and one...

Adipose-Tissue Cells May Benefit Bone Repair And Other Applications.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health has awarded Artecel Sciences, Inc., two Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants totaling $338,000 to advance the company's research programs...

Clinical Trial Uses Bioactive Lipids As Diagnostic Blood Test.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atairgin Technologies, Inc. announced that it has completed patient accrual for its U.S. clinical trial designed to evaluate a promising diagnostic marker, bioactive lipids, for detection of...

Novel Inhaled Therapy Reaches Market In Europe.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aventis Behring, LLC and Inhale Therapeutic Systems, Inc. announced that Aventis has received Orphan Medicinal Product Designation from the European Commission for the inhaled form of...

New Marker May Advance Diagnostics.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biosite(R) Incorporated (BSTE) announced that it has validated the diagnostic utility of six proteins as markers for stroke. Biosite said that it intends to immediately initiate development of...

Vaccine Improves Five-Year Survival Rates.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CancerVax Corporation announced its intent to prepare a New Drug Submission (NDS) to seek marketing approval in Canada for Canvaxin(TM), a therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of advanced-stage...

New Agent Improves Insulin Resistance In Ob/Ob Mice.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A newly synthesized vanadyl complex shows promise against insulin resistance in an obese non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) animal model, say...

Antibody Is Immunosuppressive In Animal Models.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GPC Biotech (GPC) and MorphoSys announced the achievement of a preclinical milestone in GPC Biotech's antibody program for the treatment of transplant rejection and graft versus host disease. ...

Phase I Clinical Trial Indicates More Research Is Needed.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - A Phase I clinical trial using gene therapy for the treatment of cystic fibrosis initiated by Genzyme Corporation revealed promising results but...

Intranasal Vaccination of Children Cost Effective In Some Situations.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Vaccinating healthy children intranasally against influenza is cost effective when a group-based strategy is used, researchers in the United States have...

New Test Accurately Diagnoses Disease.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matritech, Inc. (NMPS) announced that a study of 608 patients presenting with symptoms of bladder cancer demonstrated, when certain exclusion criteria were used, increased specificity and positive...

Phase I Testing Of Immunosuppressor Siplizumab Initiated.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedImmune, Inc. (MEDI) announced that it has begun dosing patients with psoriasis in a Phase I pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) study of siplizumab (MEDI-507). This trial is the...

New Multidrug Resistance Assay Kit Launched.
August 22, 2001... 2001 AUG 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Molecular Devices Corporation (MDCC) announced the launch of the FLIPR(R) Multidrug Resistance Assay Kit, its first reagent product targeted at preclinical laboratories and the cancer...