Biotech Business Week articles from July 2008

Biotech Business Week archives from July 2008

Combating urinary schistosomiasis: Both metrifonate and praziquantel can be used.(Report)
July 28, 2008... In 2000 the World Health Organization (WHO) stopped recommending metrifonate for treating urinary schistosomiasis because the drug did not appear to be as effective as the treatment of choice, praziquantel. Now a systematic review published in...

Forensic patients with tattoos more likely to have antisocial personality disorder.
July 28, 2008... The presence of tattoos on forensic psychiatric inpatients should alert clinicians to a possible diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), and also about the potential for histories of suicide attempt, substance abuse, and sexual...

Study findings from University of Paris broaden understanding of acne vulgaris.(Report)
July 28, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, "Practicing dermatologists rarely evaluate therapeutic trials. This study was designed to build a simple evaluation tool, use it to...

Research from University of Turin in the area of acute leukemia published.
July 28, 2008... "The Wilms' tumor gene WT1 is a reliable marker for minimal residual disease assessment in acute leukemia patients. The study was designed to demonstrate the potential use of WT1 to establish quality of remission in acute leukemia patients for...

Research on acute psychosis described by A. Montoya and colleagues.(Clinical report)
July 28, 2008... "Prospective observational study to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with acute psychosis and agitation who receive oral psychopharmacological treatment at psychiatric emergency services (PES). A total of 278 patients with...

Medical Devices Get Most Funding in Slow Stretch for VC: Mid-Year Results from Healthcare Corporate Finance News.
July 28, 2008... Mid-year results reveal that the last time the health care venture capital market experienced such a slow six-month stretch was the second half of 2005. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, based on deals with disclosed prices of $1...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Price Increases for Laboratory Consumables Products Impacted by Rising Costs.
July 28, 2008... Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced that it will implement an average price increase of 5.3% for certain laboratory consumables products it manufactures, such as specialty laboratory plastic ware and...