Pharma Business Week articles from April 2009

Pharma Business Week archives from April 2009

MIT: Blocked enzyme reverses schizophrenia-like symptoms.
April 6, 2009... Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have found that inhibiting a key brain enzyme in mice reversed schizophrenia-like symptoms (see also Massachusetts Institute of Technology). The finding, reported in the March...

Mayo researchers find link between anesthesia exposure and learning disabilities in children.
April 6, 2009... Mayo Clinic researchers have found that children who require multiple surgeries under anesthesia during their first three years of life are at higher risk of developing learning disabilities later. Several studies have suggested that anesthetic...

Queen's scientists find new way to battle MRSA.
April 6, 2009... Experts from Queen's University Belfast have developed new agents to fight MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to antibiotics. The fluids are a class of ionic liquids that not only kill colonies of these dangerous...

Study finds most adolescents sent to group homes still involved with drugs/crime 7 years later.(Report)
April 6, 2009... Most adolescents referred to long-term group homes in Los Angeles County after being charged with a serious offense reported they were still involved with crime or drugs seven years later, according to a new RAND Corporation study (see also...

New study set to change how critically ill patients are treated.
April 6, 2009... The current practice of intensively lowering blood glucose in critically ill patients increases the risk of death by 10%. Results of the largest trial of intensive glucose lowering in critically ill patients published in The New England Journal...

Affymax to Present at Citi's 4th Annual Biotech Day.
April 6, 2009... Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFY) announced that Paul B. Cleveland, the company's chief financial officer and executive vice president of corporate development, will present at Citi's 4th Annual Biotech Day at 3:20 p.m. ET on April 1, 2009 in New...

BioDelivery Sciences Files Annual Report on 10-K and Complies with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350b1B.
April 6, 2009... BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) has filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Such Form 10-K is available on the SEC's website...

Chromocell Ribbon Cutting Marks Move Up.(Report)
April 6, 2009... Chromocell Corporation of North Brunswick is bucking the economic trends with the opening of a new research center. The company has grown from three to 80 people over the last five years. Cutting the ribbon at the Biotech Development Center...

Larraine D. Segil Appointed to World Health Organization's Strategic Alliances Advisory Group.
April 6, 2009... Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) announced that Larraine D. Segil, a member of its Board of Directors, has been appointed by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training, to be a member of the Strategic Alliances Advisory...

Trimeris Discloses Tax Classification of 2008 Dividends.
April 6, 2009... Trimeris, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMS) announced it recently completed the mailing of IRS Forms 1099 to its shareholders reporting the classification of the special cash dividends paid during 2008 between ordinary dividends that are qualified dividends...

Utah Technology Council Celebrates Accomplishment of Nine of its 10 Legislative Priorities.
April 6, 2009... Recently, the Utah Technology Council (UTC) and its members played a vital role in several Utah Legislative actions. Of the 10 legislative priorities on the UTC's agenda, nine were successful (see also Utah Technology Council). "Our...

Walgreen Co. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Per Share of 65 Cents; Results Include 6 Cents Per Share of Restructuring Costs.(Financial report)
April 6, 2009... Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG): Second quarter sales up 7.0 percent to record $16.5 billion Company's strong balance sheet provides financial flexibility Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) announced earnings and sales results for the second...

David J. Gallitano Appointed to WellCare Board of Directors.
April 6, 2009... WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) announced that David J. Gallitano, president and owner of the investment and advisory firm Tucker Inc., has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. The Board also appointed Mr. Gallitano to...

New Mexican health-care program successful at reducing crippling health care costs.
April 20, 2009... Seguro Popular, a Mexican health care program instituted in 2003, has already reduced crippling health care costs among poorer households, according to an evaluation conducted by researchers at Harvard University in collaboration with...

Acid reflux without symptoms does not worsen asthma.
April 20, 2009... A commonly used treatment for acid reflux does not improve asthma symptoms or control in patients who do not have symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER), according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...

Codeine use and accident risk.
April 20, 2009... The risk of being involved in a traffic accident with personal injury is significantly higher among codeine users than non-users. However, sporadic or moderate use of codeine alone does not carry an increased risk, according to a newly...

A potential new target for treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer.
April 20, 2009... A new study identifies a protein that modifies the androgen receptor (AR) and influences its ability to regulate target genes linked with the progression of prostate cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 7th issue of the...

Gene protects against neurotoxins that spur inflammation and Parkinson's disease.
April 20, 2009... A new study in the April 3rd issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, helps to explain why people who carry mutations in a gene known as Nurr1 develop a rare, inherited form of Parkinson's disease, the most prevalent movement...

BankAtlantic Serves as Sole Bank Day Sponsor in Hillsborough County to Collect Donations for March for Babies Walk.
April 20, 2009... BankAtlantic, "Florida's Most Convenient Bank," is helping babies get a healthy start one step at a time. The Bank will serve as the sole Bank Day sponsor in Hillsborough County on Thursday, April 23 to raise funds for the March of Dimes, March...

BridgeGate International Announces Appointment of George Goldstein to the BridgeGate Healthcare Board of Advisors.
April 20, 2009... BridgeGate International announced that George S. Goldstein, Ph.D., a well known expert in the delivery and payment of healthcare benefits, has been appointed to the BridgeGate Healthcare Board of Advisors (http://bridgegatehealth.com/) (see...

Doe & Ingalls of North Carolina Celebrates Grand Opening of California Facility.
April 20, 2009... Doe & Ingalls of North Carolina, a leading chemical services provider on the East Coast, announces the opening of its newest chemical services center in Riverside, California. This state-of-the-art facility will supply customers on the West...

McKesson Expands its Clinical Leadership with Perinatal Acquisition.
April 20, 2009... Today, McKesson announced that it is building on the strength of its enterprise Horizon Clinicals® solution with the acquisition of LMS Medical Systems' intellectual property for obstetrics (OB) surveillance and archival capabilities....

Oragenics, Inc. Files 2008 Form 10-K.(Report)
April 20, 2009... Oragenics, Inc. (OTCBB:ORNI) (NYSE Alternext Paris:ALONI) today informed its shareholders that its Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

Win Tickets to Attend Phoenix House's 6TH Annual Triumph for Teens Awards Gala and Meet Kara DioGuardi.
April 20, 2009... Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, singer, and American Idol Judge Kara DioGuardi has launched the Phoenix House Triumph For Teens Awards Sweepstakes to support teen addicts in recovery (see also Phoenix Houses of California). ...

Tikcro Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results.(Financial report)
April 20, 2009... Tikcro Technologies Ltd. (OTC BB: TIKRF) reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008 (see also Tikcro Technologies Ltd.). Net loss for the fourth quarter was $485,000, or $(0.06) per share. Net loss for the...

TIGroup Approved for Quotation on OTC Bulletin Board.
April 20, 2009... Tri-Isthmus Group, Inc. (TIGroup) (OTCBB:TISG), a provider of financial solutions to the healthcare industry, announced that it has been approved, effective immediately, for quotation on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) under the...

Zynx Health and Elsevier to Offer Comprehensive Referential Evidence-Based Decision Support.
April 20, 2009... Zynx Health, the leader in evidence-based healthcare, and Elsevier, a world leader in medical information products and services, announced a strategic relationship whereby Elsevier will become Zynx's preferred source of evidence-based medical...

New therapeutic target for melanoma identified.
April 27, 2009... A protein called Mcl-1 plays a critical role in melanoma cell resistance to a form of apoptosis called anoikis, according to research published this week in Molecular Cancer Research (see also Thomas Jefferson University). The presence of...

A cure for honey bee colony collapse?
April 27, 2009... For the first time, scientists have isolated the parasite Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) from professional apiaries suffering from honey bee colony depopulation syndrome. They then went on to treat the infection with complete success (see also...

Scientists at Harvard University release new data on acute leukemia.(Report)
April 27, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Consumption of cured/smoked meat and fish leads to the formation of carcinogenic N-nitroso compounds in the acidic stomach. This study investigated whether consumed cured/smoked meat and fish, the...

Studies in the area of adrenalectomy reported from Massachusetts General Hospital.(Report)
April 27, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is now the criterion standard for removal of most benign adrenal lesions and may be used for malignant lesions as well. At the same time, improved imaging has led to an...

Reports on african trypanosomiasis findings from D.M. Ngoyi and co-researchers provide new insights.
April 27, 2009... "To develop a simple and standard operational decision tool for the diagnosis of relapse after treatment for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), by evaluating the performance of several criteria currently used by HAT control programs and...

Amerinet Member Conference to Focus on Key Industry Issues.(Conference news)(Company overview)
April 27, 2009... Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, will offer insight into several of today's top healthcare issues at its Member Conference, May 4-7, 2009, at the Rio All-Suites Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev (see also...

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with New Premier Agreements for Pulse Oximetry Devices.
April 27, 2009... Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, announced new agreements for pulse oximetry devices have been awarded to Masimo Americas Inc. of Irvine, Calif.; Nellcor Puritan Bennett of Mansfield, Mass., and Nonin Medical Inc. of Plymouth, Minn (see...