Pharma Business Week articles from October 2008

Pharma Business Week archives from October 2008

An effective strategy for inhibition of cirrhosis.
October 6, 2008... In China, the incidence of liver cirrhosis is still high, although new therapeutic approaches have recently been proposed, there is no established therapy for liver fibrosis, and Authors investigated the prevention effects of Chinese Medicine...

How do the choline compounds change when apoptosis occurs?
October 6, 2008... Apoptosis is a programmed, active, highly selective mechanism of cell death. Abnormal regulation of apoptosis can lead to disorders such as cancer. The field of apoptosis research has undergone an explosion of new knowledge over the past...

How to differentiate abdominal tuberculosis from lymphomas?
October 6, 2008... The incidence of tuberculosis is increasing. Lymphadenopathy is the most common manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis and may, in up to 55% of cases without other evidence of abdominal involvement, be easily confused with lymphomas involving...

Immunohistochemical localization of Glutathione-S-transferase-pi in human colorectal polyps.
October 6, 2008... Specific molecular forms of GST are known to be expressed in preneoplastic cells, and have been known to participate in their resistance to drugs. GST-pi are present in most epithelial tissues of the human gastrointestinal tract. Significant...

Is Bcl-2 protein a major obstacle in treating colorectal carcinoma?
October 6, 2008... Apoptosis resistance has been shown to contribute to the development of different cancer entities, such as colorectal carcinoma (CRC). Moreover, apoptosis resistance of carcinoma cells provides an explanation for low response rates in patients...

Amerinet Strengthens Commitment to Rural Healthcare Providers with National Rural Health Association Partnership.
October 6, 2008... The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Services Corporation has distinguished Amerinet as a Gold Level Corporate Partner in recognition of the organization's support. Through this partnership, Amerinet's commitment is to continue to play...

AMRI to Present at the UBS 2008 Global Life Sciences Conference.(Conference news)(Company overview)
October 6, 2008... AMRI (NASDAQ: AMRI) will present at the UBS 2008 Global Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday, September 23rd in New York City (see also AMRI). AMRI Chief Financial Officer Mark T. Frost will present in a session scheduled for 11:30 a.m....

Charles River to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference.(Conference news)
October 6, 2008... Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE:CRL) announced that it will present at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference in New York, New York on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Management will present an overview of...

Internet's Largest Sex Health Survey Gets One Millionth Response.
October 6, 2008... The widespread adoption of the Internet makes it the most powerful communication tool ever devised, and can enable research on a scale that would have been unimaginable 20 years ago. One of the first companies to successfully conduct research...

InSite Vision and PTV Sciences Announce Preliminary Voting Results at Annual Meeting.(Financial report)
October 6, 2008... InSite Vision Incorporated (AMEX:ISV) and PTV Sciences announced that, based on a preliminary estimate of the voting at the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders of InSite Vision, the six PTV Sciences nominees were elected to the Board of...

InSite Vision Claims PTV Sciences Misrepresents Facts.
October 6, 2008... InSite Vision Incorporated (AMEX:ISV) announced that PTV Sciences misrepresented the facts in a press release regarding the recent settlement negotiations to end their ongoing proxy contest (see also InSite Vision Incorporated). The...

Kaydon Corporation Announces Completion of Redemption of Its 4.0% Contingent Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2023.
October 6, 2008... Kaydon Corporation (NYSE:KDN) announced that it has completed its previously announced redemption of all of its outstanding 4.0% Contingent Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2023 ("Notes"). In accordance with the conversion provisions...

MidSouth eHealth Alliance Surpasses Two Years of Successful Data Sharing and Interoperability.
October 6, 2008... The MidSouth eHealth Alliance (MSeHA), a regional health information organization serving over one million individuals in the area around Memphis, Tennessee, recently celebrated its second year of operation, announcing an expansion in the scope...

Northfield Laboratories Annual Meeting to Be Webcast Live.
October 6, 2008... Northfield Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLD) announced that its annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at 10 a.m., Central Time, at The Deer Path Inn, 255 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, Illinois, will be web...

PatientKeeper CEO to Present at UBS Global Life Sciences Conference.(Conference news)
October 6, 2008... PatientKeeper(R), Inc., the leading developer of physician information systems, announced that president and CEO, Paul Brient, will be speaking at the UBS Global Life Sciences Conference on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 10:00 am at the Grand...

PPD Increases Cash Dividend.
October 6, 2008... PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) announced that its board of directors has amended the company's annual cash dividend policy to increase the annual dividend rate by 25 percent, from $0.40 to $0.50 per year, payable quarterly at a rate of $0.125 per...

ResMed Inc. Medical Equipment Company Share Analysis.
October 6, 2008... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4d1a75/resmed_inc_medica) has announced the addition of the "ResMed Inc. Medical Equipment Company Share Analysis" companyprofile to their offering (see also Research and...

SeraCare Life Sciences to Present at UBS Global Life Science Conference.(Conference news)
October 6, 2008... SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRLS) announced that the Company will present at the UBS Global Life Science Conference on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Susan Vogt, President and...

Radel R Polyphenylsulfone from Solvay Advanced Polymers Specified for Interior Panels on New Bombardier FLEXITY Swift U5-25 Railcars for Frankfurt U-Bahn.
October 6, 2008... Solvay Advanced Polymers, makers of more plastics with more performance, announced that Radel(R) R-7700 polyphenylsulfone is being used in thermoformed interior panels in the new Bombardier FLEXITY Swift U5-25 railcars, which were developed for...

The Deal LLC Unveils Candidates for Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers Awards.
October 6, 2008... The Deal LLC, (www.TheDeal.com), the authoritative voice for news, analysis and information on the global deal economy, announces the candidates for its Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers Awards (see also The Deal LLC). The winners, to be...

"Lost," "Heroes," "The Middleman," and "CSI" Executive Producers Anchor Next Generation Content Panel at SMPTE 2008.
October 6, 2008... Pioneering show runners Jesse Alexander ("Heroes," "Lost"), Tim Kring ("Heroes," "Crossing Jordan"), Javier Grillo-Marxuach ("The Middleman," "Medium") and Naren Shankar ("CSI," "UC: Undercover") will partake in an in-depth panel discussion...

Like an arrow: Jumping insects use archery techniques.
October 13, 2008... Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are the champion insect jumpers, capable of reaching heights of 700 mm - more than 100 times their own body length. Research published in the open access journal BMC Biology reveals that they achieve...

Hospital delays under scrutiny by researchers at the MUHC.(Report)
October 13, 2008... This press release is available in French. Montreal, 2 October 2008 - The earlier a cancer is detected, the better the patient's chances of survival, particularly if the patient is a child. Graduate student Tam Dang-Tan, under the supervision...

A new 10-year vision for glaucoma.
October 13, 2008... A 10-year outlook for innovative and forward-looking glaucoma management, and the future of research into the condition: key topics put under the spotlight in a new supplement to International Glaucoma Review (IGR) (see also Resolute...

New study proves that pain is not a symptom of arthritis, pain causes arthritis.
October 13, 2008... Pain is more than a symptom of osteoarthritis, it is an inherent and damaging part of the disease itself, according to a study published in journal Arthritis and Rheumatism. More specifically, the study revealed that pain signals originating in...

Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients.
October 13, 2008... In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients (see...

CLSI Publishes Guideline for Characterization and Qualification of Commutable Reference Materials for Laboratory Medicine.
October 13, 2008... Reference materials are an important requisite for assuring reliable laboratory measurements and appropriate patient care. To ensure that a reference material is suitable for its intended purpose, its commutability characteristics need to be...

The GHC and Aetna celebrate Health Literacy Month.
October 13, 2008... Physicians, care providers and other stakeholders in quality health care delivery from across Connecticut are urged to attend an important conference this fall to learn more about the impact poor health literacy and racial and ethnic...

Affymetrix' GeneTitan System Delivers Automatic Answers and Sets New Standard in Genomic Analysis.
October 13, 2008... Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) announces the GeneTitan(TM) System, the only complete platform to automate customer workflow from target preparation through array processing and data analysis, which maximizes data reproducibility, user...

Allion Healthcare to Present at Maxim Group Growth Conference.(Conference news)
October 13, 2008... Allion Healthcare (NASDAQ: ALLI) announced that it will present at the Maxim Group Growth Conference at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern) on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, New York (see also Allion Healthcare, Inc.). Mike...

CalciTech Reports Interim Results.(Financial report)
October 13, 2008... CalciTech Ltd.(Plus Markets:CLK) (OTCBB:CLKTF) announces the results for the first six months of the financial year 2008 (see also CalciTech Ltd.). Net loss for the period ending 30th June 2008 was $484,000, a decrease of $61,000 compared...

HealthExtras, Inc. Is Now Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.
October 13, 2008... Effective immediately, HealthExtras, Inc. has become Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. and will trade under the NASDAQ ticker symbol "CHSI" (see also Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.). "As our largest operating subsidiary, Catalyst Rx has...

Charles River Announces Promotion of Dr. Christophe Berthoux as Major Step in Realignment of Its Global Sales and Marketing Organization.
October 13, 2008... Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) announced the promotion of Dr. Christophe Berthoux to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing and Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Dr....

Clinical Data Announces $25 Million Private Placement.
October 13, 2008... Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with certain affiliates of Randal J. Kirk, Chairman of Clinical Data's Board of Directors, with respect to the private placement of 1,514,922 shares of...

Covidien CEO Elected Chairman of the Board.(Company overview)
October 13, 2008... Covidien Ltd. (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV) announced that its Board of Directors has elected CEO and President Richard J. Meelia to the additional position of Chairman of the Board, effective October 1, 2008 (see also Covidien Ltd.). Mr. Meelia...

ETLT Management Announcement.
October 13, 2008... Eternal Technologies Group, Inc. (OTCBB:ETLT) announced that the reason of the Company's symbol with Q is caused by the lawsuit with WESTERN SECURITIES. But it doesn't impact the company's financial and operation situation. Company is still...

GenomeQuest Announces Integration of GenomeQuest 5.0 with Invitrogen's Vector NTI Advance for Genomic Sequence Analysis.
October 13, 2008... GenomeQuest and Invitrogen announced that the GenomeQuest(TM) 5.0 web-based sequence search, analysis and data management platform is now interoperable with Invitrogen's Vector NTI Advance(TM) desktop sequence analysis solution (see also...

Gentium Announces that Italian Court Rejects Plaintiffs' Claims and Ends Legal Proceeding.
October 13, 2008... Gentium S.p.A. (NASDAQ: GENT) (the "Company") announced that the Court of Como issued a decision terminating the legal proceeding brought in August against the Company's Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors. The proceeding had...

EDS Interviews the CEO and President of PanGenex Corporation PGXC; Issues Strong Buy Recommendation.
October 13, 2008... PanGenex Corporation (Pink Sheets: PGXC) announced that CEO and President, Jeff Roman, is featured in a broad scope text interview by Eric David Finance, Inc. (EDS). EDS, a Plainsboro, NJ-based Financial Marketing Consulting Firm, specializes...

Talyst is Ranked Number Two in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for Washington State.
October 13, 2008... Talyst has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 program for Washington State, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the area. Rankings are based on the...

Unigene Enters into Agreement for $20 Million Non-Convertible Debt Financing.
October 13, 2008... Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE, http://www.unigene.com) announced that it has entered into a financing agreement for $20 million three-year non-convertible, senior secured term notes and up to 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock. Unigene...

Battling cancer, one cell at a time.(Report)
October 20, 2008... New research suggests that the identification and examination of key cell signaling events required for initiation and progression of cancer might be best accomplished at the single cell level. The research, published by Cell Press in the...

Learned safety cheers depressed mice: an animal model of behavioral intervention for depression.
October 20, 2008... A new animal model has provided insight into the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with behavioral therapy for depression. The study, published by Cell Press in the October 9th issue of Neuron, may provide a good model system for...

Thinner cortex in cocaine addicts may reflect drug use and a pre-existing disposition to drug abuse.(Report)
October 20, 2008... New research findings suggest that structural abnormalities in the brains of cocaine addicts are related in part to drug use and in part to a predisposition toward addiction. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 9th issue of the...

A fine balance.
October 20, 2008... Once a toddler has mastered the art of walking, it seems to come naturally for the rest of her life. But walking and running require a high degree of coordination between the left and right sides of the body. Now researchers at the Salk...

Proteins in sperm unlock understanding of male infertility says new study.
October 20, 2008... Proteins found in sperm are central to understanding male infertility and could be used to determine new diagnostic methods and fertility treatments according to a paper published by the journal Molecular and Cellular Proteomics (MCP). The...

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. Receives $500,000 Funding Commitment.
October 20, 2008... Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTC: ACTC) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Transition Holdings Ltd, an Irish institutional investor, under which it will sell $500,000 of one-year 7% convertible debentures over the...

Amerinet "GreenCare Initiative" Focuses on Responsibility and Savings.
October 20, 2008... In its continuing efforts to lead the way in environmental responsiveness in the healthcare industry and bring savings and quality to its members, Amerinet announced its "GreenCare Initiative." "Healthcare professionals are paying more...

Lilly Endowment Awards $2.8 Million Grant for BioCrossroads.
October 20, 2008... BioCrossroads announced the award of a multi-year, $2.8 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. Through this grant, BioCrossroads will continue its targeted efforts to find, form and engage in strategic opportunities to build upon Indiana's...

Catalyst Health Solutions Named Again to Washington Business Journal's "50 Fastest Growing Companies" List.
October 20, 2008... Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHSI) (formerly HealthExtras, Inc.), a leading manager of prescription drug benefits, was named for the second consecutive year by the Washington Business Journal as one of the fastest growing companies...

Columbia Laboratories Reiterates 2008 Year-End Revenue Guidance.(Financial report)
October 20, 2008... Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRX) announced that, based on preliminary financial projections, the Company reiterates its previously announced 2008 year-end revenue guidance. On March 11, 2008, Columbia indicated that it expects to...

DestinationRx Launches Online Prescription Resource to Help Consumers Manage Medications, Find Lower Cost Options and Competitive Pricing on Thousands of Drugs.
October 20, 2008... As the debate over future national healthcare policy heats up, Americans are looking for better ways to proactively manage and make sense of their health care options. Today, DestinationRx launches the only free online health and prescription...

EuroBiO 2008: Despite Historical "Black Monday", Three Very Successful "Red, White and Green" Days.
October 20, 2008... EuroBiO 2008 closes today on a strongly optimistic note: if the current economy has stalled, the sector that will lead the way in the future is full of confidence.. (see also EuroBiO). As a showcase event in the European Presidency of the...

Enza Chooses Fluidigm BioMark System to Help Assure Core Seed Quality.
October 20, 2008... Fluidigm Corporation and BIOKE, a licensed distributor for the company, announced that Enza Zaden, one of the world's leading suppliers of high-quality vegetable seeds for agriculture, has chosen the Fluidigm's BioMark(TM) System for Genetic...

Merge Healthcare Anticipates Quarterly Net Income.
October 20, 2008... Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE), a leading medical imaging solutions provider, announced preliminary, unaudited financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2008 (see also Merge Healthcare). Net sales are estimated to be...

Oculus Innovative Sciences Provides Clinical and Business Update.
October 20, 2008... Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCLS), today provided a clinical and business update on recent developments and activities (see also Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.). "Oculus continues to make progress both in developing its...

SCDM: Clinical data manager certification, reaches all time high.
October 20, 2008... The Society for Clinical Data Management (SCDM), the not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the discipline of Clinical Data Management, announced it has certified a high of 330 clinical data managers (see also Society for...

Walgreen Co. Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Longs Drug Stores Corp.
October 20, 2008... Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) today withdrew its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Longs Drug Stores Corp. (NYSE: LDG) for $75 per share in cash. The offer was originally proposed on Sept. 12, 2008, and declined by the...

Bugs in the gut trigger production of important immune cells, NYU study finds.
October 27, 2008... A new study reveals that specific types of bacteria in the intestine trigger the generation of pro-inflammatory immune cells, a finding that could eventually lead to novel treatments for inflammatory bowel disease and other diseases. The study...

Researcher at NYU Langone's Skirball Institute available to discuss finding published in Cell.
October 27, 2008... Over the past several decades, many laboratories have studied the communication between nerve cells and muscle fibers that are crucial to form and maintain neuromuscular synapses. Now, researchers at the at the NYU Langone Medical Center have...

Evolution of virulence regulation in Staphylococcus aureus.
October 27, 2008... Scientists have gained insight into the complex mechanisms that control bacterial pathogenesis and, as a result, have developed new theories about how independent mechanisms may have become intertwined during evolution. The research, published...

Treatment window expanded.
October 27, 2008... Patients can still benefit up to 4.5 hours after a stroke if a drug that dis-solves blood clots in the brain is administered. Thus far, three hours had been considered the useful limit for administering thrombolytic drugs. The results of the...

Vitamin B does not slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's.
October 27, 2008... A clinical trial led by Paul S. Aisen, M.D., professor of neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, showed that high-dose vitamin B supplements did not slow the rate of cognitive decline in patients with mild...

Dolbey Sponsors the Coding Game at AHIMA Convention and Exhibit in Seattle.
October 27, 2008... Dolbey will be promoting the unique, medical coding website known as The Coding Game(TM) at the 2008 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit in Seattle, WA. The Coding Game is the product of the...

Integrated Project Management Named a "Top Small Workplace" by the Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces.
October 27, 2008... Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. (IPM) announced it is one of 15 companies nationwide named a "Top Small Workplace" by The Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces. Winners are profiled in today's Wall Street Journal...

All the Benefits of Collagen - Without the Needles!
October 27, 2008... Hollywood insiders beware - one of Tinseltown's best-known beauty and health supplements is about to hit the East Coast. Super Collagen+C(TM) will be one of NeoCell's featured products at the Natural Products Expo East in Boston (see also...

NexMed Receives NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Letter.
October 27, 2008... NexMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXM), a developer of innovative treatments based on the NexACT(R) technology, announced that on October 9, 2008, it received a letter from The NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Department providing notification that, for the...

Examine this Global Overview of the Flavours and Fragrances Market 5th Edition Volume 1 - Europe, Middle East & Africa.(Report)
October 27, 2008... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/07d300/global_market_repo) has announced the addition of the "Global Market Report A Global Overview of the Flavours and Fragrances Market (5th Edition) Volume 1 - Europe, Middle...