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UTMB
gets started on H1N1 pediatric vaccine 9:42 AM 8/28/2009
Bizjournals.com
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston begins pediatric vaccine
trials for the H1N1 virus.
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FDA
Approves Eurand's Pancreatic Enzyme Drug 9:19 AM 8/28/2009
Forbes
The US FDA approves Eurand NV's pancreatic enzyme drug Zenpep which treats
the inability to digest food due to a lack pancreatic enzymes.
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US
FDA staff question Genzyme leukemia drug study 8:14 AM 8/28/2009
Reuters
US FDA reviewers questioned a Genzyme Corp study meant to back wider use of
leukemia drug Clolar for adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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Facet,
Trubion in drug development deal, Trubion stock soars 7:15 AM 8/28/2009
Reuters
Facet Biotech and Trubion Pharmaceuticals agreed to jointly develop
and market Trubion's experimental blood cancer drug.
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Takeda
to start key diabetes drug trial in Sept 5:40 AM 8/28/2009
Reuters
Takeda Pharmaceutical aimed to have the diabetes drug alogliptin (SYR-322)
on the market ahead of the 2011 US patent expiration of blockbuster Actos (pioglitazone). Data from the new study
will take two years.
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New
fat-fighting drug has anti-diabetes action too 4:27 PM 8/27/2009
Reuters
Fatostatin works on sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs)
which are transcription factors that activate genes involved in making cholesterol and fatty acids.
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Poll:
2/3 in US plan to get swine flu vaccine 2:55 PM 8/27/2009
Reuters
Only 11 percent say they are very worried about the new swine flu. Sixty percent are
not worried at all.
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UCB,
Immunomedics drug shows promise for lupus 5:57 AM 8/27/2009
Reuters
Experimental lupus drug epratuzumab from Belgium's UCB and US biotech company
Immunomedics proved effective in mid-stage tests.
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ISTA's
Eye Drug Shows Success 3:37 AM 8/27/2009
Seeking
Alpha
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc announced that Xibrom QD displayed successful results in a late-stage study
following cataract surgery.
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J&J
Wins Appeal Reviving Patent on Ultracet Drug 1:02 PM 8/26/2009
Bloomberg
Johnson & Johnson won an appeals court ruling on its patent for the Ultracet
(tramadol/acetaminophen) painkiller. Teva’s Barr unit and Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories have been selling
generic copies for more than three years.
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Merck
says EU will review atrial fibrillation drug 12:22 PM 8/26/2009
Forbes
Merck and Co said that European regulators agreed to review an application
for one version of Merck's drug candidate vernakalant intended to treat abnormal heart rhythms.
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Waxman
Takes on Drug Makers Over Medicare 5:56 AM 8/26/2009
New York Times
Drug companies are going to make a lot of money when the US insures all
Americans. Representative Waxman doesn't want them to get a windfall.
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Amgen's
anemia drug fails in kidney patient study 4:06 PM 8/25/2009
San Francisco Chronicle
Amgen Inc's anemia drug Aranesp didn't benefit patients
with chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, and anemia in a late-stage study. Patients in the group treated
with Aranesp suffered more strokes.
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Rare
Side Effect Seen From Breast Cancer Drug 3:22 PM 8/25/2009
New York Times
A new report suggests that tamoxifen widely used to prevent the
recurrence of breast cancer may have a rare but dangerous side effect.
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Pfizer
opens biotech drug making plant in Sweden 11:21 AM 8/25/2009
Forbes
Pfizer Inc opened a new biotech facility in Sweden to be used to make
products including a branded version of human growth hormone.
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