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BioMarin
Acquires Huxley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4:31 PM 10/26/2009
Reuters
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc has acquired Huxley Pharmaceuticals Inc with technology
aimed at treating the rare autoimmune disease Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS).
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FDA: Human Genome
anthrax drug data raises issues 12:03 PM 10/26/2009
Reuters
US FDA inspections identified issues that raise important concerns about the quality
and reliability of human pharmacokinetic data in Human Genome Sciences Inc's application for ABthrax
(raxibacumab).
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SuperGen
signs cancer-drug deal with Glaxo 10:20 AM 10/26/2009
Reuters
Cancer drug developer SuperGen Inc entered into a multi-year collaboration with
GlaxoSmithKline to discover and develop cancer therapeutics for an upfront payment of $5 million. Total
potential development and commercialization milestones payable could exceed $375 million.
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Obama
Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency 12:41 PM 10/24/2009
Bloomberg
President Obama declared swine flu a national emergency in a proclamation designed to
help US medical treatment facilities deal with a surge in H1N1 influenza patients by waiving certain government
rules.
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Proximagen plans to buy
Cambridge Biotechnology 6:48 AM 10/24/2009
Reuters
Proximagen plans to buy Cambridge Biotechnology from Sweden's Biovitrum marking the
first stage of its acquisition strategy focused on central nervous system treatment.
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FDA
approves emergency use of new intravenous flu drug,
peramivir 3:41 AM 10/24/2009
The Canadian
Press
The US FDA granted emergency use approval for peramivir at the request of the Centers for
Disease Control. The drug is manufactured by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals.
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Human Genome anthrax drug said to
work in animals 12:03 PM 10/23/2009
Reuters
Human Genome Sciences Inc drug ABthrax (raxibacumab) worked in animals exposed to
anthrax.
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Federal
panel does not recommend Gardasil in boys... now what? 7:26 AM 10/23/2009
Baltimore Sun
CDC advisory panel does not recommend the HPV-vaccine Gardasil
be used routinely in males. It was hoped that it would cut down on the sexually transmitted HPV that can cause
cervical cancer.
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Diabetes
drug 'trumps fat pill' 5:01 AM 10/23/2009
BBC
News
Patients receiving liraglutide which contains a satiety hormone were twice as likely to lose weight as
those on orlistat. It curbs hunger and reduces risk factors for diabetes.
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Flu
Vaccine Requirement for Health Workers Is Lifted 3:31 AM 10/23/2009
New York Times
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health
Organization didn't recommend mandatory H1N1 vaccinations. New York's insistence on mandatory vaccinations stood
alone as no other state adopted a similar regulation.
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Novartis
CEO Says Most US Swine Flu Vaccine Coming Next Year 2:00 PM 10/22/2009
Bloomberg
Most of Novartis’ swine flu vaccine may not reach the US until the
first quarter of 2010 due to the initial lack of seed antigen from the CDC.
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Peregrine
drug prompts response in cancer study 2:47 PM 10/21/2009
The Associated Press
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc's drug candidate bavituximab in combination
with Sanofi-Aventis' chemotherapy drug Taxotere showed improved response rates in advanced breast cancer
patients during a midstage clinical trial.
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FDA declines to approve King's heart imaging drug 7:27 AM
10/21/2009
Reuters
The US FDA declined to approve King Pharmaceuticals
Inc's heart imaging agent CorVue injection.
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Antigenics
to get negative EU opinion on cancer vaccine 5:33 AM 10/21/2009
Reuters
Antigenics Inc was informed by the European health regulator that the
company would get a negative opinion on the marketing application of its experimental cancer vaccine Oncophage.
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Sanofi
buys Wellstat drug for up to $350 mln 5:05 AM 10/21/2009
Reuters
Sanofi-Aventis agreed to pay Wellstat Therapeutics up to $350 million for its oral
"insulin sensitiser" drug PN2034 to treat Type II diabetes currently undergoing Phase II mid-stage clinicals.
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