Drug Law Weekly

Columbia University - Researchers honored for work on signal transduction in cells

Cornell University - Young adults overeat when served larger amounts of food

DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc. - Pivotal phase III trial begins for ocinaplon, an antianxiety drug candidate

Dartmouth Medical School - $1.6 million grant will fund children's clinic in Tanzania

Disease Management - Blue Care Network of Michigan's asthma program wins award

Dr. Bruce Lee - Hysterectomy-alternative to treat uterine fibroids offered by California OBGYN

Duke Clinical Research Institute, North Carolina - Clinical trial studied duration of eptifibatide infusion

Emory University - Enhanced expression of cell cycle regulatory genes found in CD8+ T cells

Emory University Hospital - Prognostic value of survivin in hepatocellular carcinoma determined

Ethicon Inc. - Minimally invasive surgery offers good long-term cure rates for SUI

Food Safety - Government to assess human health risk of antibiotic use on farms

Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd - Siomycin appears to be a potential treatment for antibody-mediated diseases

Gedeon Richter, Ltd. - Forest inks agreement on atypical antipsychotic for psychiatric disorders

Geron Corp. - New data supports the utility of telomerase activation for HIV/AIDS therapy

Ghent University - Veterinary parasitic vaccines reviewed

GlaxoSmithKline - Drug tracking effort launched to support FDA battle against counterfeit drugs

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. - Ampligen mentioned prominently at government meeting

Imperial College School of Medicine - MRI-guided US therapy relieves symptoms in patients with uterine fibroids

McKesson Corporation - Healthcare services supports FDA policy on radio frequency identification

Medical Misconduct - Killer nurse reviewing old files in quest to ID victims

Nutra Pharma Corp. - Infectech engages Lake Erie Research Institute for FDA submissions

Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. - Oxymorphone extended-release tablets approved by U.S. FDA

Pharmaxis - Investigational New Drug application for Aridol filed with the U.S. FDA

Recom Managed Systems, Inc. - Diagnostic devices company announced Model 100 completed safety testing

STD Manufacturing, Inc. - OEM medical device announces sale of AngioLink

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Generic drugs developer gets U.S. FDA tentative approval for anticonvulsant drug

Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. - FDA grants Fast Track status to glufosmaide for metastatic pancreatic cancer

U.K. Health Protection Agency, Reading - Evidence of segment reassortment in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - FDA-approved neurologic devices for use in children reviewed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Navigating the waters of U.S. Food and Drug Administration presented

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA announces enhancement to isotretinoin risk management program

U.S. National Naval Medical Center - Pseudoporphyria resulting from voriconazole use reported

University of Minnesota - Syndromic surveillance rapidly detects infectious disease outbreaks

University of Texas Southwestern - UT Southwestern initiating trials in humans for ricin vaccine

University of Toronto - High risk of meningoencephalitis in transplant recipients with WNV infection

Ventracor Limited - Medical device company to submit IDE application to FDA

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - U.S. FDA approves depression drug citalopram hydrobromide

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. - Biopharmaceuticals reports on progress in HepeX-C program

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - U.S. FDA approves treatment for overactive bladder

Zebra Technologies - Company receives product leadership award for patient ID wristband