Drug Law Weekly

Cambrex Bio Science Walkersville, Inc. - Geron agrees to distribution deal for telomerase-immortalized human cell lines

CeMines, Inc. - VTAK, a new company, to focus on diagnostic and therapeutic cancer products

Center Jean Perrin, Clermont Ferrand 1 - Researchers report on molecular mechanisms in hormonorefractory prostate cancer

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Self-reactive T cell receptor-reactive CD8+ T cells inhibit lymphoma growth

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Heparin studied, dichotomy in anticoagulant and antithrombotic effects revealed

Chinese Academy of Sciences - Capillary electrophoresis assay devised for analysis of Rhodiola compounds

Cook, Inc. - First fenestrated endograft in study of advanced treatment for AAA is implanted

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Company reports Q4 Cubicin revenues of $21.0M, year-end net revenue of $58.6M

Curis, Inc. - BMP-7 promotes regeneration of injured kidneys in preclinical model

CytRx Corp. - Data shows potential of arimoclomol as a therapeutic for type 2 diabetes

Decision Resources, Inc. - Advisory firm finds doctors are at odd over fixed-dose statin combinations

Devi Ahilya University - Hypoglycemia from plant extract mediated by corticosteroid inhibition

Diet & Nutrition - Congressman asks lawmakers to focus more on preventative health

Drug Addiction - Methamphetamine-related treatment admissions increase in metro area

Duke University - Small interfering RNA augments hypoxia and radiation induced tumor cell death

Duke University, Durham - Trimetrexate/denileukin diftitox depletes T cells from PBMC/UCB grafts

Duska Therapeutics, Inc. - Pennsylvania biotech announces Standard & Poor's listing

Dyax Corp. - Antibodies enter clinical trials at ImClone Systems

Edward Jenner Institute Vaccine Res. Berkshire - Kinetics and clonality of immunological memory in humans reviewed

Egg Nutrition Center - What's on your plate may help save your sight, research shows

Emory University - Antigen-independent T cells do not develop during chronic viral infection

Emory University - Generation and maintenance of immunological memory reviewed

Emory University, Atlanta - Influence of antipsychotic drugs studied, role of receptor antagonist revealed

Emory Vaccine Center - Anthrax lethal toxin causes multisystem destruction

Enzo Biochem, Inc. - Company wins $1M grant to fund clinical trial of liver disease treatment

ID Biomedical Corporation - Biotechnology company receives U.S. FDA clearance for Fluviral clinical testing

Medical Misconduct - Prosecutor alleges Arizona hospital hid evidence of alleged rapes

Ranbaxy Inc. - Pharma company files three antiretrovirals with the U.S. FDA

Raven biotechnologies, inc. - Biotech company begins enrollment of phase 1/2a trial of RAV12

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company prepares for late-stage clinical trials for HIV treatment

Sepracor Inc. - Commercial availability date for eszopiclone treatment for insomnia revised

Skinvisible, Inc. - Hand sanitizer donated to help victims of the tsunami

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - U.S. FDA acceptance for review of ANDA for migraine headache injection announced

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Genistein and nonylphenol increase hypothalamus volume in male rats

US Oncology, Inc. - U.S. FDA approves albumin-bound nanoparticle paclitaxel for breast cancer

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Recent findings in breast implants described

deCODE genetics - Company awarded $24 million to study genetics of infectious disease and vaccines

diaDexus, Inc. - Study supports novel test measure as risk predictor of coronary events, strokes