Drug Law Weekly

City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte - Genetically modified cytolytic T cells recognize and kill glioblastoma

Consumers Union - Low-cost generic antidepressants could save consumers $1200 a year or more

Cornell University - Researchers describe findings in oncology studies

Cyberonics, Inc. - FDA deems VNS Therapy System approvable for chronic or recurrent TRD

Cylex, Inc. - Company surpasses $1 million in sales of ImmuKnow Assay

Cyntellect, Inc. - Company announces most recent Cell Xpress biotechnology customer

Dalhousie University - LEEP treatment increases risk of preterm delivery in future pregnancies

Decision Resources, Inc. - Commercial opportunity outlined in pain drug market

Diet & Nutrition - Health officials wage tough fight against tasty Southern-fried staples

Duke University - CyPA and MIF do not have prognostic value in NSCLC patients

Duke University - Studies show expanding HIV screening is cost-effective

Ecopia BioSciences, Inc. - Biotech company reports pipeline update, financial performance

Fatih University, Ankara - Ice application reduces pain of botulinum toxin type-A injections

Finance - Imperial Ginseng Products Ltd. reports 3- and 6-month financial results

Finlay Institute, Havana - Findings describe new data in vaccines adjuvant research

Frost & Sullivan - Raising awareness key to promoting adoption of autoimmune disease diagnostics

Genentech, Inc. - Results presented for Avastin plus the FOLFOX4 chemotherapy regimen

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals - Diphtheria dTpa or DTPa antibody protection rates similar after 10 years

Global Alliance for TB Drug Development - Dutch development agency renews TB organization's funding

Inst Nacl Enf Vir Humanes Dr Julio I, Buenos Aires - 3 genotypes associated with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome circulating in Yuto

Legal Issues - Potential jurors in nurse case to fill out questionnaires

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Supplemental NDA confirmed for lasofoxifene as a treatment for vaginal atrophy

Neurobiological Technologies, Inc. - Biotechnology firm receives fast-track status for antistroke treatment

New York State Department of Health - Reports add new data to smallpox vaccines research

Norwood Immunology Limited - Immunology company announces bone marrow transplant trial

NovaBone Products LLC - NovaBone stimulates new bone formation on equivalent basis as BMP-2, study shows

PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED - Pharma company reports improved financial results

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. - Orphan drug designation granted to PTC124 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Queensland Institute Medical Research, Herston - Spatial-temporal analysis identifies Ross River virus disease outbreaks

Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia - New mosquito control strategy proves successful against dengue fever

Stanford University - Host ARAP3 production makes cells vulnerable to anthrax toxin

U.S. Army Institute of Infectious Diseases - Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever reviewed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Review finds not enough evidence to say gun laws reduce violence

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Hepatitis C virus core protein encoded in hepatocellular carcinomas

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - U.S. FDA issues nationwide alert on certain IV Flush preloaded syringes

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Regulatory approach for PET imaging probes presented

Voyage Pharmaceutical Corp. - Pharmaceutical company closer to developing implant to treat Alzheimer disease

WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation - U.S. FDA grants clearance to market drug for urinary tract, bladder disorers

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - FDA grants Tygacil NDA priority review status

Zila, Inc. - Product containing Zila Tolonium Chloride cleared by FDA