Drug Law Weekly

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company appoints Kenneth Heilbrunn as senior VP

Cangene - FDA approves Vaccinia immune globulin for some reactions to smallpox vaccine

Caron Foundation - Alcoholism is a major healthcare crisis

Celera Genomics - Genomics company files IND application for HDAC inhibitor, CRA-024781

Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Reports describe recent advances in tuberculosis research

Centocor Inc. - New findings in the area of immunology described

Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud - Preoperative staging offered high prognostic value in rectal cancer

Chiang Mai University - P-glycoprotein function and expression inhibited by kaempferol and quercetin

Children's Hospital & Reg. Med. Cntr., Seattle - New study compares influenza vaccine schedules in children

Chonnam National University, Kwangju - Brain-specific angiogenesis inhibitor 1 restricts corneal neovascularization

City Hospital of Zurich - Potential risk of secondary cancer induction assessed by organ equivalent dose

Colorado State University, Fort Collins - Refeeding after chronic dietary energy restriction reverses anticancer effect

Compex Technologies - EMS products maker announces FDA clearance of IF 3WAVE interferential device

Cook, Inc. - Trial begins for paclitaxel-eluting stent for PAD

Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc. - Company receives orphan drug designation for cystic fibrosis treatment

Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc. - DNA drug delivery being developed for eye diseases

Cumhuriyet University - Fasting does not increase risk of ceftriaxone-associated pseudolithiasis

Cutting Edge Information - Peer review, impact factor among top criteria for medical publication selection

Deltex Medical Group, plc - Study: CardioQ reduces hospital stay by 2 days in colorectal surgery patients

Diet & Nutrition - Health claim supported for garlic in the prevention of heart disease

Dimock Community Health Center, Boston - Methadone clinics promote access to hepatitis C screening and treatment

Duke University - Morphine for chest pain increases death risk

ELA Medical - FDA grants clearance for technology that reduces unnecessary ventricular pacing

Erasmus Medical Center Sophia - Propofol 6% used successfully as sedative in young children

Exelixis, Inc. - Company files IND application for anticancer compound XL844

Guidant Corporation - Approval granted to begin U.S. drug eluting stent trial

Infectious Diseases - A new study examines how shared pathogens affect host populations

Institute of Medicine - Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS, IOM says

NIR Diagnostics Inc. - Diagnostics company announces financial and operational results

Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation - Pharmaceutical company reports first quarter financial results

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. - Clinical trial initiated for therapy to regenerate nerve function in diabetics

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Lab model overcomes limits on human hematopoietic stem cell studies

Tercica, Inc. - FDA accepts Increlex NDA with priority review for the treatment of short stature

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Residual dipolar couplings used to detect motion in sucrose

Vasomedical, Inc. - Cardio-focused company restructures to pursue congestive heart failure market

Weizmann Inst. of Science, Israel - Scientists reveal system of embryonic law and order

Yale University -  Legionella pneumophila antigens studied, macrophage processing clarified

deCODE genetics - Gene discovery biopharmaceutical company reports Q1 2005 financial results