Drug Law Weekly

Awards - Merck & Co. receives Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS award for combating pandemic in Botswana

Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne - New findings from Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne described

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Duramed's Seasonique extended-cycle oral contraceptive

Basilea Pharmaceutica, Ltd. - Basilea completes patient recruitment for Alitretinoin phase III study

Blackwell Publishing Ltd - World Health Organization's expert to edit first international influenza title as pandemic fears grow

Breast Cancer - Herceptin approved in Europe for early use in HER2-positive breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Researchers from Belgium, Ireland and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Bridgetech Holdings International, Inc. - Bridgetech signs agreement with Chinese University of Hong Kong to form new company

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Patients treated with Baraclude experience virologic suppression to undetectable levels

British National Institute for Biological Standards & Control - Regulatory considerations of new vaccine adjuvants and delivery systems are reviewed

Business Update - BioTech Medics negotiates multiple north Dallas, Texas locations

Business Update - Intraop receives Mobetron order from Belgium

Cairo University - Tinea infections successfully treated with topical griseofulvin

Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Researchers open door to potential treatments for type 2 diabetes

Cardarelli Hospital, Naples - Vinorelbine plus intermediate dose cyclophosphamide safe and effective

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Case Western spins out stem cell company

Catholic University of Louvain - A self-etch adhesive was developed for resin-modified glass ionomers

Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana - Cross-fertilization between biotechnology and immunology in Cuba is described

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne - Researchers from Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne describe new findings

Centre Jean Perrin, Clermont Ferrand - Researchers from France, Greece and Italy detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Charite Universitatsmedizin, Berlin - Researchers' work from Germany, Belgium and the United States adds to melanoma body of knowledge

Charles University, Hradec Kralove - New research from Charles University, Hradec Kralove described

Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. - Chemokine Therapeutics announces publication in Nature Medicine on blood vessel growth

Chiba University - Studies from Chiba University highlight latest research

Chongqing University of Medical Sciences - Researchers from the People's Republic of China and Scotland provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer

CytRx Corporation - CytRx reports net loss of $4.2 million in first quarter

Draeger Medical - Draeger Medical files 510(k) pre-market notification for new patient-worn monitoring system

Endologix, Inc. - Endologix receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for Visiflex Delivery System

Free University of Amsterdam - Free University of Amsterdam researchers describe recent findings

Harvard University - Pacemaker and ICD generator malfunctions affect thousands of U.S. patients

Medicare - America's Health Insurance Plans applauds CMS leadership in transparency of health care information

Medicare - Health Net and Hartford Hospital reach agreement to cover Medicare beneficiaries

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York - New data from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York detailed

ORC Worldwide - Survey finds companies very concerned about possible flu pandemic, taking steps to prepare

Protein Sciences Corporation - New research from the United States and France in the area of influenza detailed

Public Citizens Health Research Group, Washington DC - Conflict of interest disclosure did not affect voting outcomes at U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug meetings

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis researchers publish latest findings

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Researchers from U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention publish new findings

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - U.S. Food & Drug Administration researchers publish latest findings

Uniformed Services University for Health Sciences, Bethesda - NSAIDs withdrawn from the market due to hepatotoxicity are focus of review