FDA Law Weekly

Chinese University of Hong Kong - Relation between obesity and asthmatic airway inflammation described

Christie Hospital NHS Trust - Trastuzumab-treated patients have high rate of brain metastases

City Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Two immunomodulation pathways improve potency of cancer vaccine

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Left ventricular and biventricular pacing provide quantifiable benefits

Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. - Company gets payment from Aventis for milestone in allergic respiratory disease

Columbia University - Central corneal thickness significantly impacts glaucoma treatment

Comenius University, Bratislava - Equoral dispergation characterized via synchrotron analysis

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Massage therapists relieve horses saddled with pain

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - New plan lets Delaware employers offer coverage for complementary health

Cordis Corp. - Stent significantly reduces incidence of reblocked heart arteries in women

Coremed, Inc. - Insulin-delivery company has developed potential to convert a solitary tumor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Experimental drug shown to block mutant protein causing blood disease

Danish Epidemiology Science Center - Breastfeeding not associated with atopic dermatitis in infants

Decision Resources, Inc. - Study reports that Antegren will alter multiple sclerosis drug market

Duke University Medical Cntr. - Acupuncture reduces nausea and vomiting, pain after major breast surgery

Duquesne University - New HSV antiviral drugs developed to counteract problems of current therapies

ES Cell International Pte, Ltd. - Company collaborates with JDRF to develop clinically useful hES cells

ESA, Inc. - Company develops system for high throughput compound stability measurements

Eli Lilly & Company - Emerging drug targets for treatment of obesity reviewed

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Companies agree to develop PEGylated secretin for cystic fibrosis

Erasmus University - Twice daily imatinib could improve outcome

Erasmus University Medical Center - Higher dose of Glivec improves progression-free survival in GIST study patients

Exagen Diagnostics, Inc. - Advisory board to guide development of hepatitis C prognostic products

Federal University, Rio de Janeiro - Primary HIV-1 drug resistance is low in Brazil

Finance - MinuteClinic closes $15M tiered financing round

Florida State University - Females may be more susceptible to overindulge sweets cravings than males

GlaxoSmithKline - Company responds to FDA recommendations on antidepressants in children, teens

Kereos - Licensing agreement to facilitate development of imaging agents for diagnostics

Labopharm Inc. - Phase III trial to study once-daily Tramadol in osteoarthritis of the knee

Linguagen Corp. - FDA accepts adenosine monophosphate safety status

Royal Philips Electronics - FDA clears HeartStart home defibrillator for over-the-counter sale

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals company reports on filing, approval of ANDAs with the FDA

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Proteomic pattern diagnostics has potential for diagnostics development

Univ. of California, San Diego - Management of insulin resistance using glitazones

Vical Incorporated - DNA-based anthrax vaccine generates antibodies in rabbits in challenge study

West Nile Virus - Utah-Montana woman may have died of West Nile

West Nile Virus - Valencia County man is fourth West Nile death reported in New Mexico