Food and Drug Law Weekly

Coronado Industries, Inc. - Device maker names Sharkey president of ophthalmic international subsidiary

Cytokinetics, Inc. - Company provides Q3 update, reports on oncology, cardiovascular programs

Drug Addiction - Funding announced for substance abuse treatment to juveniles, young adults

Duke University - Ankyrin-B and beta₂ -spectrin interact in neonatal cardiomyocytes

EXACT Sciences Corporation - Research data on a novel DNA purification method released

Emory University - Influenza vaccine enhances immune responses to SHIV antigens

Emory University - Key mechanism discovered in estrogen's role in preventing bone loss

Ethicon Endo-Surgery - Hemorrhoid treatment trial presented at the family doctors conference

GESI, Rome - Steal syndrome may be an adverse event in patients with a specific bypass graft

Gallstones - Arafat breaks Ramadan fast for treatment at urging of doctors

Geisinger Medical Center, Danville - Monitoring of cardiac enzymes is necessary after coronary intervention

GeneGo, Inc. - Novel computational method predicts P450 binding of drug candidates

Genzyme Drug Discovery & Development - Need exists for safe and effective weight loss therapies

Georgetown University - Ibuprofen inhibits bladder cancer cell survival by p75(NTR) protein induction

Georgetown University - Seville orange extracts may not be safe for weight loss

GlycoMimetics, Inc. - Colin Scott, MD, joins glycobiology company

H San Raffaele Scientific Institute - Role of gamma-delta T lymphocytes in tumor defense reviewed

Hennepin County Medical Center - Surge healthcare planning necessary for future epidemic and terrorist attacks

India Defence Research & Development - Dengue-2 genotype IV is the predominant and circulating strain in northern India

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation - Terminally sterile dermal regeneration template receives FDA approval, CE Mark

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company - FDA indicates Riquent is approvable, requires completion of additional study

Liponex Inc. - U.S. patent allowance granted for CRD5 cholesterol, atherosclerosis treatment

Medical Misconduct - Iowa board disciplines two nurses for drug recycling

Merck & Co. - Study showed ARCOXIA improved gastrointestinal tolerability

NAMI - Child psychiatrist comments on FDA warning labels for pediatric antidepressants

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. - New drug application submitted for insomnia treatment

OraSure Technologies, Inc. - Diagnostics company luanches OraQuick ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test

Royal Philips Electronics - Amazon.com offers home defibrillator for over-the-counter sale

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Generic drug developer gets U.S. FDA approval for cefuroxime axetil tablets

U.S. Dairy Association - Pathogen distribution model developed for E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Antimicrobial resistance risk assessment in food safety reviewed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Encouraging consumer use of food label information needs innovative approaches

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Mechanism of action of IL-13 antagonist in cells expressing IL-4R determined

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - New systematic tools to monitor adverse event reporting developed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Persistence of hepatitis C infection linked to low levels of heterogeneity

University of Iowa - FDA agency actions and nature of congressional influence investigated

West Nile Virus - West Nile cases in Iowa drop in 2004