Food and Drug Law Weekly

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Community-based program treats children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Canji - Adenovirus delivery augments treatment of metastatic carcinoma

Cardiff University, U.K. - Breast cancer resistance protein is obstructed by ginseng agents

Case Western Reserve University, U.S. - Dietary fatty acid affects cardiomyocyte apoptosis and PPAR-regulated gene expression

Center Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland - Well-correlated plasma levels are valid surrogates for cellular concentrations of HAART

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - Marburg virus was linked to large hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Angola

Centre Rene Gauducheau, Nantes, France - New findings from France, the South Korea and Poland in the area of rectal cancer detailed

Charles Darwin University, Australia - Muraglitazar requires more safety testing as a treatment for type 2 diabetes

Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research - Recent studies from Australia, the South Korea and Brazil add new data to neurology research

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People's Republic of China - Stem cell factor fused with erythropoietin mimetic peptide expressed in Escherichia coli

Chinese University of Hong Kong - Researchers' data from the People's Republic of China, South Africa and France advance HIV/AIDS research

Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester - Researchers from the United Kingdom and Austria report recent findings in ovarian cancer

City University of New York, U.S. - Caregiver feedback increased appointments, reduced emergency room visits in inner city study

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, U.S. - Researchers' findings from the United States and Germany advance imaging research

Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Early satiety in cancer patients discussed

Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Head and neck cancer management by induction chemotherapy assessed

Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Long-term suppression of atrial fibrillation induction may not occur after fat pad ablation

Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Reverse remodeling is associated with left ventricular pacing at site of maximal mechanical delay

CoVaccine BV - Research from Netherlands, United Kingdom and People's Republic of China add new data to vaccines body of knowledge

Cordis - Data compares clinical indicators of Cypher Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stents to bare metal stents

Cortex Pharmaceuticals - Cortex issues CX717 Clinical Hold update

CuraGen - CuraGen and TopoTarget announce initiation of Phase I/II trial of PXD101 for hepatocellular cancer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - Characterization and development of AMN107 discussed

Food and Drug Administration, U.S. - Real-time quantitative PCR assays to detect virus-specific DNA have been developed

Food and Drug Administration, U.S. - U.S. FDA approves first once-a-day three-drug combination tablet for treating HIV-1

Innovasis - Innovasis announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for Opteryx Cervical Plate System

Intracel - Intracel gets SPA from U.S. FDA for pivotal Phase III study of OncoVAX colon cancer vaccine

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Ovarian cancer stem cells identified; may shed light on recurring tumors

MedImmune - U.S. FDA issues complete response letter to MedImmune's new formulation of FluMist

Nuvo Research - Nuvo's resubmits Pennsaid new drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Progenics Pharmaceuticals - Wyeth, Progenics report methylnaltrexone for postop ileus gets U.S. FDA fast track status

St. Francis Medical Technologies - St. Francis Medical Technologies names David Clapper, Joseph Cutts to board of directors

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries - Teva announces final U.S. FDA approval of AB-rated generic equivalent arthritis drug

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston - Reports from the United States, Brazil and Greece describe recent advances in surgery research

The SmartPill - U.S. FDA grants market approval for ingestible GI monitoring, data transmitting device

University of Glasgow, Scotland - Reports from Scotland and Spain advance knowledge in heart attack research

University of Texas, U.S. - Two susceptibility test methods to determine daptomycin MICs are compared

Vion Pharmaceuticals - Aileen Ryan joins Vion Pharmaceuticals' senior management team