Food and Drug Law Weekly

Center for Health Environment and Justice - FDA Decision on BPA Outrages Health Advocates

Life Sciences - Research conducted at University of St. Andrews has updated our knowledge about life sciences

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. - Neptune Technologies Further Advances Its Cardiovascular Pharmaceutical Development Through Its New Operating Subsidiary Acasti Pharma

Surgical Technology - FDA Gets Knocked Out in Endotec, Inc. Ruling

The Generic Animal Drug Alliance - GADA Applauds the Presidential Signing of the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008

The Schmidt Firm, LLP - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Diabetes Drug Byetta the Focus of California Lawsuit

U.S. Department of Justice - Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Trafficking In More Than Half a Million Tubes of Counterfeit Toothpaste

Acromegaly Therapy - New acromegaly therapy study findings have been reported from National Health Service Trust, Department of Endocrinology

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - AMAG Pharmaceuticals Receives Fast Track Designation for Ferumoxytol for Vascular-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

American College of Physicians - Good long-term prognosis after West Nile virus infection

Anxiety Disorders - Cymbalta Receives European Approval for the Treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation - FDA Approves Vidaza Label Expansion

APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - APP Pharmaceuticals Receives Manufacturing Approval for Three Product Codes of Heparin at Puerto Rico Facility

Associated Packaging Technologies APT - Associated Packaging Technologies Introduces Recycled PET Frozen Food Trays; Partners with ConAgra Foods on Launch

Atrial Fibrillation - Atritech Files Pre-Market Approval Application for Its WATCHMAN(R) LAA Closure Technology

Axiom Worldwide - Axiom Worldwide Brings Home Another Win for the U.S. in China by Receiving SFDA Certification for the DRX9000!

Bioscience - Access Pharmaceuticals Licenses MuGard to Milestone Biosciences, LLC for North America

Biotechnology Business - Biotest Diagnostics Receives FDA Clearance for Full Line of Traditional Blood Bank Reagents

Brain Infarction - Reports summarize brain infarction research from Ohio State University

C. R. Bard, Inc. - JAMA Publishes Study Results on Efficacy of the Bard Agento I.C. Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tube in Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Cancer - New cancer research from China Pharmaceutical University discussed

Cancer Therapy - Recent findings in cancer therapy described by researchers from University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Celgene Corporation - VIDAZA Receives Expanded FDA Approval to Include Overall Survival in Higher-Risk MDS

Cellumen, Inc. - Cellumen and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation Collaborate in Discovery Toxicology

Chemical Warfare - Studies from Vrije University have provided new data on chemical warfare

Clinical Trial Research - Addrenex Pharmaceuticals' New Hires Further Company Goal to Identify New Drugs for Adrenergic Regulation

Clinical Trial Research - PreMD Inc. - FDA Upholds Previous NSE Decision

Corynebacterium - New Corynebacterium research from University of New Mexico, Medical Department discussed

Dengue Fever Epidemiology - Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases have published new data on dengue fever epidemiology

DocuSys, Inc. - DocuSys Closes Acquisition of Prompte

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory - Addiction treatment proves successful in animal weight loss study

Drug Resistance - Rapid Test for Pathogens Developed By K-State Researchers Could Be Used to Detect Diseases Used By Bioterrorists

Dyax Corp. - Dyax Announces DX-88 for Hereditary Angioedema Meets Primary and Secondary Endpoints in Phase 3 Trial EDEMA4

FiatLux Imaging, Inc. - FiatLux Imaging Receives FDA Clearance to Market FiatLux Visualize, Advanced Medical Imaging Software Based on Video Game Technology Launching This Week

Fibroadenoma - National Instruments Recognizes Sanarus' Innovative Visica 2(TM) System

Genital Herpesvirus - BioVex Announces Regulatory Clearance to Commence a Clinical Study With ImmunoVEX HSV2; a Vaccine Candidate for Genital Herpes

Gout - Ardea Biosciences Advances Lead Product Candidate for the Treatment of Gout, RDEA594, Into Phase 1 Clinical Trial

Hemorrhagic Fever - Study findings from Medical School, Division of Nephrology broaden understanding of hemorrhagic fever

Hepatocellular Cancer - Bayer and Onyx Begin Enrollment in STORM Trial Studying Nexavar as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Liver Cancer

HIV/AIDS - Is Home HIV Testing the Answer?

HIV/AIDS - Research from University of Washington yields new data on HIV/AIDS