Pharma Law Weekly

Anodyne Therapy, LLC - Study demonstrates restoration of sensation in peripheral neuropathy

Biophan Technologies, Inc. - CEO discusses expansion of intellectual property portfolio

Cutting Edge Information - $20B in cardiovascular drug revenues soon subject to patent expiration

Highmark Blue Shield - Insurer to offer Medicare drug coverage in Pennsylvania and West Virginia

Lorus Therapeutics Inc. - European, Canadian allowances granted for anticancer drug in phase 2 trials

Lumen Therapeutics, LLC - Trial of drug for preventing coronary artery bypass graft failure initiated

Masimo - Maker of low perfusion pulse oximetry wins antitrust lawsuit against Tyco

Medicare - Community Care Rx announces intent to participate under Medicare Part D program

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Pharma company welcomes news of Medicare coverage of smoking cessation

Oxford BioMedica - Gene therapy company receives notice of allowance for lentiviral vectors patent

PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. - Consumer health organization to participate in Medicare Part D

Partnership for Safe Medicines - Safe medicines coalition releases safety tips for consumers

Protherics, plc - Company gets patent for its selective chemotherapy treatment, NQO2

Shasun Chemicals and Drugs, Ltd - Glenmark inks generics development and marketing agreement

Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation - Sense of taste is key to weight loss, study shows

ACI Medical, Inc. - Study demonstrates effectiveness of ArtAssist medical device

API Corp. - Fujisawa will expand its procurement of Cefzon bulk

Aarhus University of Hospital - Studies advance knowledge in diabetes pathogenesis research

Adams Laboratories, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces initial public offering

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. - U.S. FDA approves ReZoom multifocal refractive lens

Ain Shams University, Cairo - Probucol enhances antioxidant reserve and myocardial energy state

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Sodium oxybate for treatment of narcolepsy reviewed

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx - Altered NADH:NAD+ mediate isoniazid/ethionamide coresistance in mycobacteria

Allergy Research Group, Inc. - Nutraceutical company reports record earnings before tax for 2004

Am. Assoc. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - Study reports 3 surgical steps to reconstructing upper jaws of car crash victims

American Academy of Dermatology - FDA panels urged to maintain dermatologic corticosteroids as prescription drugs

Amicas, Inc. - Medical imaging company recruits new president and chief operating officer

Ankara University - Mental and physical factors cause sexual dysfunction in hepatitis C patients

AntiCancer Inc. - The portal vein is vital for cancer cell trafficking to the liver

Ash Access Technology, Inc. - New formulation of MethLock wins FDA approval for clinical trial

AstraZeneca - Study: Fewer children with asthma who used nebulized ICS early were hospitalized

Baylor College of Medicine - Group set to build new clinic for HIV-infected children

Baylor College of Medicine - Platelet glycoprotein-von Willebrand factor complex studied, effects shown

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Findings advance knowledge in oncology research

Beatson Institute Cancer Research, Lanark - Oncogenic K-RAS required to maintain changes in colon cancer cells

Bedford Institute of Oceanography - Bacterium causing gafikemia induces resistance to infection in lobsters

BioForce Nanosciences, Inc. - Nanotechnology company opens new facilities

BioSante Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical firm reports key achievements, financial results

Boston University - Abundance of preadipocyte subtypes varies among fat depots

Boston University - Tamoxifen-induced release of reactive oxygen species affects platelet function

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics - Stem cell company appoints Jeffrey Kordower to its scientific advisory board

Business Objects - Prescription drug discount card company deploys business intelligence software

CUNY Mt Sinai School of Medicine, New York - MTHFR 677T variant/low folate associated with increased risk of breast cancer

CUNY Mt. Sinai School of Medicine - The effects of hepatitis C alternate reading frame and core protein overlap

Cabinet de Cardiologie, Nancy - Simultaneous bilateral carotid angioplasty and stenting is feasible

Casa di Cura San Michele - Length and contiguity influence specificity of AMS for AF

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - ARPKD duct cell sodium absorption studied, abnormal regulation revealed

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Notch strengthening and hardening behavior of UHMWPE tested

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - STAT5 modifier locus modulates HSC engraftment during steady-state hematopoiesis

Catholic University of Leuven - Monocyte-derived dendritic cells present malignant glioma tumor cell lysates

Catholic University, Campobasso - Alcohol-free red wine prevents arterial thrombosis in rats

Center Hospital Meaux - Surgical-site MRSA infections began by healthcare worker with chronic sinusitis

Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer - Beta-catenin and APOE SNPs associated with positive family history of cancer

Chinese Academy of Sciences - Mammalian freeze-dried sperm maintain calcium oscillation-inducing ability

Chungnam National University - Characteristics of Saccharomyces expressing GAL promoter proteins listed

City University of New York - Utility of total shoulder arthroplasty vs. humeral head replacement reviewed

Cntr. for Clinical and Basic Research, Ballerup - Recent findings in osteoporosis described

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. - Lidocaine vaginal gel relieves some symptoms

Columbia University, New York - Women with heart attacks benefit from stenting

Complutense University - Portal hypertension-based rat model suitable for study

Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche-Istituto Bio Medicina - High sympathetic activity, low adiponectin predict poor outcomes

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York - Yeast discovery offers better understanding, future cure of devastating disease

Creighton University, Omaha - Treatment for experimental asthma

DOBI Medical International, Inc. - Imaging company completes $10.5 million private placement transaction

Decision Resources, Inc. - Alzhemed, Flurizan will be primary drivers in sales of Alzheimer drugs

Dendritic NanoTechnologies, Inc. - Dendrimer company taps Mike Pirc

Dermatrends, Inc. - Research company announces transdermal NSAID product

Deutsch Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg - Loss of Net as repressor led to increased c-fos transcription in cervical cancer

Diet & Nutrition - Creating healthy diets for New York City students

Digene - Diagnostics company funds cervical cancer awareness campaign

Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir - Sex life suffers during pregnancy

Dragon Pharmaceutical, Inc. - Canadian pharmaceutical announces 2004 revenues of $3.71M

Duke University - BI-RADS lexicon for U.S. helps differentiate benign from malignant solid masses

Dyax Corp. - Company updates DX-88 development for hereditary angioedema

Dynamic Health Products, Inc. - Acquisition of DMI complete

E-Z-EM, Inc. - Contrast agent maker gets listing on Nasdaq National Market

East China University of Science & Technology - Thymosin alpha 1-cBLyS fusion protein developed

East Tennessee State University, Johnson City - CART peptide fragment 55-102 may excite neurons in intermediolateral cell column

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk - SELDI-TOF mass spectrometry profiles cancer risk in patients with hepatitis C

Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon - Reports add new data to virology research

Emory University, Atlanta - Multiple SIV Env domains determine replication efficiency

EnteroMedics, Inc. - Company inks obesity device R&D agreement with Mayo Clinic

Evan Court - Results of collaborative atorvastatin diabetes study reported

FDC Reports, Inc. - New Medicare web site launched

FONAR Corp. - Upright MRI sold in Texas

Federal University, Rio de Janeiro - Researchers' findings advance obstetrics research

Gene Logic, Inc. - Company applauds new FDA guidance for pharmacogenomics

General Austrian Hospital Hallein - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of obesity surgery

Georgetown University Medical Center - Long-term data show uterine fibroid embolization is effective

Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Maebashi - EGM analysis predicted successful catheter ablution of VT from sinus of Valsalva

Gunma University - Vesicular stomatitis virus pseudotypes help analyze early hepatitis C infection

Hacettepe University - Research add new data to breast cancer vaccines body of knowledge

Hallym University, Chunchon - Hippocampus analyzed, post-ischemic protein disulfide changes revealed

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. - Companies ink development and supply agreement for Enhanze SC

Harris Interactive - Survey shows U.S. adults noncompliant with prescriptions for various reasons

Harvard University -  Plasmodium falciparum studied, overexpression of surface proteins revealed

Harvard University - Anti-apoptotic MCL-1 ensures homeostasis of early hematopoietic progenitors

Health2 Resources - Report assesses employer use of the Internet to improve employee health

Healthcare Costs - 15,000 Ohioans using the Ohio's Best Rx Card

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. - Tentative approval granted for Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution

Hirosaki University, Aomori - Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor studied, regulation clarified

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian - First U.S. patient enrolled in ACT I clinical trial

Hokkaido University - Phase II study of S-1 plus irinotecan in advanced colorectal cancer patients

Hokkaido University, Sapporo - Five new adenovirus type 37 strains caused epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

Hospital Robert Debre, Paris -  E. coli O157:H7 isolates causing hemolytic uremic syndrome characterized

House Ear Research Institute - Novel algorithm may enhance speech perception in noisy areas

Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Institute announces new hope for Chagas disease treatment

Hypoguard - Blood glucose monitoring system gets FDA approval for alternate site testing

INSERM U396, Paris - MHC class II molecule activity in melanoma reported

INSERM U478, Paris - Recent findings in leptin studies described

Indiana University, Indianapolis - Chimeric enhancer controls adenovirus-based prostate cancer gene therapy

Innogenetics - Biopharmaceutical company raises $34.5 million in private placement

Institute Pasteur, Paris - New findings in the area of cervical cancer detailed

Institute of Food Science, Avellino - Inverse relation found between BMI and milk consumption in children

Instrumentation Laboratory - In vitro diagnostic instruments company named preferred vendor by ROi

Int'l Center for Genetics Eng & Bio., Trieste - DNA vaccine-induced lymphoma protection dependent on anti-idiotype antibodies

International Myeloma Foundation - Association applauds VELCADE approval

Inyx, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company secures non-dilutive, asset-based funding facilities

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences - Paromomycin ointment not effective

Jackson Laboratory - Activated NKT cells inhibit autoimmune diabetes through dendritic cells

Jagiellonian University - New bacterial membrane model reported

Jikei University, Tokyo - Preadipocyte differentiation enhances insulin production

Joan Karnell Cancer Center - Epoetin alfa for treatment of cancer-related anemia reviewed

Joslin Diabetes Center - Scientists at diabetes center find genetic defects in immunological tolerance

Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston - Primary beta-cell dysfunction involved in LBW-associated disease in mice

Kagawa University - Scarring at free radial forearm flap donor site is manageable

Kagoshima University, Japan - Type XV collagen may be associated with tumorigenesis

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital - Increased superoxide anion contributes to hypertension

Katholisches Krankenhaus Dortmund-West - Arthroplasty use reported in rheumatoid arthritis

Kochi University - Double-platinum chemotherapy with etoposide treated metastatic brain tumor

Korea University, Seoul - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of neuroscience

Kronos Longev Research Inst., Phoenix - Greater HPA axis response to stress seen in unfit women as they age

Kurume University, Asahimachi - PKC delta and MAPK mediate G(1) arrest induced by PMA in SKBR-3 breast cancer

Kwai Chung Hospital, Hong Kong - Researchers' data advance SARS research

Kyoto University - Angiotensin II analyzed, influence on homeobox expression revealed

Kyoto University - Cell-specific systems improve drug and gene delivery

Kyoto University - HTLV-1 HBZ suppresses AP-1 activity by impairing DNA-binding/c-Jun stability

La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology - Scientists shed new light on role of natural killer T cells in fighting disease

Lannett Company, Inc. - Generic pharmaceutical company names Brian J. Kearns chief financial officer

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Genome of Francisella tularensis sequenced

Leukemia - Case of pancreatitis during leukemia treatment reported

Life Medical Sciences, Inc. - European clinical study of adhesion barrier for use in cardiac surgery initiated

LifePoint Hospitals - Hospitals announce tender offer

Linkoping University - LDL contains a number of apolipoproteins, many in different isoforms

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - Medical references publisher introduces 2005 spellchecker data-based software

Louisiana State University - Nitrite says NO to ischemia/reperfusion injury

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Herceptin and taxol may be effective combination therapy for Ewing sarcoma

Mars Incorporated - Study finds health benefits of cocoa flavanols

Marshfield Clinical Foundation Med Res & Education - Non-MTB mycobacteria not present in erythema induratum/nodular vasculitis

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy/Health Sciences - 5-HT₃ receptor antagonist for irritable bowel syndrome developed

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Fabrication of polypyrrole implants suitable for neural prosthetics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Gamma D-crystallin mutation studied, effect on cataract formation clarified

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Rictor-mTOR complex may be drug target

Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin - Findings in oncology provide new insights

Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry - Glucocorticoid receptor studied, differential effects on dynein revealed

Mayo Clinic - Antitumor activity of measles virus studied

Mayo Clinic, Rochester - DHEA therapy increases insulin sensitivity in hypoadrenal women

Medical University of Warsaw - Biphasic shocks are more effective than monophosic in cardioversion of AF

Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Pharma company nominates drug candidate for Alzheimer disease

Merck & Co. Inc. - Nonpeptide CGRP receptor antagonist studied, species selectivity revealed

Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. - Therapeutics company announces that phase I trial of CS-917 is continuing

Metabolon, Inc. - Metabolomics company collaborates with hospital for diabetic nephropathy

Microtek Medical Holdings, Inc. - Infection control products company enters agreement with Intuitive Surgical

Mountain States Tumor Institute, Boise - Strategies can improve identification and prophylaxis rates

Nagoya City University, Aichi - Novel inhibitors of human histone deacetylases discovered

Nagoya University, Aichi - Discriminatory abilities of apparent diffusion coefficient measurements studied

National Care Network, LP - Healthcare cost management firm makes agreement with third party administrator

National Institute Materials Science, Tsukuba - Skin fibroblasts cultured in a thin PLGA-collagen hybrid mesh

National Taiwan University - Decoy receptor 3 enhances monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells

National University of Singapore - Aligned nanofibrous PLLA scaffolds potential for neural tissue engineering

National University of Singapore - Novel software tool enables real-time imaging of microarray data

Neogen Corporation - Food and animal safety company reports 48th consecutive profitable quarter