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Vanda Pharmaceuticals to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results on February 16, 2010
ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb.9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage products for central nervous system disorders, today announced...
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results on February 16, 2010
ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb.9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage products for central nervous system disorders, today announced...
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GOP leaders fail to win White House support to restart reform talks
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that President Barack Obama remains open to health reform ideas from Republicans but he will not "walk away from reform." The statement is in response to a letter from House Minority Leader John Boehner, R...
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Novartis Gains Exclusive Rights to Debio 025, an Antiviral Agent in Phase IIb Development as Potential First-i
Novartis International AG / Novartis gains exclusive rights to Debio 025, an antiviral agent in Phase IIb development as potential first-in-class hepatitis C therapy processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of...
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Congressmen Honored for Efforts to Promote Trauma Systems
The Emergency Nurses Association presented its 2009 Public Service Award to U.S.Congressman Michael C. Burgess, MD, R-Texas, and U.S. Congressman Gene Green, D-Texas, in honor of their longstanding shared record of promoting the establishment...
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Recurrence and mortality dynamics for breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy according to estrogen receptor status: Different mortality but similar recurrence
Demicheli R et al.The purpose was to ascertain whether the recurrence risk patterns for patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive (P) and ER-negative (N) breast cancer support the ER-related clinical divergence suggested by the observed different...
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Large Pharma and Small Biotech Deals Expected to Increase in 2010
Andrew Baum, a health care investment analyst from Morgan Stanley, issued a report last week titled "Exit Research and Create Value" advising large pharma companies to drastically cut back on their in house R and D spending in favor of in-licensing drugs...
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Nicole R. Ward Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who
Nicole R.Ward, National Hospice Management/Beacon of Hope Hospice, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in professional sales. With 11 years of experience in sales, Ms. Ward specializes...
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Stem Cell Research - New research on stem cell research from R. Saito and co-authors summarized
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Stem Cell Week We're a pay-per-view site for premium content.If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00. Stem Cell Research New research on stem cell research from R. Saito and co...
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New findings from SomaGenics, Inc. in the area of antisense technology published
Research findings, 'Effects of chemical modification on the potency, serum stability, and immunostimulatory properties of short shRNAs,' are discussed in a new report.'Small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) with 19-base-pair, or shorter, stems (short shRNAs [sshRNAs])...
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UWM researcher's program helps predict stem cell fates
A software program developed by a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researcher has successfully predicted the fate of stem cells, a key step toward better understanding the developmental process and perhaps one day controlling it.The program, developed by...
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Newman: Using generic drugs under Medicaid could save Va. $20 million [The News and Advance, Lynchburg, Va.]
7RICHMOND One of the less obvious practices many state legislators employ in most years is the budget amendment, which is Virginia's equivalent of earmarking government funds for special projects such as local museums and the like.In this year of...
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Newman: Using generic drugs under Medicaid could save Va. $20 million [The News and Advance, Lynchburg, Va.]
7--RICHMOND -- One of the less obvious practices many state legislators employ in most years is the budget amendment, which is Virginia's equivalent of earmarking government funds for special projects such as local museums and the like.In this year of...
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/C O R R E C T I O N -- American Association of Heart Failure Nurses/
In the news release, AAHFN Promotes Heart Failure Awareness Week Through Webinar, issued 05-Feb-2010 by American Association of Heart Failure Nurses over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read "February...
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Antisense Technology: New findings from SomaGenics, Inc. in the area of antisense technology published
Today's Medical & Research News Antisense Technology New findings from SomaGenics, Inc.in the area of antisense technology published February 6th, 2010 Printer-Friendly Version City:Santa Cruz State:California Country:United States Antisense Technology...
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Life Sciences: Findings from SomaGenics, Inc. advance knowledge in life sciences
Today's Medical & Research News Life Sciences Findings from SomaGenics, Inc.advance knowledge in life sciences February 6th, 2010 Printer-Friendly Version City:Santa Cruz State:California Country:United States Life Sciences Biotechnology Gene...
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Bipartisan legislation in House, Senate targets violence against women worldwide
Members of the U.S.House and Senate on Thursday introduced the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA), a bill that "would make violence against women worldwide a priority of the United States government and an enhanced component of its foreign...
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New Research Shows Genes of Pregnant Women and Their Fetuses Can Increase the Risk of Preterm Labor
CHICAGO, Feb.4 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- New evidence that genetics play a significant role in some premature births may help explain why a woman can do everything right and still give birth too soon. Research presented today at the 30th Annual...
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New Research Shows Genes Of Pregnant Women And Their Fetuses Can Increase The Risk Of Preterm Labor
The Pregnancy Meeting showed that the genes of both the mother and the fetus can make them susceptible to an inflammatory response that increases the risk of preterm labor and birth.Silent, undetected infections and inflammation are major risk factors...
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New research shows genes of pregnant women and their fetuses can increase the risk of preterm labor
New evidence that genetics play a significant role in some premature births may help explain why a woman can do everything right and still give birth too soon.Research presented today at the 30th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) meeting --...
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International Violence Against Women Act Merits Passage, Opinion Piece States
Congress should approve the International Violence Against Women Act not only because it is the 'the right thing to do' but because 'it's in our own interests,' Sen.John Kerry (D-Mass.), Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.), Executive Director Larry Cox, and Kerry...
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GAA commends Congress for introducing I-VAWA legislation; appeals for swift passage
The Global AIDS Alliance (GAA) commends the bi-partisan congressional leadership that it has taken to introduce the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) today.Violence against women has a major impact on the ability of women and girls to access...
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Probe sought into how D.C. funds AIDS groups
GOP congressmen cite concerns about 'lack of oversight' By Darryl Fears Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, October 31, 2009 Saying that millions of federal dollars given to the District for HIV/AIDS treatment "have been lost, wasted and stolen by...
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Medical News: Idaho Senate Bill Would Allow Providers To Refuse Health Services Based On Beliefs
Two Idaho state senators -- Russell Fulcher (R) and Chuck Winder (R) -- have introduced a bill (SB 1270) that would legally exempt physicians, nurses and other health professionals from providing medical care or services that conflict with their...
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Idaho Senate Bill Would Allow Providers To Refuse Health Services Based On Beliefs
Two Idaho state senators -- Russell Fulcher (R) and Chuck Winder (R) -- have introduced a bill that would legally exempt physicians, nurses and other health professionals from providing medical care or services that conflict with their religious or...
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