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BioVex , a Woburn, Mass.-based biotechnology company that raised $40 million in venture capital in March to develop a novel cancer-fighting treatment, plans to announce Tuesday that it has raised another $30 million, The Boston Globe reported.
WALTHAM, Mass.----Leaders in social media marketing in both paid and unpaid media, Racepoint Group and Digital Influence Group today announced that Chairman Larry Weber will present during an upcoming public hearing being held by The Food and Drug Administration .
JERUSALEM----Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has issued a decision in its litigation over the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application to market its generic version of Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.'s Prevacid® SoluTab.
( Boston University Medical Center ) The Vasculitis Center at Boston University School of Medicine has received a five-year $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant will be used to research new biomarkers for vasculitis disease activity and prognosis. The research will also develop and standardize outcome measures for the different types of vasculitis, and develop and ...
Everyone expects their bodies to change as they get older. From wrinkles and sagging skin to brittle bones and aches and pains, the aging process is inevitable. In addition, there are a number of medical dermatologic conditions that surface with age that can cause people even more stress. Fortunately, dermatologists can help diagnose and treat these conditions no matter when they strike.
For many people, diet and exercise help keep them looking and feeling healthy. But even those who work hard on staying in shape might have a hard time shaking stubborn love handles or lower belly fat, which can bulge through clothing like a neon sign. While the market for getting rid of unwanted fat has grown over the years to include stomach stapling and behavioral techniques, there is still a ...
The drug Sprycel, approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, significantly inhibited the growth and invasiveness of ovarian cancer cells and also promoted their death, a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found.
Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AVNR) said the new low-dose version of neurological disorder pill Zenvia reduced the frequency and severity of uncontrollable emotional outbursts in patients with multiple sclerosis over a six-month treatment period.
Worldwide deal involves privately held Alder BioTherapeutics
In general, roughly 30 people get sick each year from eating Gulf Coast oysters tainted with Vibrio, and about half of those die, according to the FDA. Survivors may lose limbs or suffer skin lesions, Donald Kraemer, deputy director of the FDA's office of food safety, said in an interview last week. "It's a grisly disease," he said.
(AP:SAN DIEGO) Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Tuesday posted a smaller third-quarter loss following completion of clinical testing of its obesity drug candidate lorcaserin.
Cardium Therapeutics today reported its financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009, and on recent developments and future outlook.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.----SGS International, Inc., a provider of design-to-print graphic services to the consumer products packaging market, announces that sales in the third quarter of 2009 were $80.9 million, up 2.0%, or $1.6 million, from the $79.3 million reported in the third quarter of 2008.
IRVINE, Calif.----Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a commercial stage biotechnology company with a primary focus in oncology, and Nippon Kayaku today announced an exclusive collaboration for the development and commercialization of apaziquone in Asia.
With demand for the swine flu vaccine outpacing supply, the CDC says it's open to considering importing a generic flu drug from India. There's just one problem: The brand-name drug is still under U.S. patent. The company's chairman says he just wants to help.
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be wary of "flu prevention kits" and other similar products being marketed online.
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