Actelion, Glaxo Stop Development of Insomnia Medicine on Safety Concern
Actelion Ltd. and partner GlaxoSmithKline Plc stopped late-stage development of the experimental almorexant insomnia pill because of concern that patients wouldn’t be able to tolerate the medicine.
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New England Journal Of Medicine Publishes Phase 2 Study Of VX-770 As A New Approach To Treat The Underlying Cause Of …
In a study published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine, treatment with a new drug candidate known as VX-770 resulted in improvements in lung function and markers of disease in a Phase 2 clinical trial of 39 people with cystic fibrosis (CF). There were no discontinuations due to adverse events in the study, and the frequency of adverse events was similar across the study groups. VX …
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What can deliver snakebite medicine where it’s needed?
Snakebites kill hundreds of thousands, so the scarcity of proper treatment is a global tragedy. Time to bring in the law, say Nick Brown and Dev Kevat
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thehempsolution.com.au is where you can find the complete DVD. THE HEMP SOLUTION For a Sustainable Future – a film by SOL RAMANA CLARKE Revised Update and 50% Expansion of the highly acclaimed documentary THE HEMP REVOLUTION music by JACKSON BROWNE, SIROCCO and SOL RAMANA CLARKE THE HEMP SOLUTION explores the hemp plant’s [Cannabis sativa] fascinating history, its thousands of uses, the economic and cultural forces behind its prohibition, and its modern potential to solve major environmental problems. HEMP, together with the biotechnologies presented in this film, could revolutionise the planet with a shift from the present unsustainable petro-chemical based economy to a sustainable plant based economy. This highly profitable crop provides paper, textiles, composite materials, fuel, nutritious protein, valuable oil, building products, cosmetics and a useful medicine… if only it were legal… Well received in theatres around the world, this award winning Australian film also examines this history and controversy around the drug ‘marijuana’, the current ‘war on drugs’ and alternative policy options. Featuring: Dr Andrew Weil, Dr Lester Grinspoon, Dr Andrew Katelaris, Porf. Peter Dale Scott, Terrence McKenna, Dr Dale Short and more… Produced and Directed by Sol Ramana Clarke, Co-Produced by David Arvind Condon. CONSCIOUS LIGHT PRODUCTIONS and VIDEO VISION PRODUCTIONS Copyright 2010 thehempsolution.com.au
Translational Medicine Alliance Announces 2010 Forum
KANSAS CITY, MO — (Marketwire) — 07/21/10 — The Translational Medicine Alliance Forum will convene October 13-14, 2010 at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC. This year’s Forum will be hosted by three organizations with the common interest of accelerating translational research to the patient.
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University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine gets Daxor’s blood volume analyzer
Daxor Corporation, a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company has , received a signed trial agreement from The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in Gainesville, Florida which will provide the Veterinary Medical Center with a Blood Volume Analyzer-100 (BVA-100), an instrument which enables semi-automated measurement of a patient’s total blood volume, red blood cell …
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