http://www.druginjurynews.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:59:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scientists in Australia found that when they studied insulin resistance in people with Hepatitis C little or none of it was in the liver and nearly all the insulin resistance occured in muscle, which surprised them because Hepatitis C is a liver disease that not only leads to cirrhosis and ... http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/link-between-hepatitis-c-and-insulin-resistance-surprises-scientists/ A review of drug testing errors that potentially affected hundreds of patients in Newfoundland and Labrador found that Eastern Health Authority staff didn't react quickly enough when problems administering cyclosporine were first identified. http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/nl-health-staff-slow-on-drug-errors/ Civilization in Malaysia might have been oldest in South-east Asia The Sungai Batu archeological site in the Bujang Valley in Malaysia has proven that civilization in this country had started much earlier and was the oldest in South-east Asia. http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/study-casts-doubts-on-safety-of-invisible-nano-sunscreens/ ST. PETERSBURG, FL. March 9, 2010– Catalina Marketing Corporation, the global leader in precision marketing and shopper-driven media, today announced the appointment of Renee Selman as President of its health care division, Catalina... http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/catalina-marketing-hires-johnson-johnson-executive-to-lead-health-care-services-division/ Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, is pleased to announce that Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Métis is now available in four Aboriginal languages. http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/health-canada-launches-the-translated-eating-well-with-canadas-food-guide-for-first-nations-inuit-and-metis-in-four-aboriginal-languages/ Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to add four new senior positions to "promote highly ethical and compliant behaviors" as part of a settlement of two lawsuits arising from the company's illegal marketing and promotion of drugs. http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/lilly-moves-target-ethics-compliance/ LONDON, March 8, 2010--GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) CEO Andrew Witty today dedicated a new production facility at its Nashik site in India to the manufacture of albendazole, part of a combination treatment used within the World Health... http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/gsk-ceo-andrew-witty-dedicates-albendazole-facility-in-nashik-to-whos-global-programme-to-eliminate-lf/ • Largest study aimed at understanding the fertility decision-making process of today’s couples trying to conceive • Survey available in twelve languages on www.startingfamilies.com Mumbai, India, March 9, 2010 – Merck Serono, a... http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/cardiff-university-and-merck-serono-launch-international-survey-for-couples-trying-to-conceive/ - Aligning Resources with Late-Stage Compounds XL184, XL147 and XL765 - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 8, 2010 - Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXEL) today announced a restructuring as a consequence of its continued strategy to focus... http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/exelixis-announces-restructuring/ From Associated Press (March 8, 2010) ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Nabi Pharmaceuticals said Monday it closed an option and license agreement for the smoking vaccine candidate NicVAx with GlaxoSmithKline. The deal is potentially worth more than $500 million,... http://www.druginjurynews.com/2010/03/09/nabi-closes-license-deal-with-glaxosmithkline/