Cellzome Announces Second Major Strategic Drug Discovery Alliance with GlaxoSmithKline in Inflammatory Disease
Collaboration Exploits Cellzome's World-Leading Proteomics Technology in Epigenetics CAMBRIDGE, England and HEIDELBERG, Germany, March 10, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- Cellzome today announced that it has formed a second strategic alliance with...
Abbott Enhances Pharmaceutical Pipeline with Acquisition of Facet Biotech
Provides Promising Biologic Intended to Treat Multiple Sclerosis and Compounds that Complement Abbott's Existing Diverse Oncology Program ABBOTT PARK, Ill. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Facet...
Is Fosamax to blame for femur fractures?
Fosamax, a popular osteoporosis medication for which nearly 40 million prescriptions have been written, may be putting some at risk for spontaneous femur fractures.
Link Between Hepatitis C And Insulin Resistance Surprises Scientists
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 cancer, but also makes people three to four times more ...
N.L. health staff slow on drug errors
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.
Study casts doubts on safety of invisible nano-sunscreens
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.
Catalina Marketing Hires Johnson & Johnson Executive to Lead Health Care Services Division
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...
Health Canada Launches the Translated Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide for First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Four Aboriginal Languages
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.Lilly moves target ethics, compliance
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.
GSK CEO Andrew Witty Dedicates albendazole Facility in Nashik to WHO?s Global Programme to Eliminate LF
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...