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Biotech News

• US farmers urge sanctions against EU's GM crop ban Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:43:00 GMT
  
• KBA to Partner with Feds on Bioscience Projects Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:40:00 GMT
  
• Ceremony of the 8th EUROPEAN BIOTECHNICA AWARD Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:38:00 GMT
  
• Cephalon raises full year forecast Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:36:00 GMT
  
• Sanofi Mum on Genzyme as It Posts Higher Profit Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:35:00 GMT
  
• Biometric startup Validity Sensors locks up $12.6M to keep PCs safe Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:00 GMT
  
• Analyst Rating Flashback: Gilead Sciences Up 1.55% Since Downgraded 7 Days Ago (GILD) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:00 GMT
  
• Multilocus analysis of genetic divergence between outcrossing Arabidopsis species: evidence of genome-wide admixture Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:13:00 GMT
  
• Marina Biotech Acquires RNA Delivery Assets of Novosom AG Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:06:00 GMT
  
• The Other Side of Genzyme Takeover Speculation Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:56:00 GMT
  
• Sanofi CEO pledges disciplined M&A, silent on Genzyme Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:53:00 GMT
  
• Global Pharma-Biotech Alliance Analysis Report: Pharmaceutical Companies Burdened with High Drug Development Costs Seek Opportunities in Lucrative Emerging Markets Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:48:00 GMT
  
• Cardio3 BioSciences Hosts Visiting Scientist Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:47:00 GMT
  
• L-1 Identity Solutions Selected as Biometric Service Provider for India’s Unique Identification Number Program Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:39:00 GMT
  
• Condor Project brings Genome Assembly Down to Earth Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:25:00 GMT
  
• Illumina Genome Network to Provide More Scientists Access to Sequencing Technology Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:25:00 GMT
  
• BioNJ study: Biotech employment grew despite downturn Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:23:00 GMT
  
• Aptuit and Siena Biotech Announce Strategic Relationship in Italy Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:12:00 GMT
  
• Hospira to test generic anemia drug: Health care reform prompts interest in 'biosimilar' biotech drugs [Chicago Tribune] Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:10:00 GMT
  
• Neurocrine Biosciences Inc announces net loss of USD5.2m for second quarter 2010 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:07:00 GMT
  
• BIO - BioScience Brands Limited - Cautionary annou Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:52:00 GMT
  
• Bio - Bioscience Brands Limited - Cautionary Announcement Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:15:00 GMT
  
• Abraxis BioScience and Specialised Therapeutics Announce Approval to Market ABRAXANE for Metastatic Breast Cancer in New Zealand Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:06:00 GMT
  

Pharma News

• Pharmaceutical Particle Inspection Using the Phenom Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope SEM... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:17:00 GMT
  
• Somaxon Pharmaceuticals to Present at the BMO Capital Markets 10th Annual Focus on Healthcare Conference Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:17:00 GMT
  
• Sanofi-Aventis Q2 net up 61 percent Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:11:00 GMT
  
• Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals to Announce Release of Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:10:00 GMT
  
• Isis Earns $5 Million Milestone Payment From GSK for Designation of a Development Candidate to Treat an Undisclosed Rare and Serious Disease Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:08:00 GMT
  
• AstraZeneca posts 22 per cent in Q2 profit, FDA committee approves blood thinner Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:08:00 GMT
  
• Q2/2010: Merck KGaA Profit After Tax Jumps 70% to EUR 187 Million Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:08:00 GMT
  
• AstraZeneca doubles buyback as Brilinta shines Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:00 GMT
  
• Germany's Merck sees Q2 profit rise 69 percent Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:00 GMT
  
• Novartis Launches New Triaminic(TM) Fever Reducer Pain Reliever ... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:05:00 GMT
  
• Partnership for Safe Medicines to convene counterfeit drug conference Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:05:00 GMT
  
• Eli Lilly disagrees with U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on Gemzar method-of-use patent Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:00 GMT
  
• AHF accuses Bristol-Myers Squibb of lying about cooperation with HIV/AIDS community Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:00 GMT
  
• Online pharmacy services Pharmahelper.com, QC Supply, and Kerr Drug earn NABP e-Advertiser Approval Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:00 GMT
  
• Anadys Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results And Highlights Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:03:00 GMT
  
• Sanofi seeks Genzyme fix, Astra gets new drug lift Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:03:00 GMT
  
• Astrazeneca Q2 Profits Up 22 Percent Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:58:00 GMT
  
• Sun Pharma: US Appeals Court Rules Gemzar Patent Invalid Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:58:00 GMT
  
• Purdue Archives and Special Collections takes visitors on trip to better side of psychoactive drugs Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:57:00 GMT
  
• FDA Approves Drug for Chronic Drooling in Children Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:57:00 GMT
  
• Sanofi-Aventis first-half profits up 8.6 per cent Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:51:00 GMT
  
• Novartis India Q1 net marginally down at Rs 32 cr Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:50:00 GMT
  

Cancer News

• MCOs Offering Both Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans are More Than Twice as Likely to Cover Avastin and Herceptin as a Drug Benefit on Their Medicare Advantage Plans Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:08:00 GMT
  
• New Zealand MEDSAFE approves ABRAXANE for metastatic breast cancer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:00 GMT
  
• Cancer Vaccine: 4 Months of Life Worth $100K? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:01:00 GMT
  
• A pilot project in Edmonton to make cancer treatment easier on patients by providing chemotherapy in their homes is drawing to an end. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:56:00 GMT
  
• Doctor with cancer in Saskatchewan sentenced to jail for abusing patient Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:55:00 GMT
  
• IMAT Effectively Irradiate Pediatric Brain Tumors Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:51:00 GMT
  
• Off-tumor target—beneficial site for antiangiogenic cancer therapy? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:48:00 GMT
  
• Naringenin up-regulates the expression of death receptor 5 and enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis in human lung cancer A549 cells Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:41:00 GMT
  
• Cancer Vaccine: 4 Months of Life Worth 100K? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:36:00 GMT
  
• GSK taps NCCN for cancer drug trials Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:35:00 GMT
  
• Patient satisfaction and cancer-related distress among unselected Jewish women undergoing genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:26:00 GMT
  
• Sen. David Vitter presses for continued approval of breast cancer treatment Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:26:00 GMT
  
• Medical oncology: Optimizing chemotherapy and radiotherapy for anaplastic glioma Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:16:00 GMT
  
• Genetics: HER3 overexpression in breast cancer conveys a poor prognosis Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:16:00 GMT
  
• Genetics: Gene-expression profiling in leukemia—a valuable diagnostic tool Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:16:00 GMT
  
• Pediatric oncology: 11q negative neuroblastoma subgroups predict outcomes and may guide treatment Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:16:00 GMT
  
• Debate: Paclitaxel Plus Carboplatin as Systemic Therapy for Endometrial Cancers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:08:00 GMT
  
• Novel Proteomic Strategy Reveal Combined a1 Antitrypsin and Cathepsin D as Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer Early Screening Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:00 GMT
  
• Communication analysis in oncology care. Performance of a combination of a content analysis system and a global scale Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:00 GMT
  
• Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the BCPT Symptom Checklist with a sample of breast cancer patients before and after adjuvant therapy Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:00 GMT
  
• Rasch analysis of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale among caregivers of cancer survivors: implications for its use in psycho-oncology Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:00 GMT
  
• Findings on how adolescents cope with cancer - a matter of methodology? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:00 GMT
  
• Distress screening in oncology - evaluation of the Questionnaire on Distress in Cancer Patients - short form (QSC-R10) in a German sample Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:00 GMT
  
• Sickness absence and full return to work after cancer: 2-year follow-up of register data for different cancer sites Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:05:00 GMT
  
• Patterns, correlates, and prognostic significance of quality of life following breast cancer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:04:00 GMT
  
• Interest in a group psychotherapy program among Philippine breast cancer patients and its associated factors Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:04:00 GMT
  
• Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Incidence, Mortality, and Risk of Other Cancers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:53:00 GMT
  
• Breaching the blood-brain barrier to create powerful new tools for fighting cancer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:53:00 GMT
  
• Comorbid cancer in Parkinson's disease Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:49:00 GMT
  

Medical News

• Govt gives cancer patients berths to VIPs Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:56:00 GMT
  
• Molecular marker could predict need for chemotherapy in breast cancer patients Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:55:00 GMT
  
• Direct costs of Alzheimer's disease in Germany Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:00 GMT
  
• HHS Awards $9 Million to Train Preventive Medicine Physicians Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:00 GMT
  
• Health Insurance and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:00 GMT
  
• CMS announces increase in payment rates for medicare skilled nursing facilities for fiscal year 2011 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:52:00 GMT
  
• Primary care boosted in proposed Medicare pay rule Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:52:00 GMT
  
• USPTO grants IRIDEX patent for Adjustable Laser Probe for use in vitreoretinal surgery Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:52:00 GMT
  
• ACS CAN report finds nearly half of all states falling short on legislative solutions to prevent, fight cancer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:00 GMT
  
• NCQA recognizes 51 primary care practice sites as Level 3 patient-centered medical homes Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:00 GMT
  
• NMF raises $30,000 in 30 days to help women have gynecologic surgery Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:00 GMT
  
• PharmaGap Appoints Dr. Ken Sokoll to Lead Cancer Drug Program to Clinical Trials Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:00 GMT
  
• CARE Media to add 1,000 new medical specialty offices to national digital footprint Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:00 GMT
  
• New Surgery without Incisions Shows Promise for Prostate Cancer Treatment Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:42:00 GMT
  
• Popular diabetes drugs associated with fractures in type 2 diabetic patients Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:41:00 GMT
  
• IVF pair celebrate birth Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:33:00 GMT
  
• Teachers can close gender gap in classroom leadership during medical school, study finds Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:32:00 GMT
  
• FDA Advisory Committee Recommends that Avastin No Longer Be Approved for Breast Cancer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:22:00 GMT
  
• Painters May Have Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:22:00 GMT
  
• Child heart op ban 'should stay' Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:05:00 GMT
  
• Featured blog post: Tips for preparing the medical staff for regulatory surveys Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:05:00 GMT
  
• Partnership for Safe Medicines to convene counterfeit drug conference Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:05:00 GMT
  
• New Zealand MEDSAFE approves ABRAXANE for metastatic breast cancer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:00 GMT
  
• AHF accuses Bristol-Myers Squibb of lying about cooperation with HIV/AIDS community Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:00 GMT
  
• Online pharmacy services Pharmahelper.com, QC Supply, and Kerr Drug earn NABP e-Advertiser Approval Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04:00 GMT
  
• A-Z of nutritional supplements: dietary supplements, sports nutrition foods and ergogenic aids for health and performance Part 11 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:02:00 GMT
  
• The epidemic has gone global: can Exercise is Medicine help quell the tide? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:02:00 GMT
  

Biological Science News

• Oceans in Peril: Primed for Mass Extinction? (LiveScience.com) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:02:00 GMT
  
• DNA as a Versatile Chemical Component for Catalysis, Encoding, and Stereocontrol Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:36:00 GMT
  
• MITOCHONDRIAL–NUCLEAR EPISTASIS AFFECTS FITNESS WITHIN SPECIES BUT DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO FIXED INCOMPATIBILITIES BETWEEN SPECIES OF DROSOPHILA Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:24:00 GMT
  
• Multilocus analysis of genetic divergence between outcrossing Arabidopsis species: evidence of genome-wide admixture Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:13:00 GMT
  
• Ectomycorrhizal fungi and interspecific competition: species interactions, community structure, coexistence mechanisms, and future research directions Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:13:00 GMT
  
• The use of FLP-mediated recombination for the functional analysis of an effector gene family in the biotrophic smut fungus Ustilago maydis Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:13:00 GMT
  
• Identification of virulence genes in the corn pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:58:00 GMT
  
• Engineered coral pigment helps scientists to observe protein movement Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:53:00 GMT
  
• Exact Sciences Obtains Exclusive License to Oncomethylome Sciences' DNA Methylation Biomarkers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:53:00 GMT
  
• Two middle school students join scientists to research on key bacterial enzyme Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:50:00 GMT
  
• Low-protein and protein-redistribution diets for Parkinson's disease patients with motor fluctuations: A systematic review Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:48:00 GMT
  
• Safety and tolerability of high-dosage coenzyme Q10 in Huntington's disease and healthy subjects Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:48:00 GMT
  
• Spectral studies on the molecular interaction of anticancer drug mitoxantrone with CTAB micelles Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:46:00 GMT
  
• Human papillomavirus and oropharynx cancer: Biology, detection and clinical implications Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:40:00 GMT
  
• Peering into Biological Nanopore: A Practical Technology to Single-Molecule Analysis Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:38:00 GMT
  
• Condor Project brings Genome Assembly Down to Earth Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:25:00 GMT
  
• Illumina Genome Network to Provide More Scientists Access to Sequencing Technology Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:25:00 GMT
  
• Induction of Phlorotannins During UV Exposure Mitigates Inhibition of Photosynthesis and DNA Damage in the Kelp Lessonia nigrescens Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:23:00 GMT
  
• Inactivation of Food-borne Spoilage and Pathogenic Micro-organisms on the Surface of a Photoactive Polymer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:23:00 GMT
  
• Effects of Different Doses of Low Power Continuous Wave He–Ne Laser Radiation on Some Seed Thermodynamic and Germination Parameters, and Potential Enzymes Involved in Seed Germination of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:23:00 GMT
  
• Experimental evidence for physiological costs underlying the trade-off between reproduction and survival Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:17:00 GMT
  
• How monarch butterflies fly away home revealed Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:16:00 GMT
  
• Transgender Animals Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:11:00 GMT
  
• Surface ultrastructure of larval mouthpart sensilla of the muga silkmoth, Antheraea assamensis, an endemic species of North-East India Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:10:00 GMT
  
• Genetic and sexual separation between insect resistant and susceptible Barbarea vulgaris plants in Denmark Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:09:00 GMT
  
• Migrating birds can't control ... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:35:00 GMT
  
• Animals: Shark Finning Whistleblower On Gruesome Video Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:24:00 GMT
  
• Migrating birds can't control themselves Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:59:00 GMT
  
• When flowers turn up the heat Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:54:00 GMT
  
• NY-ESO-1 protein glycosylated by yeast induces enhanced immune responses Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:50:00 GMT