Maternal Exposure To Crack Cocaine Produces Stressed Newborns
...herssmoked cigarettes. Mothers in the study were granted confidentiality, which exempted theresearchers from reporting their drug use. All of the mothers received prenatalcare and all of the babies were normal birth weight. The study offers some encouraging news. In contrast to anecdotal reports,the babie...Laser Offers Hope For Heart Patients With No Alternatives
...tems Inc., Milford,Mass. The company recently was granted expedited review of its premarketapproval application for the Heart Laser by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA). To date, more than 350 patients have undergone the procedure inthe United States. The procedure, known as transmyocardi...NIH Honors Emory Researcher With Merit Award For Work On Renin-Angiotensin System
...DK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted KennethBernstein, MD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, a MERIT award inrecognition of his "consistent and excellent contributions to scientificknowledge." MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) awards extend thenormal time pe...Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
...trials. As part of the agreement, Targon will be granted an option to license products and technology from directly funded programs. Additionally, Targon will receive a right of first review of certaininventions in the field of cancer therapy made by Duke during the term of the agreement. Targon wi...States Must Be Held Accountable For New Health Plans For Children
...health policy advice under a congressional charter granted to theNational Academy of Sciences. Pre-publication copies of America's Children: Health Insurance andAccess to Care are available from the <ahref="http://www.nap.edu">National Academy Press at the mailing address inthe letterhea...The European Medicines Evaluation Agency: Open To Criticism
...g authorities, which ensures that product licences granted in one country receive mutual recognition in other member states. Lastly, if a product is to be marketed in a single country, an application can be made to the licensing authority of that country under a national procedure. Contact: Dr Kamran Abbas...MIT Microchip Releases Chemicals On Demand
...logieUniversität Erlangen-Nürnberg, were granted a broad United States patentcovering the microchip technology on August 25, 1998.) There are currently two patents pending; a US patent on the fabrication of themicrochips (Santini, Cima, and Langer), and a foreign patent covering allaspects of the m......eBellard and Song Tang. Although the doctorate is granted by theCUNY Graduate Center, the Biology program is based at Hunter College. "Thesestudents worked with me night and day," says Filbin with pride. Now that Filbin has the molecular in vitro mechanism to regenerate regrowth, hernext step, she says, is...Far Few Drugs Are Tested On Children
...hat the FDA considersa priority, companies will be granted a six-month extension of their patents, inexchange for comprehensive paediatric data. This could be lucrative: a 1993report estimated that for an average drugs company, each year of exclusivity isworth $100 million. However, this deal will n...ENBREL (Etanercept) Receives FDA Approval For Treatment Of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
...ve rheumatoid arthritis in adults. ENBREL has been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment ofJRA. Orphan drug designations are given to drugs for the treatment of medicalconditions affecting 200,000 people or less in the United States. ENBREL (etanercept) has been studied in m......ons of the package aresubmitted. The FDA has also granted Orphan Drug designation to CAMPATH for CLL. "The data from this trial confirm our belief in CAMPATH and provide a strongbasis for the BLA which we are now preparing in consultation with the FDA," said ChristopherMirabelli, Ph.D., president and chief......agers (age 4-17 years) in the ENBREL label when it granted thedrug a new indication on May 28, 1999 for the treatment of moderately toseverely active polyarticular-course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. This new filing for ENBREL to slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis andto treat the signs and sympt...Researchers discover potential new approach to treating cystic fibrosis
...ement with Beth Israel Deaconess, Genzyme has been granted anexclusive license to intellectual property related to DHA therapy. Patentapplications have been filed on the discovery. DHA is a fatty acid found in sources such as fish oils and breast milk and isavailable in over-the-counter nutritional suppleme...Emotional and physical toll of being poor
.... Congress designated more than $60 million to be granted over the next five years for the programs. The University of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Mellon University, University of Wisconsin, University of Miami and Ohio State University also received funding. # # # # # #...Studies of growth hormone result in new class of drugs
...hout the course of the study. Pegvisomant has been granted "fast track" review by the FDA. The latest patent issued to Ohio University and Kopchick for growth hormone antagonists deals with the use of growth hormone antagonist for the treatment of many diseases, including acromegaly. The university also rec...ENBREL (etanercept) long-term clinical trial data
...agers (age 4-17 years) in the ENBREL label when it granted the drug a new indication on May 28, 1999 for the treatment of moderately to severely active polyarticular-course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis patients who have had an inadequate response to one or more DMARDs. Study participants were treated with 2...New Alzheimer's treatment Reminyl™(galantamine) completes EU mutual recognition procedure
...ine), a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, was granted marketing approval under the Mutual Recognition Procedure by thirteen European Union member states as well as Norway and Iceland. The countries mutually agreed to recognise the March approval of Reminyl™ (galantamine) by the Reference Member Stat...Lawrence Livermore Lab pioneers advanced radiation treatment for cancer
...,000-year fight against cancer. Clearance has been granted by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for an advanced method for targeting tumors with radiation treatment developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energys Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dubbed Peregrine after the patron saint o...Process used to judge asylum seekers is questioned
...ovan and 12 Bosnian refugees, all of whom had been granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom under a UN programme. All participants were interviewed twice about a traumatic event. The time between interviews ranged from three to 32 weeks. Discrepancies between the two accounts were found for all particip......icroscopic worms. Four Brookdale Fellowships were granted in the United States this year, and of those, just two were in science. The Brookdale Foundation invites applications only from respected institutions with departments devoted to age-related research. This year, nearly 80 organizations, mostly univer...