Intralase Will Develop Laser Systems For Eye Surgery
...oration. Founded in 1987, Escalon develops, markets and distributes ophthalmic medical devices and pharmaceuticals, has developed a commercial ultrafast laser for clinical applications and is developing an ophthalmic drug delivery system. Escalon has headquarters in Skillman, N.J., and manufacturing ...Procter & Gamble Supports Yale University Collaboration For Public Health Training Throughout China
....P&G has operations in more than 70 countries, and markets more than 300 brandsin more than 140 countries....Epilepsy Drugs Useful To Treat Alzheimer's, Studies Find
...studyis being funded by Abbott Laboratories, which markets divalproexsodium under the brand name Depakote. A similar large study isbeing considered by the National Institute on Aging. The Rochester team has pioneered the use of anti-seizuremedications like carbamazepine and divalproex to treatAlzheimer'......ensive sources of treatment, such as pharmacies or markets for prescriptions. This overuse of unregulated antimicrobial drugs greatly contributes to the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacterial diseases. In this week's BMJ, Professor Hart from the University of Liverpool and Dr Kariuki of the Kenya Medica......nded by NovartisPharmaceuticals Corporation, which markets the drug in the U.S. as MiacalcinNasal Spray. Women taking calcitonin-salmon nasal spray (one spray of 200 IUs perday) experienced 36 percent fewer new spinal fractures than those takingplacebo. All participants took supplemental calcium and vitamin...New Book Says Cross-Train Your Brain To Increase Mental Function
...r the number. At the market . Go to new markets such as an ethnic market or a bakeryto experience new sights and aromas. At mealtimes . Share a meal in silence and see how it affects yoursensory experience of the food. At leisure . Go camping or visit a place you've never been. ...Anti-Depressant Drug Shows Promise As Weight-Loss Treatment
...enter. Gadde then approached Glaxo-Wellcome, which markets the drug, with a proposal totest bupropion SR=s weight-loss properties in non-depressed women weighing anaverage of 222 pounds. He chose a 1,600-calorie diet because it is just 500calories below what an average woman would eat and thus is considered ...Researchers discover potential new approach to treating cystic fibrosis
...es of Health. Genzyme General develops and markets therapeutic products and diagnosticproducts and services. Genzyme General has three therapeutic products on themarket and a strong pipeline of therapeutic products in development focused onthe treatment of rare genetic diseases. A division of the b...Eastman gives Clemson University $38 million fiber technology
...n1s top 25 universities. Eastman manufactures and markets chemicals, fibers and plastics. Headquartered in Kingsport, Tenn., it has approximately 15,000 employees in 30 countries and had 1998 sales of $4.48 billion....Enbrel shown safe, effective in children and teenagers with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
...cept) is a trademark of Immunex Corporation, which markets Enbrel® in North America with Wyeth-Ayerst, a division of American Home Products Corporation. Manufactured by Immunex, Seattle, Wash....American award recognizes Swiss researchers
...f octreotide, a growth-hormone inhibitor. Novartis markets the drug as Sandostatin. "When you try to improve on nature, the qualities you aim for include stable and longer acting derivatives, selective inhibitory action, smaller size and easy synthesis," said Bauer. A turning point in the project came in 197...Swiss research team receives American award
...uch is not the case with valsartan, which Novartis markets as Diovan. The drug blocks a receptor for a hormone that raises blood pressure by causing arteries to constrict. "It's very effective and safe, with high tolerability," he said. "In clinical trials, there was virtually no difference among the contro......ts. Schering-Plough Corporation (Kenilworth, N.J.) markets interferon alfa 2b (INTRON A) for 16 major antiviral and anticancer indications worldwide. A major concern with interferon alfa 2b use has been that most patients experience flu-like side effects, such as muscle pains, headache, fever and chills, ov......tem enable broad product expansion into additional markets including therapeutic drug monitoring, rapid diagnostic testing, and wellness and health screening.......ly macrolide antibiotic. In addition, Abbott also markets a cephalosporin antibiotic and recently signed a global licensing agreement with Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., of Osaka, Japan, to develop and market two investigational anti-infective compounds. Abbott's commitment continues today with extensi...Drug war strategy: First fund enforcement then switch to treatment, says O.R. paper
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...didates for differential pricing because potential markets exist in both poor and wealthy countries. On the other hand, drugs to treat tropical diseases, for example, which occur only in developing countries, are not good candidates for differential pricing strategies. Pharmaceutical firms have little incent...UCSD researchers find raloxifene is not associated with early cardiovascular harm
...tudy was conducted by Eli Lilly and Company, which markets raloxifene 60 mg/d under the brand name Evista for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Dr. Barrett-Connor and her colleagues used data from MORE to compare the effects of raloxifene versus placebo on the risk of car...Calling all young minds 2002 AstraZeneca CNS awards program launched
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...eys hunted in rainforests of Cameroon, sold on the markets as bushmeat or kept as pets showed a high rate of ...inforests, and subsequently sold for their meat on markets in Yaound, surrounding villages and logging concessions, or kept as pets were tested for hiv cross-r...