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06.09.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Men's Health Therapeutics Market to 2016 - in-Depth Analysis of the Unmet Needs, Drivers & Barriers Affecting the Men's Health Market | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e3fec8/mens_health_thera) has announced the addition of the "Men's Health Therapeutics Market to 2016 - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Hormone Replacement Therapy and (…)

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06.09.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Women's Health Therapeutics, Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/61183d/womens_health_the) has announced the addition of the "Women's Health Therapeutics, Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2016 - High Unmet Need will Drive the Uptake of Novel Drugs in (…)

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06.09.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Urological Disorders Therapeutics to 2016 - Increasing Awareness and Aging Population will Drive the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Urinary Incontinence Markets | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fe4133/urological_disorde) has announced the addition of the "Urological Disorders Therapeutics to 2016 - Increasing Awareness and Aging Population will Drive the Benign Prostatic (…)

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06.09.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Cancer Drug Resistance Report: the Single Most Important Cause of Cancer Treatment Failure | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/41867b/cancer_drug_resist) has announced the addition of the "Cancer Drug Resistance" report to their offering. Drug resistance is the single most important cause of cancer treatment (…)

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03.09.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Thailand Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/60383e/thailand_pharmaceu) has announced the addition of the "Thailand Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010" report to their offering. Thailand Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare (…)

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01.09.2010 | ScienceDaily: Lower Blood Pressure May Preserve Kidney Function in Some Patients

ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2010) Intensively treating hypertension in some African Americans with kidney disease by pushing blood pressure well below the current recommended goal may significantly decrease the number who lose kidney function and require dialysis, suggests a Johns (…)

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02.09.2010 | Medical News Today: Forbes: Most Profitable Hospitals Have 25% Operating Margin

A survey of hospital finances by Forbes found that "some American hospitals make 25 cents or more for every $1 in patient revenue they take in," Forbes reports. The list, "done by the American Hospital Directory, is based on operating income figures that hospitals must report (…)

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02.09.2010 | Medical News Today: Employers From Nearly Every Sector Of Economy Applying For Health Overhaul's Early Retiree Subsidies

Seven states that are suing the federal government to throw out the health overhaul are also preparing to take subsidies that will help them afford medical costs for retirees, The Associated Press reports. "An administration official said Tuesday seven states suing the federal (…)

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02.09.2010 | Medical News Today: Therapeutic Workshops To Highlight Opportunities In Biotech At 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum

BIO today announced the preliminary set of speakers who will be featured on the Therapeutic Workshops during the 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum - a national meeting focused on investment trends and opportunities in the life-sciences with a focus on public and venture-stage (…)

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02.09.2010 | Medical News Today: Lower Blood Pressure May Preserve Kidney Function In Some Patients

Intensively treating hypertension in some African Americans with kidney disease by pushing blood pressure well below the current recommended goal may significantly decrease the number who lose kidney function and require dialysis, suggests a Johns Hopkins-led study publishing (…)

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02.09.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Trends in Generics Industry Ownership: Evaluating Changing Industry Paradigms and Emerging Players | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/886118/trends_in_generics) has announced the addition of the "Trends in Generics Industry Ownership: Evaluating Changing Industry Paradigms and Emerging Players" report to their offering. (…)

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01.09.2010 | Marketwire: Alzheimer's Therapeutics Reviewed by NeuroInvestment

Highlighted Links http:/www.niresearch.com CARDIFF, CA-(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - NI Research has released the September issue of NeuroInvestment, which features a comprehensive review of Alzheimer's therapeutics, and a critical assessment of the pharma industry's (…)

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01.09.2010 | Medical News Today: More Health Overhaul Policies Settle In

The tangible effects of some early-arriving health overhaul policies are beginning to surface. The Wall Street Journal: "Almost 2,000 employers and unions will be eligible to submit retirees' medical bills for reimbursement by a $5 billion federal fund, the Obama administration (…)

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01.09.2010 | Business Wire: Inhibitex Successfully Completes Phase 1a Trial of INX-189 | Business Wire

ATLANTA-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Inhibitex, Inc. (Nasdaq: INHX), announced today that it has successfully completed a Phase1a, first-in-man, single ascending dose trial of INX-189, its nucleotide polymerase inhibitor in development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) (…)

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01.09.2010 | Business Wire: Therapeutic Workshops to Highlight Opportunities in Biotech at 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum | Business Wire

WASHINGTON-(BUSINESS WIRE)-BIO today announced the preliminary set of speakers who will be featured on the Therapeutic Workshops during the 9th Annual BIO Investor Forum a national meeting focused on investment trends and opportunities in the life-sciences with a focus on (…)

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01.09.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Argentina Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2745c9/argentina_pharmace) has announced the addition of the "Argentina Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010" report to their offering. Argentina Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare (…)

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01.09.2010 | Business Wire: InSite Vision to Present at Rodman & Renshaw 12th Annual Healthcare Conference | Business Wire

ALAMEDA, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-InSite Vision Incorporated (OTCBB: INSV), a company developing novel ophthalmic therapeutics, announced today that Louis Drapeau, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present a corporate overview at (…)

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31.08.2010 | ScienceDaily: Success Stops Drug Trial: Apixaban Prevents Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Who Are Unsuitable for Warfarin

ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2010) The data monitoring committee of the AVERROES study, seeing overwhelming evidence of the success of apixaban in the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who are unsuitable for the conventional treatment of warfarin, has (…)

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31.08.2010 | Medical News Today: Apixaban Success Halts Stroke Prevention Trial

The data monitoring committee of the AVERROES study, seeing overwhelming evidence of the success of apixaban in the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who are unsuitable for the conventional treatment of warfarin, has recommended early termination of this (…)

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31.08.2010 | Business Wire: pSivida Announces Iluvien Receives FDA Priority Review for Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema | Business Wire

WATERTOWN, Mass.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ:PSDV) (ASX:PVA), a leader in the development of sustained release back of the eye drug delivery systems for difficult-to-treat conditions, today announced that its licensee, Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM) has been (…)

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31.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Philippines Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/66a1b1/philippines_pharma) has announced the addition of the "Philippines Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010" report to their offering. Philippines Pharmaceuticals and (…)

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31.08.2010 | Business Wire: Progenics Pharmaceuticals to Present Preclinical Study of Novel Monoclonal Antibodies Against C. difficile at 2010 ICAAC | Business Wire

TARRYTOWN, N.Y.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) announced today that the Company will present preclinical findings for its humanized monoclonal antibodies that bind and neutralize the potentially life-threatening toxins produced by the (…)

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31.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Australia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c31cef/australia_pharmace) has announced the addition of the "Australia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010" report to their offering. Australia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare (…)

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31.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Nigeria Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/23871e/nigeria_pharmaceut) has announced the addition of the "Nigeria Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2010" report to their offering. Nigeria Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report (…)

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31.08.2010 | BioSpace: BioCision, LLC Signs Agreement with SERVA Electrophoresis GmbH for Distribution of CoolTech Products in Europe

MILL VALLEY, Calif. - March 26, 2010 - BioCision LLC today announced that it has signed a European distribution agreement with SERVA Electrophoresis, a global supplier of reagents for scientific research. SERVA Electrophoresis will sell BioCision s entire portfolio of (…)

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31.08.2010 | BioSpace: BioCision, LLC Lands New Distribution Partner with Biophoretics Deal

MILL VALLEY, Calif. February 11, 2010 - BioCision LLC, the CoolRack ¢ company, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Biophoretics, a developer and distributor of advanced tools for scientific research. Biophoretics will sell BioCision s entire (…)

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31.08.2010 | BioSpace: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Drug Cuts Stroke Risk By Half Vs Aspirin

STOCKHOLM, Aug 31 (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY.N) and Pfizer (PFE.N) reduces the risk of stroke by more than half compared with aspirin, with no significant rise in major bleeding, researchers said on Tuesday.

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31.08.2010 | BioSpace: BioCision, LLC Signs Distribution Deal with Capital Biosciences, Inc.

MILL VALLEY, Calif. - BioCision LLC, the CoolRack ¢ company, announced today that is has reached an agreement with Capital Biosciences Inc. for the distribution of BioCision's products, which standardize the handling and processing of temperature-sensitive samples. œCapital (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Essential Analysis Examines the Historical and Forecast Performance for Eli Lilly In the Prescription Pharma Sector | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/37adf0/eli_lilly_co_p) has announced the addition of the "Eli Lilly & Co.: PharmaVitae Profile" company profile to their offering. Introduction This analysis examines the historical and (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Strategies for Managing Pharmaceutical Workforce and Site Reductions: Analysis of Legal, Productivity, and Quality Control Issues | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d141a8/strategies_for_man) has announced the addition of the "Strategies for Managing Pharmaceutical Workforce and Site Reductions: Analysis of Legal, Productivity, and Quality Control (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Elan Corporation plc Announces Commencement of Asset Sale Offer to Purchase up to $186,000,000 of 8 7/8% Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due 2013 and Floating Rate Notes Due 2013 | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Elan Corporation, plc ( œElan ) (NYSE: ELN) announced today that Elan s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Elan Finance public limited company ( œElan Finance ) and Elan Finance Corp. ( œElan Corp  and together with Elan Finance, the œIssuers ), (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Maven Semantic: Database of Dermatology Research | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Maven Semantic (http:/www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Dermatology research database. The system uses the context in which a given person appears, using artificial intelligence techniques to find out information not otherwise visible - (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Essential Report Highlights the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector In Terms Of Market Share, Key Trends, Market Players and Competitive Scenario in the Market | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d8a430/india_pharmaceutic) has announced the addition of the "India Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Having displayed increasing growth rates in the (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Essential Report Highlights the Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Sector in Terms of Market Share, Key Trends, Market Players and Competitive Scenario in the Market | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5f5e15/asiapacific_pharm) has announced the addition of the "Asia-Pacific Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Having displayed quite healthy growth rates (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Report Highlights Japan's Pharmaceutical Sector in Terms of Market Share, Key Trends, Market Players and Competitive Scenario in the Market | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3ceeca/japan_pharmaceutic) has announced the addition of the "Japan Pharmaceutical Market Analysis, 2010-2014" report to their offering. Having displayed fluctuating growth rates in the (…)

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30.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: This Analysis Examines the Historical and Forecast Performance for Johnson & Johnson in the Ethical Pharmaceutical Sector | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/aabcf1/johnson_johnson) has announced the addition of the "Johnson & Johnson: PharmaVitae Profile" company profile to their offering. Introduction This analysis examines the historical and (…)

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30.08.2010 | BioSpace: BioCision, LLC and Biohit Partner to Co-Promote Complementary Products

MILL VALLEY, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ - BioCision LLC today announced that it has agreed to a co-promotion program with Biohit Inc. (www.us.biohit.com). Biohit's ErgoTube microcentrifuge tubes will now be branded and sold by both Biohit Inc. and BioCision. In addition, (…)

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27.08.2010 | Medical News Today: Wall Street Journal Reports On Pharma's Growing Interest In Emerging Markets

"Abbott Laboratories will soon acquire the biggest share of India's pharmaceuticals market, about 7%, when the company closes as early as next month on a $3.7 billion takeover of the drugs business of Piramal Healthcare Ltd.," the Wall Street Journal reports in an article that (…)

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27.08.2010 | Medical News Today: American Lung Association Joins Lung Cancer Clinical Trial Call To Action Campaign

The American Lung Association is encouraging patients with lung cancer to take charge of their diagnosis and learn about clinical trials through the Lung Cancer Clinical Trial Call to Action campaign. This service provides personalized education to quickly identify trial (…)

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27.08.2010 | Business Wire: Research and Markets: Novel Antibodies and Therapeutic Proteins - Technology Challenges and Future Prospects | Business Wire

DUBLIN-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Research and Markets (http:/www.researchandmarkets.com/research/883f56/novel_antibodies_a) has announced the addition of the "Novel Antibodies and Therapeutic Proteins - Technology Challenges and Future Prospects" report to their offering. Novel (…)

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24.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Analysis of dyadic data: a guideline applied to erectile dysfunction.

Abstract Rationale Research on relationships often does not refer to a single person but rather to two persons. Nonetheless, such data has been often analysed by examining individuals in isolation, which falls short of capturing their truly interpersonal and non-independent (…)

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26.08.2010 | NCBI PubMed: Effect of ketoconazole on the pharmacokinetics of axitinib in healthy volunteers.

Objective Axitinib (AG-013736), an oral, potent, and selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors 1, 2, and 3, is metabolized primarily by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A with minor contributions from CYP1A2, CYP2C19, and glucuronidation. Co-administration with (…)

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