A pharmaceutical company’s purchase of its neighbor’s production facility could lead to development of a major drug manufacturing center on Grand Island.

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PSI’s Vice President of Medical Activities brings broad experience in launching products, opening call centers, building virtual medical library.
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Three Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday introduced a revised version of a 2008 draft bill that aims to strengthen
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Although the origin of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains unclear, bioactive proteins known as cytokines, particularly TNFα and IL-6, which are involved in inflammation, play a major role in the disease by contributing to joint and tissue destruction. Placenta growth factor (PIGF), another cytokine, has been thought to be critical for a new blood vessel formation in the placenta to sufficiently deliver oxygen and nutrients to fetus.
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The oncology drug treatment landscape is in the midst of change, according to Cutting Edge Information’s latest market forecast report “Oncology Roadmap: Brand Spending Benchmarks and Market Forecast to 2013″ (http://www.cuttingedgeinfo.com/oncology). The idea of the “superdrug” is quickly giving way to increasingly targeted therapies.
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A Practicum for Biomedical Engineering & Technology Management Issues, a new reference book edited by Leslie R. Atles, CCE, CBET, provides the industry’s most comprehensive collection of management, technology and reference information.
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Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed “healthy” obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found in a new study. The fat but healthy mice lacked a protein called collagen VI, which normally surrounds fat cells and limits how large they can grow, like a cage around a water balloon. The findings appear online and in a future edition of Molecular and Cellular Biology.
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Scientists at NanoBio Corp. and the University of Michigan have demonstrated in the laboratory that their novel topical nanoemulsion kills the highly resistant strains of bacteria that cause chronic illness and death among individuals with cystic fibrosis. The findings are significant because they represent a new model for treating resistant bacteria that lead to pulmonary failure in patients with cystic fibrosis, according to the study authors.
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Sanofi-aventis U.S. announced the launch of the Diabetes National Alliance to address the growing diabetes epidemic in America and to provide healthcare professionals with information on the standard of care for people living with diabetes. The Diabetes National Alliance is a nationwide initiative designed to raise awareness among primary care professionals about available practices in diabetes treatment and treatment options, including those of sanofi-aventis.
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THe Lancet mbt Sertraline
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