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Nanotubes Make Remote-Control Drug Delivery Possible

Submitted by on Fri, 06/29/2007 - 08:40
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Tiny remote-controlled tubes may one day let doctors deliver potent drugs to the exact spots in the body they are most needed.
The nanotubes, which are typically about 100 nanometers long, or one ten-millionth of an inch, are made from a special polymer that conducts electricity.
Here's how it's done:
Drug molecules and fibers of a polymer that breaks down in the body are mixed together. The mixture is placed on the tip of a tiny gold electrode, a type of medical probe that can transmit or receive electrical signals.

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Prostanoids in the Therapy of Glaucoma

Submitted by on Wed, 06/20/2007 - 15:44
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Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is one of the most important risk factors for the development of glaucoma, which is a progressive optic neuropathy. Lowering IOP is currently the only therapeutic approach

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NUVIGIL(TM) for the Treatment of Excessive Sleepiness

Submitted by Sai on Wed, 06/20/2007 - 01:23
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The FDA approved Armodafinil (Nuvigil®) on June 18, 2007 for the treatment of excessive sleepiness due to sleep apnea, narcolepsy or shift-work disorder (SWSD). Armodafinil (Nuvigil®) is an stimulant

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Eli Lilly settles more Zyprexa (olanzapine) law suits

Submitted by Sai on Thu, 06/14/2007 - 00:32
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Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. says it has settled an additional 900 product liability lawsuits, four of which were scheduled to go to trial in July, which alleged that the firm did not adequately

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Assessing the Intestinal Absorption of New Pharmaceuticals

Submitted by on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 17:59
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The advent of more efficient methods to synthesize and screen new chemical compounds is increasing the number of chemical leads identified in the drug discovery phase. Compounds with good biological

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Patents should be conditional

Submitted by Vijaya Ratna on Tue, 06/05/2007 - 19:28
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  Great decision, Sanofi-aventis! Congratulations!

 Sanofi-aventis, a Paris based drug company, has really lived up to its slogan, "Because Health Matters ". In

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SINGLE DOSE ACUTE TOXICITY TESTING FOR PHARMACEUTICALS

Submitted by on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 10:38
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  This guidance was originally published as a part of a proposed implementation document entitled "U.S. FDA's Proposed Implementation of International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) Safety

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China's FDA former top official sentenced to death for corruption

Submitted by Sai on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 02:32
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 Zheng Xiaoyu, former State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of China was sentenced to death on charges of corruption and official negligence.

Zheng Xiaoyu was convicted for taking bribes

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WTO, TRIPS and BIOPIRACY

Submitted by Vijaya Ratna on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 08:26
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E ORGANISATION – TRIPS – BIOPIRACY 

 WTO is the World Trade Organization, in which India has become a member in January, 1995. Among the different agreements that India signed, TRIPS, the Trade Related Issues of Intellectual Property Rights system  is a very important one and it is also something that generated a lot of controversy. In simple terms, it makes it obligatory on the part of all WTO member countries to protect intellectual properties rights, i.e. “inventions” through granting patents or a suo-generies system.

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Nanoxel: Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Device

Submitted by on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 07:19
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 A new anti-cancer drug delivery system which allows more