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22 April 2010

FDA warning to Propylthiouracil

April 21, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a boxed warning to the drug label for propylthiouracil about reports of severe liver injury and acute liver failure, in some cases fatal, that have been reported in both adult and pediatric patients who used this drug.

Notice of the warning was sent today in an alert from MedWatch, the FDA's safety information and adverse event reporting program.

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22 April 2010
Pharmexcil urges PM to extend sunset clause till March 2015 for pharma SEZs

The Pharmaceutical Exports Promotion Council (Pharmexcil) has urged prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh to extend the income tax benefits offered for the pharma Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under section 10 B, the sunset clause, under the Income Tax Act to four more years till the year 2015 for the existing units, in an effort to support the pharmaceutical exporters in the country.

21 April 2010
Early vs Late Tracheotomy May Not Lower Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Risk

April 20, 2010 — Early vs late tracheotomy (6 - 8 days vs 13 - 15 days after mechanical ventilation) may not significantly lower the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to the results of a randomized controlled trial reported in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

21 April 2010
CDC Report Confirms Pregnant Women at Increased Risk for H1N1 Death

Pregnant women infected with the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus are at increased risk for death compared with others, but treatment within 2 days of symptom onset decreased this risk, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published in the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

21 April 2010
Celgene forms strategic collaboration with Agios to advance unique science of cancer metabolism

Celgene Corporation and Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, a privately-held biotechnology company, announced the formation of a global strategic collaboration focused on targeting cancer metabolism. The goal of the collaboration is to discover, develop, and deliver novel disease-altering therapies in oncology based on the transformational science of Agios' innovative cancer metabolism research platform. This platform is based on the concept that targeting key metabolic enzymes unique to rapidly proliferating cancer cells can "starve" the cancer.

21 April 2010
Institute for Ageing of New Castle university identifies molecular pathway that reacts to cell damage

Scientists from the Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing and Health in North East England have identified a molecular pathway which reacts to cell damage and stems the cell’s ability to divide. The experts have used state-of-the-art laboratory techniques and sophisticated mathematical modelling to help crack the problem of cell ageing.

21 April 2010
Chennai hosts IIFT seminar to boost export potential of Ayush products

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, a deemed university under the Ministry of Commerce, as part of its research study on ‘India’s Export Potential of Ayush Products with SAARC and ASEAN Countries’, held a seminar of exporters of Ayush products in Chennai, yesterday.

The meeting will be held at the Seminar Hall of IMPCOPS at Thiruvanmiyur in the afternoon. IIFT has been commissioned to carry out the research study by the Department of Ayush.

20 April 2010
G7 InfoTech is opening for QA Executive at Bangalore

G7 InfoTech  is fast emerging as one India’s leading software development and consultancy firms. Our company largely attributes its success to a highly skilled and experienced work force, drawn from all quarters of the Industry.

20 April 2010
American Solution required Marketing Manager - Pharma industry

AMSOL was incorporated in the year 1999 with a Specific Mission to provide high quality software development services, staffing services, IT services, software testing services and develop dynamic software packages. AMSOL has carved a niche for itself in the industry by earning the reputation among AMSOL customers and industry peers for delivering timely, quality IT services at competitive prices.

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19 April 2010
Cymbiotic Biopharma Required Scientist - analytics | Freshers can also apply.

This Position is Closed

Dear Members,

Just now we received a call from the HR, Cymbiotics Inc informing us that they have recieved tons of resume from you all and the initial screening will be done from that only. Henceforth this position stands Closed now.