PharmaTutor
8 July 2010

PMT Job: Requirement of Product Manager in XL Laboratories

XL Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. is Pharmaceutical formulation manufacturing and exporting company exporting to more than 22 countries.

Post: Product Manager

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7 July 2010
FDA Clears Liquid-Cooled Fiber for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a liquid-cooled fiber (MoXy; American Medical Systems) to be used with the company's recently launched 180-watt laser system (GreenLight Xcelerated Performance) for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

7 July 2010
Oral Nicorandil Greatly Lowers Risk for Death in Hemodialysis Patients

In a study of hemodialysis patients without angiographic evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease, oral nicorandil lowered the risk for cardiac death by more than 85%. Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of death in patients on hemodialysis, and even hemodialysis patients without significant coronary lesions are at elevated risk for cardiac death.

6 July 2010
Leucine-rich, glioma-inactivated 1{LGI1} Identified as Autoantigen Associated With Limbic Encephalitis

Researchers have identified LGI1 (leucine-rich, glioma-inactivated 1) rather than voltage-gated potassium channels as the autoantigen associated with limbic encephalitis, a finding that may change diagnosis and classification of the disorder.

6 July 2010
Indian regulator GEAC approves 17 Bt crops for trials

Even as the moratorium announced by Environment Ministry of India against Bt brinjal in February 2010 continues, the biotech regulator has approved field trials of 17 new genetically modified (GM) crops in the country, bringing smiles to the BioAgri industry and frown on the faces of anti-GM activists.

6 July 2010
FICCI, DOP to organize National Convention on Biopharma in India

Considering the fact that India is a significant player in the global biopharmaceutical industry, the Federation of Chamber of Commerce of India (FICCI) and the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DOP), Government of India, are all set to organize a one-day “National Convention on Biopharma” on July 12, 2010, at Federation House, New Delhi.

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6 July 2010
Atorvastatin Beats Rosuvastatin in Protecting Kidneys in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients

July 2, 2010 (Munich, Germany) — Results of 2 related trials investigating the effects of statins on urinary protein excretion and kidney function found atorvastatin (ATV) protective and rosuvastatin (RSV) unprotective, and possibly harmful, in diabetic and nondiabetic patients.

6 July 2010
Study says normal adult blood can generate pluripotent stem cells

In findings likely to make it easier and faster for stem cell biologists to generate patient-specific embryonic-like stem cells, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have reprogrammed adult blood cells into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.

6 July 2010
NEWS: Intercell vaccine patch fails Phase II clinical trial

Intercell's investigational vaccine enhancement patch system for avian H5N1 influenza has failed a Phase II study. The company is working under a contract with Human and Health services (HHS) to develop a dose-sparing approach with potential for a single dose immunization combining a H5N1 vaccine with Intercell's LT adjuvant patch.

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6 July 2010
Roches new DNA sequencer opens innovation in genomic research

Roche Diagnostics has announced the Asia Pacific launch of the GS Junior System, the company’s new next-generation DNA sequencing platform for life science research. The GS Junior System, developed by 454 Life Sciences, a Roche company, provides an integrated sequencing and bioinformatics solution, all in a size that is no bigger than a typical desktop laser printer.