European Patent Ruling.
ALAMEDA, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire Interactive Release/ -- Arriva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today announced that Arriva's European patent on the use of alpha 1-antitrypsin and other protease inhibitors (European Patent No. 0 512 090) was upheld by the European Patent Office in...

Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry, Second Edition.
Cameron AC and Widmer RP Mosby St. Louis, Missouri, 2003 432 pages, illustrated, softcover ISBN: 0723431866 Price $59.95 This eleven chapter, second edition of Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry, edited by two of Australia's eminent clinicians and academics, is designed for dental students. It encompasses the oral health...

Biopure Receives Comment Letter From U.K. Regulatory Body on Marketing Application for Hemopure(R).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biopure Corporation announced today that, as expected, it has received a provisional opinion letter from the United Kingdom Commission on Human Medicines containing comments and questions based on its review of the company's marketing authorization application (MAA) for Hemopure(R) [hemoglobin glutamer - 250...

CRYO-CELL Strives for 100 Percent Participation In Cord Blood Stem Cell Preservation Programs.
CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- As stem cell therapy continues to emerge as a possible treatment for a number of diseases, CRYO-CELL International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCEL) is moving rapidly to heighten awareness among expectant parents and the medical community of the potential medical benefits of the...

The potential impact on women from environmental exposures: observations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has established the National Exposure Registry (NER) for the purpose of assessing the potential long-term health impact on the general population of exposures to environmental hazards such as those at Superfund sites. Using published policies and procedures, ATSDR has established four...

A drug for many cures.
Byline: Rupali Mukherjee NEW DELHI: Major Biotech companies are in talks with Bangalore-based Biocon for developing a drug to treat blood cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and other such disorders. Biocon has entered into a global alliance with CIMAB of Cuba for the h-T1, a humanised 'anti-CD6...

Trial Data Showed Promacta(TM) (Eltrombopag) Decreased Bleeding Episodes and Improved Platelet Counts in Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
Results From Short-Term Phase II Study Demonstrated Potential for Promacta to Become First Oral Platelet Growth Factor ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced additional results from an international Phase II short-term, six- week study of its investigational non-peptide oral platelet growth factor, Promacta(TM)...

Postpartum multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection confirmed by coronary CT angiography.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare but potentially life-threatening event associated with the peripartum period. We present a case of postpartum multivessel spontaneous coronary artery dissection diagnosed by conventional angiography and monitored with computed tomographic coronary angiography. The patient was initially managed medically and later received a coronary...

Hemotympanum.
[FIGURE OMITTED] The term hemotympanum refers both to blood within the middle ear cavity and to an ecchymosis of the tympanic membrane itself. It is often seen after a surgical procedure (figure). Another common cause is temporal bone fracture, especially the longitudinal type. Hemotympanum can also be...

Recent Clinical Studies Further Validates American Biogenetic Sciences' TpP(TM) Test.
COPIAGUE, N.Y., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- American Biogenetic Sciences, Inc. (ABS) (Nasdaq: MABA) announced today that three recent studies presented at international medical conferences provide promising data for additional clinical applications of its Thrombus Precursor Protein (TpP(TM)) test. These studies are building the foundation for a successful...