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		<title>Switching from protease inhibitors to Nevirapine brings superior results for some HIV-infected children</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nevirapine is widely used to help prevent mother-to-child transmission of the HIV virus. In cases where the infants are nonetheless infected with HIV virus at birth, the standard treatment is to use protease inhibitors (PI) to reduce the amount of virus in their bloodstream. A new study involving 195 infants in South Africa found that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hemispherx Biopharma to present clinical data on XMRV retrovirus at International Workshop</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX:HEB) will present new clinical data on the possible inter-relationships of XMRV positivity/chronic fatigue syndrome/Ampligen® responsiveness at the 1st International Workshop on XMRV being held at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, on September 7 and 8, 2010. CFS is a severe disorder consisting of profound fatigue and a variety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAP Pharmaceuticals completes 12 months of treatment in LEVADEX open-label safety trial</title>
		<link>http://biomedme.com/pharmaceuticals/map-pharmaceuticals-completes-12-months-of-treatment-in-levadex-open-label-safety-trial_11530.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPP) today announced that all non-asthmatic patients and a subset of asthmatic patients have completed 12 months of treatment in the open-label safety trial of LEVADEX™. In addition, the Company has completed patient treatment in a thorough QT trial, the last trial necessary to support a New Drug Application (NDA) for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progenics commences Phase 3 trial of oral methylnaltrexone for opioid-induced constipation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the initiation of an international 700-patient, phase 3 trial of oral methylnaltrexone in patients with chronic, non-cancer pain who are experiencing constipation as a result of their opioid-pain management regimens. The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral methylnaltrexone to treat opioid-induced constipation (OIC) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BMJ investigation raises concern on rosiglitazone diabetes drug safety</title>
		<link>http://biomedme.com/health-care/bmj-investigation-raises-concern-on-rosiglitazone-diabetes-drug-safety_11487.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A BMJ investigation into the top-selling diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) raises concerns about its safety and the whole system by which drugs are evaluated, regulated, and promoted around the world. BMJ Editor in Chief, Dr Fiona Godlee, believes that the drug should not have been licensed and should now be withdrawn. She also calls for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fluctuation in PCV-7 vaccine dosing time increases pneumococcal serotype 19A strains</title>
		<link>http://biomedme.com/health-care/fluctuation-in-pcv-7-vaccine-dosing-time-increases-pneumococcal-serotype-19a-strains_11480.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Infants who received heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV-7) at 2, 4, and 11 months were more likely than unvaccinated controls to have nasopharyngeal (in the nasal passages and upper part of the throat behind the nose) acquisition of pneumococcal serotype 19A, a leading cause of respiratory pneumococcal disease, according to a study in the September [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forest Laboratories&#8217; ceftaroline fosamil receives FDA Advisory Committee approval for CABP and cSSSI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forest Laboratories, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration&#8217;s (FDA) Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee voted 21 &#8211; 0 in favor of approval of ceftaroline fosamil for the treatment of community acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) and voted 18 &#8211; 0 in favor of approval for complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI). Ceftaroline is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vertex hepatitis C drug helps the hard-to-treat</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage clinical trial showed its hepatitis C drug candidate telaprevir proved effective for patients who hadn&#8217;t been helped by other treatments. Vertex said 65 percent of patients who were treated with a drug cocktail including telaprevir were cured, meaning the hepatitis C virus could not be detected in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key To Slowing Rise Of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Is Pharmaceutical Conservation</title>
		<link>http://biomedme.com/health-care/key-to-slowing-rise-of-antibiotic-resistant-infections-is-pharmaceutical-conservation_11445.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States must focus on conserving the use of antibacterial drugs, or face a public health crisis from rapidly rising rates of antibiotic-resistant infections, according to an analysis just released. Evidence indicates that our nation&#8217;s supply of antibiotics is being depleted by resistance, which occurs when infection-causing microbes mutate or change so that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEVITRA 10mg Orodispersible Tablet For The Treatment Of Erectile Dysfunction Approved In Europe</title>
		<link>http://biomedme.com/featured/levitra-10mg-orodispersible-tablet-for-the-treatment-of-erectile-dysfunction-approved-in-europe_11398.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has approved a new formulation of Levitra® (vardenafil HCI). Levitra 10mg orodispersible tablet will be the first erectile dysfunction (ED) medication available in this novel and convenient formulation. In contrast to other drugs of the same class, Levitra 10mg orodispersible tablet allows men a discreet and convenient intake without water, dissolving on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Novartis And Collaborators Discover Novel Antimalarial Drug Candidate</title>
		<link>http://biomedme.com/health-care/novartis-and-collaborators-discover-novel-antimalarial-drug-candidate_11379.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Novartis announced that scientists at the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD), in collaboration with researchers from the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF), the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a novel compound that shows promise as a next generation treatment for drug resistant malaria. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Single-Dose Of Experimental Malaria Drug Clears Parasites In Mice, Represents Potential New Class Of Drugs To Treat Malaria In Humans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An experimental malaria drug was shown to effectively treat the disease in mice with only a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, Reuters reports (Kelland, 9/2). The new drug, known as NITD609, &#8220;represents an entirely new class of medicines to treat malaria &#8230; Human trials, backed by Swiss pharmaceutical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microplasmin MIVI-TRUST Phase III program&#8217;s positive pooled results presented at EURETINA</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Data Presented at EURETINA Highlight the Attractive Characteristics of this Novel Potential Treatment Option for Retinal Disorders ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for eye disease, cardiovascular disease and cancer, announces that the pooled results from the successful microplasmin MIVI-TRUST Phase III program were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diabetes drug available on NHS months after experts call for withdrawal</title>
		<link>http://biomedme.com/featured/diabetes-drug-available-on-nhs-months-after-experts-call-for-withdrawal_11277.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A diabetes drug prescribed to hundreds of thousands of patients is still available on the NHS months after a committee of experts recommended its &#8220;prompt&#8221; withdrawal due to potential health risks. The regulatory confusion surrounding Avandia, also known as rosiglitazone, is revealed in two investigations released today that highlight concerns about the medicine given to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Seeks European Marketing Authorization For Investigational Once-Daily HIV Treatment TMC278</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tibotec Pharmaceuticals announced its submission of a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for TMC278 (rilpivirine, as hydrochloride), an investigational non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) for the treatment of HIV. The proposed indication would make TMC278 available for once-daily use with other antiretroviral agents in treatment-naïve HIV-1-infected adults. It is estimated [...]]]></description>
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