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Pollen Can Trigger ‘Thunderstorm Asthma’, Even if You Typically Don’t Have Asthma

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Climate change has caused melting icebergs, flooding, and landslides. It can also bring about an increase in pollen levels, prolong the duration of pollen season, and cause more pollen-related health problems. Pollen grains landing on the moist membranes of the nose or eyes cause “hay fever” (allergic rhinitis) in one in five people. This often […].

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A parents' lawsuit accuses Amazon of selling suicide kits to teenagers

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Amazon sold the food preservative sodium nitrite, which lawyers say has no household use at high purity levels, to people who later killed themselves using the substance, the suit claims. (Image credit: Patrick T.

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Commerce ministry begins anti-dumping probe against antibiotic metronidazole imported from China

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The Union ministry of commerce and industry has initiated an anti-dumping investigation against antibiotic metronidazole imported from China following a complaint filed by Aarti Drugs Limited. Metronidazole is used in treatment of bacterial infections and parasitic infections. It is used in cases of amoebiasis (amoebic dysentery), trichomoniasis (STD), giardiasis (beaver fever), gingivitis (gum inflammation), acute […].

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In gold-standard trial, colonoscopy fails to reduce rate of cancer deaths

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For decades, gastroenterologists put colonoscopies on a pedestal. If everyone would get the screening just once a decade, clinicians believed it could practically make colorectal cancer “extinct,” said Michael Bretthauer, a gastroenterologist and researcher in Norway. But new results from a clinical trial that he led throw confidence in colonoscopy’s dominance into doubt.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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President Biden Gives the Green Light for Significant Marijuana Reform

FDA Law Blog

By Kalie E. Richardson — On October 6, President Joe Biden issued a brief but sweeping three-step statement towards reforming Federal marijuana law. The president’s first step was a pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession and a direction to the Attorney General to develop an administrative process to issue certificates of pardon to eligible individuals.

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Merck’s Sotatercept Shows Stellar Performance in Phase III

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???????Top-line data from the Phase III STELLAR trial revealed that Merck’s activin receptor candidate sotatercept reached its primary endpoint in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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Entry-Level Chemistry Jobs for Students and New Grads

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Beginning the job search is the first step toward starting your career after graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry. To help, we've compiled seven of the most common chemistry jobs for new grads.

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How hospitals in southwest Florida are coping with the surge in patients after Hurricane Ian

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A hospital on the southwest coast of Florida has seen a surge of patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Reporter Stephanie Colombini traveled there to see how the health care system is coping.

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Janssen Touts Positive Mid-Late Stage Data From Two Ulcerative Colitis Trials

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Janssen Pharmaceutical announced data on Monday from two Ulcerative colitis (UC) trials: the UNIFI trial studying Stelara and the VEGA trial studying guselkumab and golimumab.

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How an on-call addiction specialist at a hospital saved a life

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Most hospitals don't have addiction specialists on call. But Salem Hospital in Massachusetts does. We hear about one patient who got addiction help after coming in for a different problem.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

White paper that delves into the complex topic of Decentralized Clinical Trials and how to master them within the confines of FDA Regulations

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FDA Makes Argument to Withdraw Covis' Makena from the Market

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The FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research issued its briefing documents arguing for the market withdrawal of Covis Pharma's Makena and will discuss the drug on Oct. 17-19.

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PureTech confirms negotiations for a possible Nektar merger

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Rumours that Nektar Therapeutics may be talking about a merger with healthcare holding company PureTech have been confirmed by the two companies. UK-based PureTech – which develops its own therapies and also has interests in a wide range of companies including digital health players Akili and Sonde as well as drug developers Vedanta, Gelesis and Follica – said it has “exchanged indicative, non-binding proposals” with Nektar that have no guarantee of leading to a deal.

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Clinical Catch-Up: Actinogen, Applied Therapeutics, BrainStorm, Immatics, and More

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Actinogen, Applied Therapeutics, BrainStorm, Immatics and Tenax provide updates on their proposed Alzheimer’s, galactosemia, solid tumor, ALS, and PH-HFpEF treatments.

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New tentative approval for Teva Pharms drug eltrombopag

Drug Patent Watch

[![eltrombopag structure]([link] Eltrombopag is the generic ingredient in two branded drugs marketed by Novartis and is included in two NDAs. There are eight patents protecting this compound. There are four…. The post New tentative approval for Teva Pharms drug eltrombopag appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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Biogen Looks at Former J&J Exec as Potential CEO Candidate (Updated)

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Biogen may have found its CEO in Mathai Mammen - former head of research and development in pharmaceuticals at Johnson & Johnson.

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Drug Patent Expirations for the Week of October 9, 2022

Drug Patent Watch

SUBOXONE (buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride) Indivior inc Patent: 10,285,910 Expiration: Oct 11, 2022 See More … For more information on how DrugPatentWatch can help with your pharmaceutical business intelligence needs,…. The post Drug Patent Expirations for the Week of October 9, 2022 appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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WuXi Biologics Co., Ltd. Removed from Unverified List WuXi Biologics, a leading global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization, announced that its subsidiary WuXi Biologics Co., Ltd. located in Wuxi city was removed from the Unverified List by the U.S. Department of Commerce, effective October 7, 2022. The China NMPA Approves Selpercatinib for the Treatment of Patients with RET-driven Lung and Thyroid Cancers Innovent Biologics, Inc. is pleased to see that the NMPA of China has approved the NDA for selpercatinib for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with a rearranged during transfection gene fusion, adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with advanced or metastatic medullary thyroid cancer with a RET mutation who require systemic therapy. The China NMPA Approved CYRAMZA® (ramucirumab) for the Treatment in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Innovent Biologics, Inc. is pleased to see that the National Medical

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BioMarin Pharmaceuticals announced Friday it was shedding around 4% of its global workforce, or around 120 jobs, in an effort to improve its operational efficiency.

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New tentative approval for Amneal Pharms drug saxagliptin

Drug Patent Watch

[![saxagliptin structure]([link] Saxagliptin is the generic ingredient in one branded drug marketed by Astrazeneca Ab and is included in one NDA. There are two patents protecting this compound. There are…. The post New tentative approval for Amneal Pharms drug saxagliptin appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

This new white paper defines and details the impact of Decentralized Clinical Trials on the Pharmaceutical industry and how the impact can be measured along with steps companies can take to ensure adoption.

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Ascletis Announces Dosing of 24 Healthy Subjects of the First 3 Cohorts in Multiple-Dose Escalation Phase I Clinical Trial of Oral RdRp Inhibitor ASC10 for COVID-19 Ascletis Pharma Inc. announces dosing of 24 healthy subjects of the first 3 cohorts in multiple-dose escalation Phase I clinical trial of oral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitor ASC10 for COVID-19 at the National Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University.

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BioMarin Pharmaceuticals announced Friday it was shedding around 4% of its global workforce, or around 120 jobs, in an effort to improve its operational efficiency.

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How Can Pharma Solve the Affordability Puzzle?

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Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Morocco?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the pharmaceutical companies with the most patents in Morocco. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is…. The post Which pharmaceutical companies have the most drug patents in Morocco? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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