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> The anti-addiction drug Antabuse will be tested in HIV-infected patients as a potential weapon against the reservoirs of virus that remain even after treatment with AIDS drugs. Story
> The FDA issued a safety alert about the risks to newborns of exposure to nearly two dozen antipsychotics during pregnancy. Article
> NICE has recommended GlaxoSmithKline's kidney cancer drug Votrient on the same day it gave a final negative decision to Roche's Avastin in breast cancer. Report
> Eisai said the Japan Intellectual Property High Court ruled in favor of extending its patent for the Alzheimer's drug Aricept until June 2013. News
> Detroit's Caraco Pharmaceutical has agreed to merge with India-based majority owner Sun Pharmaceutical Industries. Item
> The federal government is questioning whether our neighbors to the north will be looking out for the U.S. taxpayers in a Canadian pharmaceutical company's insolvency case. News
Biotech News
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> Gilead's Calistoga buyout marks effort to make cancer a chronic condition. Article
> PPD steps in as Elan's go-to CRO for development work. Item
> Vertex dazzles analysts with landmark Ph3 CF results. News
Drug Delivery News
> FluGen lands $7.8M for microneedle vaccine delivery patch. News
> MIT tests new nanoparticle for vaccine delivery. Report
> MannKind job cuts hit CT site after FDA rejects inhaled insulin. Report
> Boston Scientific charts stent growth in India. Story
> Versartis grabs $21M Series B, aims to begin study of once-monthly hormone therapy. Article
Medical Device News
> Devicemakers explore pacemakers for psychiatric disease. Story
> FDA device approval: Too fast or too slow? Report
> Amendia expands as it raises cash. Article
> gets FDA OK for dialysis machine. News
> J&J recalls 400 arthritis treatment pens. Report
And Finally... A study shows that bisphosphonate drugs do reduce the risk of typical fractures caused by osteoporosis, but may also increase the risk of other, "atypical" fractures. Report