@FiercePharma: Primary-care sales reps may have a tough time seeing their docs, but cancer reps? Talk to the hand--PharmaTimes. Report | Follow @FiercePharma
> Johnson & Johnson's ($JNJ) prostate cancer drug Zytiga won fast-track review for a new use in patients who haven't been treated with chemotherapy yet. Report
> AstraZeneca's ($AZN) superbug-fighter Zinforo won approval from European regulators; it's marketed in the U.S. by Forest Laboratories under the brand name Teflaro. Report
> Johnson & Johnson's pain drug Nucynta won FDA approval for a new use in diabetic peripheral neuropathy, becoming the first opioid for that indication. Release
> Denmark's Lundbeck said its blood cancer drug Treanda won approval for marketing in Canada. Report
> Strides Arcolab subsidiary Onco Therapies won FDA approval for its version of GlaxoSmithKline's ($GSK) cancer treatment Hycamtin. Report
> Russia's top drugmaker, Pharmstandard, saw earnings drop by 27% to about $96 million for the first half of the year, as revenues dropped 13.3%. Report
> Troubled Russian pharmacy chain 36.6 reported bigger losses on discounts, as its drug subsidiary Veropharm suffered from higher taxes on flat sales. Report
> New cancer treatments accounted for 115 of Australia's 795 new drug approvals over the past decade. Report
@FierceMedDev: Evidence is building that MRI scans can be safe for people with pacemakers or implanted defibrillators--via Reuters. Article | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: TAVI works well for some patients, a new study concludes--a boost for tech made by Edwards, Medtronic and others. Report | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: OmniGuide pulled in $35M from OrbiMed to market its laser surgery devices. More | Follow @DamianFierce
> Japan may be key to further propelling Resolute stent sales. Article
> St. Jude says its hypertension tech beats Medtronic, Covidien. Story
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Tech startup waltzes with wireless giant in Africa to expand mobile anti-drug counterfeiting system. Article | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: ArQule tanks after tox fears force a delay in Asian lung cancer study. News | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Achillion M&A talk again post BMS setback with Hep C nuc, but I'm thinking after BMS' M&A debacle pharma won't be so trigger-happy with deals. More | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Hot M&A trend in biopharma spurs surge in insider trading cases. Story
> Strike three: Bad data bury Eli Lilly's late-stage schizophrenia drug. Article
> Boom times for the regulatory affairs profession. Item
> Big Pharma betting billions in high-stakes hunt for the next Lipitor. Report
Biomarkers News
> Genentech and academics spot colon cancer gene markers. More
> For glioma, it's all in the letters. Story
Drug Delivery News
> Proteonomix licenses out cells that deliver anti-cancer factors. More
> Silence is golden: U.K. RNAi player signs delivery pact with MiReven. Article
> Cisplatin liposomes cut side effects. Item
And Finally... Infants given antibiotics were more likely to be overweight as youngsters, a study found. Report