WASHINGTON (AP) — A division of Johnson & Johnson has asked federal regulators to grant full approval to an HIV drug designed to treat patients who have stopped responding to other treatments.
The Food and Drug Administration gave Intelence preliminary approval in January under its accelerated approval program, which allowed J&J to market the drug. In order to gain full approval, FDA required the company to submit follow-up data on the drug’s Read the rest of this entry »

Brett Lee is putting a positive spin on a fourth ankle operation that threatens his participation in the Ashes.
The Australian paceman suffered another foot injury during the second Test against South Africa in Melbourne and will miss the upcoming three-Test series against the same opposition.
But the 32-year-old insists the surgery will give him the chance to recharge his batteries away from the glare of Test match cricket, and allow him to fully Read the rest of this entry »

is a lot of things: runway model, professional golfer, writer, and now, golf historian. During a recent appearance on an Adelaide radio station, the 27-year-old Aussie
on how the LPGA has evolved over the last quarter-century.
“The tour has got so much better with so many young stars and great players,” Rawson told the radio station in an interview arranged by her father Jim.
“But the mentality unfortunately amongst the media and the industry Read the rest of this entry »

Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX)
reported today its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year
ended December 31, 2008. Net loss for the fourth quarter and full year of
2008 was $15.9 million and $93.6 million, respectively, compared with $33.1
million and $160.0 million for the same periods of 2007. Net loss per
share was $0.26 and $1.53 for the fourth quarter and full year of 2008,
respectively, compared with a net loss per share of Read the rest of this entry »

With his promotional ties to Don King Productions severed and his shoulder injury now fully healed, former WBO world champion Sergei “White Wolf” Liakhovich says he is ready to return to heavyweight boxing glory in 2009.
“I want to make a statement in the heavyweight division this year and have some great fights,” asserts the Belarusian boxer. “I’m a free man and I’m 100% healthy. I did my shoulder rehab with Read the rest of this entry »

— A missile hit their uncle’s house, which was made of concrete and so, the Basal family had thought in taking refuge there, safer than their more flimsy one. Fida Basal, 20, was not there when it struck. But her sister, Hanin, 18, was.
On Sunday, the day after
began its ground invasion of Gaza, Fida found Hanin at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. One of Hanin’s legs, her sister was told, had been amputated.
“I want her leg Read the rest of this entry »

President Barack Obama is ordering a “complete review” of the Food and Drug Administration after it failed to detect shipments of salmonella-contaminated peanut products that have sickened more than 500 people and may be linked to as many as eight deaths, he told TODAY co-host Matt Lauer.
In an interview that aired Monday, Obama said the agency’s failure to recognize and intercept the products was only the latest of numerous “instances over Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — A division of Johnson & Johnson has asked federal regulators to grant full approval to an HIV drug designed to treat patients who have stopped responding to other treatments.
The Food and Drug Administration gave Intelence preliminary approval in January under its accelerated approval program, which allowed J&J to market the drug. In order to gain full approval, FDA required the company to submit follow-up data on the drug’s Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration granted wider approval to Prezista, a
HIV drug, by allowing the medication to be given to newly diagnosed patients, the company said Wednesday.
Prezista, a protease inhibitor aimed at blocking HIV replication, is designed to be used in combination with
‘ Norvir.
Prezista was first approved in 2006 for use in patients who were resistant to other drugs. At the time, Prezista was also granted tentative Read the rest of this entry »

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