Dermatology News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST Novexel, a speciality pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel antibiotics designed to overcome the significant global problem of microbial resistance, announces that its most advanced oral antibacterial NXL103 (flopristin/linopristin), has started a Phase II clinical trial in adults with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). Theravance And Astellas Announce The Commercial Launch Of VIBATIVTM (telavancin) In The United States Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:00 PST Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) and Astellas Pharma US, Inc. announced today the commercial launch of VIBATIV™ (telavancin) in the United States. On September 11, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved VIBATIV for the treatment of adult patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, both methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) strains. Wound Management Technologies Announces Cytokine Study Presentation At The Tri-Society Annual Conference 2009 In Lisbon, Portugal Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST Wound Care Innovations, LLC, a subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies, Inc. Smokers With Common Autoimmune Disorder At Higher Risk For Skin Damage Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST As if there weren't enough reasons to stop smoking, a team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have just found another. A study led by Dr. Christian A Pineau, Co-Director of the Lupus and Vasculitis clinic at the MUHC, has clearly linked skin damage and rashes to smoking in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The study was published in a recent issue of the Journal of Rheumatology. Treating Breast Cancer With Adapted Space-Industry Technology Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST Researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating on a study to determine if an imaging technique used by NASA to inspect the space shuttle can be used to predict tissue damage often experienced by breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. The study is examining the utility of three-dimensional thermal tomography in radiation oncology. |