Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army - The Associated Press
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:51 GMT+00:00
lord killed in clash with army The Associated Press mexico city one of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel died in a gunfight with soldiers Thursday, ending the long run of a ... Military 'kills' Mexican drug lord Ignacio Coronel BBC News Mexican drug lord Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel killed by army The Guardian drug lord killed in raid, officials say cnn afp  - Channel News Asia  - Montreal Gazette

Judge upholds patent invalidation of Lilly drug - BusinessWeek
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:26:14 GMT+00:00
BusinessWeek The patent, which was set to expire in 2013, protects the drug's Food and Drug Administration-approved use as a cancer treatment. ... Sun wins patent case against Eli Lily over cancer drug Economic Times Eli Lilly Loses Appeal in Gemzar Patent Case Wall Street Journal Eli Lilly, Schlumberger, Amazon, HP, Levi Strauss: Intellectual Property Bloomberg FiercePharma  - domain-B  - Reuters

Celgene 2Q Profit Up 8.8%; Again Boosts 2010 View - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:05:49 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal s (CELG) second-quarter earnings rose 8.8%, as sales growth continued for its flagship blood cancer drug Revlimid. The Summit, NJ, drug maker's results ... Celgene earnings top expectations, shares rise Reuters Celgene's 2nd-quarter net income rises on cancer drug sales, company lifts ... CanadianBusiness.com Celgene 2Q Earnings Rise 8.8%; Boosts 2010 Forecast >CELG Wall Street Journal Motley Fool

US FDA warns of pneumonia risk with Cubist drug - Reuters
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:57:13 GMT+00:00
Reuters The Food and Drug Administration said patients treated with the intravenous antibiotic Cubicin may develop eosinophilic pneumonia, which causes a ... FDA warning linked to Cubist drug Bizjournals.com The FDA warns about pneumonia caused by antibiotic Cubicin Los Angeles Times Cubicin (daptomycin): Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Eosinophilic Pneumonia ECNmag.com MedPage Today  - Medscape  - UPI.com

Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug - msnbc.com
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:14:07 GMT+00:00
msnbc.com washington overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, ... Orexigen's Two- Drug Obesity Pill Cuts Hunger, Cravings, Weight in Obese Bloomberg Orexigen: Obesity Drug Improves Weight Loss In Largest Trial nasdaq orexigen Therapeutics Announces Publication of COR-I Phase 3 Study of ... PR Newswire (press release)

Dyax 2Q loss narrows on sale of drug rights - BusinessWeek
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:26:02 GMT+00:00
rights BusinessWeek Drug developer Dyax Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter loss narrowed on a boost in revenue from the sale of its commercialization rights to the ... Dyax posts narrower-than-expected Q2 loss Reuters Dyax numbers get boost from fees, drug sales Mass High Tech

FDA, patients are caught between promising new drugs and the reality of cancer - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:02:14 GMT+00:00
and the reality of cancer St. Louis Post-Dispatch Two things about the cancer-fighting drug Avastin stood out when it entered the market in 2004. The first was its promise. ... Senator Slams FDA Advisory Committee's Avastin Decision Wall Street Journal (blog) Vitter Likens 70 Year-Old Drug Safety Board To A 'Death Panel' Think Progress ObamaCare's Rationing Blueprint: Associated Press and Left Wing Bloggers ... Big Government (blog)

62 cops linked to drug cartels arrested in Mexico - CNN International
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:11:36 GMT+00:00
cartels arrested in Mexico CNN International ... Thursday suspected of ties to organized crime and drug trafficking, the state's attorney general said, according to the state-run Notimex news agency. ...

N.J. restores drug funds for low-income HIV/AIDs patients - newjerseynewsroom.com
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:50:16 GMT+00:00
funds for low-income HIV/AIDs patients newjerseynewsroom.com Nearly 1000 low-income New Jerseyans with HIV/AIDS will be enrolled in a new drug benefit program that will provide free AIDS medications, state Health ... NJ residents with AIDS remain eligible for program that pays for medication ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Officer Killed in Undercover Drug Sale - MyFox Phoenix
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:47:37 GMT+00:00
Sale MyFox Phoenix During a press conference Thursday, Chandler Police Chief Sherry Kiyler said that Officer Carlos Ledesma was killed during a staged drug deal. ... Cop, 2 suspects die during drug raid shootout msnbc.com Three Chandler Cops Shot, One Killed, During Undercover Drug Bust in Phoenix Phoenix New Times (blog) 3 Officers Shot, 1 Killed in Apparent Drug Bust Gone Bad MyFox Phoenix The Associated Press  - The Associated Press

Jackson's doctors won't be charged in drug probe - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:30:33 GMT+00:00
probe Los Angeles Times (blog) Jerry Brown had launched an investigation of the doctors to determine whether any of them improperly prescribed drugs to the singer before he died. ... Charges Will Not Be Filed Against Seven Of Michael Jackson's Doctors BeatCrave.com

Keep children and pets away from hot-flash drug, Evamist, FDA warns - Plain Dealer
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:47:19 GMT+00:00
, Evamist, FDA warns Plain Dealer If you're using Evamist, the hot-flash treatment you spray on your skin, the FDA is warning you not to let children and pets come in contact with the drug . ... The FDA warns menopausal women using Evamist to avoid contact with children ... Los Angeles Times FDA Drug Safety Communication: Ongoing safety review of Evamist (estradiol ... Bioscience Technology FDA Advisory: Avoid Unintentional Exposure of Children and Pets to Evamist PR Newswire (press release) MSN Health & Fitness  - VIN News Service  - Best Syndication

City man gets 10 years in drug, police chase case - The Herald-Mail
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:21:13 GMT+00:00
, police chase case The Herald-Mail hagerstown a hagerstown man charged with drug offenses and leading police on a car chase through the city last November was sentenced ...

Judge, drug dealer catch up - Cincinnati.com
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:47:45 GMT+00:00
dealer catch up Cincinnati.com Ingram, who is originally from Texas, said a buddy of his asked him in 1987 if he wanted to bring Ecstasy - a relatively new designer drug at the time to ...

Drug abuse and HIV - Los Angeles Times
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:50:19 GMT+00:00
abuse and HIV Los Angeles Times The US-led war on drugs has also contributed to the HIV epidemic around the world. By Evan Wood Last week, thousands of scientists, physicians and activists ... In Russia, Drug Use Fuels AIDS Epidemic The Epoch Times Vienna Declaration Urges Global Decriminalization of Drug Use Medscape HIV And Drug Abuse Visit Bulgaria Aidsmap  - Philadelphia Inquirer  - Pravda

AmerisourceBergen 3Q profit rises 37 percent - BusinessWeek
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:29:19 GMT+00:00
BusinessWeek AmerisourceBergen Corp. said Tuesday its net income surged 37 percent in the fiscal third quarter as the drug distributor sold greater amounts of generic ... Amerisource profit beats, investors unload shares Reuters AmerisourceBergen Net Rises 37% Wall Street Journal Amerisource raises outlook as profit tops views Reuters MarketWatch (press release)

Drug disposal events set of October - Louisville Courier-Journal
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:39:33 GMT+00:00
disposal events set of October Louisville Courier-Journal The drop-offs keep the drugs out of area waterways because people don't flush them down a drain or toilet. They also help keep drugs out of the hands of ...

Move to Restrict Pain Killers Puts Onus on Doctors - New York Times
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:28:15 GMT+00:00
New York Times Experts in pain treatment and drug abuse prevention say the growing use of long-acting pain killers like OxyContin, fentanyl and methadone has been a ... Washington state leads way in stemming painkiller deaths Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Drug test scandal back in San Benito chief's hands - KGBT-TV
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:27:21 GMT+00:00
test scandal back in San Benito chief's hands KGBT-TV The second-in-command has been on paid administrative leave for more than a month following his refusal to complete a random drug test in June. ...

FDA May Change The Way It Regulates Risky Drugs - Newsinferno.com
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:45:33 GMT+00:00
Newsinferno.com The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just concluded a two-day meeting to look into the implementation of its Risk Evaluation & Mitigation Strategy ... FDA considering changes to risky drug safeguards msnbc.com FDA Rejects Narcotic Painkiller Program (REMS), Says Too Weak to Stop Abuse DrugWatch.com