Read more pharmaceutical stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11728/pharmaceutical.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:17:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69998/blue-dog-gets-real-estate-windfall-from-drug-company.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArkansas Rep. Mike Ross, a Blue Dog Democrat who’s taken a leading role in the health care debate, sold a piece of commercial real estate to a pharmaceutical company for an eye-popping sum in 2007, Pro Publica reports. USA Drug paid $420,000 for the property in Prescott, Ark.—substantially...http://www.newser.com/story/69998/blue-dog-gets-real-estate-windfall-from-drug-company.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 10:55:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66211/hiv-genome-decoded-raising-hopes-for-treatment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe entire structure of the virus that causes AIDS has been decoded for the first time, a breakthrough that may eventually lead to effective treatments for the disease and others like it, Reuters reports. University of North Carolina researchers, using a new method they liken to zooming out on a...http://www.newser.com/story/66211/hiv-genome-decoded-raising-hopes-for-treatment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 4:15:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55097/longer-lasting-botox-rival-nears-us-approval.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter a 7-year run as the only show in town, Botox could soon face some competition. Awaiting FDA approval, Reloxin—the US version of a French product called Dysport—is being marketed as a quicker and longer-lasting treatment for botulinum toxin fans. But doctors themselves are confused about what differences,...http://www.newser.com/story/55097/longer-lasting-botox-rival-nears-us-approval.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Apr 2009 8:25:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51063/dna-tests-can-improve-health-and-ruin-privacy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGenetic testing is quickly becoming cheaper and widely available, prompting questions of whether the privacy of this most personal data can be ensured, writes Peter Dizikes for Salon. Companies such as 23andMe and Navigenics can study your genes for $399 or so to determine if you're at risk for a...http://www.newser.com/story/51063/dna-tests-can-improve-health-and-ruin-privacy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Feb 2009 18:22:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50169/fda-approves-drug-made-from-gene-tweaked-goats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn FDA decision to approve a drug made from genetically engineered goats is being called a milestone decision likely to lead to many more "pharm animals," the Boston Globe reports. Biotech firm GTC says the milk from a single genetically modified goat can produce as much of the human anti-bloodclotting...http://www.newser.com/story/50169/fda-approves-drug-made-from-gene-tweaked-goats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Feb 2009 7:07:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38234/lung-drugs-linked-to-heart-risks-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo medications widely prescribed to emphysema and chronic bronchitis sufferers significantly increase the risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease, USA Today reports. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed a 53% increased risk of heart attacks and an 80% increased risk of cardiovascular death...http://www.newser.com/story/38234/lung-drugs-linked-to-heart-risks-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Sep 2008 16:04:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29748/how-congress-can-help-ted-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTed Kennedy has, at best, about two years to live. A drug exists that might extend his life, but Kennedy, and legions of other cancer sufferers, won’t get it because it hasn’t been through Phase III FDA trials. But congress could yet come to the rescue; a bill recently introduced...http://www.newser.com/story/29748/how-congress-can-help-ted-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28150/quit-smoking-drug-linked-to-heart-trouble-dizziness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPfizer smoking-cessation drug Chantix has been linked to nearly a thousand serious incidents in the last quarter of 2007, the Wall Street Journal reports. A report from a drug safety group found that some users of the drug—already linked to depression and suicide—suffered heart trouble, diabetes, or accidents...http://www.newser.com/story/28150/quit-smoking-drug-linked-to-heart-trouble-dizziness.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 May 2008 7:39:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23714/for-infections-try-gator-cillin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists are trying to harness the power of alligator blood to fight disease, bacterial infections, and even HIV, Cox News reports. Proteins in the reptiles' blood have antibiotic properties thanks to the animals' long evolution and frequent exposure to bacteria; their exceptionally effective immune systems can fight off invaders without...http://www.newser.com/story/23714/for-infections-try-gator-cillin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Apr 2008 15:28:08 CDT