Actelion says trial drug significantly improves sleep
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Swiss biotech firm Actelion&#39;s  experimental sleep drug, the first of a new class of potential  medicines, significantly improved sleep for insomniacs in  mid-stage clinical trials, the company said on Sunday.
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WHAT THEY FOUND: Insomnia is more effectively treated with behavioral therapy than a popular sleeping pill, known as Ambien. WHO WAS INCLUDED: 63 people with chronic insomnia; some received Ambien alone, others
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A study shows promising results for Novartis's COX-2 inhibitor.
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An experimental drug called safinamide improves movement in patients with early Parkinson's disease, researchers report.
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Researchers have begun to unravel how a recently discovered brain protein impacts sleep and emotional responses. Injections of the protein, called NPS, kept rats awake when they would normally sleep.
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NEW YORK  - Viagra (sildenafil) taken at bedtime may worsen breathing problems in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea, results of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggest.
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This morning, Cephalon (Nasdaq: CEPH) reported positive clinical data with its drug modafinil (PROVIGIL) in treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). PROVIGIL is approved for treating excessive sleepiness ...
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Drug maker Sepracor Inc. has won federal approval for a prescription insomnia medication the company is counting on to challenge larger rivals in the fast-growing $2.1 billion-a-year sleep aid market.
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Panacos releases more clinical trial results for an exciting drug.
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NEW YORK  - In a new report, US researchers describe the improvement in brain function that occurred in a patient with Alzheimer's disease just minutes after receiving an injection in the spine of the arthritis drug Enbrel (also known as etanercept).
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Encysive Pharmaceuticals on Monday  said its experimental drug to treat an often-fatal lung  condition was effective in a late-stage trial and it appeared  to be safer than the only approved drug for the illness.
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Australian biotech group Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said on Monday a clinical trial showed its new weight-loss drug was effective and free of side effects, sending its shares soaring 28 percent.
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Sepracor Inc. said on Wednesday that  its recently approved Lunesta sleep drug appears to help fight  insomnia and depression in patients with both disorders.
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Merck KGaA's cancer drug cilengitide showed encouraging results in a Phase I study in the treatment of glioma, an aggressive form of brain tumor, the German drugs and chemicals group said on Monday.
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A new drug from Sanofi-Aventis reduced significantly episodes of atrial fibrillaton or irregular heart beat in two clinical studies released on Sunday.
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Swiss drug maker Actelion said on Monday it would not develop its bosentan medicine, sold as Tracleer, as a treatment for metastatic melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
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Sepracor Inc. won a long-awaited approval to sell its new prescription sleep aid, a drug that may help push the money-losing company to a profit.