QRxPharma in hunt for drugs in reptiles' venom
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Gary Pace, an Aussie by birth, sounds a bit like the Crocodile Hunter, and his company's Waltham conference room feels a bit like the Outback, when he explains that his native land is home to 17 of the 20 most dangerous snakes in the world. ''The inland taipan is the most deadly,&quot; Pace says cheerfully. One nip from a taipan ...
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- For once, snake venom may be helping save lives rather than putting them in danger. Scientists say a protein in venom gives valuable insight as to why a group of new heart medications called integrin antagonists cause more harm than good in some patients.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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Researchers look to the shark's primitive immune system for better diagnostics and drugs.
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The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday approved a new potent painkiller developed by Elan (ELN:NYSE - news - research)&quot; that is based on a toxin produced by a small marine snail.
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Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s MRK.N withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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Advanced X-ray technology has helped scientists spot a new target that drug designers might use to attack the dreaded bird flu virus.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - An exotic animal with a long snout, bear-like claws and a tail like a raccoon scared the heck out of some narcotics investigators searching a home for drugs.
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New developments are brewing at the pharmaceutical.
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The Medicines Company reacquires its own drug.
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Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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A new investigation offers a model for attacking what has become a flood of fake drugs, which threaten to undermine the global fight against malaria.
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Scientists in the United States and Great Britain are calling for a fresh look at Celebrex and other medications similar to Vioxx, the heavily advertised arthritis drug pulled from the market last week after a study suggested it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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There's encouraging news about an enzyme replacement drug.
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Scientists have discovered a potentially marketable contraceptive in the venom of Chile's black widow spider, whose bite is fatal to many but can also cause prolonged, painful and involuntary erections in men.
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An interview with development-stage drugmaker Pharmacopeia.
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Cancer drug shows exceptional promise as it moves toward FDA review.