MRI Availability Appears to Increase Low Back Surgery (CME/CE)

Patients with low back pain are more likely to have surgery if they live in an area with more magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, researchers say.

FDA Issues New Drug Disposal Guide

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA recommended patients dispose of unused or expired medications today in a detailed list of disposal tips.

Researchers Urge Quicker Approval for Biosimilars

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress should limit the proposed period of market exclusivity for brand-name biologics to five years, rather than the 12 years in pending legislation, a prominent patent attorney and group of Harvard researchers said.

FDA Panel Endorses MS Drug that Improves Walking

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory panel has voted to recommend approval of an investigational drug to increase walking speed in patients with multiple sclerosis, despite an increased risk of seizures.

FDA Issues New Drug Disposal Guide

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA recommended patients dispose of unused or expired medications today in a detailed list of disposal tips.

Researchers Urge Quicker Approval for Biosimilars

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Congress should limit the proposed period of market exclusivity for brand-name biologics to five years, rather than the 12 years in pending legislation, a prominent patent attorney and group of Harvard researchers said.

China’s SFDA approves Celsion’s global Phase III ThermoDox HEAT trial for treating liver cancer

Celsion Corporation announced today that it has received official approval from China’s State Food and Drug Administration (“SFDA”) for its Clinical Trial Application for ThermoDox that permits Celsion to include Chinese clinical trial sites in its Phase III ThermoDox HEAT trial for the treatment of primary liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Soligenix commences enrollment in its Phase 3 Orbec clinical trial for acute GI GVHD

Soligenix, Inc., formerly known as DOR BioPharma, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company, announced today that it has initiated enrollment in its confirmatory Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial evaluating orBec(®) for the treatment of acute gastrointestinal Graft-versus-Host disease (GI GVHD).

Inspire to present its denufosol tetrasodium cystic fibrosis program data at the 23rd NACFC

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today Inspire scientists and collaborators will present data from the denufosol tetrasodium cystic fibrosis (CF) program in a poster presentation at the 23rd Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) October 15 - 17, 2009 in Minneapolis, MN.

Positive results from Protalix BioTherapeutics Phase III UPLYSO clinical trial

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc., announced today positive top-line results from the Company’s pivotal Phase III clinical trial of UPLYSO (taliglucerase alfa, previously referred to as prGCD) in treatment naive patients diagnosed with Gaucher disease.