Octapharma’s Hemophilia A Drug Approved By European Commission
Another hemophilia option will soon be available to the masses in Europe. According to the website Pharmaceutical Processing, the European…
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Ryan White’s Mom Still Fighting
Yesterday, the mother of of Ryan White, Jeanne White-Ginder, went before congress to fight for funding for her son’s namesake…
Worst Restaurant Foods
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) released its Xtreme Eating Awards for 2014 this morning. CSPI has…
Premature Babies at Higher Risk of Blood Clots
Interesting information concerning blood clots according to a Swedish report today via HealthDay. It was reported that “the more premature babies are,…
Daughter of Penn State Football Coach has sickle cell anemia
Turns out there was more than just football that went into James Franklin’s decision to leave Vanderbilt and head to…
Octapharma gets FDA approval for new ITP Therapy
According to MarketWatch, the FDA has recently approved a new therapy for ITP patients made by Octapharma. Octagam10% [Immune Globulin Intravenous…
Pfizer Gets Phase III Results, Acquires InnoPharma
Last week Pfizer announced that their hemophilia B factor medication, BeneFix, reduced the annual bleeding rate during once weekly prophylaxis…
No More Hemophilia Inhibitors?
For those who suffer from the chronic bleeding disorder hemophilia and antibodies caused by it’s medication (clotting factor), new research…
NovoSeven Approved for Rare Bleeding Disorder
A release via Zacks.com announced that Novo Nordisk received the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for treatment of…
Pharma/BioTech Update: Bayer and Dimension Team Up For New Gene Therapy
Big news coming out of the pharma industry today. Earlier today, Dimension Therapeutics announced a $252 million licensing deal with…