Nursing Homes in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
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 Pruitthealth - Fort Oglethorpe Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1067 Battlefield Parkway, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742 Ratings: Phone: (706) 861-5154 |
Nhc Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe Medicare and Medicaid Location: 2403 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742 Ratings: Phone: (706) 866-7700 |
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IDM Pharma receives not approvable letter for Mifamurtide for treatment of osteosarcoma
IDM Pharma, Inc. ( NASDAQ:IDMI ) announced today that it received a not approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after completing the review of the new drug application (NDA) for the investigational drug mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE), formerly known as Junovan, for the treatment of non-metastatic osteosarcoma, a rare and often fatal bone tumor that typically affects children and young adults.
Children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for a stroke need ongoing blood transfusions to reduce their risk
"This important study shows the value of continuing periodic blood transfusions in preventing the serious and debilitating consequences of stroke," says NHLBI Acting Director Barbara Alving. "At the same time, there are risks of chronic transfusions and the decision to continue with this treatment must be made on a case-by-case basis."
BioMarin Pharmaceutical acquires Huxley Pharmaceuticals
Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. announced today that its affiliate, Aceras BioMedical LLC (Aceras), has sold Huxley Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Huxley), a portfolio company, to BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN). Huxley was established by Aceras in August 2008 with a focus on developing therapeutic products for rare diseases of the nervous system.
New research disproves previous assumptions of how looks influence personality
To what extent is our personality an adaptation to our appearance or even our physique? A team of scien-tists at the University of Göttingen has investigated this question.
Syntagon to deliver presentation on controlling genotoxic impurities
Leading contract research organisation, Syntagon, is to deliver a presentation on controlling genotoxic impurities at one of the Pharma industry's highest profile events, CPhI Worldwide, being held this October in Madrid, Spain.
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