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Human Genome has positive data on lupus drug (Alaska Journal of Commerce) Fri Nov 06 13:04:07 PST 2009 NEW YORK (AP) - Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline said Nov. 2 their experimental lupus treatment passed another key goal on its path to potentially becoming the first new drug for the disease in decades. Read full article »
SUCCESS STORY: Brittany Hite (Memphis Commercial Appeal) Sun Nov 08 18:32:19 PST 2009 About the time Brittany Hite decided to make a career move from office job to personal trainer, she was diagnosed with lupus. "I threw a fit. I felt I was being led to be a personal trainer. I had a long conversation with God and said, 'Why have you given me a disability?' " the 26 year old said.... Read full article »
Human Genome reports positive data on lupus drug (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin) Thu Nov 05 17:04:33 PST 2009 Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline said Monday their experimental lupus treatment passed another key goal on its path to potentially becoming the first new drug for the disease in decades. Read full article »
Sports briefs (Sonoma Index-Tribune) Sat Nov 07 11:16:02 PST 2009 The sixth annual baseball "Camp for a Cure" for players ages 8 to 15, will take place at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma on Saturday, Nov. 7, with all the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society and the Lupus Foundation of America. Read full article »
Report provides critical strategic insight for companies with a stake in the market for rheumatology therapies (News-Medical-Net) Fri Nov 06 22:35:37 PST 2009 MedPredict Market Research, a global provider of pharmaceutical competitive intelligence and market research, has published a new report providing critical strategic insight for companies with a stake in the market for rheumatology therapies, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lupus. Read full article »
Lupus drug headed to FDA (Washington Post) Mon Nov 02 21:00:00 PST 2009 Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences announced Monday that its experimental lupus drug has completed its final round of testing at a higher dose and will be headed to the Food and Drug Administration for approval. Read full article »
This Week in Science (GenomeWeb News) Sun Nov 08 05:16:22 PST 2009 Today's Science has a special section covering breakthroughs of 2007. The two biggest breakthroughs were genetic variation and personal genomics , with reprogramming cells among the runners-up . Global warming got a special breakthrough mention , as 2007, the magazine writes, was the year when the... Read full article »
Genospectra, French CNRS to Co-Develop Delivery Reagents; Firm Exclusively Licenses Tech (GenomeWeb News) Sun Nov 08 05:16:12 PST 2009 NEW YORK, July 19 (GenomeWeb News) - Genospectra has licensed a technology to deliver reagents into cells from the French National Center for Scientific Research and will collaborate with CNRS to develop new delivery reagents, the company said today. Read full article »
Could we be on the verge of a new drug to treat lupus? (Scientific American) Tue Nov 03 06:03:15 PST 2009 Systemic lupus is the most common form of the autoimmune disease, lupus , which afflicts about five million people worldwide and causes a slew of symptoms including fever, pain and swelling. Now, sufferers of systemic lupus may be closer to a new drug to treat their symptoms, according to the... Read full article »
Human Genome reports positive data on lupus drug (Newsday) Tue Nov 03 11:13:04 PST 2009 Human Genome Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline report positive results in 2nd lupus drug study Read full article »