Who has the bigger ego: Favre or New York? Aug 9, 2008
By gad, it just shows you: Never trust one of these retiring guys while his bruises are still fresh and the teardrops are falling ... By gad, I always thought Steve Hummer was the worst ... Write about Bulldogs, by gad. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Missing Link Found Between Circadian Clock And Metabolism Jul 26, 2008
" While it remains a matter of speculation, the findings suggest that drugs that inhibit or activate SIRT1 might have an effect on the clock," added Gad Asher of University of Geneva in Switzerland, noting that such treatments might be a help to people suffering from circadian sleep disturbances ... Authors of article 2: The researchers include Gad Asher, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; David Gatfield, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Markus Stratmann, University of Geneva,... (Science Daily)
Mini movie reviews Jul 25, 2008
" Director Pierre Salvadori doesn't try to contextualize Ir ne or make excuses for her. The movie is an altogether more French affair than that. And it's unencumbered by American squeamishness about less-than-innocent women. Tautou and Elmaleh make a wonderfully odd couple, a pair of scrappy kids trying to eke out an existence in an impossibly luxurious setting. The unadulterated joy Ir ne takes in throwing open the closet door to show Jean how this gold digging is done is positively infectious.... (Athens Banner-Herald)
FSA is accused of maladministration over collapse of Equitable Life Jul 17, 2008
The FSA is one of four institutions along with the Department of Trade try (DTI), Government Actuary Department (GAD) and HM Treasury which are accused by Ms Abraham of presiding over a "decade of regulatory failure", which culminated in the insurer's collapse in December 2000 ... Before July 1998, Ms Abraham accused the DTI and GAD of regulating in a "passive, reactive and complacent" manner ... She also criticised the DTI and GAD for allowing the introduction of a differential terminal bonus... (Independent)
Americans unhappy birthday: 'Too much wrong right now' Jul 6, 2008
gad wrote on Jul 5, 2008 12:44 PM:" another story on malaize, thanks ap! ". Burns wrote on Jul 5, 2008 12:30 PM:" Things have been worse. And Americans have pulled through. And will again. ". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Ask Dog Lady: Mourning the death of a pet Jul 1, 2008
Dear Rebekah, ye gad, no. Please don t medicate your dog with any variety of human drugs unless you have checked it all out with your veterinarian. Dog Lady knows of a case where an elderly dog s kidney tablets were mixed up with its keeper s Ambien and the dog nearly died. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
European CHMP Issues Positive Opinion on Cymbalta for the Treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder Jun 27, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE: LLY) and Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion supporting the approval of Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine hydrochloride) for the treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). The positive opinion is based upon the results of five clinical studies -- four double-blind placebo-controlled studies and a... (PR Newswire)
Heir to Tetra Pak empire wanted by the police Jun 24, 2008
Ruben passed the company on to his two sons, Hans Senior and Gad, when he retired. They transformed it into a multibillion-pound multinational. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Type 1 (Autoimmune) Diabetes Jun 23, 2008
Antibodies to the enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), which is found in nervous system and pancreatic cells, are also seen in diabetes. GAD antibodies were first demonstrated in patients with , a disorder sometimes seen in patients with diabetes. (Suite101.com)
Speak your Mind Jun 22, 2008
As much as I appreciate that this article was written and the topic about CBT was discussed and of course, the importance of CBT for those of us who have GAD, there is so much more that people should know about this disorder. One thing that I think is important to mention is that just because a person may have GAD, that doesn't necessarily mean that they also have depression ... It is my opinion that it is very important to recognize if the patient has GAD as the primary problem or depression as... (Globe and Mail)
Fuel fury: Passenger transport gets dearer by 14% in J&K Jun 13, 2008
They were demanding an outright 50% increase which was simply unacceptable though we had not revised the fares last time, says Basharat Ahmad, secretary GAD. Both sides finally accepted to increase the fares by 14. He hopes that the crisis must be over by Friday morning when the buses would move out of the parking lots. (Economic Times)
Against the motion Jun 7, 2008
Because people want to use fuel - in buses, two-wheelers, auto-rickshaws, cars, trucks, planes, trains - to gad about hither and thither, doing footling things like going to work to earn a livelihood, and going to school to get educated, and going to hospital to get cured, and similar piffle. All you have to do is to stop all such pointless activity. (India Times, India)
Improving Anxiety Treatment Through The Help Of Brain Imaging: A Potential Future Treatment Strategy May 11, 2008
In a new article published in Biological Psychiatry on May 1st, researchers report their findings on the potential use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to match treatments for patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Whalen and colleagues recruited subjects diagnosed with GAD who underwent brain scans both before and after treatment with venlafaxine, an antidepressant that has been shown to be effective in treating anxiety. (Science Daily)
Warrior nationIsraelis have always been ready for war, but are they changing? May 9, 2008
Chava Gad showed me where a rocket landed in her garden. It did not explode, but still caused damage to her modest apartment. (BBC News -- Africa)
U.S. loses 20,000 jobs in April May 4, 2008
"The weakness in online advertised vacancies evident over the last few months deepened in April and hiring is likely to continue to be lackluster into summer," said Gad Levanon, an economist at the Conference Board. "The lack of new job opportunities is contributing to consumers' feelings of uncertainty and is affecting their buying intentions.". (Albany Business Review, NY)
Beyond photography May 3, 2008
The Icelandic Love Corporation (ILC) consist of three women artists whose Dynasty a suite of photos as well as a 13-minute video at Pearson's Terminal 1 moving sidewalk shows them all decked out in fine furs and expensive jewellery in their roles as three society matrons who gad about the planet without concern about their contribution to the over-all environmental damage. On to July 1. (Toronto Star)
Online job listings tumble in April May 2, 2008
"The weakness in online advertised vacancies evident over the last few months deepened in April and hiring is likely to continue to be lackluster into summer," Gad Levanon, an economist at The Conference Board, says in a statement. "The lack of new job opportunities is contributing to consumers' feelings of uncertainty and is affecting their buying intentions.". (Orlando Business Journal)
Diamyd Strengthens Financial Position and Executes a Fully Subscribed Direct Placement Apr 21, 2008
The company's most advanced project is the GAD-based drug Diamyd(R) for type 1- diabetes and for which Phase III trials have been initiated in both the US and Europe ... The company has also out-licensed the use of GAD for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. (Canada Newswire)
NewsHour coming here for primary Apr 18, 2008
If only they'd get rid of the show's biggest misstep, the news director character, Ryan (Josh Gad), who is written as an over-the-top, unrealistic newsroom leader. Channel surfing. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Apr 17, 2008
Everyone worries, but people with GAD struggle with constant, irrational fear ... Many people who do not have GAD may have a hard time understanding this mental illness, as common sense dictates that everyone get stressed sometimes ... Antidepressants are also commonly used to treat GAD and other anxiety disorders. (Suite101.com)
Cops: Gang ties at issue in mall fight Apr 14, 2008
gad wrote on Apr 12, 2008 11:07 AM:" hey cats......i don't believe a 15 year old has any legal right to a gun. most "thinking people" don't want to be at a group of punks mercy, anywhere. responsible people know that you can't shoot a person just for being a punk. " ... gad wrote on Apr 12, 2008 10:46 AM:" super j must be someone's alter ego...........someone who's not nuts wouldn't want a statue of che guevara in the usa. ". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Rausing family values: the dark side of a dynasty Apr 12, 2008
He formed Tetra Pak, now called Tetra Laval, in 1944, as a subsidiary of Akerland and Rausing, but left it to his sons, Gad and Hans, to build up the business, which by 1990 was selling 50 billion cartons a year ... He sold his half of the business to his older brother, Gad, in 1995, for a reputed 3 ... She is the unmarried eldest child of Gad, Ruben's older son, who bought up his younger brother's share of the business in 1995 and died five years later, leaving Kirsten and her younger... (Independent)
Tetra Pak heir's wife 'with cocaine in her bag' Apr 11, 2008
Hans Kristian, 44, who spent several years living in India as a hippy, is the youngest of the three children of Hans Rausing, 81, who built up his fortune when he and his brother, Gad, developed a virtual worldwide monopoly on waxed paper drinks cartons, invented by their father Ruben in the 1950s. Hans Kristian has no involvement in Tetra Laval, the parent company of Tetra Pak, after his father retired in 1995 and handed over control to Gad, who died in 2000. (Telegraph.co.uk)
My battle with depression Apr 11, 2008
The GAD probably was caused by the depression going untreated for 15 years ... My husband used to think that way but after making him learn about depression and GAD, he has learned this is not something I can beat with great thoughts and actions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Women, boy injured after being hit with shotgun pellets Apr 10, 2008
" gad wrote on Apr 9, 2008 12:33 PM:" don't get too torqued captain. newspaper people can't tell the difference between a fart and a whirlwind, let alone anything to do with a weapon. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
REVIEW: 21 PG-13Posted 4 hours, 59 minutes ago. Apr 4, 2008
In Cambridge, Josh Gad and Sam Golzari are Miles and Cam, Ben s nerdy friends. Jeff Ma is real life Ben Campbell. (Lima News, OH)
Spacey deals ace, stays on 21 Apr 3, 2008
Regularly, he relies on two nerdy best friends, one of whom (Josh Gad) is an overweight guy with curly hair and glasses and provides comic relief through his eating habits and obsessive comments concerning the it girl, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth). Gads best friend role is a weak attempt at re-creating Seth from Superbad, yet there are funny moments worth the effort. (The Gateway Online)
'21' gamble pays off for Sturgess Mar 31, 2008
Also counting in the side bar story is Ben's geek science pal, Miles, played by Josh Gad. He's another of the roly-poly clan that has begun showing up every week in one or another film. (Syracuse.com)
Blackjack morality tale '21' doubles down on cynicism Mar 28, 2008
Building a competition-winning robocar with his nerd friends (Josh Gad and Sam Golzari) won't do the trick, but then Ben, a born numbers adept, is invited to join a secret campus blackjack club led by a Mephistophelean professor played by Kevin Spacey. That's right, ham's on the menu at the MIT cafeteria. (Boston Globe)
Where Most Investors Stumble Mar 25, 2008
$7 online stock trades. Don't follow convention blindly. (MSNBC -- Business)
Corruption trial likely to include mention of Obama, Blagojevich Mar 3, 2008
Political Heretic wrote on Mar 2, 2008 7:56 PM:" To gad. The prophet?!? Oh yes, the latest bit of rhetoric from the right! Obama's supporters are supposably so blinded by his charisma that they see him as a religious figure, right? This coming from conservatives after seven years of proclaiming that your God choose GWB as president, that he is Jehovah's representative on earth, and that we MUST invade Iraq because it's the duty of Christians to crusade in the middle east and convert the... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
FDA Approves PRISTIQ(TM) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Mar 1, 2008
-- The most common adverse events reported in EFFEXOR XR short-term placebo-controlled MDD, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder (SAD), and/or panic disorder (PD) trials (incidence greater than or equal to 10% and greater than or equal to 2x that of placebo) were anorexia, asthenia, constipation, dizziness, dry mouth, ejaculation problems, impotence, insomnia, nausea, nervousness, somnolence, and sweating. For full prescribing information for EFFEXOR XR, please go to. (PR Newswire)
When Worry Consumes You Feb 26, 2008
You may have what doctors call generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD -- a condition marked by worry about most aspects of life that you feel you can't control ... "The key psychological feature of GAD is a state of chronic, uncontrollable worry," he added, noting that about 6 percent of Americans suffer from the condition at some point in their life ... People struggling with GAD "know the worry is out of proportion" to reality, said Jerilyn Ross, a licensed clinical social worker and president... (MEDLINEplus)
Seminars aplenty this season Feb 23, 2008
The Effects of Air Ionization, by Felix Gad Sulmon, M.D., D.V.M. Bioclimatology Unit, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem Israel. Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Springfield, IL. USA Publication No. 1029. (Pratt Tribune, KS)
Film rolling in Lincoln (8) Feb 20, 2008
The story follows 10-year-old actress Ariel Gad who comes to Montana to visit her grandfather, portrayed by Lloyd. During her stay, she finds a wounded wolf dog named Buck, the same moniker as in London s book. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Cheating Is Easy For The Social Amoeba Feb 19, 2008
Previous studies had shown that even when the social amoebas come into contact with others who have a different genetic blueprint, they form mixed multicellular structures that produce roughly fair proportions of spores, said Dr. Gad Shaulsky, associate professor of molecular and human genetics at BCM. For example, if the aggregate is 90 percent from a group with one genetic fingerprint and 10 percent from another group, the organism's allocation of stalk to spore will be the same. Ninety... (Science Daily)
Microbial 'cheaters' help scientists ID 'social' genes Feb 14, 2008
Strassmann and co-authors Gad Shaulsky, associate professor of molecular and human genetics at BCM, and David Queller, Rice's Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, have identified a handful of cheater mutations for D. discoideum in prior studies. However, identifying cheaters was just the start in the genome-wide study. (EurekAlert!)
McCain seals GOP nod as Romney suspends Feb 8, 2008
gad wrote on Feb 7, 2008 3:12 PM:" Romney wasn't perfect, but he was the best of what's left. Good luck to McCain, he'll need it. Looks like the sheep are wanting socialism the next 4 or more years. ". As Usual wrote on Feb 7, 2008 3:09 PM:" Happy Cynic and T making uneducated anti-conservative rants. One question, when was the last time your beloved democratic party do anything to help the poor or middle class?? (I am guessing you guys fall in this range) Raise the minimum wage?? Did that... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
... wipes away tear Feb 5, 2008
The Swamp: Hillary Clinton cries in Connecticut. Hillary Clinton cries in Connecticut. (The Drudge Report)
Not safe anywhereMessages from an Israeli in Sderot and a Palestinian in Gaza Jan 25, 2008
HAVA GAD, SDEROT, ISRAEL. Hava has lived in Sderot for 11 years. (BBC News -- Africa)
Palestinians topple Gaza wall to Egypt Jan 24, 2008
"It is a dilemma for Egypt," said Emad Gad, an analyst at the Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. "If it prevents Palestinian civilians from crossing and confronts them with force, it opens itself up to unlimited public scrutiny at home, and if it lets the Palestinians through they face the risk of not knowing who or what is coming in and criticism from Israel and the United States.". (Boston Globe)
New Mummy Faces DNA Scrutiny Dec 23, 2007
"So far there is some agreement and no discrepancies. The results are quite encouraging," said Yehia Zakaria Gad, a molecular geneticist who heads the ancient-DNA lab at the Egyptian Museum ... "If you don't do it, particularly with something so famous as this mummy, no peer review journal will publish it. "And if you don't get it published in a peer review journal, as a scientist, you haven't done anything," she said. Hawass says he is trying to get a second DNA lab set up in Egypt. The first... (Time.com)
Diamyd Medical: Diamyd Files US IND for Phase III Trial with Diabetes Vaccine Dec 21, 2007
The company s furthest developed project is the GAD-based drug Diamyd for autoimmune diabetes for which Phase III studies are planned ... GAD65, a major autoantigen in autoimmune diabetes, is the active substance in Diamyd ... GAD65 is also an enzyme that converts the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate to the inhibitory transmitter GABA. In this context, GAD may have an important role not only in diabetes but also in several central nervous system-related diseases. (BusinessWire)
Handing the festive finances Dec 15, 2007
I'm lucky I did, I hadn't added Gad bills into my budget, Until mid November I've had my heating off and was walking around with several jumpers and numerous pairs of socks. I only work as a Temp, It's a lovely job and pays pretty well, This is also my first Christmas in the house on my own, My Mother passed away a few months ago this year when I was still in college. (BBC News -- UK)
Low-alcohol beer passes university student taste test Dec 12, 2007
Ye gad, no wonder they couldn't tell the difference; that stuff tastes like swill. Dave, I'm from BC as well, and I can tell you that my friends and I - most of us 'rowdy' CS students from one of the two universities here in the Lower Mainland - consider beer to be a choice drink for our nights on the town. (Canada.com)
Annapolis packs skeptical punch for Arab media Nov 30, 2007
" Commentary in the Arab world was less optimistic. Egypt and other countries that the United States considers moderate went to the talks only because the Bush administration ordered them to, said Emad Gad, an analyst with Egypt's Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. "The Arab regimes exported skepticism to their people as self-defense. to pre-empt any popular reaction," Gad said. "Leaders knew Annapolis will not score big goals. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Atta Mills consoles family of late Assemblyman Nov 23, 2007
He asked the family to take heart since Gad had called the late Assembly Member for "A higher service in heaven". The late George Quaye Armah who died about two weeks ago at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness left behind a wife, three children and many siblings including Mr Samuel Armah, Odododiodoo Constituency Organiser of the NDC.. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
PET Scans Show Gene Therapy Normalizes Brain Function in Parkinson's Patients Nov 20, 2007
Andrew Feigin, MD, and David Eidelberg, MD, of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research collaborated with Michael Kaplitt, MD, of Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan and others to deliver genes for glutamic acid decarboxylase (or GAD) into the subthalamic nucleus of the brain in Parkinson's patients. The study was designed as a phase I safety study, and the genes were delivered to only one side of the brain to reduce risk and to better assess the treatment. (PR Newswire)
Genome study charts genetic landscape of lung cancer Nov 5, 2007
The regions of genomic aberration were then identified with new analytical tools, including a computational method called GISTIC and methods for visualizing SNP data developed by co-first authors Gaddy Getz and Barbara Weir and co-authors Rameen Beroukhim and Jim Robinson ... Barbara A. Weir1,2*, Michele S. Woo1*, Gad Getz2*, Sven Perner3,4, Li Ding5, Rameen Beroukhim1,2, William M. Lin1,2, Michael A. Province6, Aldi Kraja6, Laura A. Johnson3, Kinjal Shah1,2, Mitsuo Sato8, Roman K.... (EurekAlert!)
Tumor genome analysis unveils new insights into lung cancer Nov 5, 2007
Dr. Barbara A. Weir of Dana-Farber and the Broad Institute, Michele S. Woo of Dana-Farber and Gad Getz of the Broad Institute are first authors on the paper and contributed equally to the work. The team found 57 frequent genomic changes in their analysis of the genetics of tumors taken from lung cancer patients. (EurekAlert!)
Year End Report for Diamyd Medical AB, Fiscal Year 2006/2007 Oct 26, 2007
Once this Phase I trial is initiated we believe that the NTDDS platform technology will be used for delivery of several molecules, including GAD, to the nervous system for the treatment of various neurological diseases ... In fact, the data illustrated that patients treated with Diamyd responded with an up-regulation of certain beneficial cytokines at restimulation with GAD65 even 15 months after the first administration ... In our view, this immunological data directly confirms the positive... (BusinessWire)
Escondido residents can return home; two found dead near Poway Oct 26, 2007
Vista Granny wrote on Oct 25, 2007 5:36 PM:" Are you people praying to the same Gad that caused these fires? I can understand someone asking for prayers in advance, but once a wrathful God has struck -- why ask him to make things right again? Best thing to do is get out there and help them yourself. ". Monica wrote on Oct 25, 2007 5:58 PM:" DonJ[-] wrote on Oct 25, 2007 10:02 AM:What a ridiculous comment by John. It is amazing how Bush haters will ascribe bad to him no matter what. Could you... (Yahoo News -- Wildfires & Forest Fires)
MediciNova Reports Phase IIa Clinical Study Results for MN-305, a Treatment for Insomnia Oct 19, 2007
MN-305 is a potent and highly-selective full agonist at the serotonin 5-HT1A receptor under development by MediciNova both for the treatment of insomnia, as well as for anxiety disorders such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). MN-305 has been evaluated in an extensive preclinical toxicology program which showed no evidence of inducing genetic mutations, immune response or cancer. (Primezone Releases)
Mental Disorders Are Disorders Of The Brain Oct 17, 2007
Conservatively estimated 27% of the adult EU-population has been suffering from at least one mental disorder in the past 12 months, such as depression, specific phobias, somatoform disorders, alcohol- and drug dependence, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) or eating disorders. The estimated total number of affected is 82,7 million in any given year. (Science Daily)
Prof Mills is infirm and so what? Oct 16, 2007
As he gad about and tour country campaigning, one issue which seems an albatross on his neck is the question of his health and by extension his ability to carry through his presidency if he wins. Having struggled to rebut claims of his frailty since it was falsely or truthfully made known, he recently was left with no choice than to head for the National Media Commission to express his resentment to some of those stories and as to be expected, it was a subject of commentary by many. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Riding the death mobile with high hopes Oct 14, 2007
(Victor Gad for The Globe and Mail). The village has three major problems. (Globe and Mail)
'Network' Approach Identifies Potential Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene Oct 13, 2007
Other co-authors are: Muneesh Tewari, MD, PhD, Jin Sook Ahn, Wael ElShamy, PhD, Jean-Francois Rual, PhD, Rebecca Gelman, PhD, Roger Greenberg, MD, PhD, Bijan Sobhian, Nicolas Bertin, Kavitha Venkatesan, PhD, Nono Ayivi-Guedehoussou, and David M. Livingston, MD, of Dana-Farber; Lea Starita PhD, and Jeffrey Parvin, MD, PhD, of Brigham and Women s Hospital; Stephen Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH, Kristen Stevens, Victor Moreno, MD, PhD, and Laura Rozek of the University of Michigan; Gad Rennert, MD, PhD, of... (Science Daily)
Researchers find new gene linked to breast cancer Oct 8, 2007
To understand whether variation in HMMR increases breast cancer risk, the researchers looked at the genes of 923 Jewish Israeli women with breast cancer and similar women without breast cancer in a study led by Gadi Rennert, M.D., director of the CHS National Cancer Control Center in Haifa, Israel ... In addition to the U-M authors, study authors were Miguel Angel Pujana, Jing-Dong Han, Lea Starita, Muneesh Tewari, Jin Sook Ahn, Gad Rennert, Victor Moreno, Tomas Kirchhoff, Bert Gold, Volker... (EurekAlert!)
Diamyd Medical: US National Institutes of Health Announces Plans to Sponsor a Type 1 Diabetes Trial with the Experimental Diamyd(R) Diabetes Vaccine Sep 21, 2007
Diamyd Medical (STO:DMYDY) announced today that the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has posted a planned international clinical study with the Diamyd GAD-alum diabetes vaccine in 126 new onset type 1 diabetes patients on the NIH clinical trials webpage ... While the clinical protocol is not completely finalized, and the details of the clinical trial agreement between Diamyd Medical and NIDDK are still being negotiated, the trial is intended to include... (BusinessWire)
Diamyd Medical: Further Evidence for Lasting Immunological Efficacy of Diamyd Diabetes Vaccine Sep 19, 2007
The presentation confirmed that treatment with Diamyd causes a specific immune response to GAD65 remaining even 15 months after treatment ... Upon in vitro stimulation with GAD65, 15 months after vaccination, the immune system of Diamyd-treated patients showed a highly statistically significant increase in the secretion of several immunomodulatory substances, dominated by regulatory cytokines, including IL5, IL13, IL10, IL17, IFN- and TNF ... (image) Fig 1: Patients receiving Diamyd showed an... (BusinessWire)
Diamyd Updates Gene Therapy Program and Outlines Plans for Phase I Clinical Trial for Treatment of Cancer Pain Aug 27, 2007
We have made significant progress in advancing NP2, the first of several product candidates, towards the clinic in a timely and effective manner, said Michael Christini, President of Diamyd, Inc. With NP2, we have laid the groundwork for the rapid development of additional drug candidates such as the NTDDS-GAD product to treat pain in diabetes ... In addition, our Diamyd Inc. lab facilities and expertise in manufacturing and preclinical areas have been fully used to move the company s lead... (BusinessWire)
Advice for O.J. Simpson regarding 'If I Did It' book Aug 22, 2007
Oh sure, he can gad around second-rate golf courses saying hi to fellow duffers and seeming to be living the high life, but he is in fact the most ostracized man in America and may remain so for a long time. My advice to O.J., author to author: Go ahead and write a book. (Fox News)
Pfizer Inc UK Regulatory Announcement: Pfizer Says Growth in Phase II Portfolio Supports Goal of Tripling Phase III Portfolio by 2009 Aug 7, 2007
In neuroscience, Pfizer received approval during the period for Lyrica s fibromyalgia indication, an important line extension in the U.S. Lyrica is currently in Phase III testing for epilepsy monotherapy and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in the U.S., as well as Phase II for restless leg syndrome ... Pfizer also continues work on alpha-2-delta compounds for patients with neurological disorders, and it is proceeding with broad confirmatory development of PD-332334, now in Phase II, for the... (BusinessWire)
FEATURE-Spy recalls secret mission saving Ethiopian Jews Aug 1, 2007
JERUSALEM, Aug 1 (Reuters) - While other Israeli spies spent the early 1980s stalking Arab foes through Europe, Gad Shimron was deep in Africa on a secret mission to save lives. Thousands of Ethiopian Jews had fled the Eritrean conflict to neighbouring Sudan, only to be stranded in teeming camps. (AlertNet)
'Jihad bible' author stirs up storm Jul 27, 2007
Photograph: Makram Gad Alkareem/AFP/Getty Images. In a prison cell south of Cairo a repentant Egyptian terrorist leader is putting the finishing touches to a remarkable recantation that undermines the Muslim theological basis for violent jihad and is set to generate furious controversy among former comrades still fighting with al-Qaida. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
