The News Review:

- Life term for making selling fake medicines
- Baring PE looks at investing $130 mn in niche drug firms
- Japanese medicos on a learning experience
- GSK Recognizes University f Michigan’s Dr. Daniel F. Hayes As…
- Exercise Tips For Diabetics
- Japanese medicos in Chennai
- Self Service Science – ABC Science nline Forum

Life term for making selling fake medicines
Times of India – Aug 18, 2007
Itsrecommendations have been incorporated in the revisedBill. He added ?A Billis also being introduced in this session providing for the creation of CDA forstrengthening the regulatory system for licensing and control ofdrugs. ? Even though Indiais becoming a destination for clinical research for pharma groups looking forfaster and more efficient ways to test drugs with the country’s total marketfor clinical research activities expected to touch $2 billion by 2010 there isat present no law to monitor the research and drug trials being conducted withinthe country. ?The CDA Bill will also propose centralisation of licensingsystem with the Central government? Union Health Secretary Naresh Dayalsaid.

Baring PE looks at investing $130 mn in niche drug firms
Livemint – Aug 18, 2007
The charm of patent challenges with expectations of a six-month selling period with limited competition was over too he added. Besides niche speciality segments Awasthi said Baring saw promise in the pharmaceutical services space. For instance Baring acquired a 30% stake for Rs15 crore in Siro Clinpharm Pvt. Ltd which is the largest Indian clinical research firm specializing in late-stage human clinical trials. Its second investment in the health-care business was a 42% stake acquired for Rs50 crore in sales and marketing analytics company PharmARC Analytic Solutions Ltd. Awasthi didn?t rule out investments in drug research be it start-ups by enterprising scientists returning from abroad or hived-off divisions of Indian drug firms. ?We will invest in individuals who have previous experience of bringing a molecule all the way to the market and now want to strike out on their own? Awasthi said.

Japanese medicos on a learning experience
Economic Times – Aug 18, 2007
Students of YamanashiUniversity here on an exchange programme to learn about regenerative medicinewere sharing their experiences in India with reporters here onSaturday. “In Japan Embryoniccells can be used only in research but not in clinical operations but sincethat is not the case in India we have been witnessing treatment through stemcells to patients” said Yaki Mitsumoto one of thestudents. Speaking on behalf ofthe others she also shared their general experience and termed the Indianpeople “very friendly”. “Thereare too many diversities and the food is also very spicy but we love it” shesaid while adding that it was good watching Japan made cars zip on Indianroads.

GSK Recognizes University f Michigan’s Dr. Daniel F. Hayes As…
Medical News Today – Medical News Today (press release) – Aug 18, 2007
“His contributions to the field of oncology have had an important impact on our knowledge about monitoring and managing the disease and his findings have translated into real-world benefits for patients. Hayes who is Clinical Director of the Breast ncology Program at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center is a widely recognized expert in breast cancer clinical research particularly with new hormonal and chemotherapeutic treatments. He and his colleagues published the first reports on the CA15-3 blood test currently used worldwide to evaluate breast cancer patients. Hayes’ more recent research focuses on pharmacogenomics and understanding the key role genes play in chemotherapy treatment. The new award and an accompanying fellowship were created in honor of one of the giants of modern-day medical oncology Dr.

Exercise Tips For Diabetics
Medical News Today – Medical News Today (press release) – Aug 19, 2007
About Pennsylvania Hospital Pennsylvania Hospital the nation’s first was founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Today the 515-bed acute care facility offers a full-range of diagnostic and therapeutic medical services and is a major teaching and clinical research institution. With a national reputation in areas such as orthopaedics cardiac care vascular surgery neurosurgery otorhinolaryngology (ENT) and urology as well as obstetrics high-risk maternal and fetal services neonatology and behavioral health the campus also includes specialty treatment centers such as the Joan Karnell Cancer Center the Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery and the PENN Neurological Institute. The hospital has over 25 000 admissions each year including over 5200 births. Pennsylvania Hospital is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and is located in the historic Society Hill district of Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine3600 Market St.

Japanese medicos in Chennai
Chennai nline – Aug 18, 2007
Students of Yamanashi University here on an exchange programme to learn about regenerative medicine were sharing their experiences in India with reporters here today. “In Japan embryonic cells can be used only in research but not in clinical operations but since that is not the case in India we have been witnessing treatment through stem cells to patients” said Yaki Mitsumoto one of the students. Speaking on behalf of the others she also shared their general experience and termed the Indian people as “very friendly”. “There are too many diversities and the food is also very spicy but we love it” she said while adding that it was good watching Japanese-made cars zip on Indian roads.

Self Service Science – ABC Science nline Forum
abc.net.au – Aug 18, 2007
Dr Kerrod Hallett from the children’s oral health service at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital said children in hospital who had chronic renal failure secreted in their saliva high levels of a protein called urease – and never developed tooth decay. "We believe the urease may prevent growth of decay-causing bacteria" Dr Hallett said. He has been awarded $300000 through a Queensland Clinical Research Fellowship over three years to evaluate a bacterial test and mouth rinse program to treat tooth decay in high-risk children attending school dental clinics. —————— sounds greatwhere would he get urease from for the mouthwash?.