PolyMedix, Inc. (OTC BB: PYMX), an emerging biotechnology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat acute cardiovascular disorders and infectious diseases, has initiated a Phase 1B clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of PMX-60056 in reversing the anticoagulant activity of low molecule weight heparin (LMWH). In a previously conducted Phase 1B, PMX-60056 demonstrated safety and efficacy in reversing heparin in healthy subjects. PMX-60056, one of PolyMedix's lead compounds, is designed as a small synthetic molecule to reverse heparin-induced anticoagulation...
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOMX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for Silenor® (doxepin) for the treatment of insomnia characterized by difficulty with sleep maintenance. Sleep maintenance difficulty, defined as waking frequently during the night and/or waking too early and being unable to return to sleep, is the most commonly reported nighttime symptom of insomnia...
The Hampton University Skin of Color Research Institute (HUSCRI) is partnering with Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) to present its inaugural research symposium, "From Benchtop to Bedside," Friday, April 30-Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge and Conference Center...
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