Archive for August, 2007

Cancer drug site to boost Ben Venue’s prospects »

The building with the missing wall at Ben Venue Laboratories Inc. eventually will help the drug manufacturer secure more business from companies developing drugs to fight cancer, company officials say.
The Bedford company, which manufactures injectable drugs on a contract basis, is in the midst of constructing a $139 million plant devoted to the production of […]

ASA404 vaccine improves survival for non-small cell lung cancer patients »

Antisoma, a biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel drugs for the treatment of cancer, released a statement that the vaccine ASA404 improves anticancer responses and survival for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
ASA404 is known as a vascular disrupting agent (VDA). ASA404 is different from angiogenenesis inhibitors that disrupt the new formation of […]

EU Approves Roche’s Avastin For Cancer »

According to the world’s biggest maker of cancer drugs, Roche Holding AG, Avastin medicine has won European approval as the first treatment for patients suffering from advanced lung cancer.
The Basel, Switzerland based Roche said, Avastin may be used with chemotherapy for treating the patients with non-small cell lung cancer. This approval followed a recommendation by […]

For health »

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Eat healthily, woman »

RECOGNISING the central role that a woman plays in the family, the society and the nation, the national level recognition of Women’s Day for 2007 was scheduled for August 25 2007. Their contribution is particularly significant in view of the 50th anniversary of the nation’s independence.
With good health and well-being, a woman can […]

Foeniculum vulgare: ‘meetin’ seed’ »

Feathery green or bronze leaves grow along the succulent stems that sprout from the bulbous root of fennel. Foeniculum vulgare or common fennel is a perennial grown mainly for its flavorful leaves and seeds. Florence fennel (finocchio) is an annual prized for its edible base. Both varieties have leaves, seeds, stems and bulbs that taste […]

Garden can supply the medicine for what ails you »

“We built it to add to our sacred space, to add to the beauty,” Levin said of the garden she built four years ago with a peace pole in the center.
The garden is one of several on what used to be a horse farm. She and husband Fred also put in three ponds, one with […]