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July 20, 1999

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New topical ciclosporin formulation effective for site-specific immunosuppression

Intercardia restructures relationship with Interneuron, changes name to Incara

Cantab's therapeutic vaccine for genital warts enters phase II trials

New Amgen compounds for disorders mediated by TNF-alpha, collagenase and/or stromelysin

Wide series of factor Xa inhibitors specifically claimed by DuPont

Effective hypoglycemic agents arise from U.S.-French collaborative effort

Takeda patents inhibitors of ICAM-1/ELAM-1 expression for immune, autoimmune disorders

Pharmacia & Upjohn's new oxazolidinones exhibit weak or no MAO inhibition

Roche claims another series acting as OFQ receptor antagonists

Zambon presents phthalazines useful for Rx of inflammatory/allergic disorders

Peptoids with antibacterial activity designed by Chiron and collaborators

Hodgkin's lymphoma cell discovered by international team

Ilex acquires Convergence and expands anticancer pipeline

Short-course nevirapine effective in reducing mother-to-infant transmission of HIV

Everninomicin antibiotic effective in patients with penicillin-resistant pneumonia

E-5564 and E-5531: novel endotoxin antagonists discussed at Birmingham meeting

Sibia licenses transcription-based assay technology to Pharmacia & Upjohn

ProNeura completes proof-of-concept studies for sustained drug delivery system

Potential drug interactions with ZD-0870 evaluated in humans

Pharmacokinetics of linezolid not affected by liver disease

Behavioral effects of new third-generation SERM and known nonsteroidal ER ligands

In vitro antibacterial activity of DK-35C discussed at recent congress

Rotavirus vaccine temporarily suspended due to reports of intussusception

New steroids with potential as androgen receptor-mediated imaging agents

Chilean researchers investigate potential new treatments for Chagas' disease

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