| Aton Pharma Introduces Expanded Distribution of Lacrisert(R ...
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Aton Pharma, Inc., a global specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has launched an expanded, comprehensive distribution program that incorporates sampling, reimbursement assistance and patient education resources, for the dry eye medication Lacrisert(R) (hydroxypropyl cellulose ophthalmic insert). Lacrisert is a unique preservative-free, once-daily*, sustained release prescription insert that helps to retain moisture, stabilize the tear film, and lubricate the eye. "As part of Aton's mission to ensure patient access to important therapies, we have established supply chain and commercialization processes to make certain Lacrisert is well-supported and readily available to patients," said Michael G. Wells, Chief Executive Officer of Aton Pharma.
Peach Buzz
We'd love to show you photos from Seacrest's gridiron glory, but his mother, Connie, told Buzz she already had sent the incriminating shots to her son's business office since Fox had requested them. Connie said she always worried about her son getting hurt in high school and was relieved when he escaped unscathed. "I think he really gets a kick out of doing the Super Bowl," she said. "He can talk the talk. He knows the lingo." Seacrest won't say whether he's favoring the Giants or the Patriots, but said his clearest childhood memory was rooting for the Chicago Bears wearing a William "Refrigerator" Perry jersey as an 11-year-old. Now that's a photo we wish we had. LOCALS ON BRAVO The folks at Bravo are pretty tight-lipped about two new contestants appearing on Season 4 of the popular series "Top Chef," but we know who they are: Atlanta chefs Richard Blais and Nimma Osman.
Two Different Neural Pathways Regulate Loss And Regain Of ...
ScienceDaily (Jan. 14, 2008) University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers have answered long-running questions about the way that anesthetics act on the body, by showing that the cellular pathway for emerging from anesthesia is different from the one that drugs take to put patients to sleep during operations. .
New nanotechnology fabrication techniques
A recent American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac briefly describes an important advance toward industrial-scale production of nanodevices (scroll down to item #4). With this new technique, 'zinc oxide nanowires are grown in the exact positions where nanodevices later will be fabricated, in a way that involves a minimum number of fabrication steps and is suitable for industrial-scale applications.' In fact, this technique only needs only three photolithographic steps. It could soon be used for mass fabrication of nanowire-based transistors and sensors. You can see on the left a schematic of the photolithography process used for this new scalable fabrication of nanowire devices. "(a) Gold pads and fiducial marks are deposited on the surface. (b) Nanowires (NWs) are grown selectively from the two sides of the gold pads.
As Super Bowl approaches, experts say NFL needs to tackle HGH issue
Athletes in Super Bowls have abused HGH for years without prudence, as they have throughout the National Football League and much of NCAA football: The Carolina Panthers just happened to be hapless enough to be the only ones to get caught, exposed in the Dr. James Shortt scandal involving illicitly prescribed HGH, steroids and associate chemicals. Growth hormone builds power, size and speed, especially in synergy with low-dose testosterone, and, despite much misinformation afloat, synthetic HGH cannot be reliably detected in a blood or urine PED screen. "Because it is so difficult to test for, it seems to be the product du jour for increasing performance," says Paul Doering, a University of Florida pharmacy professor and anti-doping official. "It's a drug manufactured to be exactly like what's in the body." In other words, the smoking gun for detection of systemic muscle doping in American football - growth hormone, anabolic steroids, insulin, GHB and more - comes before us routinely, on fields of cartoonish physiques and performances, parameters ever increasing.
Wild Card/Vacation Day 11 of 12
Only two more shopping days until I return to the final days of the City Council campaigns. Then, we'll have fun taking apart the campaigns. Any dirt yet? Any mudslinging. You know, the good stuff. Or is everyone behaving? My wife is now looking over my shoulder -- literally -- so I have to pretend that I'm just checking ball scores. See ya in two days. Here's Wild Card ... .
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