PETERSBURG, Va., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Star Scientific, Inc.

Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: JVPH) has named Curtis Wright, IV, MD, MPH as Vice President of Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs. Dr. Wright, a renowned authority on clinical risk assessment, served at the FDA from 1989 to 1997 in its Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.