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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced the appointment of Frank Litvack, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Litvack is a seasoned veteran of the cardiovascular healthcare space, with over 25 years of academic and industry experience. "We are excited to welcome Dr. Litvack to our Board of Directors," said Joshua Kazam, CEO of Nile. "As...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced that there will be a poster presented at the 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America in Boston. The abstract presents data from a Phase 1b study of CD-NP in chronic heart failure patients. In this study, a 24-hour infusion of CD-NP resulted in improved renal function...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced its second quarter financial results for 2009. Financial Results For the second quarter of 2009, Nile reported a net loss of approximately $2.5 million, or $0.10 per share, compared to a net loss of approximately $3.8 million, or $0.16 per share, during the second quarter of 2008. Weighted-average...
Researchers at the University of Warwick have recovered significant DNA information from a lost form of ancient barley that triumphed for over 3000 years seeing off: 5 changes in civilisation, water shortages and a much more popular form of barley that produces more grains. This discovery offers a real insight into the couture of ancient farming and could assist the development of new varieties of crops to face today's climate change challenges.The researchers, led by Dr Robin Allaby from the...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced that it has completed a private placement of shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase additional common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $3.4 million. Riverbank Capital Inc., a FINRA member broker dealer acted as the exclusive placement agent for the transaction."We are...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced that it has received commitments from investors to purchase in a private placement securities of the Company for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $3.4 million. Riverbank Capital Inc., a FINRA member broker dealer, acted as the exclusive placement agent for the transaction. The net proceeds of...
Warns Proposed Budget Cuts to Program Would Increase Threat of Disease PHILADELPHIA, June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With summer weather at hand, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger today asked Pennsylvanians to make every effort to control mosquitoes and reduce the threat of the West Nile Virus. Hanger said standing water can quickly become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. He asked all Pennsylvanians to follow the simple rule of dump it, drain it and treat...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the agency has released the Company's CD-NP development program from clinical hold. As the next step, the Company will submit to the FDA the finalized protocol for the Company's planned 30-patient single-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study...
State Officials Remind People to Eliminate Standing Water to Reduce Risk of Disease HARRISBURG, Pa., May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State officials today reported the first finding of West Nile Virus in Pennsylvania of 2009 -- the earliest in years -- and reminded residents of steps they can take to reduce the risk of being bitten by an infected mosquito. The Department of Environmental Protection's West Nile Virus program reports the first positive result was found in an American...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced its first quarter financial results for 2009. Update on CD-NP In March, Nile announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had placed all clinical studies relating to its lead product, CD-NP, on clinical hold. In a letter sent to Nile, and in a follow-up teleconference, the FDA requested...
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Image Credit: Earedien/Wikipedia The Nile puffer is also known as the fahaka pufferfish, globe fish, or lineatus puffer. It is a tropical freshwater puffer found in the river basins of Africa, mainly in the Nile and surrounding rivers. The fish will live in weed beds, and in any other vegetation-rich habitat. It can also be found in open water. If kept as a pet it is best to keep it solitary. The Nile puffer is territorial and aggressive toward other fish. Even young Nile puffer will...
The marbled lungfish is found mainly in the Nile river, in the northeastern continent of Africa. It also is found in such lakes as the Albert, Edward, Tanganyika, Victoria, Nabugabo, No and Kyoga, all centrally located in Africa at the southern end of the Nile. They live in the shallow areas of these lakes, streams, rivers, and swamps. During the dry season, many of the areas will dry up and when this occurs the marbled lungfish will bury themselves in the mud leaving just a small opening...
The Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros), a species of antelope, is also known as Mrs Gray's lechwe, the waterbuck, or the wasserbock. It can be found in Ethiopia and Sudan, where it prefers a habitat within grasslands, steppes, wetlands, coastal areas, or swamplands with water reaching a depth between 3.9 and 16 inches. Leopold Fitzinger first described this antelope in 1855. The Nile lechwe varies in size depending on sex, with males typically reaching a weight of up to 260 pounds and females...
Symbol: AGAF Group: Monocot Family: Liliaceae Synonyms: AGUM Agapanthus umbellatus L'Her. Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons Subclass Liliidae Order Liliales Family Liliaceae –...
The Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus is a cichlid fish of African origin which is native from Syria into east Africa through the Congo to Liberia. It is a species of high economic value and is widely introduced outside its natural range; probably next to O. mossambicus it is the most commonly cultured cichlid. The Nile tilapia is variously reported in literature to be a plankton feeder, an omnivore, and to feed on higher plants to the extent that it may be used in weed control. Photo...
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