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ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOR) today announced the appointment of Scott M. Whitcup, M.D., 52, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Whitcup is currently Executive Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer at Allergan, Inc. In that position, he is responsible for leading Allergan's global research and development organization, including medical affairs, drug discovery and medical device...
NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) today awards 12 "Novel Research Grants" to jumpstart discovery in lupus by supporting original, highly promising ideas from some of the country's most creative scientists. Studies will look at why lupus turns the body's immune system against itself and pioneer strategies for new treatment development. The new awards represent diverse disciplines, from inflammation and medical imaging to evolutionary biology...
Increase not necessarily linked to arthritis treatments, including TNF inhibitors New research reports that incident malignancy among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is four times higher than in those without the disease. Findings now available in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), suggest JIA treatment, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, does not necessarily explain the...
ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOR) announced today that executive management will present at the Leerink Swann Global Healthcare Conference to be held on February 15-16, 2012 in New York. Steve Cartt, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, is scheduled to present an overview of the Company on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. ET. A live webcast and subsequent archived replay of the presentation will be...
HAYWARD, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANTH), a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to treat serious diseases associated with inflammation, will release its fourth quarter 2011 financial report before the market opens on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Anthera will host a conference call at 1 pm Eastern Time in conjunction with the release. The Company will also provide an update for both the varespladib and blisibimod clinical...
National Congressional Call-in Day Wednesday, Feb. 8 DANVERS, Mass., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Scleroderma Foundation unveiled a unique awareness campaign today with the help of OrgSpring, an online technology firm that helps nonprofit organizations build and maintain relationships with supporters. Through the campaign, people living with scleroderma, their family members, friends and others are urged to change their Facebook Profile Timeline cover images in...
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation thanks the "stars" shining on lupus tonight with two celebrity happenings that spotlighted national attention on the little-understood disease. Lady Gaga's parents Joe and Cynthia Germanotta opened a NYC restaurant aptly named "Joanne Trattoria" in honor of his sister Joanne who died of lupus at age 19. And while restaurant guests chose from a menu including one of Joanne's favorites, TV viewers at home...
Eight Researchers Receive Grant Funding DANVERS, Mass., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Scleroderma Foundation's commitment to fund research remains strong despite the continued difficult economic climate. At a time when many organizations and government agencies are cutting back on vital research funding, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to increase the Foundation's research funding from the budgeted $1 million to $1.2 million for 2012. The Foundation...
People living in poor neighborhoods have a higher rate and risk of arthritis - one of the most common causes of disability in the developed world. Results revealed that people who live in socially disadvantaged areas were 42 per cent more at risk of getting arthritis than people in more affluent areas. The study revealed more than 30 per cent of people living in socially disadvantaged areas reported having arthritis, as opposed to 18.5 per cent in the more affluent areas. Led by the...
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TV chef and online personality Danny Boome understands the frustration and challenges that arthritis pain can cause in the kitchen and beyond. That's why Danny, who has osteoarthritis, is partnering with Aleve® to announce the launch of Arthriving.com, a new website championing innovation and progress in arthritis-friendly product design, featuring products that help make living with arthritis more manageable. (Logo:...
