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Biota Holdings Limited (ASX: BTA) today announced it had concluded its litigation against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The announcement followed formal mediation between by the parties ordered by the Victorian Supreme Court. The mediation provided the parties with the opportunity to resolve their differences and eliminate the uncertainty and costs associated with the legal process. Biota and GSK have agreed to normalise their relationship to pursue the best interests of Relenza, with senior...

Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) announced today that it has entered into a contract with CVS Caremark, the nation's largest pharmacy benefits management (PBM) company, which will have Glumetza (extended release metformin hydrochloride tablets) available to its members as a Tier 2, Brand Preferred Metformin for the treatment of diabetes. "The acceptance of Glumetza on CVS Caremark's formulary validates the benefit that patients, physicians, and the medical community see with Glumetza therapy in...

By Ashley Meeks, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Jul. 3--LAS CRUCES -- "And you've been throwing them away all this time," said Darrell Durr. The 31-year-old safety specialist at White Sands Missile Range was reacting Wednesday to the latest pop science tidbit on the airwaves, an alleged "Viagra effect" from watermelon, according to the research of Bhimu Patil, director of the Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center at Texas A&M University in College Station. In the spotlight is an amino...

Watermelon has ingredients that deliver Viagra-like effects to the body's blood vessels and may even increase libido, U.S. scientists say. Dr. Bhimu Patil of Texas A&M in College Station said beneficial ingredients in watermelon and other produce are known as phyto-nutrients -- naturally occurring compounds that are able to react with the human body to trigger healthy reactions. The more we study watermelons, the more we realize just how amazing a fruit it is in providing natural...

Two women, ages 54 and 83, are dead after eating the poisonous puffer fish in Malaysia, a health department official said. Dr. Mohd Khairi Yakub, director of the state health department, said the two women, thought to be the first puffer fish fatalities in Malaysia, were among 36 people who suffered food poisoning after eating the dangerous animal, The Star reported Saturday. Yakub said all of the incidents occurred between May 6 and June 10. The 34 have recovered fully, he said Friday....

One way diabetes is bad for your blood vessels is by creating too much competition for an amino acid that helps blood vessels relax, researchers say.That amino acid, L-arginine, is broken down by the enzyme arginase to urea, which helps the body eliminate toxins resulting from the proteins we eat. Diabetics have a lot of arginase activity, which means they use a lot more L-arginine, says Dr. Maritza Romero, postdoctoral fellow at the Medical College of Georgia and lead author of the paper...

By Bengmark, Stig ABSTRACT. Background: High levels of glycated and lipoxidated proteins and peptides in the body are repeatedly associated with chronic diseases. These molecules are strongly associated with activation of a specific receptor called RAGE and a long-lasting exaggerated level of inflammation in the body. Methods: PubMed reports over 5000 papers plus > 13,500 articles about the related HbA^sub 1c^, most of them published in the past 5 years. Most of the available abstracts have...

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) and Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO) today announced the launch of a new program that will provide support for patients with diabetes who are receiving treatment with Glumetza™ (metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets), a new once-daily extended-release metformin formulation that features AcuForm™ drug-delivery technology. "Patients with type 2 diabetes are often using multiple medications to control their blood glucose as well as...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dietary supplementation with the amino acid L-arginine may improve the physical fitness of heart failure patients by enhancing their endurance to exercise, according to a study.Heart failure is a condition characterized by an enlarged heart that pumps blood inefficiently, resulting in breathlessness and fluid accumulation in the limbs and lungs.L-arginine is a precursor of nitric oxide, a compound that plays a key role in the heart and circulatory system, both at...

By Megan RauscherNEW YORK -- Creatine, a dietary supplement popular among competitive tennis players, does little to improve strength or performance on the court, a study shows.Dr. Babette Pluim from the Royal Netherlands Lawn Tennis Association in Amersfoort and colleagues tested the effects of short- and medium-term creatine supplementation on selected aspects of tennis-specific training in 36 competitive male tennis players.Compared with placebo supplementation, neither six days nor five...