Ernest Beutler : The Lancet

www.thelancet.com | Nov 14, 2008

Haematologist and innovative scientist. Born Sept 30, 1928, in Berlin, Germany, he died of lymphoma on Oct 5, 2008, in San Diego, CA, USA, aged 80 years.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608617225/fulltext?rss=yes

Infection control requirements from CDC incorporated into CMS conditions for coverage for dialysis units. MMWR, see p. 875.

www.cdc.gov | Aug 15, 2008

MMWR: In April 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Federal Register its final rule on Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facilities (1). The rule establishes new conditions dialysis facilities must meet to be certified under the

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5732.pdf

QLT announces first quarter results for 2008 (PR Newswire)

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QLT announces first quarter results for 2008. - VANCOUVER, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - QLT Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTI - News; TSX: QLT - News) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

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QLT reports positive FDA review of Aczone

www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com | Mar 18, 2008

QLT has announced that the FDA has completed its review of the companys labeling supplement for Aczone and has removed the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase screening and blood monitoring requirements.

http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=88EED862-C388-42AA-8BD2-F32C2934ACC0

Table of Valid Genomic Biomarkers in the Context of Approved Drug Labels

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Pharmacogenomic information is contained in about ten percent of labels for drugs approved by the FDA. A significant increase of labels containing such information has been observed over the last decade.

http://www.fda.gov/cder/genomics/genomic_biomarkers_table.htm

Salix Pharmaceuticals | Advancing Treatment in Gastroenterology

COLAZAL® (balsalazide disodium) Capsules 750 mg are indicated for the treatment of mildly to moderately active Ulcerative Colitis in patients 5 years of age and older. COLAZAL does not relieve symptoms in all patients; your patients' results may vary.

http://www.salix.com/

ScienceDirect - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology, Volume 118, Issue 4,

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ScienceDirect - the world's leading platform offers over 2,000 high quality peer-reviewed full-text journals and books on science, technology and medicine.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03009629

References - UMC Utrecht

van Wijk, R., van Solinge, W.W., Nerlov, C., Beutler, E., Gelbart, T., Rijksen, G., and Nielsen, F.C. 2003. Disruption of a novel regulatory element in the erythroid-specific promoter of the human PKLR gene causes severe pyruvate kinase deficiency. Blood 101:1596-1602.

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