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To be clear, Stavzor is not a generic version of Depakote because it is a slightly different oral form of the drug, though it will probably have very similar efficacy and safety effects to Depakote. Noven expects FDA final approval to launch Stavzor into the market by the end of July, after Abbott's patents on Depakote run out. The good news for Noven is that sales of Depakote were $1.2 billion in the U.S. last year, and capturing even a fraction of the Depakote market would be a boon. The bad news for Noven is that sales of Abbott's Depakote won't be anything close to $1.2 billion by the time Stavzor hits the market, because of the aforementioned generic competition. Equally important, Noven is going to have a hard time persuading payers and patients to shell out anything more for Stavzor than what the generic Depakote drugs are selling for.
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The screen displays, in plain black-and-white text, the focus of Newmark's daily life -- much of it, anyway. It's in an e-mail program called Pine, favored by geeks of all ages, partly because it renders the mouse nearly useless. Pine users are, like Newmark, the type who derive an almost perverse pleasure from deleting a message by simply pressing the "D" key, rather than undertaking the laborious task of clicking on a trash can icon. Newmark pores over his inbox, which receives about 300 messages daily. Clack. Clack. Clack. Click-ity-clack-ca-clack. Every so often, he turns to the left, and his own moving image, collected by a computer video camera, stares back at him from a small laptop screen. Newmark is a young-looking 52, despite his nearly bald pate and stout physique.
Instant Analysis: Martinsville
And the reason, Ginn said, was this: The No. 13 will have to qualify for the first five races of 2007 on speed. Starting with the six race of the season, the top 35 in 2007 owner's points will be locked into the field. Ginn said that since Nemechek is such a strong qualifier, he was the best of the three team drivers to put into a car that isn't guaranteed a spot in the field during the first five races. If Nemechek can get the No. 13 into the top 35 after five races next year, it will be a moot point. Brian from Fort Wayne, Ind.: What is your take on Bill Elliott being set aside at Red Bull Racing for the Atlanta race? It was supposed to have his paint scheme. Who will be the sponsor on the No. 37 car? Tom Jensen: Brian: Great topic you raise. Team Red Bull wants to get some seat time for A.J.
Years-Long Search Unlocks Deadly Genetic Disease
SMA is a neurodegenerative disorder occurring in children that involves severely weakened muscles and usually results in death within two years, often because muscles of the respiratory system can no longer support breathing. The X-linked form of the disease is passed unsuspectingly by healthy mothers to their sons. SMA made sense to Messer and her family, but they were baffled by the autosomal part of the diagnosis. "I'm not a genetics person, but I know that autosomal recessive means that both mothers and fathers have to be carriers [of the gene that causes the disease]," Messer said. "We started scratching our heads. What are the odds that all of us would have married somebody with the same recessive gene and our two mothers and our grandmother? I don't calculate odds very well, but I can tell that that's just a staggering amount." At about this time, another cousin, Patti, living in Houston, married and wanted to have children but was terrified after watching the devastation of her family.
Science Could Erase Stigma of Anorexia
FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- When people understand the genetics and biology of anorexia nervosa, they are less likely to blame those with the eating disorder for their illness, says a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) study. "This is a potentially important finding because it suggests that wide dissemination of information about the biological and genetic underpinnings of anorexia nervosa could help decrease the blame-based stigma that is associated with the disorder," study author Michele A. Crisafulli said in a prepared statement. It's believed that stigma creates additional difficulties for people with anorexia, including making them more reluctant to seek treatment. In people with anorexia nervosa, obsessive fears of being fat lead to abnormal and dangerously low body weight.
A year later, artist in Boston marketing stunt embraces notoriety
Nevertheless, Berdovsky said he is still struggling financially, and he works at a studio inside a beat-up industrial building in Charlestown that is afflicted with bedbugs, bad pipes and noise from woodworking shops.
He said his expensive video and audio equipment was bought on credit, and he may have to sell some of it to pay the bills.
Richard Rinehart, the Berkeley museum's digital art curator, said 500 people show up the night Berdovsky was there, "and they were all enraptured by his performance."
Rinehart said he hired Berdovsky on a recommendation from another artist, not because of his Aqua Teen infamy. Not that that would have hurt.
"That kind of political mischievousness plays well at Berkeley," Rinehart said. More articles Copyright 2007 Associated Press.
Filing up for fitness
The new Fall River Fitness Challenge got off to a kicking start on Saturday when folks of all shapes and sizes pledged to lose weight and help the city shed 2,000 pounds by May 5. By 9 a.m., they were lined up outside Community Development Recreation at 72 Bank St. And, until noon, people poured in ready to give their names and get weighed in — all in the name of health and perhaps a little healthy competition. "I'm sick of being fat," said Carlene Beckius, who wants to lose 29 pounds. "I'm sick of struggling with my clothes." Beckius was one of about 150 people to sign up for the challenge in the first two hours of registration. Ten or more teams of people from various organizations have also signed up. The Fall River Fitness Challenge was devised by CD REC, the Diabetes Association, the Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls Club and Healthy City Fall River.
Natural Medicine: Natural Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), or winter depression, is very common in the Pacific Northwest. The lack of sunlight in winter is thought to contribute to symptoms of SAD, including loss of energy, mild depression, oversleeping, overeating and carbohydrate cravings. Fortunately, there are several natural ways to combat these symptoms. Light therapy is one of the easiest, non-invasive, natural ways to treat SAD and research supports its use. Light boxes providing 10,000 lux are used to stimulate light exposure with a goal of 30 minutes of direct facial exposure in the morning. Fight carbohydrate cravings, which can contribute to and aggravate feelings of depression. Eat healthy protein from sources such as nuts, eggs, lean meats and beans regularly and with each carbohydrate serving.
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