| Investors Wary on Noven Approval
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.
What's up with ... Ted Hendricks
I don't even think they had a Media Day during my first Super Bowl, but I was too young to even notice. Baltimore had so many All-Pros, and that was only my second year in the league. Other than the local press guys from Miami, I don't remember too much media." .
Bush Annouces $20 Billion Arms Deal for Saudis
Mansour al-Turki, spokesman for the Saudi Interior Ministry, said security forces have been able to thwart a series of attacks in recent years in part because of much more active assistance from the public. "They have recognized that the al-Qaida ideology is an ideology to inflame terrorism rather than trying to set up a new approach for Muslim societies," he said. Al-Turki also said communication in other areas remains poor. Last week, for instance, the national security adviser in the U.S.-backed government in Iraq announced that "hundreds" of Saudis had been arrested in Iraq on suspicion of militant activities and were ready to be returned to their homeland. Saudis learned about that announcement in the media, al-Turki said, because except for an occasional conference, the two security forces rarely communicate.
Friend, supposedly 'cured' of anorexia, is back to not eating
Dear Annie: I am 15 and almost positive that my best friend, "Amanda," is anorexic. I know for a fact that she was anorexic two years ago, but she told me she had treatment and is cured. I rarely see Amanda eat lunch at school, and if I ask about it, she says, "I'm not hungry. Just drop it." It is easy for her to throw food away or say it "looks disgusting" and refuse to touch it. When I tell her she really needs to eat, she gets mad. Lately, she's had stomach pains that are not cramps. I don't know if this is related, but she also has been having family, grade, depression and school issues. I really worry about her, but I know if I bring up therapy, she will stop speaking to me. Her parents want her to go (I'm not sure why) and she's absolutely livid with them. Please help. — Concerned Best Friend Dear Best Friend: Amanda is lucky to have you as a friend.
Across America, deadly echoes of foreign battles
Late one night in the summer of 2005, Matthew Sepi, a 20-year-old Iraq combat veteran, headed out to a 7-Eleven in the seedy Las Vegas neighborhood where he had settled after leaving the Army. That particular 7-Eleven sits in the shadow of the Stratosphere casino-hotel in a section of town called the Naked City. By day, the area, littered with malt liquor cans, looks depressed but not menacing. By night, it becomes, in the words of a local homicide detective, �like Fallujah.� Sepi did not like to venture outside too late. But, plagued by nightmares about an Iraqi civilian killed by his unit, he said he often needed alcohol to fall asleep. And so it was that night, when, seized by a gut feeling of lurking danger, he slid a trench coat over his slight frame � and tucked an assault rifle inside it.
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Pam's Story: 'Don’t throw people away’ (Part 6)
She drove to the Magellan Health Services clinic, formerly ValueOptions, and found her mental health case manager, Jackie Byrd, who settled her down and adjusted her dosage. Pam adored working with the seriously mentally ill at the East Valley Clubhouse in Mesa, and it was a huge part of her recovery. She�d pleaded guilty to felony child abuse after trying to commit suicide in 2003 with her 12-year-old son, and everyone at the clubhouse and its parent agency, Triple R, knew her story. But in September, she learned she�d failed a new background check requirement. Jackie, along with Pam�s county probation officer, Jan Johnston, had already begun the process of getting Pam terminated early from probation and her record expunged. The background check snafu provided additional incentive. Pam got glowing, gushing letters of recommendation from everyone she worked for and, with Jan, Jackie and public defender Tammy Wray, put together a convincing case for Maricopa County Judge Michael D.
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