When an orphan drug is a patient's only hope

When Szymon Cajmer was six years old, he was denied entry into a clinical trial to test the only drug to treat his rare disease because his lungs worked too well. Now 11, he suffers from severe hearing loss and he easily loses his breath.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008  |  News  |  Permanent Link

A career-limiting ruling for former politicians

Judge tosses former justice and health minister Alan Rock from class-action case against Merck over conflict of interest

 

 

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008  |  News  |  Permanent Link

I Love Big Pharma

I have a confession to make. I like Big Pharma. I actually like all those evil transnational greed-driven corporations that we've been trained since birth to revile.

I probably need to be re-educated or something.

Sunday, January 20, 2008  |  Opinion  |  Permanent Link

Jay Ambrose: Time to end drug-price demagoguery

It was one of those now-you-see-it, now-you-don't moments in the New Hampshire debate between the Republican presidential candidates, a couple of minutes of discussion gone before you knew it.

Thursday, January 17, 2008  |  News  |  Permanent Link

Cannasat Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Julia Levy to Board of Directors

TORONTO, Jan. 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cannasat Therapeutics ("Cannasat" or the "Company") (TSX-V:CTH), the developer of novel cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products, today announced that Dr. Julia Levy has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Dr. Levy is a Canadian pharmaceutical industry leader and brings years of drug discovery, development, and commercialization experience to the Cannasat Board.

Monday, January 14, 2008  |  News  |  Permanent Link

Canada's life-science pulse is flatlining

MethylGene Inc. is one of a growing number of biotech companies in Quebec with a beef against Canadian investors.

 

Saturday, January 12, 2008  |  News  |  Permanent Link

Ontario gives pharmaceutical companies $150 Million

TORONTO - Ontario must invest taxpayer dollars in the research and development efforts of big drug companies if it hopes to keep good-paying jobs in the province, Research and Innovation Minister John Wilkinson said Wednesday as he announced a $150-million fund for pharmaceutical firms.

Thursday, January 10, 2008  |  News  |  Permanent Link

The Prix Galien Canada

BC Health Research Community Congratulates Dr. Michael Hayden on Receiving the Prix Galien Canada

Thursday, November 15, 2007  |  News  |  Permanent Link

World-transforming partnerships

It takes a certain amount of audacity to defend public-private partnerships.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007  |  News  |  Permanent Link

The real superstar of the cancer fight

The news that a professional hockey player - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake - has cancer was bound to generate headlines, and doubly so when he vowed to continue playing the gruelling National Hockey League schedule while undergoing treatment.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007  |  News  |  Permanent Link