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Article Archive for September 2009

Acrux’s Promising Spray (ASX:ACR)
09/30/2009 – 10:30 am PDT | Comments Off
Acrux’s Promising Spray (ASX:ACR)

Australian company, Acrux has come out with a positive result from a Phase III trial after evaluating the safety and efficacy of their new testosterone spray, Axiron. The promising results of the late-stage trials of …

First Time Home Buyers: Is Time Running Out?
09/30/2009 – 9:30 am PDT | Comments Off
First Time Home Buyers: Is Time Running Out?

The stimulus tax credit of $8,000 for first time home buyers expires on November 30, 2009.  That means your new house has to be signed, sealed, and delivered by the last day of November if …

Repros’ Proellex under FDA microscope (RPRX)
09/30/2009 – 8:38 am PDT | Comments Off
Repros’ Proellex under FDA microscope (RPRX)

Repros Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:RPRX) has received a verbal warning from the Food and Drug Administration of the United States of America about their drug Proellex. The FDA has informed Repros Therapeutics to resolve all the outstanding …

Hemispherx’s Vaccine Enhancer Making Waves in Japan (AMEX:HEB)
09/29/2009 – 4:38 am PDT | Comments Off
Hemispherx’s Vaccine Enhancer Making Waves in Japan (AMEX:HEB)

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX:HEB) is in the news after it was announced that Dr. Hasegawa the director of the Japanese National Institute of Infectious Diseases presented data on the lead compounds of Ampligen (R) (Poly …

Introgen transformed into CMO (OTC:INGNQ)
09/29/2009 – 4:30 am PDT | One Comment
Introgen transformed into CMO (OTC:INGNQ)

After filing for Chapter 11 for bankruptcy last December it looked like there was no further scope for the Austin-based Introgen Therapeutics. However, a group of Houston investors have come forward and have decided to …

State Mandated Foreclosure Mediation Programs Fail to Help Homeowners
09/29/2009 – 4:18 am PDT | Comments Off
State Mandated Foreclosure Mediation Programs Fail to Help Homeowners

The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) reviewed 25 programs in 14 states and found no evidence the programs are helping homeowners modify their mortgage loans.   The programs are self policed by the financing institutions …

When Even Corn Becomes High-Tech DuPont (NYSE:DD)
09/28/2009 – 10:19 am PDT | Comments Off
When Even Corn Becomes High-Tech DuPont (NYSE:DD)

Agri-business may not seem an exciting or glamorous sector for investors to find opportunities, especially when compared to industries that come up with the whiz-bang consumer electronics and communications devices that have …

Folotyn drug gets FDA approval (Nasdaq:ALTH)
09/28/2009 – 10:10 am PDT | Comments Off
Folotyn drug gets FDA approval (Nasdaq:ALTH)

Allos Therapeutics Inc (Nasdaq:ALTH) must be delighted with joy after getting a green signal by the FDA panel for their injectable drug Folotyn, which will be used for the treatment of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, a rare …

Ambrx-Wyeth Drug Alliance (NYSE:WYE)
09/25/2009 – 1:44 pm PDT | Comments Off
Ambrx-Wyeth Drug Alliance (NYSE:WYE)

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) declared the formation of multi-target alliance with Ambrx Inc. in order to develop and commercialize protein drug candidates in multiple therapeutic areas which are currently undisclosed. The …

Avoid a Christmas Buying Blitz on Your Credit Cards
09/25/2009 – 12:10 pm PDT | Comments Off
Avoid a Christmas Buying Blitz on Your Credit Cards

The beginning of September is the end of summer vacation and back to business.  Fall is a huge retail season because of the Christmas buying blitz.  And speaking of the holidays how are you planning …