UPDATE 1-Akzo Nobel says pharma unit products on track

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(Euronext Amsterdam) - Akzo Nobel Pharma preparing for the future

...ba href=/insomnia/a/b treatment (Org 50081) expected to be submitted in 2010.

Building on biotechnology and neuroscience Looking in more detail at human healthcare, analysts heard that the business will not only work to sustain leadership status in its traditional areas of gynecology (eg NuvaRing® and Livial®); fertility (Puregon Pen®/Follistim Pen®); and anesthesia (Esmeron®/Zemuron®); but will also focus on rebuilding its position in neuroscience.

“Our core indication areas provide a solid base with selected opportunities for growth, while in the medium and long-term, neuroscience provides us with interesting growth opportunities,” explained Organon’s Executive Vice President of Research and Development, David Nicholson.

“We are also building a biotechnology franchise as an additional long-term growth driver with a focus on immunology and oncology.” He added that the company will work to build a biopharmaceutical pipeline by expanding research into new biological entities (NBEs), primarily at Organon’s U.S.

Research Center in Cambridge, MA, both by seeking partnerships and through strategic acquisitions.

Maintain and strengthen position as a world leader in animal health The status of Intervet’s pipeline was also highlighted, with General Manager Ruurd Stolp giving details about planned product introductions during the next few years, including new Cobactan® anti-infectives for cattle and horses and a new improved (live) horse vaccine for West N...

Boosting Baby's Brain Before Birth

...ba href=/insomnia/a/b, a lack of concentration, lethargy, feelings of hopelessness, and irritability - talk to your doctor about treatment options. Iron up.

"All minerals are important for the healthy growth of your child's brain during the first two years of life," says Susan B.

Roberts, Ph.D., coauthor of Feeding Your Child for Lifelong Health (Bantam, 1999).

"But without adequate iron, critical areas of the brain don't grow normally and become permanently damaged." In the first year, babies who drink formula (even if only occasionally) should get an iron-fortified variety.

Exclusively breast-fed babies usually don't need iron supplements.

After one year, most babies start drinking cow's milk, which lacks iron.

Dr.

Roberts recommends that toddlers then take a daily supplement.

Talk to your doctor about the proper dose, because too much iron can be toxic. 9/00 Copyright © 2000 Janis Graham.

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