International Business News - Study http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A study suggests a proposed Williston oil refinery in North Dakota should produce mostly diesel and jet fuel instead of gasoline. North Dakota's Oil and Gas Research Council is reviewing a preliminary engineering study for the Northwest Refining project. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/nd-refinery-study-favors-diesel-jet-fuel.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:17:01 EDT Biotechnology company ArQule Inc. said Thursday it will expand a midstage study by increasing the dosage of a treatment aimed at several types of cancer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/arqule-to-increase-dose-in-cancer-study.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:31:07 EDT The Homeland Security Department paid $450,000 for an independent organization to make recommendations on a classified terrorism program, but the review--which took two years to complete--is practically outdated as it's released Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/new-terrorism-risk-review-released-friday.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:46:51 EDT The largest alternative medicine study the government has ever launched has stopped enrolling people while officials investigate whether participants were fully informed of the risks and are being adequately protected, The Associated Press has learned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/government-probes-chelation-heart-disease-study.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:22:46 EDT Biotechnology company NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. said late Thursday its partner GlaxoSmithKline will end a midstage study on a prospective osteoporosis drug because it is not effective. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/glaxo-ends-study-on-nps-osteoporosis-drug.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:12:28 EDT The largest alternative medicine study the government has ever launched has stopped enrolling people while officials investigate whether participants were fully informed of the risks and are being adequately protected, The Associated Press has learned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/government-probes-chelation-heart-disease-study.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:06:08 EDT Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and ImClone Systems Inc. said Monday head and neck cancer patients had a better survival rate after 5 years when adding Erbitux to chemotherapy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/bristol-myers-imclone-cite-positive-erbitux-data.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:57:07 EDT South Dakota likely would run into constitutional problems if it tried to put a state fee on interstate underground pipelines to pay for cleaning up spills and leaks, a state lawyer told a task force Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/sd-official-pipeline-fee-likely-unconstitutional.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:54:34 EDT Biogen Idec Inc. said Friday its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri may actually prompt an improvement in patients rather than simply halt the disease's progression, according to a recent study. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/biogen-analysis-says-tysabri-improves-ms-symptoms.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:20:03 EDT Opexa Therapeutics Inc. said Friday its lead drug candidate aimed at treating multiple sclerosis failed to meet its main goal in a midstage study, sending shares in a nosedive to an all-time low. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/opexa-shares-lose-most-of-value-on-study-data.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:56:17 EDT A study six years in the making of nearly 224,000 current and former workers shows that the rates of cancer deaths at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is the same or lower than in Connecticut and the U.S., researchers said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/133736-pratt-cancer-study.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/study-no-higher-death-rates-among-pratt-workers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/study-no-higher-death-rates-among-pratt-workers.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:32:16 EDT Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday that in a study conducted in Japan its constipation treatment met a midstage goal of increasing bowel movements. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/sucampo-drug-meets-goal-in-japanese-study.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:11:37 EDT A blockbuster anemia drug made by a Johnson & Johnson company has been linked to the deaths of some patients in an experiment testing whether it could help stroke patients. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/j-j-reports-anemia-drug-linked-to-deaths-in-study.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:13:54 EDT Biotechnology company Amgen Inc. released widely anticipated data Tuesday showing its osteoporosis drug candidate denosumab dramatically cut the risk of spinal and hip fractures in postmenopausal women, compared with placebo. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/amgens-denosumab-lowers-fracture-risk-in-study.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:32:44 EDT Biotechnology company ImClone Systems Inc. said Tuesday the colon cancer drug Erbitux failed to meet a secondary goal of increasing patients' overall survival, according to an update on a prior study. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/imclone-updates-drug-study-secondary-goal-missed.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:47:42 EDT Biotechnology company MannKind Corp. said Tuesday its inhaled insulin system met the main goal of regulating blood-sugar in a late-stage study focusing on Type 1 diabetes patients. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/mannkinds-inhaled-insulin-meets-study-goal.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:31:50 EDT As hurricane season heats up, North Carolina lawmakers are looking at how the storms are affecting homeowners insurance. Legislative leaders said Friday they formed a special panel to study how Category 3, 4 and 5 hurricanes can impact the cost and availability of property insurance for North Carolina residents. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/nc-panel-to-study-hurricanes-impact-on-insurance.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:25:44 EDT Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. said Tuesday their diabetes drug Byetta worked better at reducing blood-sugar levels following a meal compared with Merck & Co.'s Januvia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/amylin-elli-lilly-tout-diabetes-drug-over-merck.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:55:39 EDT Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca PLC said Tuesday their drug candidate Onglyza reached its goal of reducing patients' blood-sugar levels in a late-stage study. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/bristol-astrazeneca-meet-study-goal.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:44:15 EDT West Virginia will begin studying ways to recover economically from natural disasters, particularly in parts of the state perpetually hit hard by flooding. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/feds-award-w-va-250k-to-study-disaster-plans.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:17:44 EDT