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Company News • Extension Study for Virax's HIV Drug Granted • Virax and New York Blood Center to Develop HBV Treatment • Novogen's Promensil Decreases Frequency and Severity of Hot Flushes • Metabolic's Obesity Drug Completes Single Dose Phase 2A Trial • Ranbaxy Gets US Nod to Market Terazosin Hydrochloride Capsules • Cipla in Talks with South African Firm to Supply AIDS Drugs • Olympus Launches System for Analysis of Biomolecular Interactions • Yamanouchi Gives Up Acquisition of Approval of Osteoporosis Drug • Ono-manufactured Pranlukast Capsule Launched in Mexico • Additional Clinical Trials for Shionogi's Anti-depressant Drug • Genomine Inc. • Peptron Inc.
Rules & Regulations • Approval of First GM Canola Trial in Australia • Human Cloning Banned in Australia • China Issues New Regulation to Weed out Fake Drugs • Policy Urges Indian Scientists to Focus on Patentable Biomedical R&D • Public Comment on Cassava and Glucose Oxidase Solicited • NZ Ministry of Health Releases MRSA Guidelines
Research News • Novel Approach to Malaria Vaccine • Australian Bionic Eye about to Begin Human Trials • Discovery of Upregulated Enzyme in Damaged Brain Tissue • Cataract Gene Uncovered by Chinese Scientists • Study Shows HK 1997 Flu Originates from Single Mutation • Ten Percent Japanese have Gene Mutation Tied to Abnormal Clotting • Correlation between Electromagnetism and Leukemia • Womb Nutrition Critical to Later Health • Study Shows Asthma is Needlessly Tolerated • New Treatment for Heart Failure • Taiwan's New Rice Strain Holds Promise • Parental Habits Affects Children's Weight
General Information & Statistics • Australian Doctors Given Web Access • Funding for Health and Medical Research Projects • Scientist to Look into Farm Animals' Immune Systems • China's Biotech Industry Develops Rapidly • Chinese-made AIDS Drug Available Soon • China Uses Speedy and Cheap AIDS Test • Japan Institute to Look into Problem Proteins • Japan's Fifth Mad Cow Disease Case • GMOs Found in Japan's Organic Soybeans • Korea and China Set to Cooperate on Bio Sector • BioMalaysia 2002 to Kick off in Kuala Lumpur • Combating NZ's Meningococcal Epidemic • Taiwan's Drinking Yogurt Contains Too Much Sugar • Taiwan Sets up Training Center for Foreign Doctors
Personality Profile • Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Trends and Prospects • Australian Biotech Firms Face Financing Crisis • Next GM Cotton Variety Promises Greater Pesticide Reductions • Processing Industry Fueling China's Agricultural Development • Moratorium on GE Products Hurts NZ's Biotech Sector
Patent News • Starpharma Obtains Another US Nanotech Patent • Patent for "Hearing Teeth" Developed by Chinese Inventor
Calendar of Events • A comprehensive listing of upcoming biotechnology conferences in Asia-Pacific