Recent news on Polyethylene Glycol

Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Summary of Positive ...  -  25 May 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The active substance of MIRCERA is methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, an antianaemic product (ATC Code B03XA03) that stimulates erythropoiesis by

EU drug panel doesn't back Amgen's Vectibix for colon cancer  -  25 May 2007
MarketWatchMircera (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta), from Roche Registration Ltd, for the treatment of anaemia associated with chronic kidney disease.

Possible Intolerance no Reason to Deny Colonoscopy to Older ...  -  25 May 2007
DG NewsMost subjects had received 4L of polyethylene glycol (PEG) bowel preparation, unless specifically contraindicated. Among subjects under 75 years,

Vegetable Transplant Production Strategies Investigated  -  25 May 2007
FreshPlaza,Additional studies are underway to investigate the use of ABA and polyethylene glycol 8000 on processing tomato, fresh market tomato, and fresh market bell

First tainted wheat, now tainted medicine  -  May 6, 2007
Technocrat.net,In fact, this is why more auto manufacturers are moving away from diethylene glycol to much less toxic polyethylene glycol. Now diethylene glycol is showing

Nanoparticles to Take the Ouch out of Chemotherapy  -  May 23, 2007
Wired NewsThe nanoparticles are made from two different polymers and coated with polyethylene glycol, a substance that is well known to make foreign things more

Neose Announces Issuance of US Patent Providing Additional Patent ...  -  May 21, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Neose's GlycoPEGylation(TM) technology can extend and customize protein half-life by uniquely linking various size PEG (polyethylene glycol) polymers to

University of Toledo team's work a potential lifesaver for ...  -  May 7, 2007
Toledo Blade,Professor Dignam had a better idea about how to make albumin molecules too big to leak: attach a bit of polyethylene glycol, PEG.

Salix Pharmaceuticals Previews Digestive Disease Week 2007  -  May 17, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),...preparation in the ascending colon Randomised and controlled clinical trial H. Gruss May 23 of polyethylene glycol with electrolytes and ascorbic acid

Plastic blood on the way  -  May 16, 2007
Medical Laboratory World,Artificial blood based on polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecules instead of haemoglobin is being developed by Sheffield University researchers - promising a

DNA Sieve: Nanoscale Pores Can Be Tiny Analysis Labs  -  May 14, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In this experiment, various-sized chains in solution of the uncharged polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) were substituted for biomolecules.

Single-Molecule Mass Spectrometry in Solution  -  May 14, 2007
AZoNano.com,As the molecules - in this experiment, different-sized chains of the polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) - pass through the channel, the current flow is

Between us  -  May 11, 2007
Pinnacle News,There is no redeeming value to Spandex, even though it contains cool things like polyurethane and polyethylene glycol. It tells the world all your

New Treatment Yields Complete Regression Of A Human Cancer In Mice  -  Apr 28, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In the new study, researchers modified SS1P with PEGylation, which involves attaching chains of polyethylene glycol (also known as PEG) to the molecule.

Chemical thinner cuts labor costs  -  Apr 27, 2007
Capital Press (subscription),The material is Tergitol TMN-6, or polyethylene glycol trimethylnonyl ether, a nonionic surfactant manufactured by Dow Chemical Co. and distributed by

OctoPlus broadens rights to PolyActive delivery technology  -  Apr 26, 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,It comprises a series of polyether ester multiblock copolymers, based on polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).

Roche's New ESA* Effectively Stabilises Haemoglobin Levels In ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),New data presented today1 at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) shows that once-monthly methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta effectively stabilises

OctoPlus broadens rights to PolyActive delivery technology  -  26 Apr 2007
BiopharmaReporter.com,It comprises a series of polyether ester multiblock copolymers, based on polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT).

Roche's New ESA* Effectively Stabilises Haemoglobin Levels In ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Medical News Today (press release),New data presented today1 at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) shows that once-monthly methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta effectively stabilises

Demand For Ethylene Glycol And Ethylene Oxide to grow by 6.5-7% pa  -  Apr 18, 2007
plastemart.com,Ethylene oxide itself can be polymerized to form polyethylene glycol or polyethylene oxide, which are useful as non-toxic, water-soluble polymers.

Medical Edge -- Colon must be clean for exam  -  Apr 20, 2007
Post-Bulletin,I recommend polyethylene glycol (Brand names: Colyte, Golytely) to my patients. Many consider this agent the standard, and few adverse health effects from

New treatment yields complete regression of a human cancer in mice  -  Apr 24, 2007
SpiritIndia,In the new study, researchers modified SS1P with PEGylation, which involves attaching chains of polyethylene glycol (also known as PEG) to the molecule.

New treatment yields complete regression of a human cancer in mice  -  Apr 23, 2007
PhysOrg.com,In the new study, researchers modified SS1P with PEGylation, which involves attaching chains of polyethylene glycol (also known as PEG) to the molecule.

Caffeinated Soap: Cool or Not?  -  Apr 23, 2007
FitSugar.com,...is an all vegetable based glycerine soap which does not contain any harsh ingredients like ethanol, diethanolamine, polyethylene glycol or cocyl isethionate

Company Creates Caffeinated Soap  -  Apr 23, 2007
ShortNews.com,...glycerin and avoids many of the harsh ingredients found in other soaps such as ethanol, diethanolamine, polyethylene glycol and cocyl isethionate.

Coating Could Produce Self Cleaning Glasses and Antifogging ...  -  Mar 27, 2007
Azom.comThe coating consists of a single-molecule-thick layer of a material called polyethylene glycol, and each molecule is tipped with a Teflonlike "functional

Fogged over Glasses May be a Thing of the Past  -  Apr 5, 2007
ShortNews.com,The coating contains a layer of polyethylene glycol and a layer of a Teflon-like molecule that will permit water to pass through but prevent oil from

Shower Shock Claims To Be The First Caffeinated Soap That Helps ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
All Headline NewsAlso, it does not contain any harsh ingredients like ethanol, diethanolamine, polyethylene glycol or cocyl isethionate. Shower Shock, which is currently

MiraLax Switches From Prescription To Over-the-counter Status  -  Apr 1, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),An efficacy and consumer preference study of polyethylene glycol 3350 for the treatment of constipation in regular laxative users.

Researchers improve anti-cancer treatment  -  Apr 19, 2007
Science Daily (press release)In the new study, researchers modified SS1P with PEGylation, which involves attaching chains of polyethylene glycol to the molecule.

Enzon's PEG-SN38 Shows Anti-Tumor Activity in Resistant ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),One of Enzon's core capabilities has been in engineering improved versions of injectable therapeutics through the chemical attachment of polyethylene glycol

Constipation Common Among Infants and Toddlers  -  Apr 16, 2007
PakTribune.com,A total of 30 children were treated with milk of magnesia and 70 were given polyethylene glycol 3350 (MiraLax). Of these 100 children, 44 had undergone

Innovative Pulmonary & PEGylation-based Therapeutic Product ...  -  Apr 14, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),It is a technique in which non-toxic polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymers are attached to therapeutic agents, and it is applicable to most major drug classes,

Green Chemistry Drives Opportunities for Innovation  -  Apr 13, 2007
Laboratory Equipment,...variety of chemistries using solvents that are more environmentally friendly, such as water or polyethylene glycol (PEG),� according to a CEM statement.

Treatment Optimisation With PEGASYS Plus COPEGUS Offers Patients ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
campus med,The benefits of PEGASYS are derived from its large 40 kilodalton (KD) branched-chain polyethylene glycol (PEG) construction, which allows for sustained drug

Treatment Optimisation With PEGASYS Plus COPEGUS Offers Patients ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Juraforum.de,The benefits of PEGASYS are derivedfrom its large 40 kilodalton (KD) branched-chain polyethylene glycol(PEG) construction, which allows for sustained drug

Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of 2007  -  Apr 19, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...(Announced March 26) -- Announced that prescription-strength MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol 3350) is now available as an over-the-counter (OTC) treatment for

In spinal research, pets lead the way  -  Apr 9, 2007
Los Angeles Times,Borgens found that injecting the polymer polyethylene glycol within 72 hours of a serious spinal injury usually prevented, or reduced, permanent damage.

Sangart, Inc. Closes $50 Million  -  Apr 5, 2007
American Venture Magazine (press release),From this experience, Sangart’s lead product, Hemospan®, was designed using unique polyethylene glycol conjugation to create a hemoglobin-based product that

Sangart, Inc. Announces Closing of $50M Series F Financing  -  Apr 4, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),From this experience, Sangart's lead product, Hemospan(R), was designed using unique polyethylene glycol conjugation to create a hemoglobin-based product

New Coating Keeps Glass Clean and Fog-Free  -  Mar 30, 2007
FOX NewsThe bottom layer, consisting of a water-loving solvent called polyethylene glycol, pulls water in. The top surface contains a Teflon-like molecule that is

MiraLAX® Laxative Now Available Over The Counter  -  Mar 30, 2007
EndoNurse,KENILWORTH, NJ -- Schering-Plough Corporation announced that prescription-strength MiraLAX® (polyethylene glycol 3350) is now available as an

MiraLAX(R), Number One Doctor-Prescribed Laxative, Now Available ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...that prescription-strength MiraLAX(R) (polyethylene glycol 3350) is now available as an over-the-counter (OTC) treatment for occasional constipation.

MiraLax switches from prescription to over-the-counter status  -  Mar 28, 2007
SpiritIndia,Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announced that prescription-strength MiraLAX® (polyethylene glycol 3350) is now available as an over-the-counter

Science and Technology  -  Mar 28, 2007
Nigerian Tribune,If they succeed, the company has also developed a way to coat the cells in a polymer called polyethylene glycol, which would prevent them from being

MiraLax, number 1 doctor-prescribed  -  Mar 28, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),KENILWORTH, NJ, March 28, 2007 -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that prescription-strength MiraLAX® (polyethylene glycol 3350) is

New Coating Could Nix Smudges And Fogging On Glass  -  27 Mar 2007
Glass on Web,The coating consists of a single-molecule-thick layer of a material called polyethylene glycol, and each molecule is tipped with a Teflonlike "functional

Research Promises New Wound-healing Materials  -  27 Mar 2007
Newswise (press release)The researchers attached heparin-binding peptides from antithrombin III to a synthetic material called polyethylene glycol.

New Bedside-Diagnostics Tool  -  Mar 8, 2007
MIT Technology Review,To produce a basic particle, Doyle's device flows two solutions containing molecular building blocks for the plastic polyethylene glycol down a

Nanoparticles and Mucus  -  Mar 6, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),But scientists at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, have now found that when such nanoparticles are coated with polyethylene glycol of certain

ADHD Scout needs cookies  -  Mar 22, 2007
AZ Central.com,3 (10-mg tablets), lactose, magnesium stearate, polyethylene glycol, starch (5-mg and 10-mg tablets), sucrose, talc, and tragacanth (20-mg tablets)

Brute Force Breaks Bonds  -  Mar 22, 2007
Chemical & Engineering NewsTherefore, the Illinois researchers linked mechanically sensitive 1,2-disubstituted benzocyclobutene isomers to two polyethylene glycol chains,

Batten Down The Hatches Against HIV  -  Feb 26, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The researchers attached phospholipids - molecules from which cell membranes are also made - to chains of polyethylene glycol.

Nektar Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Program Evaluating NKTR-102 (PEG ...  -  Mar 14, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),It is a technique in which non-toxic polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymers are attached to therapeutic agents, and it is applicable to most major drug classes,

Hydrogel Microparticles Pave Way for Bedside Diagnostics  -  Mar 9, 2007
Photonics.com,The particles are also unique in that they are made of a spongy polymer "hydrogel" called polyethylene glycol. That polymer enhances the sensitivity of the

PEGASYS(R) Gets European Approval for a Shorter Treatment Duration ...  -  Mar 5, 2007
PR Newswire UK (press release),The benefits of PEGASYS are derived from its large 40 kilodalton (KD) branched-chain polyethylene glycol (PEG) construction, which allows for sustained drug

When it comes to health, old wives' tales are not the best source  -  Mar 5, 2007
San Bernardino Sun,Still, most carbonated beverages contain caffeine, polyethylene glycol and a variety of other chemicals that can pose a plethora of long-term health hazards

Cancer nanotechnology: small, but heading for the big time  -  Mar 2, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),The nanoparticles are also coated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) to aid their safe passage through the bloodstream and into the tumour cells.

Thermal Dosimetry Predictive of Efficacy of 111 In-ChL6 ...  -  Mar 1, 2007
Journal of Nuclear Medicine (subscription)Methods: Using carbodiimide, 111 In-DOTA-ChL6 (DOTA is dodecanetetraacetic acid) was conjugated to polyethylene glycol-iron oxide–impregnated dextran 20-nm

Nektar Announces Financial Results for the Year and Fourth Quarter ...  -  Mar 1, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),It is based on the use of non-toxic polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymers, which can be attached to most major drug classes, including proteins, peptides,

Falsely Elevated Cardiac Troponin I Levels.  -  Feb 28, 2007
HeartZine,...because the patient's blood revealed a normal cTnI level when mixed with polyethylene glycol to inactivate any antibodies interfering with the cTnI assay.

Paintball enthusiasts crave fast action  -  Feb 25, 2007
EastOregonian.info (subscription),...to eliminate opponents by shooting them with spherical gelatin capsules containing polyethylene glycol and dye, shot from a compressed gas-powered gun.

Paintball enthusiasts crave fast action  -  25 Feb 2007
EastOregonian.info (subscription),...to eliminate opponents by shooting them with spherical gelatin capsules containing polyethylene glycol and dye, shot from a compressed gas-powered gun.

Batten Down the Hatches Against HIV  -  Feb 22, 2007
PressZoom (press release),The researchers attached phospholipids—molecules from which cell membranes are also made—to chains of polyethylene glycol. The phospholipids nestle securely

Carbon Nanotubes Transport Gene Therapy Drug into T-Cells Known to ...  -  Feb 21, 2007
AZoNano.com,The researchers attached phospholipids - molecules from which cell membranes are also made - to chains of polyethylene glycol.

Physics of Drug Delivery  -  Feb 21, 2007
About - News & Issues,By coating them with a biodegradable polymer, polyethylene glycol (PEG), the larger nanoparticle can slip through the mucus layer into the body.

Concocting the recipe for natural teardrops  -  Feb 16, 2007
Baltimore Sun,...a gelling agent that works to hold Systane on the eye surface, with polyethylene glycol 400 and propylene glycol, two lubricants.

Carcinogen found in bath products  -  Feb 11, 2007
Concord Monitor,The toxics agency advises consumers to avoid products listing the surfactants PEG, polyethylene, polyethylene glycol, polyoxyethylene, polyethoxyethylene or

Chimps have been wielding tools since the stone age  -  Feb 19, 2007
Eagle Tribune,Avoiding products that contain polyethylene glycol (PEG) and other common ingredients, as the US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry recommends

Cancer-causing chemical lurking in bath products  -  Feb 12, 2007
Eagle Tribune,...the agency's Web site says you can simply avoid bath products that contain these ingredients: PEG, polyethylene, polyethylene glycol, polyoxyethylene,

Bisphenol A given clearance by EFSA for food packaging  -  Feb 7, 2007
plastemart.com,EFSA has also declared safe using polyethylene glycol as a film coating agent for food supplement products, mainly capsules. It says estimated daily intakes

EFSA approves two plastics ingredients  -  Feb 7, 2007
Plastics & Rubber Weekly,Meanwhile, EFSA has declared safe using polyethylene glycol as a film coating agent for food supplement products, mainly capsules.

Sangart, Inc. Initiates Phase III Clinical Trials for Its Novel ...  -  Feb 14, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),From this experience, Sangart's lead product, Hemospan(R), was designed using unique polyethylene glycol conjugation to create a hemoglobin-based product

Sangart, Inc. Initiates Phase III Clinical Trials for Its Novel ...  -  Feb 13, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)From this experience, Sangart's lead product, Hemospan®, was designed using unique polyethylene glycol conjugation to create a hemoglobin-based product that

Complementation between mouse Mfn1 and Mfn2 protects mitochondrial ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
Journal of Cell Biology (subscription)Abbreviations used in this paper: CMT, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease; ES, embryonic stem; MEF, mouse embryonic fibroblast; PEG, polyethylene glycol.

2006 research review: islet replacement  -  Feb 8, 2007
Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationThe protocol involves placing islets within a protective sheath made of polyethylene glycol and then implanting them under the skin of individuals with type

Coated Nanoparticles Solve Sticky Drug-Delivery Problem  -  Feb 6, 2007
Nanotechnology.net (press release),To make their nanoparticles behave like viruses, the researchers coated them with polyethylene glycol, PEG, a non-toxic material commonly used in

Schering-Plough Cites Today's Anacor Agreement as Latest in Series ...  -  Feb 2, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),5, 2006, Schering-Plough entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Braintree Laboratories, Inc. to market MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol 3350),

Antisense Oligonucleotides Have Been in Clinical Trials for Cancer ...  -  Feb 2, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Polyethylene glycol (PEG) technology has been used to overcome some of the barriers to anticancer drug delivery. Encapsulating anticancer drugs in liposomes

Lahey Clinic plans $50m expansion in Peabody  -  Jan 30, 2007
Boston Globe,Braintree sued Schwarz in 2003, claiming the German drug maker infringed on a 1998 patent for the laxative MiraLax, or polyethylene glycol.

Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for 2006 Fourth Quarter ...  -  Jan 29, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),13, 2006) -- Entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Braintree Laboratories, Inc. to market MiraLAX(R) (polyethylene glycol 3350) as a

Cell and animal models of mtDNA biology: progress and prospects  -  Feb 12, 2007
AJP - Cell Physiology (subscription)Investigators working with this procedure over the next several years found that polyethylene glycol (PEG) could also promote fusion of cytoplasts and

EFSA gives the nod to 10 more packaging chemicals  -  Jan 11, 2007
FoodQualityNews.com,The EFSA scientific panel set a migration limit of 0.05 mg/kg of food on polyethylene glycol (EO=1-30, typically 5) ether of butyl 2-cyano

Sangart Announces Publication Of Phase II Study Results In The ...  -  Dec 21, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),The manuscript entitled "A Multicenter Clinical Study of the Safety and Activity of Maleimide-Polyethylene Glycol-modified Hemoglobin (Hemospan(R)) in

Killer cocktails  -  Jan 10, 2007
Sunday Herald,Look out for ingredients with polyethylene, glycol, or oxynol in them, which have a similar impact. Avoiding products with these ingredients may seem like a

New Hep C drug means treatment for the masses  -  Jan 5, 2007
DrugResearcher.com,The alteration involves attaching a large sugar polymer (polyethylene glycol, known as PEG) to the surface of the interferon (a process known as pegylation)

Intravenous Oncaspar® is Well Tolerated in Adults with ALL  -  Jan 4, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Oncaspar is a polyethylene glycol conjugate of E. coli asparaginase that has a much longer half-life and is less immunogenic than the native form.

Cheap drug dodges big pharma patents  -  Jan 2, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),Its secret is that its surface is studded with a bulky molecule called polyethylene glycol (PEG), which makes the drug last longer in the body.

Preclinical Evidence Suggests Modified Von Willebrand Factor ...  -  Jan 2, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...based on modifying a rVWF using pegylation (conjugation with synthetic polymers of polyethylene glycol, PEG) or glycosylation technologies.

German firm declines option on Neose technology  -  Dec 29, 2006
Philadelphia Business Journal,...to be metabolized or eliminated by normal biological processes -- by attaching polyethylene glycol, or "peg," polymers to the sugar chains of drugs.

New Implantable Optical Glucose Sensor  -  Dec 28, 2006
Medgadget.com,Attached to the end of the fiber inside the skin is a polyethylene-glycol polymer matrix interspersed with pairs of tightly bound chemicals,

FDA Approves New Indication For INVANZ® (ertapenem) For The ...  -  Dec 28, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),All patients received one of two standard bowel preparations (sodium phosphate or polyethylene glycol) prior to surgery. Patients were evaluated during

Research and Markets: Gain an Insight into the Financial ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) is a sustained-duration formulation of Neupogen (filgrastim) formed by the addition of polyethylene glycol to granulocyte colony

Botulinum neurotoxin B recognizes its protein receptor with high ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Nature.com (subscription),Crystals were grown at 20 °C by vapour diffusion in two conditions: first, 13% polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000 and 0.1 M HEPES pH 7.0, and second,

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