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LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Roche (ROG.VX) boosted its early-stage central nervous system (CNS) drug pipeline on Tuesday by signing a drug development deal for new Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease medicines with Belgium's reMYND.

Bloomberg -- Actis Capital LLP and Sequoia Capital plan to sell a controlling stake in Indias Paras Pharmaceuticals Ltd. for as much as $700 million, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDIX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases, today announced that the company received verbal notice on Friday, September...

Sept 7 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX.N), which agreed to be bought by Canada's Biovail Corp (BVF.TO) in June, said they would cut about 25 percent of the combined company's U.S. and Canadian workforce as part of the integration plans.

AP -- NEW YORK Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective.

Bloomberg -- Cockroach brains may be a source of new antibiotics capable of killing deadly drug-resistant bacteria, according to research that suggests the germ-spreading pests may be good for something after all.

PARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) will not step in as a rival bidder for U.S. biotech Genzyme (GENZ.O) and take on Sanofi-Aventis (SASY.PA), the British drugmaker's head of research and development told a French newspaper.

BERNE, Switzerland, September 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Pevion Biotech AG announced today the appointment of Evert Kueppers as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Thomas Stauffer.

"We would like to thank Thomas for his excellent contributions over the years and wish him all the best in his new position," said Klaus Breiner of BB Biotech Ventures and Chairman of the Board of Directors...

MedPage Today -- Kids who eat food cooked in nonstick pots and pans may have higher levels of LDL cholesterol, a large cross-sectional study found.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - September 07, 2010) - Alethia Biotherapeutics Inc., a privately held Montreal-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of monoclonal antibodies ("mAbs") against therapeutic targets emanating from its STAR proprietary target discovery platform, announced today it has closed a C$9.6M Series A round of financing. Alethia will...

Wall Street Journal -- The British Medical Journal on Monday said GlaxoSmithKline PLC's diabetes drug Avandia should never have been licensed and should be withdrawn from sale, a claim the company rejected.

MedPage Today -- Mild cognitive impairment may be more common in men than in women, a new study shows.

MedPage Today -- The active ingredient in "magic mushrooms" -- psilocybin -- may be useful to treat the anxiety and stress associated with end-stage cancer, researchers suggest.

DUBLIN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Elan (ELN.I) (ELN.N) said on Tuesday it has been granted an Irish High Court injunction to prevent two non-executive directors from launching a parallel probe into concerns over corporate governance at the drugmaker.

AP -- YAOUNDE, Cameroon UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years.

Wall Street Journal -- BANGALORE -- Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. said Monday it has entered into agreements for licensing and supply of generic drugs to AstraZeneca PLC for sale in emerging markets, its second such deal with a prominent multinational drug maker.

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC), a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of products that simplify, automate, and innovate complex biomedical testing, today announced that Scott Garrett has resigned as Chairman, President...

FDA -- [09-01-2010] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding healthcare professionals of an increased mortality risk associated with the use of the intravenous antibacterial Tygacil (tigecycline) compared to that of other drugs used to treat a variety of serious infections. The increased risk was determined using a pooled analysis of clinical trials. The cause of the excess death in...

Suburban Chicago News -- Bobby Chapman, of Seneca, is glad school is in session once again. A shift worker, Chapman knows he will be able to get better sleep when the house is empty and quiet during the day.

Sharp Brains -- Many parents, health care professionals, and educators agree that there is a pressing need to develop effective treatments for ADHD to complement or substitute for traditional medication and behavior therapy approaches. This is because such treatments do not work for everyone, important difficulties often remain even when these treatments are effective, and...