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Antagonist - An organism (usually pathogen) which does no significant damage to the host but its colonization of the host protects the host from significant subsequent damage by a pest [ISPM Pub. No. 3, 1996][FAO Glossary]

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New Drugs from Sanofi-Aventis and Actelion Will Dominate the ...  -  21 Aug 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The new Pharmacor report Insomnia finds that the 5-HT2 antagonist eplivanserin and the orexin receptor antagonist ACT-078573 are among 11 emerging therapies

Pharmion, MethylGene Team For $100M Cancer Partnership  -  21 Aug 2007
BioWorld Online,But MethylGene, of Montreal, and Pharmion, of Boulder, Colo., are taking the antagonist approach in studying sirtuins as the basis for potential agents to

Pentagon's New Drug Weapons  -  21 Aug 2007
Wired NewsUS work is said to involve a Fentanyl derivative combined with an antagonist which will counter the respiratory depression. According to the Bradford report

Encysive Pharmaceuticals Plans Equity Offering To Raise $15 Mln ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Trading Markets,Additionally, the funds will be used for activities related to the commercialization of the company's oral endothelin receptor antagonist, Thelin in Europe,

Hall's Dark Knight Role  -  21 Aug 2007
IGN,My source describes Hall's character not as a villain but as an antagonist." The site has an even juicier spoiler -- if true -- about what The Joker does

GC 2007: Ninjatown Founded on DS  -  21 Aug 2007
1UP.com,How do you take on an antagonist with such an imposing name? Ancient ninja magic, of course! Powers waiting to be used in the game include the Mighty Wind

Rescue Dawn: No Longer Patriotic?  -  21 Aug 2007
Huffington Post,DeBruin is also angry at Herzog's depiction of his brother as an antagonist to Dengler, played by Davies as a "deranged and derelict Charles Manson type

Mario Party 8  -  21 Aug 2007
Cubed3,Although there is no fleshed out story, you can only assume that the antagonist is no other than Bowser. Let me tell you: you’re right.

'Lost Boys' sequel for 'OC' gal  -  21 Aug 2007
Jam! Showbiz,Over two seasons on "The OC," Reeser's Taylor Townsend character went from social-climbing antagonist to beloved romantic lead and the actress was credited

'MS killed my father...now I'm fighting it too'  -  21 Aug 2007
Daily Mail,The drug is an opiate antagonist and is used in high doses to treat people who are addicted to heroin. Dr Bernard Bihari, a neurophysician in New York,

DVD Review: 'Dexter, Season One'  -  21 Aug 2007
Zap2it.com...search for the Ice Truck Killer, an equally precise and equally sanguine antagonist with direct personal ties to Dexter's mystery shrouded past.

Telecom Corp. Of New Zealand Announces Resignation Of CFO - Update ...  -  21 Aug 2007
RTT News,Additionally, the funds will be used for activities related to the commercialization of the company's oral endothelin receptor antagonist, Thelin in Europe,

Little Einsteins: Rocket's Firebird Rescue DVD Review  -  21 Aug 2007
Ultimate DisneyWhile the lack of an antagonist such as the ogre may make this episode seem less epic than Rocket's Firebird Rescue, it moves at a much brisker pace.

James Bond Franchise Adds New Antagonist  -  Aug 15, 2007
Bodog Beat,The new Bond film is hoping to include a scene that involves an ancient bareback horserace. (Courtesy AP Images and MGM) Goldfinger, Dr. No… PETA?

What is the treatment for uterine fibroids?  -  Aug 20, 2007
Jamaica Observer,Medical treatment of uterine fibroids using the progesterone antagonist mifepristone (RU486) and gonadotrophin releasing hormone antagonist (GNRH) have been

Elixir Pharmaceuticals Initiates Final Phase III Clinical Study ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The Company is advancing a proprietary, small molecule antagonist designed to bind to the human ghrelin receptor. Elixir has filed broad intellectual

Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety Data for Novel CCR5 Antagonist ...  -  Jul 27, 2007
DG NewsBy Rachel Parratt SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- July 27, 2007 -- New data from a study of the CCR5 antagonist maraviroc versus efavirenz shows noninferiority for HIV

Addex Pharmaceuticals Appoints Head of ADME/PK  -  Aug 17, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Allosteric modulation may offer more sophisticated ways to normalize biological signaling compared to classical "orthosteric" agonist or antagonist drugs.

Longest Sustained Viral Suppression Data for CCR5 Receptor ...  -  Jul 25, 2007
DG NewsThese findings represent the longest follow-up period so far for any CCR5 antagonist, said principal investigator Roy Gulick, MD, Director,

IAS: Novel once-daily CCR5 antagonist, INC9471, appears potent ...  -  Jul 24, 2007
Aidsmap,A once-daily investigational CCR5 antagonist, INC9471, appears to be potent and well tolerated, according to the results of small phase IIa study in

Storytelling and the Art of Persuasion  -  Aug 14, 2007
BusinessWeekAn ANTAGONIST or obstacle that needs to be overcome. 4. A moment of AWARENESS that allows the hero, and us, to prevail. If your story has these five

Ratna Sarumpaet: The agony of a senior director  -  Jul 23, 2007
Jakarta Post,It's interesting this is the first time Christine Hakim has played the role of an antagonist. "But the antagonist in my film doesn't terrify like a ghost,"

Anti-Inflammatory May Thwart Infection-Related Preterm Birth  -  Aug 10, 2007
MedPage Today,Pregnant mice treated with a synthetic antagonist of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4A) had fetal death rates about half those in untreated animals, according to

Elixir Pharmaceuticals to Present Data from Programs to Treat and ...  -  Jul 26, 2007
Business Wire (press release),According to Peter DiStefano, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Elixir, the ghrelin antagonist program is the Company’s most advanced internally developed

OJ Simpsons Book To Go On Shelves  -  Aug 14, 2007
CityNews,The controversial novel reportedly explains how Simpson might have committed the killings, including a chapter where the first person protagonist/antagonist

Neurocrine Biosciences Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results  -  Jul 31, 2007
CNNMoney.comGSK recently initiated Phase II "proof of concept" clinical trials with a lead CRF1 receptor antagonist compound for two indications, social anxiety

Top Marketeer Returns to Merck to Promote Diet Drug Acomplia ...  -  Jul 29, 2007
Acomplia Report,Pfizer is working on what has been called a cannabinoid receptor antagonist, called CP-945598, which also is in Phase III trials, but has not indicated when

Pfizer to Launch New HIV Treatment Selzentry in Mid-September  -  Aug 8, 2007
FDA news (subscription),The FDA approved Selzentry (maraviroc), a CCR5 co-receptor antagonist, Aug. 6 for the treatment of adults infected with detectable CCR5-tropic HIV-1 when

Fan club's crew of warriors puts honor above all else  -  Aug 19, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),As members of a local Star Trek fan club dedicated to the gruff, antagonist race on the beloved TV and movie series, they appear nerdy in the real world of

Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series  -  Aug 20, 2007
MovieWebMoltar the lava man is one striking example with the token haggard facial features of any Hanna-Barbera antagonist. There are not many special features on

AEterna Zentaris Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial and ...  -  Aug 14, 2007
CNNMoney.comOzarelix - Positive, detailed Phase 2 BPH results for ozarelix, a fourth- generation LHRH/GnRH antagonist, were presented at the American Urological

Encysive Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results  -  Aug 6, 2007
CNNMoney.comThe Company also said in June that it intends to continue with the clinical development of TBC3711, Encysive's second-generation endothelin antagonist.

Our galaxy could use a few good Klingons  -  Aug 18, 2007
WFAA (subscription),As members of a local Star Trek fan club dedicated to the gruff, antagonist race on the beloved TV and movie series, they appear nerdy in the real world of

France coach claims Materazzi was 'man of the match'  -  Aug 9, 2007
Who Ate All The Pies,It was the head butt that ruined France’s hopes of reclaiming the World Cup and ended a legend's career on a sour note – while the Italian antagonist,

Covered in filth, Bonds emerges clean"  -  Aug 9, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer,Most fans outside of San Francisco view Bonds as the chief antagonist in baseball's two-decade tragicomedy, during which performance-enhancing drugs

Corcept Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter 2007 Results  -  Aug 13, 2007
CNNMoney.com...study of one of Corcept's new chemical entities, a selective GR-II antagonist, utilizing Xceleron's Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) technology.

20 - Corteza, Champion in Turning Stone Classic billiards ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
Balita.org,Corteza said he had to undergo teeth-grinding times before lording it over the pesky Ulrich, including his 9-6 loss to his antagonist in the race for the

EA: Still in the Game?  -  Aug 8, 2007
Escapist Magazine,...of being portrayed as the antagonist in some haphazard metaphor of the videogame industry, you can't be the big-dog without turning a few dirty tricks.

Adnexus Therapeutics to Present Data on Adnectin Product Candidate ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),CT-322 is an Adnectin that was designed to be both a potent and highly specific antagonist of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2).

The Warsaw pact  -  Aug 18, 2007
Times Online,...“You witch, I’ll let you have it,�? Father Rydzyk barked on the tape at his absent antagonist, the prime minister’s sister-in-law.

Schering-Plough HIV product shows promise in Phase II  -  Jul 25, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewBy Staff Writer Schering-Plough says results from a Phase II clinical trial showed vicriviroc, its investigational CCR5 antagonist, displayed potent and

Market Report -- In Play (SGP)  -  Jul 24, 2007
MSN MoneyThese results represent the longest follow-up data reported to date for any CCR5 antagonist. Briefing.com is the leading Internet provider of live market

Jerini Receives EMEA Filing Acceptance of its Marketing ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Icatibant is the first-in-class bradykinin antagonist which, when approved, will enable this patient group to better manage their disease, thereby improving

Van Halen ready to rock the cradle once more  -  Aug 20, 2007
Tonight,But, as excited reporters cheered them on, the garrulous "Diamond Dave'' embraced his old antagonist, guitarist Eddie Van Halen, during the gathering at the

Millions Sold on 'HSM2'  -  Aug 20, 2007
Mickey News (press release),...hooper Troy Bolton) and Vanessa Hodgens (numbers buff Gabriella Montez), as well as Ashley Tisdale (the arrogant antagonist), among other cast members.

Addex Pharmaceuticals First Half 2007 Financial Results  -  Jul 24, 2007
CNNMoney.comData from a US Phase IIa trial of ADX10061, an inlicensed orthosteric dopamine D1 receptor antagonist, for smoking cessation are due in the second half of

SAMUEL L. JACKSON AND JOSH HARTNETT IN NEW FILM: Actors give Knock ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
Eurweb.com,His portrayal of the antagonist, Hugo, in the Lions Gate Film O, a modern day version of Othello, earned him widespread praise.

EPIX Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from Phase 2a ...  -  Aug 7, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),PRX-08066 is a novel 5-HT2B antagonist that the company believes represents a new mechanism of action for treating pulmonary hypertension.

Man burns down real life trailer in retaliation for online spat  -  Aug 1, 2007
Builder.comOn arrival, he burnt down the trailer of his antagonist. In a gripping sequence of events, Russell Tavares, who works as a weapons systems operator,

Meda, Recordati Expand Collaboration  -  Aug 1, 2007
FDA news (subscription),According to Meda and Recordati, the combination product consists of lercanidipine (calcium antagonist) and enalapril (an ACE inhibitor) and will be

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