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Merck Completes Enrollment in Pivotal Phase 3 EPOCH Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Verubecestat in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimers Disease
2016-01-28 14:00:26| Merck.com - Research & Development News
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. APECS Study Investigating Verubecestat in Patients with Prodromal Alzheimers Ongoing KENILWORTH, N.J. -- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today confirmed the completion of enrollment for the EPOCH trial, a Phase 2/3 randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, double-blind study of verubecestat, formerly known as MK-8931, the companys investigational oral small molecule selective beta secretase (BACE1) inhibitor, in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimers disease (AD). The ongoing study commenced in November 2012, completed enrollment in the fourth quarter of 2015 and is estimated to reach primary trial completion in July 2017. Language: English read more
Armenian Pig Farm Reports Foot and Mouth Disease
2016-01-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ARMENIA - An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) has been detected on a cattle and pig farm in Armenia.
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Canada Needs National Disease Management Strategy to Control PED
2016-01-26 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - An Ontario swine veterinarian says Canada's experience with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea has clearly demonstrated the need for a nationally coordinated strategy for dealing with trans-boundary animal diseases, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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5 Ag stories: Soybean disease resistance, crop insurance, Commodity Classic
2016-01-22 23:29:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
In the 5 ag stories to read this week, see how disease-resistant soybean varieties yielded and check out 2016 at crop insurance premiums vs. 2015. Get some info on the upcoming Commodity Classic, and learn how controlled traffic can benefit your soil. Finally, enjoy a clip of TV show host Steve Harvey talking about growing up on a farm. read more
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Update on Swine Enteric Coronavirus Disease in US
2016-01-15 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The number of pig farm samples that were confirmed positive for porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) in the last week was 41. There were no premises confirmed with having porcine delta coronavirus (PDCoV) and two with the dual infection (PEDV and PDCoV), in the 7 January 2015 weekly report.
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