We are pleased with our performance in 2005. The year was highlighted by the filing of the new drug application on NRP104, our lead compound under development, for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in pediatric populations. We believe that this advancement together with the progress on our other pipeline products positions us well for future growth. Looking forward, we anticipate receiving approval from the FDA on NRP104 in the second half of 2006 and making IND filings on NRP409 and NRP388, the two most advanced candidates in our preclinical pipeline, by the end of the second quarter of 2006. In addition, we plan to continue to develop NRP290, our second most advanced compound, and other drug products in our research pipeline.
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There's a desperate need for new approaches. The success in pediatric oncology has been made with drugs that have been around for 30 years.
It seems to me that there must be an ecological limit to the number of paper pushers the earth can sustain, and that human civilization will collapse when the number of, say, tax lawyers exceeds the world's total population of farmers, weavers, fisherpersons, and pediatric nurses.
We were led to a pediatric ophthalmologist. It's a hard date for me, April 14, 1998. The doctor came back from the examining room and told us she had tumors in both eyes.
The All-Star Classic is a great event to showcase our league and we are excited that we can bring it to the St. Louis region. We are so fortunate that we have one of the nation's best pediatric hospitals in our community, so anytime there is an opportunity, we want to support their efforts.
I see a need for other specialized needs, for other pediatric care here in the harbor.
I don't know anyone who enjoys going to the hospital. To help remedy this, I got an idea to create what a Laugh Room in the pediatric ward of hospitals.
With about 2.7 million episodes of rotavirus occurring each year among children under age five in the U.S., this ACIP decision highlights the importance of rotavirus disease prevention and adds this needed vaccine to the current pediatric immunization schedule. Merck is proud that its 15 years of research and development resulted in the availability of this vaccine. For the past several years we have been producing ROTATEQ and plan to meet the anticipated demand for the vaccine following this recommendation from the ACIP.
It was very hard. Every family has a story. They were displaced. They couldn't find family. We had pediatric patients that we didn't know where their parents were,
The consequences (of pediatric brain injury) are devastating.
Children's Hospital is very honored to benefit from the UHL All-Star Classic. So much of what we do depends on support from our community. This support is what helps make Children's Hospital one of the top 10 pediatric hospitals in America.
The program's long list of supporters includes Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu. The people behind Operation Mend a Heart understand that one way we can support our troops is by supporting the people they are fighting for, the children of Iraq, ... Operation Mend a Heart will help provide the humanitarian medical assistance to the underprivileged children of Iraq who would otherwise not have access to the pediatric medical and surgical care they need.
We are taking anybody who is there. We are not asking for any payment. We are essentially bringing a temporary pediatric heart center to them. In their country they have only one hospital, in Lima, that does heart surgery for the general public.
These kids haven't exercised much. They've been told by coaches, doctors, parents and teachers, 'Oh, you can't exercise. Cardiac rehabilitation is not a component of most pediatric cardiology programs.
In your career, you almost never get a chance to open a new hospital. This is such an opportunity for this whole team that is out here. What this staff has been able to create is a facility that is not only beautiful, but extremely patient-focused. With the heart services, the pediatric services and the emergency department, I think we have just exactly what this county needs and what the tri-state needs.
With the approval of a pediatric cardiologist, and after careful exercise testing, exercise is generally safe and tolerable for children with congenital heart defects.