The local effort to combat the brown tree snake has made national news because of its unexpected science, but the project has proven to work and it could be the key to cutting into this invasive population in coming years.

My research with Zachary lead me to this.

"STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Purdue Pharma L.P. will present data from the clinical program for Butrans(TM) (buprenorphine) Transdermal System CIII in a series of posters at PAINWeek? 2010, September 8-10 in Las Vegas. Butrans recently received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is expected to be commercially available in the U. S. during the first ..."

I heard about this and just found this story.

"Dead mice packed with acetaminophen, strapped to pieces of cardboard and dropped from helicopters may help control one of the big headaches for the Pacific island of Guam ? the brown tree snake."

Kenneth told me about this and I found this story about it at WWW.GAZETTE.NET on Thursday.

"The Freestate Happy Wanderers Volksmarching Club will host its annual Sept. 11 memorial walk Saturday morning in Laurel. Participants are invited to walk five- and 10-kilometer trails beginning at Montpelier Mansion in Laurel."

My research with April lead me to this.

"A convicted drug offender who previously was acquitted of charges he planned a violent Limerick home invasion robbery is in trouble again - this time for allegedly conspiring with his North Wales girlfriend to smuggle contraband into prison."

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CPIX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on hospital acute care and gastroenterology markets, today announced that it will present a corporate overview at the Stifel Nicolaus 2010 Healthcare Conference at the Four Seasons in Boston on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The ...

Fred writes: "The San Diego biotechnology company is hoping to raise as much as $90 million in an initial public stock offering."

I saw this posted Thursday.

"Nautilus Neurosciences, Inc. , a neurology-focused specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey, and APR Applied Pharma Research s.a. , a leading drug developer and delivery technology provider based in Switzerland, announced today that CAMBIA?? is now protected by an additional Orange Book listed patent through June 16, 2026. ? CAMBIA?? is approved in the United States for the ..."