Editors' Picks From the World Press

Pipeline/RD News

• U. of Rhode Island experts work on saliva-based test for drug screening

Study: Provenge prolongs lives of men with advanced prostate cancer

Allos' Folotyn boosts patient survival in a lung cancer study

Hospira will test a biogeneric of Amgen's anemia drug Epogen

Business Finance

• Orchid plans to make acquisitions during the next 3 years
• Astellas agrees to extend a deal for antibody tech from Regeneron
• Sanofi likely will offer $18.6 billion to buy Genzyme, sources say

Government Legal News

• EU approves Allergan's drug implant Ozurdex for an eye condition
• Cephalon files a petition to block Watson's generic Fentora
• Lilly loses an appeal regarding a patent for cancer drug Gemzar
• MS pill cladribine gets priority-review status from the FDA