Terpenoid is developing two drugs — one to treat metastatic bone disease associated with prostate and breast cancer and multiple myeloma, and the second to treat brain cancers.

Its lead drug lasts longer in the body than many ADHD treatments and won’t produce the same “high” if recreationally snorted or injected.

Sen. Chuck Grassley signaled growing skepticism about the likelihood of Democrat-led health care reform passing this year at a town hall meeting on Monday. Sen. John McCain said during a town hall meeting in Sun City, Ariz., on Tuesday that creation of a government-run health plan would threaten the quality of medical care and pit the needs of consumers and older Americans against national interests.

NewLink Genetics Corp. has completed its fourth investment round, raising $7.5 million to speed clinical development of its cancer therapies. Both the company’s vaccine and drug are considered “immunotherapies” because they work by helping the body’s immune system fight cancer.

Ohio was ranked fourth compared to other states in avoiding high-cost health mandates on businesses, according to a new study by the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, a Washington, D.C., advocacy group.