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Market Analysis - Albany, NY hospitals blame Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements in struggle for profitabilityMarket Analysis - Mass spectrometry growing as tool for tailored drugs and biomarker ID, market analysis showsMarket Analysis - Report by Millennium Research shows fetal video continues to grow despite U.S. FDA objectionMarket Analysis - Report offers coverage of clinical applications of first- and next-generation molecular diagnosticsMarket Analysis - Targeted cancer therapies expand oncology market by raising treatment age limit, report findsAnti-Infectives - Research from Duke University, Department of Medicine provides new data on anti-infectivesBiochemistry - Findings in biochemistry reported from International Center for Public HealthBiochemistry - Studies from Berlex Biosciences provide new data on biochemistryBiomedical Engineering - New biomedical engineering findings from Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research publishedBone Research - Research results from University of Nijmegen, Department of Applied Biology update understanding of bone researchCongenital Heart Disease - Scientists at University of Erlangen describe research in congenital heart disease in childrenGastric Cancer Immunology - Reports outline gastric cancer immunology study findings from Memorial Hospital, Department of Internal MedicineHepatitis B Virus - Researchers at Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute release new data on hepatitis b virusHepatitis C Virus Prevention - Findings from University of Colorado provide new insights into hepatitis c virus preventionHerpes Simplex Virus - Reports outline herpes simplex virus study results from University of Utah, ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental PathologyImmunology - Research results from National Cancer Institute update knowledge of immunologyLife Sciences - Data from La Trobe University, Department of Pharmacy provide new insights into life sciencesLife Sciences - Data on life sciences detailed by researchers at National Yang-Ming University, Institute of PharmacologyLife Sciences - Investigators at Gazi University publish new data on life sciencesLife Sciences - Researchers from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research report details of new studies and findings in the area of life sciencesLife Sciences - Stockholm University publishes research in life sciencesLife Sciences Therapy - New life sciences therapy study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of DenverLife Sciences Therapy - Reports outline life sciences therapy research from Seoul National University, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical SciencesProstate Cancer Immunology - Study findings from Karolinska Institute Cancer Center provide new insights into prostate cancer immunologyAccreditation - ACM-Pivotal Europe awarded accreditation from the College of American PathologistsActinic Keratosis - Australian government approves registration of Solaraze 3% gel for carcinoma in situAlcohol Use - Alcohol monitor achieves milestones in fight against alcohol abuseAlzheimer Disease - Alliance for Aging Research launches resource for family caregivers of Alzheimer patientsAlzheimer Disease - MetLife offers free resources, research information on Alzheimer disease and care givingAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - CytRx Phase IIa Arimoclomol data presented at 17th International Symposium on ALS/MNDAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Noven announces additional quota has been granted for Daytrana methylphenidate transdermal systemAutism - Autism research at Packard Children's seeks participantsAutism - Researchers in Texas launch autism study using protein supplementAwards - BioMed recognizes medical innovator with new prizeAwards - DxS receives Biotechnology Award for cancer product from BioNowAwards - Medco receives eHealthcare Leadership award, World Wide Web Health awardsAwards - Nursing academy gives Media Award to pediatric nurse practitioners for Kids' Health Matters Awards - Rizzolatti, Gallese, and Fogassi win Grawemeyer Prize for study of mirror neuronsAwards - Sucampo founder and CEO Ryuji Ueno receives Japan Innovator Award from Nikkei PublicationsAwards - Syneron Medical first in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA for life sciences/biotech sectorAwards - Three Cleveland Clinic researchers elected fellows of Assoc. for the Advancement of ScienceAwards - Trig gets Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation award for fetal labor monitoring systemBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia - AEterna Zentaris initiates phase III trial with cetrorelix in benign prostatic hyperplasiaBreast Cancer - Study shows Confirma's CADstream may increase confidence in breast MRI interpretationBusiness & Finance - The Rudd Report updates research on AMDL's activities in the China pharmaceutical marketBusiness & Finance - Alpharma adopts public shareholder protection planBusiness & Finance - American Oriental Bioengineering gets approval to list on New York Stock ExchangeBusiness & Finance - BioCurex receives strong upgrade by research FirmBusiness & Finance - BioScrip on track to return to profitabilityBusiness & Finance - BSD Medical posts income of $0.42 per shareBusiness & Finance - Millenium completes corporate reorganization, closes $1.475 million investment in subsidiaryBusiness & Finance - Renovar raises $1.2 million in new financing round for R&D activities and clearance for Renokine IBusiness & Finance - Response Biomedical reports 99% increase in revenueBusiness Update - Abcellute signs agreement with Japanese biotech firm GeneFrontierBusiness Update - Abraxis gets U.S. FDA approval for Ampicillin and Sulbactam for Injection, 15g, USPBusiness Update - AcuNetx enters partnering initiative with Circadian TechnologiesBusiness Update - Aethlon Medical to submit Project BioShield related regulatory planBusiness Update - Affymetrix array used to generate first copy number variation map of human genomeBusiness Update - Akorn expands its agreement with Natco Pharma to include additional oral drugBusiness Update - Alltracel develops highly soluble derivative of its patented cardiovascular bioactiveBusiness Update - AMDL to address Chinese pharmaceutical market with recent product acquisitionsBusiness Update - American Urology Association, Italian researchers edify MediSys's medical modelBusiness Update - Amicas launches new radiology softwareBusiness Update - Anulex announces first U.S. implantation of Xclose tissue repair systemBusiness Update - Arthro Kinetics reports regulatory change in GermanyBusiness Update - Arthrosurface reports over 1,000 patients received implant for toe disease hallux rigidusBusiness Update - AstraZeneca chooses Medidata electronic data capture and management softwareBusiness Update - Auxilium Pharmaceuticals amends agreement with Cobra BiologicsBusiness Update - Barr's subsidiary receives approval for Pravastatin tabletsBusiness Update - Bayer Diagnostics, Innogenetics launch Versant HCV Genotype 2.0 assayBusiness Update - Becton Dickinson uses Optiant's PowerChain SuiteBusiness Update - Bio-Matrix Scientific enters into validation and protocol processBusiness Update - Biomax Informatics releases new version of BioRS Integration and Retrieval SystemBusiness Update - Carl Zeiss MicroImaging launches updated laser scanning microscopes for biomedical researchBusiness Update - Cenestra Health and First Vitality to sell, distribute omega 3 supplement in U.K. and E.U.Business Update - ChemAxon development platform facilitates canonicalization, library enumeration and clusteringBusiness Update - ChemBridge Libraries found most leadlike/diverse in independent studyBusiness Update - Chromos expands its board of directorsBusiness Update - Clarient completes final Dako development milestones, ships first ACIS III commercial ordersBusiness Update - Clarient obtains exclusive license for Natural Selection software to develop novel cancer markersBusiness Update - Cliff Campbell's co-authored quality-by-design article published in Pharmaceutical Engineering Business Update - Companies rely on Gene eXpression Technologies from Research Corporation TechnologiesBusiness Update - Covance announces availability of four new monoclonal antibodiesBusiness Update - Cytokinetics and GlaxoSmithKline amend collaboration and license agreementBusiness Update - Dade Behring launches microbiology test panelsBusiness Update - DiagnoCure partner launches new prostate cancer test in EuropeBusiness Update - DMetrix and Definiens partner in high throughput image capture and enterprise image analysisBusiness Update - Insurer National Health Partners signs new agreements to continue targeting Hispanic marketBusiness Update - Inyx management and investors offer board of directors proposal to go privateBusiness Update - IsoRay Medical engages Catalyst Financial ResourcesBusiness Update - Main Line Health picks employee performance software for appraisal processesBusiness Update - Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology chooses digital image storage system for multiple modalitiesBusiness Update - MarketResearch.com announces partnership to distribute HIMSS Analytics, LLC research contentBusiness Update - Mayne Pharma acquires remaining rights to Nipent for hairy-cell leukemia for $8 millionBusiness Update - McKesson renews pharmaceutical distribution agreement with Wal-MartBusiness Update - Medical ID jewelry recommended for Alzheimer patients in Florida assisted living facilitiesBusiness Update - Medicsight launches medical imaging software portal for radiologistsBusiness Update - Medicsight PLC, 3mensio Medical Imaging BV form partnership to incorporate imaging productsBusiness Update - MedMira signs Italian distributor Voden Medical Instruments for rapid HIV testBusiness Update - Model N announces new software for managed care contracts and rebates managementBusiness Update - National Foundation for Cancer Research joins online charity shopping mallBusiness Update - Naviscan PET Systems sells first PEM Flex Solo II PET Scanner to EPIC ImagingBusiness Update - NDSI Healthcare, Sandata to integrate home health software and telephony technologyBusiness Update - NeuroLogica, BAC develop partnership to distribute CereTom to Asia and South AmericaBusiness Update - Nidek receives U.S. FDA clearance for newest Excimer refractive laser systemBusiness Update - Nutralogix expands domestic, international warehousing to fill orders from distributorsBusiness Update - Orbis Clinical relocates Massachusetts's headquartersBusiness Update - Progenitor Cell Therapy expands contract process development capacityBusiness Update - Qforma opens office in Princeton, N.J.; focuses analytical technologies on pharmaceutical industryBusiness Update - RPS expands operations in Latin AmericaBusiness Update - Siemens introduces Axiom Aristos VX Plus for entry into fully digital radiographyBusiness Update - Simulations Plus releases latest version of GastroPlus simulation softwareBusiness Update - Simulations Plus releases newest version of ClassPharmer 4.2 for pharmaceutical researchBusiness Update - Smiths Medical receives exclusive U.S. rights to market Phasein's emergency CO2 monitorBusiness Update - Society of Interventional Radiology selects Elsevier as publisher of official journalBusiness Update - SonoSite introduces fourth upgrade to its wireless, portable MicroMaxx examination systemBusiness Update - SonoSite's MicroMaxx system selected for cerebral profusion studies on Mt. Everest ascentBusiness Update - SourceMedical introduces enhanced version of ASP-delivered RIS/PACS and billing softwareBusiness Update - Supelco signs agreement to distribute, develop MIP Technologies' imprinted polymer productsBusiness Update - Take Care Health Systems, Walgreens open four more health corner clinics in Chicago areaBusiness Update - Tenby Pharma Inc. announces change of corporate name to Sirion HoldingsBusiness Update - Thinking Systems releases updated version of Web-based radiology information systemBusiness Update - Thomson Delmar Learning introduces courseware authoring system for healthcare professionalsBusiness Update - Toshiba and McKesson launch new mini-PACS system at Radiological Society of NA meetingBusiness Update - Toshiba to install first U.S. beta 256-slice CT scanner at Johns Hopkins Medical SchoolBusiness Update - Tufts Health Plan selects DST software for consumer-directed healthcare administrationBusiness Update - U.K. health secretary Patricia Hewitt outlines new cancer reform strategyBusiness Update - U.S. FDA grants 510(k) clearance for Spectrum Dynamics' nuclear cardiology imaging systemBusiness Update - U.S. FDA grants clearance to market image analysis software for virtual colonoscopyBusiness Update - U.S. maker of gamma camera Dilon Technologies enters Asian market in agreement with HongwooBusiness Update - Valleylab announces launch of integrated energy generator for electrosurgeryBusiness Update - VeriChip to petition Italian health ministry for full availability of VeriMed RFID systemBusiness Update - Wal-Mart $4 generics program launched in several more statesCancer Therapy - Eighteen cryoablation studies presented at national Radiological Society meetingChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Lentigen wins U.S. NIH grant to develop a potential new therapy for CLLCollaborations - Acuo Technologies, NU Design Medical Technologies announce strategic partnershipCollaborations - Alfa Wassermann to develop methodologies in alliance with Pressure BioSciencesCollaborations - American Lung Association, Teva to educate asthma patients about inhalersCollaborations - Anesiva, Lumen Therapeutics enter deal granting Lumen access to bypass dataCollaborations - Antares Pharma signs EasyTec ODT agreementCollaborations - AstraZeneca signs distribution agreement with Par PharmaceuticalCollaborations - Beijing Med-Pharm, Cytokine reach agreement on development of obstetrics productCollaborations - BioTie, Roche sign agreement for vascular adhesion proteinCollaborations - China Biopharma and HYTE Research LLC partner to improve safety and efficacy of human vaccinesCollaborations - Ciphergen and O.S.U. Research Foundation collaborate on diagnostic test for blood disorderCollaborations - Dyax Corp. and CSIRO form joint antibody discovery collaboration in oncologyCollaborations - InforSense, Ingenuity Systems join forces to deliver integrated pathway analysis workflowsCollaborations - MorphoSys, Burnham Institute sign research alliance on human recombinant research antibodiesCollaborations - New drug application of antipruritic agent for hemodialysis patients filed in JapanColorectal Cancer - Colorectal patients offered new resource to help navigate treatment processContraception - Overweight women warned about birth control patch risksCystic Fibrosis - PARI's eFlow being used in cystic fibrosis clinical trial of L-arginineDiabetic Neuropathy - Sangamo BioSciences initiates Phase II clinical trial of therapy for diabetic neuropathyDiagnostics - Tm reports positive results in study of respiratory viral panel to determine bird fluDiet & Nutrition - Hair and nails are indicators of overall health, reports Nutrilite Health InstituteDrug Delivery - Anesiva files new drug application for Zingo to reduce pain associated with needle insertionsDrug Development - Control mechanism for biological pattern formation decodedDrug Development - Isotechnika's lead immunosuppressive drug, ISA247, to enter phase II/III clinical trialsDrug Development - Neurogen in-licenses drug candidate for Parkinson disease and restless legs syndromeDrug Development - Novartis highlights strong R&D pipeline, product launches and late-stage trialsDrug Development - Pharmaceutical lifecycle management guides drug decisionsDrug Development - Roche to discontinue codevelopment of daclizumabDrug Safety - Incidence of drowsiness, sedation higher for patients taking Xyzal than those on AeriusDrug Safety - Study assessing drug labels finds instructions are prescriptions for mistakesEnvironmental Biology - Stanford study will evaluate effects of pine bark extractFinance - Acorda Therapeutics to receive up to $10 million from Paul Capital HealthcareFinance - Aesthetics Sciences completes series A $6 million fundingFinance - Aida Pharmaceuticals' subsidiary receives CNY 1.5 million in government grantsFinance - Akesis Pharmaceuticals raises $3.5 million in private placementFinance - Alba Therapeutics announces $10 million in financingFinance - Alexion Pharmaceuticals closes public offering of stockFinance - Alimera Sciences completes second tranche of series B financing, receives $15.9 millionFinance - AmpliMed secures $8.5 million in additional series B financingFinance - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals proposes offering of senior floating rate notes due 2013Finance - Arena Pharmaceuticals announces public offering of common stockFinance - Avicena Group reports 62% increase in net revenueFinance - Baxter declares annual dividend and announces modifications to dividend policyFinance - BioMS Medical completes private placement, raises $20.9 millionFinance - Biopharma company MediciNova adopts Stockholder Rights Plan to govern distribution of rightsFinance - Concert Pharmaceuticals raises $48.5 million in Series B financingFinance - Congressman Rush Holt reports $1 million award for malaria vaccine development at VaxInnateFinance - Five student research scientists receive $10,000 scholarships from Takeda PharmaceuticalsFinance - Genetic testing company Tm Bioscience obtains US$4 million secured operating credit facilityFinance - Healthcare real estate investment trust Ventas prices $200 million of 3-7/8% notes due 2011Finance - Magellan Biosciences closes $50 million financingFinance - Med Gen Inc. reports November sales increase of 1,100% over October salesFinance - MedCath reports exercise of common stock offering over-allotment option at $25 a shareFinance - Medify Solutions Limited issues 1 for 4 share dividendFinance - MedMira announces $28,000 draw down of equity line for payment on debenture principalFinance - National Center for Healthcare Leadership receives $500,000 sponsorship from SodexhoFinance - Neose receives milestone payment from Novo Nordisk on Factor VIIa programFinance - Neptune Technologies and Bioressources closes private placement for gross proceeds of $4,500,000Finance - Novavax files $100 million shelf registration statementFinance - Nutraceutical reports fourth quarter net sales and incomeFinance - Nymox announces $13 million equity financingFinance - Ortec, Paul Capital Healthcare restructure existing financing agreementFinance - Possis Medical reports first-quarter results with sales of $15.6 millionFinance - Primedex Health Systems announces one-for-two reverse stock split and name change to RadNetFinance - SonoSite reports Q3 2006 revenue up 16% over year ago to $40.3 millionFinance - Spire gets U.S. NIH grant to develop antimicrobial selenium coatings for dialysis cathetersFinance - SPO Medical reports results for third quarter 2006Finance - Standard Management reports Q3 2006 net loss of 35 cents per diluted shareFinance - Streamline Health Solutions reports Q3 2006 revenues up 14% over Q3 2005 to $3.6 millionFinance - TopSpin Medical raises $11 million in convertible bonds on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in IsraelFinance - Unilens Vision reports Q1 2007 net sales up 2% over year ago to $1,604,776Finance - Valentis announces receipt of letter of noncompliance from NasdaqFitness & Wellness - Stanford University researchers participate in study on value of exercise for seniorsGenetics & Genomics - Sigma-Aldrich welcomes Dublin City University to RNAi Partnership ProgramHealthcare Access - Mcare Commission report focuses on ensuring access to quality healthcare for PennsylvaniansHeart Failure - Par Pharmaceutical begins shipment of generic Toprol-XLHeart Failure - Paracor Medical initiates pivotal trialHepatitis B Vaccine - Dynavax's Heplisav hepatitis B vaccine shows statistically significant results in Phase 3 trialHepatitis C Virus - Arrow Therapeutics' hepatitis compound enters phase I studyHIV/AIDS Awareness - Compassion International-sponsored survey shows Americans ambivalent about HIV/AIDS crisisHIV/AIDS Awareness - Health Protection Agency reports 63,500 adults now living with HIV in U.K.HIV/AIDS Testing - Chembio receives CLIA Waiver for HIV 1/2 STAT-PAKHIV/AIDS Therapy - Avexa gets 'all clear' from phase I cardiac safety trialHIV/AIDS Therapy - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America reports 77 drugs in development for HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS Vaccine - Clinical trials group, Gates foundation call for proposals to develop HIV trials in AfricaImaging - Imaging Diagnostic Systems launches a dedicated CT laser mammography company in ItalyImaging - Monochrome LCD modules deliver high resolution, luminance for medical applicationsImaging - New Kodak workstation offers image viewing, printing for digital medical imagesImaging - Toshiba receives U.S. FDA market clearance for redesigned Vantage Atlas MRI systemIncontinence - Data on VESIcare show significant improvements in urgency in overactive bladderInfluenza - sanofi pasteur completes shipment of 50 million doses of influenza vaccineInfluenza Research - NanoViricides finds AviFluCide-I, FluCide-I are best drugs against H5N1, common influenzasInformation Technology - Bioinformatics announces PEAKS Studio 4.2 releaseInformation Technology - Neurostar receives funding from Eastside PartnersInformation Technology - Nikon's new NIS-Elements V2.3 speeds image acquisition, enhances analysis capabilityInformation Technology - Nucletron, RaySearch enter treatment planning cooperation for proton therapyInformation Technology - Philips expands care teams' choice in pulse oximetry monitoring with new Multi-Measurement ServerInformation Technology - PHT named B2B application Provider of the Year by Mass TLC to cap record third quarterInformation Technology - STMicroelectronics demonstrates prototype microchip for biological sample preparation, manipulationLegal Issues - Court denies Medtronic motion in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator lawsuitsLegal Issues - Dey, L.P. reaches settlement with State of Ohio on pricing litigationLegal Issues - District court judge denies preliminary injunction in Ortho vs. Amgen suitLegal Issues - Pharmaceutical representatives file nationwide overtime pay lawsuits against eight drug companiesLegal Issues - PreMD announces order issued in Maryland courtLeukemia - Sprycel (dasatinib) approved in Europe; significant advance for treatment-resistant leukemiaLicensing Agreements - Acumen inks amended agreement with Merck to include exclusive diagnostic rightsLicensing Agreements - Bacterin enters license agreement with OsteotechLicensing Agreements - Osteotech licenses patents to BacterinLiver Cancer - Pharmexa has started phase II trial in liver cancer with GV1001Market Analysis - Around 85% of Estonian pharmaceutical market is supplied by importsMarket Analysis - Australian healthcare industry realizing IT benefits in better patient care, analysis showsMarket Analysis - Best Practices reports on blockbuster lifecycle managementMarket Analysis - China's three major wholesalers only accounted for 23% of domestic pharma logistics marketMarket Analysis - Decision Resources reports on under use of biologic agents for rheumatoid arthritisMarket Analysis - Hip implant 2005 revenues in U.S. were $2 billion and $1.4 billion in Europe, survey showsMarket Analysis - Millennium reports knee implant market to get boost from devices designed for womenMarket Analysis - Research and Markets report analyzes challenges faced by cardiovascular companiesMarket Analysis - Research and Markets reports a slew of techniques for weight reductionMarket Analysis - Study shows St. Jude Medical, Abbott Vascular in battle for vascular closure device marketMarket Analysis - Successful pharma brands benefit from example of blockbuster, niche products, report saysMarket Analysis - Transdermal drug delivery in depression, attention deficit disorder poised for growthMarket Analysis - U.S. drug companies rely on co-promotion deals to enter European markets, report showsMarketing - Research reveals best prescription drug advertising from past TV seasonMarketing - Study reveals pattern in timing of pharmaceutical marketing allocationsMarketing - Study reveals rapid global growth of online market researchMedical Devices - Alara receives U.S. FDA clearance to market CRystalView R200 CR SystemMedical Devices - AngioDynamics gets U.S. FDA clearance for irreversible electroporation technologyMedical Devices - Cerus announces European Regulatory Approval for Intercept Blood System for plasmaMedical Devices - Kimberly-Clark launches Microcuff Endotracheal TubeMedical Devices - MedicalCV reports first closed-chest robotic cardiac ablation procedure completedMedical Devices - Nikon announces integrated cell incubation and monitoring systemMedical Devices - Nikon introduces AZ100 multizoom microscopeMedical Devices - Nikon introduces Eclipse E100 infinity corrected educational microscopeMedical Devices - Nikon's new FN1 Multipatch delivers high resolution imaging over large field of viewMedical Devices - Novel coated balloon presented as treatment for stenosed arteriesMedical Devices - Objet launches production-ready solution for high-quality hearing aidsMedical Devices - OSI Systems launches MCare 300 low acuity patient monitorMedical Devices - Positive results from prospective study of microcoils in neurovascular aneurysms reportedMedical Devices - RITA Medical Systems announces market release of Habib 4X laparoscopicMedical Devices - U.S. FDA approves St. Jude Medical's insulation material for leads used in pacemakers, ICDsMedical Devices - U.S. FDA grants clearance to CozMore insulin technology software system updatesMedical Devices - Uroplasty, CL Medical receive U.S. FDA clearance on sling for male stress urinary continenceMedicare - Safeway partners with health care insurers on Medicare prescription drug education programMergers & Acquisitions - 3M completes acquisition of Biotrace InternationalMergers & Acquisitions - Actavis expands presence in Russia with purchase of ZiO ZdorovjeMergers & Acquisitions - AMD Telemedicine reports clinical business acquired by management-led groupMergers & Acquisitions - Amphion acquires 35% stake in Manchester Molecular Diagnostic spin-out companyMergers & Acquisitions - AngioDynamics to acquire Rita Medical for $220 millionMergers & Acquisitions - Applied Imaging stockholders approve acquisition by GenetixMergers & Acquisitions - Commonwealth Biotechnologies announces signing of Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire MimotopesMergers & Acquisitions - Crucell announces acquisition of SBL Vaccin AB and offering of new ordinary sharesMergers & Acquisitions - Kiadis and Celmed merge to create new oncology-focused companyMergers & Acquisitions - Kimberly-Clark increases ownership in Brazilian affiliate to 100%Mergers & Acquisitions - Magellan expands presence in hospital-based lab market with acquisition of TREK DiagnosticMergers & Acquisitions - TREK Diagnostic Systems announces acquisition by Magellan BiosciencesMergers & Acquisitions - UCB obtains European antitrust clearance for takeover of Schwarz PharmaMetastatic Melanoma - Avax Technologies launches phase III registration trial of M-Vax in melanomaMigraines & Headaches - DNAPrint announces German business partner's first human study of product to prevent migrainesMultiple Sclerosis - Schering's Betaferon is approved in Australia for earliest stages of multiple sclerosisMyeloma - International Myeloma Foundation partners with oncology nurses treating myeloma patientsNeuroblastoma - DRAXIS radiopharmaceutical unit approved to run two clinical trials to treat neuroblastomaOphthalmology - Akorn gets tentative approval of new drug application for ophthalmic solutionOphthalmology - STAAR Surgical provides update on Toric ICL application with U.S. Food & Drug AdministrationOsteoarthritis - Genzyme's preliminary results show single dose of Synvisc improves osteoarthritis painPain Management - Pain Therapeutics announces positive Phase I study results with PTI-202Pain Management - Positive Phase I results reported for DURECT's abuse-resistant opioid pain medicinePain Management - Questcor initiates clinical program for QSC-001Pain Management - Sanochemia announces European patent awarded for painkiller AS006Parkinson Disease - Antipodean completes phase II trial enrollment for MitoQ in Parkinson diseasePatents - Cytogen receives patent covering oral drug delivery agentsPatents - Health Discovery obtains consent judgment in patent lawsuit against Equbits, LLCPatents - Introgen Therapeutics receives broad patent for purified adenoviral compositionsPatents - Isis and Alnylam win U.S. patent for chemical modifications of oligonucleotide therapeuticsPatents - MultiCell granted patent protection in European countries for autoimmune diseases treatmentPatents - Patent for biomarker-based definitive diagnoses of Alzheimer disease filed by Power3 MedicalPatents - U.S. patent granted for production of nanocapsulesPersonnel - Acambis strengthens board with industry appointmentsPersonnel - Accu-Break Pharmaceuticals appoints Lawrence Rosenthal as VP, president of subsidiaryPersonnel - Adnexus Therapeutics appoints Bruce A. Silver as medical directorPersonnel - Alpha Innotech appoints new VP of global salesPersonnel - AMS Health Sciences appoints new board memberPersonnel - Andover Medical forms female health advisory boardPersonnel - Antisense Pharma appoints Hubert Heinrichs to the executive boardPersonnel - Applied Biosystems founder Andre Marion appointed to Singulex board of directorsPersonnel - Artes Medical announces founder's resignationPersonnel - Atlanta-based Biofisica names Glen Bradley to its boardPersonnel - AtriCure director Gene McGrevin resigns to devote himself to new positionPersonnel - BayBio welcomes new board membersPersonnel - BioAdvance announces new board chairmanPersonnel - BioAlliance Pharma appoints Nicolas Fellmann as CFOPersonnel - Bioenvision appoints James S. Scibetta as new CFOPersonnel - Cardium announces formation of scientific advisory boardPersonnel - ChemGenex appoints Dr. Ian Nisbet as vice president of oncologyPersonnel - Codon Devices strengthens commercial capabilities with three key hiresPersonnel - CureVac appoints Thomas Lander, MD, managing director and CMOPersonnel - CytoCore names respected biotech industry visionary to board of directorsPersonnel - David Olivier and Per Wold-Olsen join PharmaNet Development Group, Inc. board of directorsPersonnel - Dr Neil Johnston resigns as CEO of Medical SolutionsPersonnel - Dr. Bruce Carter joins QLT'S board of directorsPersonnel - Hemispherx Biopharma taps Bonelli as president/COO to lead drive to commercializationPersonnel - ImpactRx names Richard C. Altus president and chief executive officerPersonnel - INC Research appoints Tetsushi Inada as senior liaison officer to JapanPersonnel - John "Jack" A. Kane named to Spheris board of directorsPersonnel - Kenneth M. Fischer named finance VP, chief financial officer of Medical Solutions ManagementPersonnel - Linden adds veteran healthcare executive Anthony K. Kesman as operating partnerPersonnel - Marshall Edwards Inc. board of directors names Bryan Williams non-executive chairmanPersonnel - MedAire promotes Doug Bach to vice president of sales and marketingPersonnel - MedCom USA, Inc. names former Cardinal Health VP Paul J. Snyder VP of Western hospital sales
Personnel - MedeFile International names John Bason to board of directorsPersonnel - Medical marketing service company ThreeWire names Paula J. Norbom VP, finance and operationsPersonnel - Metabolex names Patrick J. O'Mara and Diana Petty to executive postsPersonnel - MicroIslet names Mohammad A. El-Kalay, PhD, and William Soo Hoo, PhD, to scientific postsPersonnel - Musculoskeletal clinical group names Richard Jansen, PharmD, to regulatory affairs staffPersonnel - Northstar Neuroscience announces management additionsPersonnel - NxStage Medical appoints Robert S. Brown chief financial officerPersonnel - Pfizer vice president Fred Telling to join Board of Directors of Cell TherapeuticsPersonnel - QMed, Inc. appoints Jane Murray as presidentPersonnel - Recordati appoints Gianni Soro general manager of Pharmaceuticals ItalyPersonnel - Richard Solari joins InforSense to lead Analytic Solutions growthPersonnel - St. Jude Medical promotes Peter Spadaro to newly created VP of cardiovascular sales positionPersonnel - Standard Insurance promotes David O'Brien and William W. Pfeiffer to senior vice presidentsPersonnel - Steris Corporation chief financial officer to pursue another opportunityPersonnel - Talyst's Ron Strandin named Acute Care Group presidentPersonnel - TB alliance names new members Anthony Mbewu, George A. Scangos, Peter M. Small to boardPersonnel - Teresa Schroeder named spine clinical affairs director by musculoskeletal regulatory groupPersonnel - Urigen N.A., Inc. names Terry M. Nida chief operating officerPhilanthropy - Stater Bros. raises $407,500 for Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer CampProduct Licensing - Archemix grants Ribomic a license to intellectual property for aptamer-based reagentsProduct Licensing - Nippon Shinyaku, Pharmion announce license agreement for Vidaza for myelodysplastic syndromesProduct Licensing - OctoPlus grants Green Cross exclusive Korean license to OP-145 for chronic middle ear infectionProteomics - Pressure BioSciences announces collaboration with Alfa Wassermann Proteomic TechnologiesRespiratory Medicine - Alnylam to evaluate antiviral activity for ALN-RSV01 in respiratory indicationRestructuring - Pfizer to align U.S. sales organization to support its key products and customer needsRheumatoid Arthritis - Oxypharma appoints Pharm-Olam International for Phase II study of rheumatoid arthritis drugRheumatoid Arthritis - Phytomedics' drug candidate PMI-001 demonstrates positive Phase II results in rheumatoid arthritisRheumatoid Arthritis - PRTX-100 demonstrates efficacy against rheumatoid arthritis in gold-standard modelSchizophrenia - Organon continues with the development of asenapineSpinal Cord Injury - BioAxone study demonstrates positive interim results for back injurySports Medicine - Research shows most NFL players return to play after ACL injury at reduced performance levelStem Cell Research - StemCellPatents.com lauds issuance of U.S. patent on Blasticon's stem cell technologiesSurgical Technology - Anika receives U.S. FDA approvable letter for its cosmetic tissue augmentation productSurgical Technology - Medtronic lauds SPORT study confirming positive results in spinal discectomy surgeryTelemedicine - Olympus broadcasts first inter-continental surgery in high-definitionTobacco Use - New medicine Champix quadruples odds of stopping smoking without nicotineTyphoid Fever - Typhoid fever remains a major health problemUterine Cancer - CytoCore launches cutting-edge uterine cancer clinical trialsAngiology - Reports outline angiology study results from Norway, Austria and ItalyBiomedical Engineering - New findings from , the South Korea and Italy describe advances in biomedical engineering researchCardiology - Research findings from , Denmark and the United States update understanding of cardiologyCell Biology - New cell biology research from University of Groningen, Netherlands, outlinedCell Biology - Study findings from Gifu University, Japan, advance cell biology knowledgeEndocrinology - Studies conducted in , the United Kingdom and the United States have updated our knowledge about endocrinologyGenetics - Researchers from Yale University, U.S., provide details of new studies and findings in the area of geneticsGenetics - Studies from University of California, U.S., have provided new genetics dataNeurology - Study data from , Canada and the United States provide new insights into neurologyOncology - New oncology study results from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S., describedPhysiology - Research in the area of physiology reported from and the United StatesSurgery - New surgery study findings recently were published by scientists in Finland, Canada and the United StatesToxicology - Study results from Germany, the United States and the South Korea update toxicology researchPennsylvania State University, U.S. - Study findings from Pennsylvania State University, U.S., highlighted recently in medical journalsCoreValve - Recent findings from CoreValve provide an update on new developmentsUniversity of Queensland, Australia - Findings reported by University of Queensland, Australia, further disease researchNational Taiwan University, Taiwan - Recent research focus of reports from National Taiwan University, TaiwanUniversity of Chicago, U.S. - University of Chicago, U.S., officials announce the latest developmentsUniversity of Texas, U.S. - Studies reveal new findings from University of Texas, U.S., researchUniversity of Rome, Italy - University of Rome, Italy, researchers release new medical dataUniversity of British Columbia, Canada - Reports from University of British Columbia, Canada, describe recent advancesKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotech - Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea, scientists describe new study resultsSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U. - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S., researchers detail recent medical findingsNortheastern University, U.S. - Reports from Northeastern University, U.S., describe recent advancesAarhus University, Denmark - Journal articles present study results from Aarhus University, DenmarkUniversity of Michigan, U.S. - University of Michigan, U.S., investigators have published new study dataTokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan, publish new findingsUniversity of Sao Paulo, Brazil - Recent University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, study findings reportedMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - New medical research reported by Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S.University of Calgary, Canada - Reports present University of Calgary, Canada, study findingsYamaguchi University, Japan - Researchers' work from Yamaguchi University, Japan, adds to body of knowledgeMedical University of South Carolina, U.S. - Medical University of South Carolina, U.S., release details of medical researchConceptus - Officials from Conceptus report on recent activitiesWorld Health Organization - Recent developments from World Health Organization outlinedHemoSense - HemoSense officials provide details on the latest developmentsUniversity of British Columbia, Canada - Studies from University of British Columbia, Canada, highlight latest researchAmerican Academy of Neurology - Recent developments announced by American Academy of NeurologyUniversity of Bologna, Italy - Researchers' findings from University of Bologna, Italy, advance researchStanford University, U.S. - Findings from studies by Stanford University, U.S., scientists provide new insightsUniversity of Toronto, Canada - Study results from University of Toronto, Canada, discussedKaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan - New studies from Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, outlinedMedtronic - 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