Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 25th, 2006
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Abbott - Abbott gets U.S. FDA clearance for test to diagnose congestive heart failure
Aida Pharmaceuticals - Aida Pharmaceuticals completes phase I trials for gene-therapy drug
Bovie Medical - Bovie Medical reports U.S. FDA clears suture removal device for marketing
Chembio Diagnostics - Chembio applies for CLIA Waiver for SURE CHECK HIV 1/2, go-ahead would expand domestic marketing
EMD Chemicals - EMD Chemicals gets U.S. FDA approval for Candurin for use in drugs
Elan - Biogen Idec, Elan announce availability of Tysabri to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis
Eli Lilly - Lilly and Alcon sign marketing agreement for oral medication for diabetic retinopathy
Endo Pharmaceuticals - Endo announces commercial availability of Opana ER and Opana tablets
Eyeonics - Eyeonics, Inc. reports revenues in Q2 2006 up 30% over year ago to $4.3 million
Mylan Laboratories - Mylan announces final approval for added strengths of transdermal vasometer systems
Pro-Pharmaceuticals - Pro-Pharmaceuticals files protocol for treatment of colorectal cancer with Davanat combination
Schering-Plough - Study finds once-daily Avelox effective as multidose antibiotic in treating abdominal infections
Shire - Shire files NDA with U.S. FDA for compound to treat adult attention deficit disorder
Shire - U.S. FDA approves Shire's enzyme replacement therapy idursulfase for Hunter syndrome
Sorin Group - Sorin Group receives U.S. FDA approval to produce heart valves in Saluggia, Italy facility
Acologix - Acologix reports AC-100 did not significantly regenerate more periodontal bone
Altus Pharmaceuticals - Altus updates plans for initiation of phase III trials for ALTU-135 and ALTU-238
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases - How tumors respond to treatment prior to liver transplants may be useful in selecting recipients
Aneurysms - Intracranial aneurysms treated with stent-assisted coil occlusion device
Aomori Municipal Hospital, Aomori, Japan - Coronary artery bypass grafting using an abdominal artery as an inflow is described
Army Natick Soldier Center, U.S. - Data from the United States and Canada advance knowledge in antibiotics research
Astellas - Phase III Study shows Prograf as effective as Neoral in kidney transplant recipients
Avalon Pharmaceuticals - Avalon, ChemDiv alliance to focus on oncology drug discovery and development
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy - Varicocele treatment depends on knowledge of anatomic variants
Belarussian Center for Pediatric Oncology & Hematology, Minsk, Belarus - Researchers from Belarus, Japan and the United Kingdom detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - New findings in angiology described from the United States, Japan and Australia
Biogen Idec - Biogen Idec reports loss of $0.50 per share
Bradley Pharmaceuticals - Bradley Pharmaceuticals launches authorized generic products
Business & Finance - Advanced Medical Institute's sales top US$1 million
CHU Bretonneau, Tours, France - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS described by researchers from France, the United States and Thailand
CHU Vaudois, Switzerland - Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles interact with brain structures
CPAP Supply USA - Americans turning to the Internet for medical equipment
CV Therapeutics - Cardioprotective effects of the late sodium current inhibitor ranolazine are reviewed
CardioOptics - Cleveland Clinic physicians use advanced visualization technology during complex cardiac procedures
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - Cedars-Sinai supercomputer ranked among world's most powerful
Central Hospital of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland - Ten-year prognosis of Puumala hantavirus-induced acute interstitial nephritis is favorable
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Toulouse, France - Findings from France, Mexico and Italy advance knowledge in antibiotics research
Charite-Universitatsmedizin, Germany - Polyurethane stent implantation for lacrimal duct stenoses has low success rate
Children's Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain - Montelukast improves pulmonary function measured by impulse oscillometry
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S. - Air-displacement plethysmography underestimates body fat percentage in children
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S. - Inhaled nitric oxide reduces lung disease in premature babies
China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China - Novel lectin isolated from the mushroom Armillaria luteovirens
Chinese Academy of Science, People's Republic of China - Research from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and United States add new data to diabetes body of knowledge
Chung Ang University, South Korea - Recent findings in diabetes described by researchers from South Korea and Germany
City University of New York, U.S. - Genetic predictors of adverse radiotherapy effects studied in Gene-PARE project
Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Locally advanced prostate cancer treated by radical prostatectomy as primary treatment modality
Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Provenge plus bevacizumab elicits immune response in prostate cancer
Columbus Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, U.S. - Lysozyme-mediated peptidoglycan degradation is not required for bactericidal activity
Columbus Children's Research Institute, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Japan report recent findings in apoptosis
Comenius University, Slovakia - Antioxidant and antimutagenic activity of mannan neoglycoconjugates revealed
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Argentina - Reports from Argentina, France and Kuwait advance knowledge in tuberculosis research
Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Researchers' data from Denmark, Italy and Germany advance leukemia research
Cross Cancer Institute, Canada - Role of nucleoside transporters in uptake-mediated cancer therapy clarified
CryoCor - CryoCor announces addition to board of directors
CytRx - CytRx successfully completes patient dosing and follow-up in Phase IIa clinical trial for ALS drug
Cytogen - Cytogen announces publication of peer-reviewed journal article on Quadramet
DMS Data Systems - DMS Data Systems launches new clinical trials database
Damien Foundation Bangladesh, Bangladesh - Semiqualified health providers can help improve tuberculosis treatment access in poor areas
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - New research from the United States and South Korea in the area of cancer treatment detailed
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - Studies from the United States, Spain and Canada advance knowledge in prostate cancer research
Danish Cancer Society, Denmark - Research from Denmark and the United States add new data to oncology body of knowledge
Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. - Computer model addresses pandemic influenza in 21st century
Diomed Holdings - Diomed Holdings signs $10 million equity financing
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, U.S. - Studies from the United States and People's Republic of China advance knowledge in vaccines research
National Institutes of Health, U.S. - New data from the United States and People's Republic of China lluminates research in DNA
PreMD - PreMD's LungAlert test format presented at American Association for Clinical Chemistry meeting
Sanofi Pasteur - New findings in influenza described from France, the United States and Norway
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