Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 3rd, 2006
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BearingPoint, Inc. - U.S. CDC awards BearingPoint $9.8M contract to support center for Public Health Informatics
Cantel Medical Corp. - Infection prevention device maker reports EPS of $0.23
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Amiens - Prevention practices and cancer screening among general practitioners analyzed
Lawson Health Research Institute - Canadian study concludes plasma exchange is not beneficial in multiple myeloma treatment
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Automated cell culture instrument introduced to biotech industry
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. - Ophthalmology firm announces effectiveness of registration statement for notes due in 2025
Advocate Health Care - Advocate Health Care to use speech recognition technology
Age Related Macular Degeneration - Triamcinolone acetonide and vitrectomy may manage subfoveal choroidal neovascularization
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx - High glycemic index/load diet may increase endometrial cancer risk
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Deal signed with Schering-Plough to identify and manufacture antibody therapeutics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences - An Indian pilot study examines best way to add zinc for pediatric diarrhea treatment
Allergy Therapeutics plc - Grass pollen phase III trial rescheduled
Allina Hospitals & Clinics - Allina Hospitals & Clinics names Kenneth Paulus as chief operating officer
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - RNA therapeutics company appoints Vicki L. Sato as director
Alpharma, Inc. - Tentative U.S. FDA approval issued for sertraline hydrochloride tablets
American College of Cardiology - Staff leadership change reported by cardiology group
American Society for Cell Biology - Researcher reveals the possible cell biology of learning
Amphion Innovations PLC - Developer of life sciences businesses announces further investment
Amylin Pharmaceutical - Exenatide lowered plasma glucose when given by continuous SC infusion over 23 h
Aphton Corp. - Cancer immunotherapies developer announces receipt of Nasdaq notice of noncompliance
Artemis Pharmaceuticals GmbH - License deal signed for the use of genetic models of disease
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. - Worldwide distribution agreement signed for Neurolac resorbable nerve guide
Australian National University - Chelator lipid promotes stable binding of His-tagged proteins to liposomes
Authentidate Holding Corp. - American HomePatient to deploy CareFax application to support reimbursement processes
Avanir Pharmaceuticals - Neurodex developer reports loss of $0.30 per share
Avian Influenza - Policy shift leaves the U.S. in a bird flu bind
Bayer HealthCare LLC - U.S. FDA grants approval for Kogenate FS with Bio-Set for patients with hemophilia A
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Suicide gene therapy is promising in the treatment of retinoblastoma tumor seeds
BioLok International, Inc. - Periodontist Cary Shapoff to lead user advisory board for dental implant maker
BioWa, Inc. - MedImmune licenses technology for researching and developing antibodies
British Columbia Center for Disease Control - Early chlamydia treatment interferes with immunity effect on population susceptibility
Business & Finance - Insurance company announces sale of subsidiaries for $16 million
Business Update - CompHealth Group changes corporate name to CHG Healthcare Services
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