Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 25th, 2006
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Chang Gung University, Taipei - Bone metastasis in endemic nasopharyngeal carcinoma detected by [F-18]FDG PET
Drug Abuse - Town hall meetings to confront underage drinking as national problem
Fort Dodge Animal Health - Fort Dodge Animal Health announces licensure of a reverse genetics avian influenza vaccine
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle - Recent findings illuminate research in breast cancer
ATS Medical, Inc. - ATS Medical names new VP of regulatory, clinical and quality
Aarhus University Hospital - Metastatic melanoma and poor survival associate with heightened YKL-40 levels
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam - Gastroesophageal acid reflux Rennie alginate treatment promising
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Accentia's partner receives U.S. FDA approval for new pain medication dosage
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. - Adams initiates phase II program for Erdosteine
Affymetrix, Inc. - Affymetrix launches new array product line
AgaMatrix, Inc. - FDA issues clearance for AgaMatrix's high-accuracy blood glucose monitor
Algeta ASA - Algeta publishes results of new thorium-227 mAb conjugate
Allergy & Immunology - Wet, mild winter may cause problems for allergy sufferers
Alteon, Inc. - Alteon reports year end results
American Association for Cancer Research - Celecoxib may help prevent colorectal cancer in high-risk patients
American Association for Cancer Research - Panitumumab showing great promise against colorectal cancer
American Medical Association - Prevalence of overweight children, teens and men in U.S. continues to rise
American Medical Association - Transition to menopause may lead to onset of depressive symptoms
American Physiological Society - Just the expectation of laughter boosts endorphins and human growth hormones
American Thoracic Society - Hormone can predict pulmonary hypertension and mortality
Amnis Corp. - Amnis closes expanded series C financing round
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals - Angiotech closes acquisition of American Medical Instruments
Aptus Endosystems, Inc. - Aptus Endosystems receives $19.5M in series B financing
Artes Medical, Inc. - Artes Medical completes $50M private equity financing
AstraZeneca - AstraZeneca reports preliminary results from TORCH trial for COPD
Astronomy - Solar wind whips up auroral storms on Jupiter and Saturn
Athens University Laiko Hospital - Rheumatoid arthritis leflunomide and cyclosporine combination superior to monotherapy
Avi BioPharma, Inc. - Avi BioPharma reports successful inhibition of multiple subtypes of influenza A
Awards - Delmarva Foundation receives U.S. Senate Productivity Award
Awards - Eisai Inc. and U.S. Pharmacist seek nominations for Pharmacy Recognition Award
Barnet General Hospital, London - Recent findings in anesthesia described
Baxter International, Inc. - Baxter promotes Cheryl White to corporate VP, quality
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