Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly

3M - Drug delivery device maker amends zero coupon senior convertible notes

AXM Pharma, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm focused on Asian markets reports $0.16 per share loss

Abbott - U.S. court grants Abbott's request for preliminary injunction against Biaxin XL genericsSHORT

Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Neuroscience-focused pharmaceutical firm reports loss of $12.3M

Advanced Magnetics, Inc. - Combidex developer reports net loss of $0.36 per share

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx - Microbes may modulate antibody response to glucuronoxylomannan in AIDS

Alphatec Spine, Inc. - Contract medical device firm adds two executives to manufacturing and legal roles

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. - Chinese biotech firm's common stock approved for listing on the Archipelago Exchange

AmerisourceBergen Corp. - Pharmaceutical services company doubles quarterly dividend and splits stock two-for-one

Animas Corp. - Insulin infusion pump maker completes review and files quarterly report on Form 10-Q

Aphton Corp. - Cancer immunotherapies-focused company restructures long-term debt

Baxter International, Inc. - Blood transfusion device maker funds pension plan, retires debt with earnings repatriated

Bayer Group - Aspirin maker reports that operating result doubled in third quarter

Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Diagnostic test maker posts gross profit margin of 46.5% of sales

Becton, Dickinson & Company - Medical supplies company board declares dividend increase

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. - Respiratory drug maker offers common stock by selling stockholders

Albany College of Pharmacy - Tinzaparin reduced vWF levels in obese subjects

Alltracel Pharmaceuticals Plc. - Wound care-focused pharmaceutical firm partners with Omscan, Ltd.

American Medical Women's Association - Panel calls for physicians to recommend vitamin D for bone health in over-50 Americans

Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. - Approval granted from Japanese Ministry to market BIS XP monitoring systems

Azienda Ospedaliera S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna - Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies are present in autoimmune hepatitis

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston - Weight-loss surgery's effect on major cardiovascular risk factors is assessed

Boston University - Alcohol abuse is common among HIV-infected subjects in St. Petersburg

Bristol-Myers Squibb - Gln192Arg polymorphism in paraoxonase 1 gene is linked to increased stroke risk

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Study reported 7% of HIV-1+ patients who switched treatment regimens experienced viral rebound

CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette - An automated in situ hybridization screen identifies unknown neural genes

Calypte Biomedical Corp. - Maxim Biomedical, Inc. acquires diagnostic test business

Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. - Key positions added to management team at cardiology-focused company

Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven - Spinal cord ischemia seen in >10% of patients after emergency endovascular treatment

Center Francois Baclesse, Caen - Radical mastectomy increases risk of treatment failure in high-grade primary breast lymphoma

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing - New mucosal vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease virus protects mice and swine

Chinese Center for Disease Control & Prevention - Illegal plasma donation in China spreads hepatitis C virus infection

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons - Postmenopausal HIV-positive women are at much higher risk for osteoporosis

Cooper Cos. - CooperSurgical enters gynecologic surgery market via two acquisitions

Cornell University, Weill Medical College, New York - MTB uvrB mutant is sensitive to UV light but not to several sources of reactive oxygen species

Dade Behring, Inc. - Clinical diagnostics company opens new European distribution center in Duisburg, Germany

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston - Active cGVHD patients have reduced regulatory T cell frequencies

Diabetes Management - Diabetes care can improve when physicians are informed of patients' health literacy

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Translation initiation factor 4E inhibits erythroid progenitor differentiation

Ewha Womans University, Seoul - Carcinoembryonic antigen and neuron-specific enolase used to diagnose malignant effusion

Firat University, Elazig - Lidocaine injection optimal as first-line therapy for trigger point inactivation

Fornix BioSciences - Biopharmaceutical company secures distribution rights for allergic reaction products

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle - Scientists find that PCBs and furans may factor into the risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Genesis Bioventures, Inc. - Biomedical Diagnostics gets CLIA certification

Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Drug makers end Tamiflu dispute

GlaxoSmithKline - GSK earns NCQA certification for medication adherence program design

Guy's King's & St. Thomas' School of Medicine, London - Review discusses venous thromboembolism risk and thromboprophylaxis in subjects with comorbidities

Hansen Medical, Inc. - Robotic technology company secures $30 million in series C financing led by Vanguard Ventures

Harvard University - Microfluidic minisonicator effective for cell lysis

Harvard University - Researchers describe findings in thrombosis studies

Harvard University - Vasculopathy in diabetic retinopathy forms apart from neuronal and glial changes

Health Protection Agency, London - Eggs were linked to outbreaks of Salmonella phage type 4 infection in England and Wales

Healthcare Access - Government reforms in the U.K. may bring an end to free healthcare

Heinrich-Heine-Universitat Dusseldorf - Current aspects of therapy with topical calcineurin inhibitors are reviewed

Hiroshima University Hospital - Data advance knowledge in imaging research

Hopital de la Conception, Marseille - A 2-year low-protein diet did not alter progress of GFR or of AER in diabetics

IDM Pharma, Inc. - Osteosarcoma therapy developer reports loss of $1.87 per share

Immunicon Corp. - Cancer diagnostics developer announces top management succession plan

ImmunoGen, Inc. - HuN901-DM1 use in phase I trial results in 15-week remission for lung cancer patients

Information Technology -  HealthLeaders publishes steps and myths for bringing order to CPOE

Information Technology - HMS MedicareSim made available for navigation of Medicare Part D market dynamics

Information Technology - Online lifestyle and disease management solutions offered in Spanish

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Merida - Hepatitis B virus DNA in blood donors is a possible indicator of active infection

Istituto Scientifico per la Neuropsichiatria dell'Infanzia e dell'Adolescenza, Milan - Meta-analysis conducted to identify risk factors for cutaneous melanoma

Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati - Polycystic ovary syndrome may be underlying cause of obesity in women

Johns Hopkins Medical Institute - Molecular pathogenesis of ovarian borderline tumors discussed

Johns Hopkins University - Cochlear implants in animal model restored hearing by preventing, reversing damage to the brain's auditory nerve system

Johns Hopkins University Hospital - Reconstructive lower urinary tract surgery provides full urinary continence in adolescent patients

Johnson & Johnson - Companies announce revised acquisition agreement with net value of $19 billion

King's College London - Information provided by health providers could enhance adherence to tamoxifen therapy

Kumamoto University - Double-stranded DNA breaks are less frequent in affinity-maturation impeded mice

Langer, Inc. - Stuart P. Greenspon appointed to board of orthopedic devices manufacturer

Lund University - Diet with wheat bread baked with lactic acid improved glucose tolerance in rat model

MSO Holdings, Inc. - Obesity disease management company to acquire Resources For Living, Ltd.