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Table of Contents . . . May 15th, 2010
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Medicare and Medicaid - 3M First-Quarter Sales Increase 25 Percent; Per-Share Earnings Rise 74 Percent
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. - Alliance HealthCare Services Reports Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2010 and Reaffirms Full Year 2010 Guidance
Amedisys, Inc. - Amedisys Reports First Quarter Revenue and Earnings and Updates 2010 Guidance
Parkinson Disease - Aton Pharma Acquires Parkinson's Drug LODOSYN carbidopa
Nucleoproteins - Chromatin, Inc. Acquires Sorghum Partners, Inc. SPI and Milo Genetics, LP
D2 Pharma Consulting LLC - D2 Pharma Consulting LLC Announces New Member, Rena K. Goins
Clinical Research - ERT Agrees to Acquire the Research Services Division of CareFusion
Industrial Electrical Equipment - GrafTech Agrees to Acquire Seadrift Coke L.P. and C/G Electrodes LLC, Concludes $260 Million Revolving Credit Facility Refinancing and Reports GrafTech's First Quarter 2010 Results
Heart Failure - Inverness Medical Innovations and BG Medicine to Develop Galectin-3 Test for Inverness' Triage(R) Meter
Scientific & Technical Instruments - Inverness Medical Innovations to Attend the Deutsche Bank 35th Annual Health Care Conference on May 5, 2010
Kendall Law Group - Kendall Law Group Investigates WuXi PharmaTech Cayman Inc. for Shareholders
Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Market Publishers Ltd and CurrentPartnering Sign Partnership Agreement
Medex, Inc. - Medex, Inc. Announces Closing Date for Purchase of Creative Rehab Technology Services, Inc.
Medical Appliances & Equipment - Medtronic Signs Agreement to Acquire ATS Medical
Biological Products - Merck Announces Senior Management Appointments
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Merz Aesthetics Announces FDA Approval of Asclera Polidocanol Injection, First Sclerosant to Treat Small Varicose Veins in 60 Years
Biotechnology - Mesa Labs Acquires SGM Biotech, Inc.
Clinical Research - PPD Opens Vaccine Clinical Research Center in Taizhou, China
Biological Products - PPD Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Medicare and Medicaid - Sandata Hires Edward Zecchini as EVP and Chief Technology Officer
Medicare and Medicaid - Skilled Healthcare Group's Board Authorizes Acquisition of Hospice and Home Health Assets in Four States
Colony-Stimulating Factors - Study results from University Medical Center in the area of colony-stimulating factors published
Synexus - Synexus Appoints New Country Managers for Germany and Poland
Frost & Sullivan - The European Commission's FP7 Programme to Boost the Life Science R&D Funding in Europe, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Blood Pressure - Welch Allyn Acquires Assets of TRIMLINE Medical Products
Managed Care - WellTek Announces 2009 Year End Results
Research and Markets - Pierre Fabre IMS Company Profile Provides You with a Clear Assessment of the Relative Strengths and Weaknesses of a Company's Business Strategy
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