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Lab Business Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . January 20th, 2008

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Bedford Laboratories - Bedford Laboratories(TM) Announces the Acquisition of CAFCIT(R) (Caffeine Citrate) Injection CAFCIT(R) (Caffeine Citrate) Oral Solution

Cancer Therapy - New cancer therapy findings from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory published

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. - Charles River Laboratories to Present at 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Drug Resistance - CLSI Publishes New Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Standard

Gastroenterology - Romark Laboratories Names Emmet B. Keeffe, M.D. Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Mayor Pharmaceutical Labs - Mayor Pharmaceutical Labs Predicts the Top 7 Nutrition Trends of 2008

Northfield Laboratories Inc. - Northfield Laboratories Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Webcast

Stem Cell Research - New stem cell research from Robert S. Dow Neurobiology Laboratories discussed

TriMix Laboratories Llc - Difficult to Treat Erectile Dysfunction Patients

ViraCor Laboratories - ViraCor Laboratories Is First National Reference Laboratory To Offer Novel Respiratory Viral Testing

4HomeMedia, Inc. - 4HomeMedia (4HM) Launches Broadband Home Health Service

AABB - Exercise Your Right to Vote and Continue to Make a Difference by Giving Blood in 2008

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Not Only Lipids and Inflammation: Insight Into a New Cause of Heart Attack and Other Vascular Disease

Accton Technology Corporation - Accton Displays Broadband-Enabled Service Devices in CES 2008

Acne Vulgaris - DermTech and Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. Begin Feasibility Study to Discover Genes Involved in Acne

Acrongenomics Inc. - Acrongenomics Inc. Appoints De Facto Communications to Provide Public & Investor Relations Services

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. - Advanced Medical Optics to Present at Two Investor Conferences in January 2008

Affymetrix Inc. - Affymetrix to Webcast Presentation at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Aging - Humana Inc. Selects Silver&Fit(R) Fitness and Healthy Aging Program for Its Senior Members in Arizona and Pennsylvania

Aging - Pennsylvania Department of Aging Plans Town Meetings to Gather Input for New State Plan on Aging

Aida Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Aida Receives Chinese Government Innovation Award

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Alexion to Present at the 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Alkermes, Inc. - Alkermes Announces Agreement for the Commercialization of VIVITROL in Russia/CIS

Allscripts - Allscripts Acquires Extended Care Information Network

Alma Lasers Ltd. - Alma Lasers Announces Proposed Initial Public Offering

Alopecia - Follica Raises $5.5 M To Advance New Treatment for Androgenetic Alopecia Into the Clinic

Alsius Corporation - Alsius Corporation Awarded Marketing Agreement With MAGNET

Alzheimer Disease - Genizon BioSciences Secures $31 Million in Additional Financing

Amedisys, Inc. - Amedisys Announces Acquisition of Home Health Agencies in Georgia and South Carolina

American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations - AAPPO and HCAA Form Partnership to Enhance Services to Meet the Changing Business Needs of PPOs and TPAs

American Claims Evaluation, Inc. - American Claims Evaluation, Inc. Receives Notice Related to Nasdaq Minimum Closing Bid Price Rule

American Council on Exercise - American Council On Exercise (ACE) 2008 Fitness Trend Predictions

American Heart Association - Donny Osmond, American Heart Association Team Up to Get Americans Walking

American Medical Systems - American Medical Systems Announces Resignation of Chief Executive Officer

American Red Cross - American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Partnership Brought Holiday Cheer to Wounded Service Members

Amicus Therapeutics Inc. - Amicus Therapeutics to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Amneal Pharmaceuticals - Amneal Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of Liquid Form Generic Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Plant

AmSurg Corp. - AmSurg Corp. to Present at the JPMorgan 26th Annual Healthcare Conference

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Amylin Pharmaceuticals to Present at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Anadys Pharmaceuticals to Present at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Anesthesia - Improving Hospital Budget Situation Makes the Eastern European Anaesthesia Equipment Market Attractive for Vendors

Anesthesiology - Synthetic Blood Expands Scientific Advisory Board

Angiogenesis - EntreMed Announces FDA Acceptance of IND Application for Aurora Kinase/Angiogenesis Inhibitor, ENMD-2076

Angiogenesis - New findings reported from Genentech, Inc. describe advances in angiogenesis

Angiology - Micrus Endovascular to Present at 10th Annual Needham & Company Growth Conference

Antibiotics - Antibioticos S.A. reports research in antibiotics

Archer Daniels Midland Company - ADM, MGSC and ISGS Announce Carbon Sequestration Project

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - ARIAD to Webcast Presentation at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

ArlenGroup - Gordon & Rees LLP Joins ArlenGroup-CIGNA Health Care Purchasing Consortium

Arthritis - Arthritis Burden Soaring, Experts Say

Arthritis - New arthritis study findings have been published by scientists at Centocor, Inc.

Arthritis - Reports from GlaxoSmithKline add new data to research in arthritis

Artificial Organs - Artificial Heart Returns to Utah

Aspreva Pharmaceuticals - Aspreva's plan of arrangement with Galenica completed

Assurant Health - Assurant Health Gains Access to Great-West Healthcare's Nationwide Network

Asthma - GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance Announce Start of Large Phase 2B ICS and LABA Studies for Asthma in the Horizon Program

Asthma - MAP Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Unit Dose Budesonide in Children with Asthma

Asymtek - Asymtek and YESTech Enable Medical Device Manufacturers to Meet Regulatory Requirements for Traceability and Validation for Fluid Dot Dispensing

Atrophy - QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase 3 Results for Study of Ophena(TM) (ospemifene) to Treat Postmenopausal Vaginal Syndrome

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - FDA Approves Additional Dosage Strengths of Shire's ADHD Treatment VYVANSE(TM) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) Which May Help Physicians Tailor Treatment for Individual Patients

Autism - CDC Fragile X Public Health Initiative Research Funding Doubles

Autoimmune Disease - QED International Associates Announces Changes to the HealthShares(TM) Autoimmune-Inflammation and Neuroscience Indexes

Barnev, Inc. - Barnev, Inc. Names John Quigley Vice President, Marketing

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Barr Receives Approval for Generic KYTRIL(R) Tablets, 1mg (Base)

Bayer Advanced - Bayer Advanced(TM) Wins Eighth Consecutive Trophy With Its Salute to the Rose Parade(R) Float

Beacon Equity Research - Beacon Research Issues TraderNotes on CERP, SEED, OSIR, GFRE, RIMM

Best Upon Request - Covenant Health System Contracts with Best Upon Request to Provide Work-Life Balance for Employees

Bioengineering - Studies conducted at Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH on bioengineering recently published

Bioinformatics - Study Examines Media Preferences of Life Scientists in Applied Markets

Bioject Medical Technologies Inc. - Bioject President and CEO to Present at OneMedPlace Emerging Healthcare Technologies Finance Forum

Biologics - Analyse Therapeutic Clinical Intelligence - Rheumatoid Arthritis

Biologics - WuXi PharmaTech to Acquire AppTec Laboratory Services, Inc.

Bionics - Boston Scientific Completes Sale of Auditory Business and Drug Pump Development Program

Biopharmaceuticals - Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Complies with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350(b)(1)(B)

Biopharmaceuticals - Aradigm Appoints Timothy Lynch to Board of Directors

Biopharmaceuticals - Intercept Pharmaceuticals Names Dr. Luciano Adorini Chief Scientific Officer

Biopharmaceuticals - Keryx Biopharmaceuticals to Present at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Biopharmaceuticals - NOXXON Pharma appoints Dr. Frank Morich as Chief Executive Officer

Biopharmaceuticals - XTL Biopharmaceuticals to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Bioscience - Bruker BioSciences to Present at 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Bioscience - GA Tech's Herron, Immucor's Moise Named Recipients of 2008 GaBio Industry Growth Awards

Bioscience - Helicos BioSciences Enters into $20 Million Credit Facility with GE Healthcare Financial Services

Bioscience - Magen BioSciences Licenses Dermatology Assets from Lilly

Bioscience - Martek to Present at Upcoming Needham Conference

Biotech Business - Contract Research Organization Market - What Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies Want

Biotech Business - Dawson James Securities Initiates Research Coverage on NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (Amex: NBY) With a Speculative Buy Rating -- 12-18 Month Target Price $8.00

Biotech Business - Dr. Laurence Lasky, Ph.D. Joins U.S. Venture Partners

Biotech Business - Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership Expands Offerings in the Healthcare and Medical Markets through the Acquisition of the Assets of Anura Plastics Engineering Corporation

Biotech Business - Nastech Appoints Bruce R. York as Interim Chief Financial Officer

Biotech Business - Panacos Appoints Jane Pritchett Henderson Chief Financial and Business Officer

Biotech Business - Trellis Bioscience Appoints John Wulf as EVP, Business Operations and Chief Business Officer

Biotechnology - BIO Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act

Biotechnology - Rodman & Renshaw, LLC Announces the Hiring of Thomas E. Shrader, PhD, as Managing Director and Senior Biotechnology Analyst

Biotechnology Business - Abiomed to Present at 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Biotechnology Business - Amgen to Present at the 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Biotechnology Business - Applied Biosystems to Webcast Presentation at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Biotechnology Business - Biogen Idec Provides Business Update at Investor Meeting

Biotechnology Business - BioMarin and Genzyme Restructure Aldurazyme 50/50 Joint Venture

Biotechnology Business - Biotech has Positive Year Despite Weak Fourth Quarter Performance

Biotechnology Business - Biovail Announces Supply Agreement for Commercialization of Extended-Release Tramadol

Biotechnology Business - Cephalon to Present at the 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Biotechnology Business - Dyax Corp. to Present at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Biotechnology Business - Gilead Sciences to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 7

Biotechnology Business - ImClone Systems to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Biotechnology Business - InterMune to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Biotechnology Business - LifeCell Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2007 Revenues and Provides 2008 Financial Guidance

Biotechnology Business - Mr. Leo Redmond Joins Presidio Pharmaceuticals as Chief Financial Officer

Biotechnology Business - Research and Markets: MedImmune Inc - Product Pipeline Report

Biotechnology Business - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces Webcast of its Presentation at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Biotechnology Business - ViroPharma Augments Senior Management

Bipolar Disorder - AstraZeneca Submits sNDAs for SEROQUEL XR(TM) for the Treatment of Bipolar Mania and Bipolar Depression

Bipolar Disorder - Study findings on bipolar disorder are outlined in reports from RIKEN

Bladder Cancer - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Receives Scientific Advice from the EMEA on Registrational Strategy for EOquin(R) in Europe

Blood Components - Haemonetics(R) Software Solutions to Launch Enhanced Software Application for Blood Component Manufacturing

Boston Scientific Corporation - Boston Scientific to Participate in JP Morgan Health Care Conference

Botulism - Health Department Warns Consumers of Home-Canned Soup Linked to Potter County Restaurant

Brain Cancer - Inaugural Barry Spiegelman Memorial Golf Classic Benefits UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program, Art of the Brain

Breast Cancer - Genomic Health Reports Recommendation of Oncotype DX(R) in National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines

Breast Cancer - Naomi Judd and Prilosec OTC(R) Roll for Three at the Third Annual Prilosec OTC Bunco Championship in Las Vegas

Breast Cancer - Oprah Winfrey Names Fledgling Baltimore Charity One of Her Favorite Things

Breast Cancer - Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Ryan Community Health Centers, Breast Cancer Survivors Call on New York State to Expand Breast Cancer Screening, Treatment Programs

California Nurses Association - California's Historic RN-to-Patient Hospital Staffing Ratios Upgraded Again With New Year

California Orange Growers - Fresh California Oranges Are Back!

Cambrex Corporation - Cambrex Presentation at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference to be Webcast

Cancer - 'Sharing Miracles' Television Program Extends Reach Across America: First Episode Features Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow

Cancer - Access Pharmaceuticals Closes Acquisition of Somanta Pharmaceuticals

Cancer - AVEO Pharmaceuticals Appoints Kenneth M. Bate to Board of Directors

Cancer - Coronado Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial of Rationally Designed Fourth Generation Doxorubicin Analogue

Cancer - Delcath Appoints Three Leading Physicians to Its Newly Formed Scientific Advisory Board

Cancer - ImmunoGen, Inc. Expands Pipeline of Targeted Anticancer Compounds

Cancer - IRX Therapeutics to Present at the 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Cancer - QED International Associates Announces Changes to the HealthShares(TM) Emerging Cancer Index

Cancer - Schering-Plough Board Elects Dr. Craig B. Thompson as a Director

Cancer - Siemens' Advanced Mobile Imaging Systems Improve Management of Radiation Therapy for Northern Florida Patients with Cancer

Cancer Vaccines - Celldex Therapeutics Receives Fast-Track Designation for CDX-110, a Novel EGFRvIII Vaccine for Glioblastoma

Cancer Vaccines - Mersana Therapeutics Appoints C. Boyd Clarke Chairman of the Board of Directors

Candela Corporation - Candela to Present at the 10th Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference

Cardica, Inc. - Cardica Receives $2 Million Payment From Cook Medical for Successful Completion of Multiple Milestones

Cardica, Inc. - Cardica to Present at Needham & Company's Tenth Annual Growth Stock Conference

Cardiology - Amic Signs Non-Exclusive License Agreement With Roche Diagnostics for Key Cardiac Marker NT-proBNP

Cardiology - Cardiac Science to Present at the 10th Annual Needham & Company Growth Conference

Care Investment Trust Inc. - Care Investment Trust Inc. Forms Joint Venture With Senior Management Concepts, LLC to Acquire $61.0 Million Portfolio of Assisted Living Facilities

CareGuide, Inc. - CareGuide Names Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

CareGuide, Inc. - CareGuide Secures $3.75 Million Financing for Working Capital Purposes

Carnegie Mellon University - Novel Mechanism for Long-Term Learning Identified by Carnegie Mellon Researchers

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Research conducted at USA Scientific has updated our knowledge about carpal tunnel syndrome

Cascades Technologies, Inc. - GSA Selects Cascades Technologies, Inc. (CTi) to Support USA.gov

CBM Canada - cbm Expanding its Mandate

Celera - Celera to Webcast Presentation at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Cell Therapy - Recent findings from Innate Pharma highlight research in cell therapy

Center for State and Local Government Excellence - Health Care and Security: What Americans Want from a Job

Cepheid - Cepheid to Present at the Needham Tenth Annual Growth Stock Conference

Ceregene, Inc. - Ceregene to Present at JPMorgan 26th Annual Healthcare Conference

Cerimon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cerimon Pharmaceuticals Names Matthew J. Meyer its General Counsel and Vice President of Business Development and Licensing

Cerner Corp. - Cerner to Release Fourth Quarter 2007 Results on January 31

Cerner Corp. - Spectrum Health Collaborates With Cerner and Microsoft to Implement Technologies That Empower Patients

CHAD Therapeutics - CHAD Therapeutics Announces Mailing of Definitive Proxy Regarding Proposed Sale of Its Oxygen Business

Chemed Corporation - Chemed Corporation to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Limited - ChemGenex Appoints Dr. Julie Cherrington to Board of Directors

Chemicals - Advance Nanotech Sells Singular ID Stake for $1.19 Million

Children Now - The Future of California's Kids on the Line in 2008, According to New Children Now Report Card, 'The State of the State's Children'

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. - China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Reaches Record High Number of Stores in Operation

Clinical Research - PPD Names Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Clinical Research - Provista Life Sciences Appoints Dr. Louis Kirby as Chief Medical Officer

Clinical Trial Research - ATryn(R) Nears Completion of US HD Clinical Study

Clinical Trial Research - Berkery Noyes Represented the Thomson Corporation in the Sale of CenterWatch and New England Institutional Review Board to Jobson Medical Information

Clinical Trial Research - Coronado Builds Core Management Team

Clinical Trial Research - Human Genome Sciences Announces 2008 Goals and Reports Substantial Progress Toward Commercialization at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Clinical Trial Research - Medical Simulation Corporation and Edwards Lifesciences Launch Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve Training Program in Europe

Coagulation - Study data from USA Scientific update understanding of coagulation

Codon Devices, Inc. - Codon Devices Names David Smith, Vice President of Operations

College Foundation, Inc. - Nursing Scholarship Applications Due February 28 for Bachelor's Degrees, May 3 for Associate and Graduate Degrees

Community Health - Community Health Systems to Participate in JPMorgan Healthcare Investor Conference

Community Health - McKesson Signs Agreement with Community Health Systems

Computers & Software - iWorx Introduces Economical General Purpose Research Grade Recorder

ConAgra Foods, Inc. - National Survey Reveals 90 Percent of Adults Want More Life Balance in 2008

CONMED Corporation - CONMED Announces Resignation of Company's CONMED Linvatec Subsidiary President

Corazonas Foods Inc. - Corazonas Launches First and Only Cholesterol-Reducing Potato Chips

CoreValve - CoreValve to present at JPMorgan 2008 Healthcare Conference

Corporate Synergies Group, Inc. - Corporate Synergies Launches Search Tool on Website

Covance Inc. - Covance to Present at 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Coventry - Coventry and Ritchie Reach Agreement on Protection of Policyowner Information

Covidien Ltd. - Covidien Ltd. to Present at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cubist Pharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter 2007 U.S. Net Product Revenues of $83.9 Million and Full Year 2007 U.S. Net Product Revenues of $285.1 Million

Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. - Cytori to Present at the Stanford Group Company 13th Annual Healthcare Conference January 17

Danaher Corporation - Danaher to Present at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Datascope Corp. - Datascope Announces Certified Voting Results for 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

DaVita Inc. - DaVita Inc. to Present at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Diabetes - Biodel Inc. Completes Enrollment of Two Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trials of VIAject(TM) and Plans Manufacturing Facility for VIAject(TM)

Diabetes - Depomed Receives FDA Approval for 1000 mg Strength Tablets of Glumetza

Diabetes - Diabetic Patients in Atlanta Recruited for Non-Healing Wound Clinical Trial

Diabetes - Echo Therapeutics Starts Clinical Study of Its Symphony(TM) Continuous Transdermal Glucose Monitoring System

Diabetes - Hallelujah Diet Tops ''Diet'' Searches Last Week

Diabetes - Insulet Corporation and DexCom Announce Development Agreement

Diabetes - Oculus Innovative Sciences Completes Patient Treatment and Follow-up in Its Phase II Clinical Trial in Mildly Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Diabetes - SYMLIN Pen-Injector Devices Now Available

Dialysis - DaVita and Phoenix-Based Southwest Kidney Institute Form Broad Partnership

Dialysis - Dialysis Corporation of America Announces Acquisition of Georgia Dialysis Center

Diarrhea - Optimer Pharmaceuticals Awarded Grant from the National Institutes of Health for Development of OPT-80 to Treat Deadly Hospital Associated Infection

DiaSorin Inc. - DiaSorin Provides Syphilis Training for Laboratory and Healthcare Professionals

DNA Research - New DNA research from RIKEN described

Dr. Fresh - Be a Dental Inventor! Dr. Fresh(R) Sponsors Toothbrush Design Contest for Kids

DrFirst, Inc. - DrFirst and MEDITECH to Deliver Sophisticated Medication Reconciliation and Electronic Prescribing to Hospitals

Drug Development - Chimerix Appoints Neil Frazer, M.B., Ch.B., FRCA, FFPM as Chief Medical Officer

Drug Development - Pharsight Achieves 21st PKS(TM) Customer

Drug Development - Recent findings in drug development described by researchers from Endocyte, Inc.

Drug Development - State Lawmakers Consider Real-Time Prescription Drug Monitoring Essential

Drug Development - TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. Files New Drug Application for TAK-390MR in Patients with Acid-Related Disorders

Drug Resistance - Accelr8 Announces Research Programs in Two Leading Medical Research Centers

Drug Resistance - Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Initiates Two Phase 2 Studies for Novel Antibiotic Compound RX-1741

Drugs - Idenix Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Hepatitis C Pipeline at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Easter Seals - Friendly's Restaurants Scoop up Continued Support for Disability Services

Echo Healthcare Acquisition Corp. - Echo Healthcare Completes Merger With XLNT Veterinary Care

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation - Edwards Lifesciences to Present at the 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Emergency Medical Services Corporation - Emergency Medical Services Announces Management Change

Emergency Medical Services Corporation - Emergency Medical Services to Participate in 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. - Emergent BioSolutions Announces Better-Than-Expected Preliminary 2007 Financial Results and Provides 2008 Guidance

Energy Kitchen(TM) - Healthy Fast Food Chain Energy Kitchen(TM) Doubling in Size With the Opening of Five New Franchise Stores

Engineered Proteases - Catalyst Biosciences and Centocor Research & Development, Inc. Form Collaboration to Discover and Develop Engineered Protease Therapeutics

EnteroMedics Inc. - EnteroMedics to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on January 8

Enzymes - Study findings from Johnson & Johnson broaden understanding of enzymes

Epilepsy - Orphan Drug Designation Granted to OVATION's Clobazam for the Adjunctive Treatment of a Severe Form of Childhood Epilepsy

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - eResearchTechnology to Present at the JPMorgan 26th Annual Healthcare Conference 2008 on January 8th

Esophagogastric Cancer - Xeloda(R) Combination Therapy in Esophagogastric Cancer Highlighted in New England Journal of Medicine

ev3 Inc. - ev3 Inc. Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2007 Net Sales Results and Revised 2008 Guidance

Exactech, Inc. - Exactech Completes Altiva Acquisition

Exelixis, Inc. - Exelixis Announces January 10 Webcast of Presentation at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Express Scripts, Inc. - Consumers Using a Home Delivery Pharmacy More Likely to Choose Lower-Cost Therapies

Ferring Pharmaceuticals - New 'Heart' Program Saves Patients Up to $700 for Fertility Medications

Fibroids - Three-Year Registry Data from 1,278 Women Shows Long-Term Efficacy for Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)

Financials - AngioDynamics Reports 70% Second Quarter Sales Growth

Financials - Fitch Affirms Siskin Hospital (Tennessee) at 'A-'; Outlook Stable

Financials - Mindray Announces Preliminary 2007 Operating Results

Financing - Benvenue Medical Closes $15 Million Series B Financing

Financing - HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. Provides Shareholder Update

Financing - RxElite Completes Senior Secured Note Financing

Financing - ZyGEM Strengthens U.S. Presence and Closes First Round of New Financing

Fitch Ratings - Fitch to Upgrade L-T & Affirm S-T Rating of Lawrence & Memorial Hospital (Connecticut)

Florida Department of Citrus - Resolve to Have a Healthy Breakfast Every Day in 2008

Foamtec International Co., Ltd. - Foamex Asia Now Foamtec International

Food Poisoning - Neogen Reports 34% Increase in Net Income, 23% Increase in Revenues

Gaucher Disease - Amicus Therapeutics Announces Positive Interim Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Plicera(TM) for Gaucher Disease

Gene Therapy - NEOPHARM Announces IND Filing for Novel Liposomal Delivery System of Docetaxel

Gene Therapy - Researchers from Genentech, Inc. report details of new studies and findings in the area of gene therapy

Gerber Scientific, Inc. - Gerber Scientific to Present at 10th Annual Needham Growth Stock Conference

Glaucoma - Early Detection Critical to Treating Glaucoma, Preventing Blindness

Glaucoma - January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Glaucoma - Knowing Your Risks Can Stop the Sneak Thief of Sight

Glaucoma - NicOx Announces Pfizer Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Development for PF-03187207 in Japan

Glioblastoma - PhytoMedical's Anti-Cancer Compound Effective at Killing Brain Cancer Cells

Glioma - TransMolecular Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Non-radiolabeled TM601 for the Treatment of Malignant Glioma

Hansen Medical, Inc. - Hansen Medical to Present at the JPMorgan 26th Annual Health Care Conference

Harvard Men's Health Watch - Testosterone May Improve Mental Function, From the Harvard Men's Health Watch

Healthcare Technologies Ltd - Healthcare Technologies Ltd. Completes the Acquisition of NexGen Biofuels Assets

HealthEdge - HealthEdge Names Maria Malavenda Senior Vice President, Marketing

HealthExtras, Inc. - HealthExtras to Present at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Heart Attack - Patients with Delayed In-Hospital Defibrillation Have Lower Survival; Patients with Cardiac Arrests in Small Hospitals, in Unmonitored Hospital Units, and After Hours Fare Worst

Heart Catheterization - Carolinas Medical Center Expands Use of Mobile Aspects RFID Technology

Heart Disease - Leading Experts Praise Cardiac Biomarker ST2

Heart Failure - Abiomed Announces AB5000(R) Portable Circulatory Support Driver

Hemolysis - Alexion Commences Dosing in AEGIS Registration Study of Soliris(R) (eculizumab) in Patients with PNH in Japan

Henry Schein, Inc. - Henry Schein to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Hepatitis - LifeCycle Pharma Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial of LCP-Tacro for the Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis

Hepatitis A Virus - Researchers from Merck & Company, Inc. report recent findings in hepatitis A virus

Hepatitis C Virus - Anadys Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results for ANA598 in Animal Model of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Hepatitis C Virus - InterMune Announces Continuing Progress on ITMN-191 (R7227)

Hepatitis C Virus - Pharmasset Announces R7128 Achieves 85% Rapid Virologic Response in a 4-week Combination Study for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Virus - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Reports Progress in Development of Investigational HCV Drug Telaprevir and Provides Business Update

Heska Corporation - Louise McCormick Joins Heska's Board of Directors

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. - Hill-Rom Reinforces its Focus on Growth in North America and Internationally with Key Appointments

HIV/AIDS - Avexa Initiates Phase III ATC Trial

HIV/AIDS - Black AIDS Institute Releases Report Analyzing Presidential Candidates' HIV/AIDS Records

HIV/AIDS - Debra Fraser-Howze to Join OraSure Technologies as Vice President, Government and External Affairs

HIV/AIDS Immunology - Studies from GlaxoSmithKline provide new data on HIV/AIDS immunology

Hologic, Inc. - Hologic to Present at the 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. - Human Genome Sciences Invites Investors to Listen to Webcast of Presentation at JPMorgan Conference

Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. - William R. Ringo Joins Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors as Chairman

Hyperlipidemia - Metabasis Announces Preliminary Safety and Efficacy Results from an Ongoing Phase 1b Clinical Trial for MB07811, Its Novel Product Candidate for the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia

Hythiam, Inc. - Hythiam Provides Corporate Update to Shareholders

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Idenix Pharmaceuticals To Present at the JP Morgan 26th Annual Healthcare Conference

IHL Group - FEATURE/New Year's Resolution: Lose Up to 4.1 lbs Simply by Avoiding Impulse Items at the Checkout

Illumina, Inc. - Illumina Announces Corporate Reorganization

Imaging - T2 Biosystems Appoints John McDonough as CEO

Immunization - Hawaii Biotech Receives Allowance to Perform West Nile Vaccine Clinical Trials

Immunology - Renowned Immunologist Richard Ulevitch Retires from Scripps Research Institute

Immunotherapy - Investigators at Endocyte, Inc. publish new data on immunotherapy

Immunovaccine Technologies INC. - ImmunoVaccine Technologies to Present at OneMed Place Finance Forum

Incontinence - Tengion Launches Third Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Regenerated Human Bladder

Incyte Corporation - Incyte to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Inflammation - VIA Pharmaceuticals Enrolls First Patient in Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Measure Impact of VIA-2291 to Reduce Vascular Inflammation

Influenza - Vical to Participate in Pandemic Influenza Panel at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Institute for Supply Management - Business Activity at 53.9%; December Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R); New Orders Index at 53.5%; Employment Index at 52.1%

International Medical Alliance - International Medical Alliance to Host Fashion Show

IVAX Diagnostics, Inc. - IVAX Diagnostics Announces Resignation of President and Chief Executive Officer

Jan Marini Skin Research, Inc. - Jan Marini Skin Research Gives Familiar Logo a Facelift

Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Javelin Pharmaceuticals CEO to Present at JPMorgan's 26th Annual Healthcare Conference

John Spencer Ellis - Celebrity Fitness Guru, as seen on Bravo's Real Housewives of Orange County Fitness Boot Camp Instructor Gives top Eight Secrets for Health & Weight Loss in 2008

Joint Commission International - Joint Commission International Achieves Accreditation from ISQua

Just in Case, Inc. - Just in Case Inc. to Donate 10,000 JIC Condom Compacts to Women's Non-Profit Groups Nationwide

Kalorama Information - Generic Onslaught Makes Drug Pricing Decisions More Critical Than Ever

Kelley/Uustal - Kelley / Uustal Reviewing Low Vioxx Settlements

Kensey Nash Corporation - Kensey Nash Corporation Announces Its Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Date and Teleconference

Kidney Cancer - Genomic Health Announces Collaboration With Pfizer to Develop Prognostic Test for Non-Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corporation - Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Holds a Fertilizer Products Exhibition in Hebei

Laser Systems - CoolTouch Introduces CoolLipo(TM) Laser System, Recently FDA Cleared for Laser-Assisted Lipolysis

Laser Therapy - American Medical Systems Reports Fourth Quarter Revenue and Announces Recent Unfavorable Arbitration Decision

Leader Dogs for the Blind - Leader Dogs for the Blind Names Gregory Grabowski President and CEO

Leerink Swann - Leerink Swann Healthcare Investment Outlook Report for 2008 Now Available

Leukemia Therapy - Research results from RIKEN update knowledge of leukemia therapy

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Lexicon Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Life Sciences - BD Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Two-Hour Test to Identify Superbug in Patients with Positive Blood Cultures

Life Sciences - Human Plasma Product Services, Research Department describes research in life sciences

Life Sciences - Investigators at Amgen, Inc. release new data on life sciences

Life Sciences - New life sciences study findings recently were reported by researchers at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Life Sciences - Recent findings in life sciences described by researchers from Syngenta

Life Sciences - Research findings from Pfizer Inc. update understanding of life sciences

Life Sciences - Research from RIKEN broadens understanding of life sciences

Life Sciences - Researchers from Amgen, Inc. report details of new studies and findings in the area of life sciences

Life Sciences - Studies from Eastman Kodak Company update current data on life sciences

Life Sciences - Studies from RAND Corporation add new findings in the area of life sciences

Liquid Chromatography - New High Performance Liquid Chromatography System From Varian, Inc. Offers Speed and Flexibility to Analytical Chemists

Liquid Chromatography - New Liquid Chromatography Columns From Varian, Inc. Reduce Analysis Times on Standard HPLC Systems

Loyola Marymount University - Milk Does a Body and a Waistline Good

Luminex Corporation - Luminex Corporation to Present At JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Lymphoma - Genmab Announces HuMax-CD32b Pre-Clinical Program

M/W International Inc. - Akron's M/W International Awarded GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification(R)

Managed Care - Blue Cross Names New Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer

Managed Care - Molina Healthcare Names New Presidents for Michigan and Ohio

Managed Care - Tufts Health Plan Selects Emdeon Business Services for Comprehensive Payment Management Services

MannKind Corporation - John R. Riesenberger Joins MannKind as Corporate Vice President and Chief Commercialization Officer

MannKind Corporation - MannKind to Present at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - ALS Therapy Development Institute Signs Aptabody(TM) Discovery Agreement With Aptagen

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Antares Pharma Develops Novel Pen Injector under New Agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Beijing Med-Pharm Receives Business License for Alliance BMP Limited

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Cinpathogen Provides Clinical Diagnostic Consulting Services to Shanghai Area Hospitals

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Cisco Joins CalRHIO Effort to Build Country's Largest Statewide Health Information Exchange

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - LHC Group Expands into the State of Missouri

Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Mayo Clinic Proceedings Provides Forum for Continued Debate About Physician Involvement in Capital Punishment

Med1Online - Med1Online Introduces New Business Partner Marketing Programs

MedCath Corporation - MedCath Corporation to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Medicare and Medicaid - ACS, Ingenix Form Strategic Alliance

Medicare and Medicaid - AvMed Receives Highest Quality Rating for Both Commercial and Medicare Products from Nation's Top Health Care Quality Evaluator

Medicare and Medicaid - CHCcares of South Carolina Now Available in the South Carolina Healthy Connections Choices Program

Medicare and Medicaid - Envision Insurance Company Receives First Knox-Keene License for a Medicare Part D Only Plan

Medicare and Medicaid - Humana 2008 Showcase Offers Health Screenings, Educational Seminars for Medicare Recipients

Medicare and Medicaid - Indiana Awards EDS New $209 Million Medicaid Contract

Medicare and Medicaid - IVANS Announces High-Speed Internet Solution That Enables Healthcare Providers to Process Medicare Claims Ten Times Faster

Medicare and Medicaid - Prime Health Services Adds Medicare and Medicare Advantage to National Network Offering

Medicare and Medicaid - South Carolina Medicaid Program Injected With New Life as Insurers Vie for Members

Melanoma - AmpliMed Corporation Announces Promising 1-year Survival Data from Phase I/II Study of Amplimexon(R) in Metastatic Malignant Melanoma

Melanoma - Investigators at GenVec, Inc. target melanoma

Mental Health - Researchers from Amgen, Inc. publish new studies and findings in the area of mental health

Mercury Policy Project - Dental Mercury Use Banned in Norway, Sweden and Denmark Because Composites Are Adequate Replacements

Meridian Health System - Meridian Health's Digital Healthcare Solutions Are being Showcased at Lunch at Piero's Media Event During CES 2008

Metabolic Research, Inc. - Second Stemulite(TM) Study Demonstrates Remarkable Results in Women

Metabolism - Toast to Your Health in 2008 With a Hot Cup of Tea During National Hot Tea Month

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference to Webcast Millennium Pharmaceuticals Presentation

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Millennium Announces 2008 Goals for Growth, Building on Record 2007 Results

Mindray Medical International Limited - Mindray Announces Appointment of Peter Hsu as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America

Mindray Medical International Limited - Mindray Medical Provides New Product Update

Misys Healthcare Systems - Provena Health Will Implement Misys Solutions to Maintain More Accurate Clinical Data and Enhance Patient Safety

Montreux Equity Partners, L.L.C. - Montreux Equity Partners Closes $250 Million MEP IV Life Sciences Fund

Myeloma - Kosan Opens TIME-1 Pivotal Phase 3 Trial in Multiple Myeloma

Myeloma - Semafore and Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) Dose First Patient in Phase I Study of Targeted PI3 Kinase (PI3K) Inhibitor

Myeloma - The International Myeloma Foundation Says Study Shows 90% Overall Response for Patients with New REVLIMID(R) Combination

MZT Holdings, Inc. - MZT Holdings, Inc. Common Stock is Voluntarily Delisted from American Stock Exchange

Nanotechnology - Chadbourne & Parke LLP to Hold Conference on Nanotechnology Law and Commerce

National Sports Center for the Disabled - National Sports Center for the Disabled Announces New Facility Development

Nature's Healthy Supplements, Inc. - Stressed, Can't Sleep? New 'Quick2Sleep(TM)' All Natural, Fast Acting, Dissolving Strip Works Miraculously

Nausea - Helsinn and MGI Pharma Announce sNDA for Aloxi Capsules Accepted for Review by U.S. FDA

Nektar Therapeutics - Nektar Therapeutics' President and CEO Howard W. Robin to Present At JPMorgan 26th Annual Healthcare Conference

Neoprobe Corporation - Neoprobe to Present at Healthcare Conference

Nitinol Stents - VIBRANT Study of GORE VIABAHN(R) Endoprosthesis Completes Enrollment

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Allos Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2b Study of PDX in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Exelixis Initiates Phase 1/2 Trial of XL184 in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Nonin Medical, Inc. - Nonin Medical is Honored With Niche Supplier Award from Amerinet

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Noven Announces Changes to Board of Directors and Senior Management

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - NPS Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Alan G. Harris Chief Medical Officer

Nuvelo, Inc. - Nuvelo to Present at the JPMorgan 26th Annual Healthcare Conference

Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. - Michigan Quality Council (MQC) Names Oakwood Healthcare Inc. 2007 State Quality Award Recipient

Obesity - Gelesis Raises $16M in First Institutional Financing; Names New Board Members

Obesity - Rite Aid and Lindora Offer Free Weight Management Program and Information to Help People Look and Feel Great in 2008

Obesity and Diabetes - Link Between Childhood Obesity and Adult Discrimination

Observant Llc - Observant LLC Expands Senior Management Team

Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. - Odyssey HealthCare to Present At 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Odyssey Veterinary Software - Company Releases Powerful, New Pet Owner Education Software for Veterinarians

Omnicare, Inc. - Omnicare to Present at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Oncology - Cepheid Begins Shipment of Next Generation GeneXpert(R) Molecular Diagnostic Systems

ONSET Ventures - ONSET Ventures Adds John Ryan to Expand Medical Technology Investing Team

Oral Hygiene - Poor Dental Habits Begin in Childhood; Inspector Hector Is on the Case

Orchard Freeze - Healthy Product Launched at 2008 PA Farm Show by Future Farmers of America (FFA) Volunteers

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. - OREXIGEN(TM) Therapeutics Files Registration Statement for Proposed Follow-On Offering

Orthofix International N.V. - Orthofix International to Participate in JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Orthopedics - A Complete Assessment of Markets Products and Players Can Be Found In the World Orthopaedic Market Report 2008

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - OSI Announces Intention to Offer $150 Million of Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prices $175 Million 3% Convertible Senior Subordinated Note Offering

Osiris Therapeutics - Osiris Therapeutics Awarded Department of Defense Contract for Prochymal(TM) Fully Valued at $224.7 Million

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. - Osiris Therapeutics Regains Worldwide Rights to Cardiovascular Indications for Prochymal(TM)

Osteoporosis Therapy - Studies from Cerner Corporation add new findings in the area of osteoporosis therapy

Ostomy - Coloplast Expands SenSura(R) Ostomy Brand

Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Panacos to Present at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Pancreatic Cancer - Morphotek(R) Announces Initiation of MORAb-009 Phase II Study in First Line Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

Paradigm Medical Industries, Inc. - Paradigm Medical Industries Completes $1 Million Financing

Parexel International Corporation - PAREXEL International to Present at 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Parkinson Disease - Michael J. Fox Foundation Commits up to $3.8 Million to Develop Gene Silencing Neuroprotective Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

Patents - BioDelivery Sciences Appoints Former GlaxoSmithKline Executive Charles E. Dadswell as General Counsel

Patents - Exelixis Announces Senior Management Promotions

Patents - New Weapon in War against Drunk Drivers Gets Nod from Patent Office

Patents - Pfizer to Appeal Canadian Federal Court Ruling on Lipitor Patent; Court's Decision Will Have No Immediate Commercial Impact

Patents - United States District Court Rules in Favor of Human Touch(TM) in Lawsuit Against KingKong USA, Inc. and WFO Imports LLC for Infringement of Its Patented Massage Chair Technology

Patents - ZymeQuest Licenses Proprietary Enzyme Technology to Publicly Traded Life Sciences Company

Pathology - Bostwick Laboratories(R) Announces Appointment of Jing Liu, M.D., as Associate Medical Director of Gastrocor(TM), Uniondale, New York

Pediatrics - Children's Hospital Physician Named Deputy Mayor of Health and Opportunity and Health Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia

Pediatrics - Packard Children's Quality Data Publicly Available

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. - Pediatrix to Present at JPMorgan's 26th Annual Healthcare Conference

Penn Foster College - Penn Foster College Launches Medical Assistant Online Associate Degree Program

Pennsylvania Department of Health - Pennsylvania Health Department 'Body Shop' to Offer Free Screenings and Kids Activities at Farm Show

Pennsylvania Department of Health - Virtual Community Launched for Smokers Determined to Quit in 2008

Pennsylvania Department of Insurance - Pennsylvania Insurance Department Announces New Web Page for Older Pennsylvanians

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Governor Rendell Lauds 'Rebirth' of Drug Manufacturing Plant in Danville Area

Perrigo Company - Perrigo Company to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Pharmacodynamics - Reports from Bayer Healthcare AG describe recent advances in pharmacodynamics

Pharmacokinetics - Investigators at Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. zero in on pharmacokinetics

Pharmasset, Inc. - Pharmasset to Present at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Thursday, January 10th

PharMerica Corporation - PharMerica to Present at 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Pharmos Corporation - Pharmos Corporation Completes Initial Closing of Private Placement

Phase Bioscience, Inc. - Phase Bioscience Announces New Collaboration with Centocor Research and Development

Pneumonia Therapy - Research results from Replidyne, Inc. update knowledge of pneumonia therapy

PolyOne Corporation - PolyOne Completes Acquisition of GLS Corporation

Post Operative Pain - Innocoll Announces Dosing of First Patient in US Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Investigate CollaRx(R) BUPIVACAINE SURGICAL IMPLANT for the Management of Post-operative Pain

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders - New Recovery Program Created in Response to Epidemic Numbers of Vets Suffering Trauma, PTSD

Pouchitis - Ocera Therapeutics Receives Orphan Drug Status for AST-120 for Pouchitis

Premier Inc. - Hospitals and Healthcare Providers Will Save With Premier's New Sterile Reprocessing Agreements

Protein Engineering - Kosan Appoints Helen S. Kim as Chief Business Officer

Proteomics - Frost & Sullivan Presents Bio-Rad with the 2007 Product of the Year Award for its ProteOn XPR36 Protein Interaction Array System

Proteomics - Plexera Bioscience to Showcase Kx(TM) Array Technology

Proteomics - Studies from Eli Lilly and Company provide new data on proteomics

ProVation Medical - ProVation Software Named Number One in Clinical Procedure Documentation Category, 2007 KLAS Year-end Report

Psychiatry - Psychiatric Solutions to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Public Health - Dr. William Winkenwerder Joins Medical Planning Resources, Inc. (MPR)

PureCircle - PureCircle Limited : Extension of Cargill Supply Contract

QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Company - QuatRx Pharmaceuticals to Present at 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Questcor to Provide Acthar Update

Rabies - Sanofi Pasteur Enters Agreement With Crucell for Next-Generation Biologicals Against Rabies

Radiation Therapy - Varian Medical Systems Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy Technology

Radiography - Digital Radiography Pioneer Paul Suni Leaves SUNI as German Private Equity Firm Assumes Control

Radiology - HealthHelp to Coordinate Radiology Services for Advanced Cardiovascular Research Study

Radiology - Penumbra, Inc. Announces 510(k) Clearance of the Penumbra System(TM) for Use in the Revascularization of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Regenerative Medicine - BioTime CEO Dr. Michael D. West to Lecture on Regenerative Medicine and Age Related Degenerative Disease

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Regeneron Announces Presentation at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Regulatory Actions - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiation of LibiGel(R) (Transdermal Testosterone Gel) Phase III Safety Study

Regulatory Actions - Daiichi Sankyo, Lilly Submit New Drug Application for Investigational Antiplatelet Drug, Prasugrel, with U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Regulatory Actions - Luminex Corporation Receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration Clearance for xTAG(TM) Respiratory Viral Panel

Renal Disease - Scientists at Kaiser Permanente publish research in renal disease

Research and Markets - Digital Radiography Systems To Push Market Expansion of European X-Ray Markets

Research and Markets - Greater Convergence and Integration of Patient Monitoring Systems with IT an Inevitability

Research and Markets - Instant Overview of the US Healthcare Service Market for 2007

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: 'Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Strategic Analysis Profile' is an Essential Source for Data, Analysis and Strategic Insight into This Company

Research and Markets - The Most Recent Statistical Data On the Complexities of Disaster Preparedness Is Contained In Disaster Recovery Planning a Guide for Facility Managers 4th Edition

Research and Markets - The World Generic Market Report 2008 Provides the Most Thorough Analysis Available On Generic Markets Products and Companies and the Issues They Face

Research and Markets - Ultrasound Markets Report Provides the Reader with a Deeper Understanding of the Possibilities for Future Treatment and Avenues for Possible RD Budgets

Research and Markets Ltd. - Gain Insight into the Driving Forces behind the Production and Market of Lactic Acid in China

Research and Markets Ltd. - Health and Safety a Burning Issue in the Skin Tanning Center Market in the US

Research and Markets Ltd. - New Textile Materials for Medical Applications Report Will Highlight How Textile Based Materials for Medical Use Are Helping to Improve Peoples Lives

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Essential Report Examines Boston Scientific Corporation's Business Structure and Operations for New Business and Competitors

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Introducing the Product Pipeline Report for International Isotopes Inc Available Now

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: the MannKind Corp Product Pipeline Report Delivers the Latest and the Most Comprehensive Intelligence Available on MannKind Corps Current Pipeline Portfolio

Research and Markets Ltd. - The Market for Skincare In Ireland Increased Between 2000-2005, Growing At an Average Annual Rate of 4%

Research and Markets Ltd. - The Purpose of This Report is to Describe the Specific Segment of the Home Medical Testing Devices Markets with Particular Emphasis on the United States Market

ResMed Inc. - Kieran Gallahue Appointed Chief Executive Officer of ResMed.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - State-by-State Tracking of Potentially Dangerous Respiratory Syncytial Virus Now Available on CDC Website Through Data Sharing Agreement with SDI

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Rexahn Pharmaceuticals Raises $8.6 Million in Private Placement

Rhinovirus Prevention - Scientists at Pfizer Inc. target rhinovirus prevention

Rite Aid Corporation - Rite Aid Reports 0.5 Percent Same Store Sales Decrease for December

Rite Aid Corporation - Rite Aid to Exit Las Vegas Market

Rosetta Genomics Ltd - Rosetta Genomics Licenses Roche PCR Technology for use in its MicroRNA-Based Diagnostics

Rue Education - Rue Education Launches National Education Alliance: Alliance Partnerships will Facilitate Nursing Degree Studies

RxElite, Inc. - RxElite Registration Statement Declared Effective by Securities and Exchange Commission

Rxium Llc - RxPop Wins IMA Outstanding Achievement Award

Sage Software Healthcare, Inc. - Sage Software Healthcare Launches Intergy Practice Portal for Patient Connectivity

Santarus, Inc. - Santarus Announces Positive Clinical Results with ZEGERID Capsules in Controlling Gastric Acidity over 24 Hours

Schizophrenia - Pfizer and Taisho Finalize Agreement for Novel Schizophrenia Drug Candidate

Sciele Pharma, Inc. - Sciele Pharma Announces FDA Approval of New Sular(R) Formulation

Seizure - Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Receipt of FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Recurrent Acute Repetitive Seizures Product Candidate

Sepracor Inc. - Timothy J. Barberich to Resign as Executive Chairman of Sepracor and Will Continue to Serve as Chairman of the Board

Sepsis - Hospital Eliminates Dangerous Bloodstream Infections in ICU

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency - Wisconsin First State in Nation to Screen Newborns for 'Bubble Boy Disease'

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Announces the Appointment of Jeffrey Capello, SVP and CFO of PerkinElmer, to its Board of Directors

Smart Balance Inc. - Smart Balance Announces Conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock

SolidWorks Corporation - Medical Instrument Maker Uses SolidWorks, COSMOSFloWorks to Refine First Automated Glucose Measurement System

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Somaxon Pharmaceuticals to Present at JP Morgan 26th Annual Healthcare Conference

SonoSite, Inc. - SonoSite Fourth Quarter and 2007 Revenue Both Rise 20%

Spinal Cord Injury - Alseres Pharmaceuticals Concludes Enrollment in the Cethrin(R) Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial in Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord Injury - XenoPort Announces Initiation of Clinical Trials

Staar Surgical Company - STAAR Surgical Completes Purchase of Canon's Interest in Japanese Joint Venture

Stem Cell Research - Sangamo BioSciences Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of ZFP Therapeutic in Stem Cell Mobilization

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. - Streamline Health Adds Another Hospital System Client to Implement Integrated Document Workflow Solutions

Stretch Island Fruit Co. - FruitaBu Partners with Brown Bag Naturals to Help Provide Healthy School Lunches

Surgery - Innocoll Announces Dosing of First Patient in US Phase 3 Clinical Trial to Investigate CollaRx(R) GENTAMICIN SURGICAL IMPLANT for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Surgery - Plastic Surgery: Truth Is in Style

Surgical Technology - Aragon Surgical Secures $25 Million in Series B Financing

Surgical Technology - Cohera Medical, Inc. Expands Management Team

Surgical Technology - HyperBranch Medical Technology, Inc. Receives CE Mark for OcuSeal(TM)

Surgical Technology - SRI Surgical Announces New Chief Executive Officer and Director

Sweat365 - Sweat365 Unveils a New Online Social Network Targeted Toward Everyday Athletes

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. - Synovis Life Technologies Adds John D. Seaberg to Board of Directors

TAITRA - TAITRA to host the 2nd ''SenCARE'' in May 2008

Target Data Research - Target Data Research Conducts 'The Advanced Aging and Lifestyle Study' for Wall Street Financial Firms

Teleflex Incorporated - Teleflex Provides 2008 Business and Financial Outlook

Tenrox - Tenrox Streamlines Internal Domestic Operations for Family Health International

The California Nurses Association - Nurses Launch National 'CheneyCare' Campaign

The Institute for OneWorld Health - BBC World Film Featuring OneWorld Health Voted Year's Best Documentary

The National Nurses Organizing Committee - Arizona Patient Protection Act Introduced

The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago - FDA Approves Hi-Flex Mobile Bearing Knee for Active Adults

The Prescription Project - New Survey Highlights Drug Samples Role as Marketing Tool

The Race Against Pain - Race Against Pain Coming to Florida

Therap Services - Therap Services Promotes Allison Dudo to Assistant Director of Training

Third Wave Technologies Inc. - Third Wave to Present at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Thoratec Corporation - Thoratec Presentation at JP Morgan Conference to be Webcast

Tissue Engineering - Over 40 Early- to Late-Stage Cardiovascular, Oncology, Orthopedics and Spine, Tissue Engineering, Robotics, Blood Substitute, and Imaging, Among Other Med Device Comp

Tissue Harmonic Imaging - RCT Licenses Ultrasound Tissue Harmonic Imaging Technology to Biosound Esaote

TMC Orthopedic & Limbs of Love - Limbs of Love Brings a Family Together with a Donation of Two Legs for a Young Mother

Torchmark Corporation - Torchmark Corporation Announces Change in Domicile State of Insurance Subsidiaries to Nebraska

Type 2 Diabetes - Researchers from AstraZeneca report details of new studies and findings in the area of type 2 diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - Takeda Submits New Drug Application for Alogliptin (SYR-322) in the U.S.

Typhoid Fever - New typhoid fever study findings recently were reported by researchers at Sanofi Pasteur

U.S. Preventive Medicine - U.S. Preventive Medicine Names Frederic Goldstein President, COO

Ultrasound Systems - Escalon(R) Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance for Sonomed MASTER-VU(TM) B-Scan System

UnitedHealthcare - UnitedHealthcare and athenahealth Expand Availability of Real-Time Claim Adjudication

Universal American Corp. - Universal American Corp. to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on January 9th

USANA Health Sciences Inc. - Shareholder Lawsuit Dropped against USANA

UVa. Health System - California Health Care Bill Exposes Myths of Available Funds, Safety Net, Says Dr. Garson of UVAHS

Valient Solutions - Valient Solutions Introduces Valient Healthcare Market Research Practice

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Vanda Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

Varian, Inc. - New Semi-Preparative Liquid Chromatography System from Varian, Inc. Offers Easy Scale-Up to Analytical Chemists

Verispan - Verispan Service Forecasts Market Outcomes for New Product Launches

Vigilan - American Health Care Association Appoints Dr. Geoffrey J. Bunza to Support Technology Adoption Across Long Term Care Facilities

Virology - New virology data have been reported by scientists at Human Plasma Product Services

VIVUS, Inc. - VIVUS To Present at the 2008 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Volcano Corporation - Volcano Corporation Presentation at JP Morgan Conference to be Webcast

Walgreens - Walgreens December Sales Increase 7.8 Percent

Walgreens - Walgreens Purchases Pharmacy Files from 27 Las Vegas Area Rite Aid Stores

Warner Chilcott Limited - Warner Chilcott to Present at the 2008 Morgan Stanley Pharmaceutical CEO's Unplugged Conference

WashingtonWatch.com - New Laws: Government-Wide Spending, Health Care Support Programs, and More

Waters Corporation - Waters Corporation Presentation at the 26th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference to Be Webcast Live

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Watson Launches Generic Biaxin(R) XL

Weight Loss - Medifast Offers Stranded Pure Weight Loss Clients Unique Options

Weight Loss - Pure Weight Loss Takes Additional Steps To Assure Seamless Transition for Clients

Weight Loss - Slim-Fast Celebrates Weight Loss by Hosting Style Your Slim(SM) Fashion Show Featuring Real Women

Wellness - The LoneStart Wellness Initiative Pioneers a Powerful New Trend in Employee Wellness: It's Called Personal Responsibility

WellPoint, Inc. - WellPoint Announces Appearance at Upcoming Conference

Women's Health - Life Tech's Fertili-T Preconception Supplement Featured in Conceive On-Air Podcast, ''Increase Your Conception Odds - Naturally''

Women's Health - Solis Women's Health Enters Phoenix Market

Women's Health - Women's Health USA Appoints Ben Colman Senior Vice-President

WuXi PharmaTech - WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX) Promotes Edward Hu to COO

Wyeth - Wyeth to Present at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

Zila, Inc. - Zila Receives Nasdaq Letter Regarding Audit Committee Compliance

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