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Table of Contents . . . July 6th, 2005
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Actavis Group - Pharmaceutical company expects to deliver EBITDA margin above 26%
Advanced Magnetics, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm announces $3.3M closing of stock sale
Aesthera Corp. - Agreement signed with aesthetic technology distributor
Agenix - Biotech company forecasts 5% decline in sales
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals firm reports slight decrease in revenues
Avitar, Inc. - Medical device maker announces $750,000 private placement
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. - Biopharmaceuticals firm secures $2.5M financing
BioVex, Inc. - Vaccine maker announces relocation of headquarters to the U.S.
Biopure Corporation - Pharma firm announces post-reverse stock split trading
Biosensors International Group, Ltd. - Medical device maker reports significant increase in revenue
Biotech Holdings - Sucanan maker subscribes for $250,000 private placement
Biovail Corporation - U.S. FDA grants approval for extended-release Glumetza
Boston Life Sciences, Inc. - Biotech firm reports new option grants under NASDAQ market rule 4350
Boston Scientific Corporation - Medical device developer provides updated financial estimates for 2005
Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals firm announces developments relating to credit facility
Aarhus University - Chlamydia pneumoniae Cpn0796 examined, nature of secretion defined
Aarhus University of Hospital - Carbohydrate intolerance in cirrhosis is determined by insulin resistance
Adelaide and Flinders Universities - Effects of intranasal saline sprays on ciliary beat frequency compared
Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation - Keflex powder for oral suspension launched in the United States
Aegis Therapeutics - Feasibility studies initiated for intranasal drug delivery in type 2 diabetes
Agilent Technologies Inc. - Biotechnology company to offer device to enhance de novo peptide sequencing
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx - Recent findings illuminate research in breast cancer
Am. Acad. of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology - Asthma is still in session, even during summer break
Amedisys, Inc. - Amedisys acquires two home health agencies
American Academy of Pediatrics - Medical and public health groups sue EPA to prevent future mercury exposure
Amylin Pharmaceutical - Pramlintide promotes satiety in obese subjects and those with type 2 diabetes
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Paclitaxel franchise broadened with license to Broncus Technologies
Applied Imaging Corp. - Imaging company announces reverse stock split
Aston University - Studies describe new findings in tuberculosis research
AstraZeneca - Tyrosine kinase inhibitor AZD2171 subdues tumor angiogenesis
Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir - Further studies needed on fluoxetine and paroxetine in type 2 diabetic patients
Autonomous University of Barcelona - Genotoxicity of 2-furylethylenes and 5-nitrofurans evaluated
Avantogen - European patent grant for immune-enhancing adjuvant
Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Polyamines studied, role in synthesis and stability of occludin protein defined
Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan - A3 R agonist delayed dissipation in mitochondrial membrane during hypoxia
Barco - New system boosts color and 3D diagnostic imaging performance
Basel University Hospital Bruderholz - New findings in the area of atherosclerosis described
Baylor College Medicine, Houston - Study examined whether PCSK9 variants could affect plasma LDL-C
Ben Gurion University of the Negev - Reports add new data to diagnostics research
BioProgress plc - Developer of drug delivery mechanisms for oral dosage market updates partnership
Bioenvision - Clofarabine active in a broad range of hematologic cancers
Bioenvision - Results of clofarabine trial in adult AML presented at conference
Bioniche Life Sciences, Inc. - Agreement signed for distribution of Suplasyn
Biophan Technologies, Inc. - Data released on pacemaker lead heating
Biovail Corporation - U.S. FDA grants tentative approval of Zolpidem ODT for sleep disorders
Birmingham Women's Hospital - TVS doesn't aid diagnosis of endometrial pathology in women taking tamoxifen
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan - Grants focus on elder abuse and neglect
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH - Deal signed to develop, commercialize a therapeutic monoclonal antibody
Brigham & Women's Hospital - Conditions predisposing to anti-MUC1 antibodies protect against ovarian cancer
Brigham & Women's Hospital - Myocarditis following smallpox vaccination differs from ACS
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Higher plasma lycopene concentrations were not associated with CV risk
Brody School International Med, Greenville - CD34+ cell dose strongly correlates with successful APBSCT engraftment in AML
Bruker Daltonics, Inc. - Solution launched for quantitative proteomics
Brussels Free University - Research on pediatric applications of drugs launched in Europe
Business Objects - On Lok Senior Health Services selects business intelligence provider
bioMérieux - In vitro diagnostics company launches sample preparation platform
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