Medical Device Business Week

American Diabetes Association - Associations reinforce joint commitment to preventing cardiovascular disease and diabetes

American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Radiation therapy for prostate cancer does not put men at higher risk of developing rectal cancer

American Thoracic Society - Laboratory workers develop natural immunity to asthma caused by research rats

Amylin - Exenatide improved HbA_1c , weight and some cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes

Anesiva - Corgentech changes name to Anesiva to reflect focus on robust pipeline of pain therapeutics

Ankara University, Turkey - Findings from Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States advance knowledge in cardiology research

Antares - Antares reports on phase II meeting with U.S. FDA for Anturol, an incontinence therapy

Apogee Technology - Apogee signs license for drug preservation technologies

Arbios Systems - Arbios founder reports early data on liver assist device

Army Natick Soldier Center, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Canada describe new findings in antibiotics research

Ataturk University, Turkey - Myocardial bridging was detected with ECG-gated MDCT and multiplanar reconstruction

Ataturk University, Turkey - Polyethylene implants are associated with least oxidative stress in tissues

Aureus - Aureus Pharma licenses Aurscope Ion Channel Knowledgebase to Xention

Austin Research Institute, Australia - Lentiviral CTLA4Ig expression inhibits cytokine responses

Auxilium - Auxilium appoints Armando Anido as CEO and president

Avidia - Avidia expands senior management team

Awards - Michigan Health & Hospital Association announces 2006 healthcare services awards

Awards - XLHealth specialist Mary L. Gardner named Maryland's Diabetes Educator of the Year

Baxa - Baxa launches new CyTwo-Fer needle for safe drug reconstitution and transfer

Baylor College of Medicine, U.S. - Economic aid is necessary but not sufficient to control cancer in the developing world

Baylor University, Dallas - Researchers from the United States, Israel and Brazil report recent findings in cardiology

Best Practices - Best Practices report examines achieving, sustaining medical affairs excellence

Best Practices - Report describes two blockbuster drug relaunch success stories

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Bone marrow-derived stem cells reverse genetic kidney disease in Alport syndrome

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Colon cancer cell proliferation and invasion impaired by gene knockdown

BioMS Medical - BioMS Medical expands pivotal multiple sclerosis trial into Netherlands

Bioenvision - Survival data reported on Evoltra (clofarabine) in elderly AML patients

Biosciences Group of Fujitsu Computer Systems - Fujitsu biosciences group introduces version 2.0 of automated microinjection system

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, U.K. -  Serratia marcescens outbreak on neonatal unit resolved following enhanced infection control

Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Researchers from Denmark and the United States report recent findings in diabetes