Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 23rd, 2006
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Abaxis - Abaxis reports 43% increase in revenue
Alcon - Alcon's second quarter sales rise 11.8%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals - Alnylam reports loss of $0.31 per share
Alphatec Holdings - Alphatec posts 133% revenue increase in second quarter
Amarin - Dutton Associates announces investment opinion, Amarin rating raised to Strong Speculative Buy
AmerisourceBergen - AmerisourceBergen reports operating revenue of $14.4 billion
Amylin Pharmaceuticals - Amylin Pharmaceuticals reports loss of $0.38 per share
AnorMED - AnorMED reports update on Mozobil development
Antares Pharma - Antares inks development deal with the Population Council
Applied Biosystems - Applied Biosystems records 9% increase in revenues
ArQule - ArQule posts net loss of $0.21 per share
Arena Pharmaceuticals - Arena Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $0.40 per share
AtheroGenics - AtheroGenics reports decline in research and development expenses
Avigen - Avigen reports loss of $0.21 per share
Biogen Idec - Biogen Idec reports loss of $0.50 per share
AO Research Institute, Switzerland - Bone marrow stromal cell differentiation into mature osteoblasts is limited by osterix interference
AZoNetwork - Calcium phosphate coatings figure prominently in titanium based prosthetics and implants
Able Laboratories - Bankruptcy court confirms plan of liquidation for Able Laboratories
Abt Associates - Prison intervention programs may improve prevention of infectious diseases in rural south
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics - Adams Respiratory plans to repurchase manufacturing assets from Cardinal Health
Advanced Cell Technology - Advanced Cell Technology applauds Schwarzenegger for directing loan to fund stem cell research
Aida Pharmaceuticals - Aida Pharmaceuticals completes phase I trials for gene-therapy drug
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, U.S. - Implantable venous access devices are compared
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, U.S. - Researchers' findings from the United States and Japan advance cardiology research
Alltracel Pharmaceuticals - Alltracel forms joint venture with nanofiber technology innovators Elmarco
Altana Pharma - Altana Pharma implements new technology for sales representatives
Amdl - Amdl notified by Amex of the need to satisfy continued listing standards
American Academy of Dermatology - Thread-lifting procedure for sagging facial skin discussed at dermatology meeting
American Medical Association - Tsunami survivors experiencing elevated rates of mental health problems
American Oriental Bioengineering - American Oriental Bioengineering completes acquisition of Heilongjiang Qitai
American Roentgen Ray Society - Multi-detector computed tomography is best way to evaluate bone healing
Amgen - Hepatic effects of flutamide clarified
Amphion Innovations - Amphion Innovations' partner company raises $3.5 million in series C financing
Amylin - New research from the United States and Germany in the area of diabetes detailed
Anika Therapeutics - Anika Therapeutics reports 74% increase in product revenue
Anulex Technologies - Anulex Technologies raises $20 million in series C financing
Aomori Municipal Hospital, Aomori, Japan - Coronary artery bypass grafting using an abdominal artery as an inflow is described
Army Natick Soldier Center, U.S. - Data from the United States and Canada advance knowledge in antibiotics research
Astellas - Phase III Study shows Prograf as effective as Neoral in kidney transplant recipients
Asuragen - Asuragen announces microRNA license agreement with Max Planck Society
AtriCure - AtriCure chief financial officer Thomas J. Etergino resigns
AviaraDx - AviaraDx appoints Mary Barry to VP of laboratory operations
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Camillo-Forlanini, Rome, Italy - Varicocele treatment depends on knowledge of anatomic variants
Banaras Hindu University, India - Studies from India, the United States and Japan add new findings to eating disorders body of knowledge
Bariatric Surgery Center, Shreveport, U.S. - Researchers from the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of obesity
Barzilai Medical Center, Ashqelon, Israel - Abnormal small vascular elasticity is found in those with positive antiphospholipid antibodies
Baylor University, U.S. - Benign osteosarcoma distinguished from pediatric osteochondroma by plasma proteomic signature
Beckman Research Institute, U.S. - Coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase-1 enhances NF-kappa B-mediated gene transcription
Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, People's Republic of China - Findings from the People's Republic of China, Italy and Japan advance knowledge in hepatocellular carcinoma research
Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, People's Republic of China - Researchers' work from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Netherlands adds to hepatocellular carcinoma body of knowledge
Belarussian Center for Pediatric Oncology & Hematology, Minsk, Belarus - Researchers from Belarus, Japan and the United Kingdom detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS
Ben Gurion University, Israel - Kingella kingae skeletal system infection outbreak occurred in daycare center
Best Practices - Best Practices reports administrative staffing levels reveal rightsizing trends
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Lung volume reduction surgery associated air leak risk factors are determined
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - New findings in angiology described from the United States, Japan and Australia
BioInformatics - Survey shows scientists satisfied, but loyal life science customers still elude suppliers
BioLife Solutions - BioLife Solutions expands executive team, names Michael Rice as CEO
BioMed Central - Knee bone marrow lesions may be hereditary
BioSphere Medical - BioSphere Medical reports 26% increase in revenues
Biolase Technology - Biolase signs agreement with the University of Florida College of Dentistry
Biomedical Primate Research Center, Rijswijk, Netherlands - Relative neutralization sensitivity/resistance is HIV-1 type B isolate reproducible property
Biosector 2 - Biosector 2 appoints Antje Burbach managing director for European headquarters
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