Medical Device Law Weekly

Asthma Epidemiology - U.S. asthma rates on the rise

Astralis, Ltd. - Immunotherapeutics company files two patent applications

AutoImmune, Inc. - Multiple sclerosis drug maker reports loss of $0.01 per share

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Study: Testim improves symptoms of ED and low libido

Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc. - Vaccine maker reports fourth quarter loss per share of $0.05

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Women's Capital, Plan B emergency contraceptive acquired

Baxter Healthcare Corporation - First trial completed evaluating nebulized recombinant alpha 1-antitrypsin

Baylor College of Medicine - Pregnancy has a protective effect against breast cancer

BioForce Nanosciences, Inc. - Nanotech company reports increased sales for January 2004

BioSource International, Inc. - Biotech company reports 8.5% increase in sales

Biosite Incorporated - Agreement signed with Cleveland Clinic for cardiovascular disease test

Biovail Corporation - NDA for Ralivia ER accepted for review

Biovail Corporation - Rights acquired to formulations of eprosartan, carvedilol

Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. - Novel nevirapine-like agents have improved activity against NNRTI-resistant HIV

Boston Scientific Corporation - Medical device firm addresses growth prospects

Brigham and Women's Hospital - Nine major studies of lupus show increased disease risk for current smokers

British Columbia Cancer Agency - Standard management policies for SCLC in British Columbia are effective

Brown University - Thrombospondin-1 and irinotecan combine to staunch colon cancer growth

Bruker Daltonics, Inc. - Clive Seymour joins biosciences company as VP for Asia-Pacific

Business Update - 15,000 Turkmen health workers to be fired

Business Update - Baptist Health sheds three Alabama hospitals

CNRS, Lyon - Mimotopes could be valuable for diagnosing hepatitis C virus infection

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. - Lab-on-a-chip maker reports 334% increase in revenues

Cambridge Heart, Inc. - Diagnostics company reports year end revenue increase of 61%

Cancer Research Inst., Surrey - Cervical screening programs can be monitored by using cytology outcomes

Celgene Corporation - Thalomid multiple myeloma treatment sNDA accepted by FDA for review

Cell Genesys Inc. - Angiostatin gene therapy arrests tumor growth in experimental models

Cell Genesys, Inc. - Data published on GVAX lung cancer vaccine

Chinese University of Hong Kong - Orthokeratology contact lenses cause permanent vision loss in children

Cira Discovery Sciences, Inc. - Alliance to develop new approaches to proteomics-based diagnostics

Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Donor spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage linked to poor outcome