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Medical Device Law Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . April 16th, 2006

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American College of Cardiology - Researchers find viable new sources for stem cell transplants to the heart

CHU, Sherbrooke -  Clostridium difficile-associated disease-related treatment risk higher with metronidazole

Gezondheidsdienst voor Dieren, Deventer -  Klebsiella pneumoniae mastitis outbreak caused by contaminated sawdust

Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle - $16M grant awarded to the Institute for Systems Biology

NMT Medical, Inc. - NMT Medical's MIST study indicates that closing a PFO has an effect on migraine

U.K. Health Protection Agency Center for Infections, London -  Acinetobacter species-expressing bla(OXA-58) carbapenemases geographically widespread

AAIPharma, Inc. - AAIPharma announces new chief financial officer

ATS Medical, Inc. - ATS Medical reports first implant of Simulus annuloplasty ring

Aarhus University Hospital - Glibenclamide in single oral dose does not reduce pain-free or maximal walking distance

Aarhus University Hospital - Ischemic preconditioning causes biphasic pattern of ST elevation during repeat coronary occlusions

Aarhus University Hospital - Use of DNA pools to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms linked to colorectal cancer validated

Aarhus University Hospital - Whole blood coagulation is used to guide hemostatic therapy

Abbott Northwestern Hospital - Robotic arm lends a hand to stroke patients at Minnesota hospital

Abramson Research Center, Philadelphia - Hematopoietic lineages created from embryonic stem cells is ultimate medical goal

Acacia Research Corporation - CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics names Dr. Mansoor Mohammed CSO and to board

Accelr8 Technology Corp. - Accelr8 announces 2Q results, continued BACcelr8r development

ActivX Biosciences, Inc. - ActivX Biosciences expands collaboration agreement with Pfizer

Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge - Survival of children with primary brain tumors in England and Wales analyzed

Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. - Advanced Life Sciences reports loss of $0.15 per share

Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Agilent launches sensitive triple quadruple mass spectrometer

Aichi Cancer Center - Natural killer-cell lineage neoplasms treated by hematopoietic SCT therapy

Albemarle Corp. - Albemarle named as Tamiflu production partner

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx - Inhibitors of aquaporins may yield novel therapeutic agents for microsporidian infections

All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Hypertriglyceridemia, waist-hip ratio, and family T2DM history increase diabetes risk

Allergan - Allergan receives final U.S. antitrust approval of Inamed acquisition

Alltracel Pharmaceuticals Plc. - Alltracel develops nano-fiber delivery platform for wound care technology

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Advances in food allergy research presented at meeting in Miami Beach

American Cancer Society - Improved chemotherapy drugs improve quality of life for bone marrow cancer patients

American Cancer Society - Study recommends treatment change for pre-leukemia disease

American College of Cardiology - Many high-risk patients do not receive cholesterol-lowering therapies

American College of Cardiology - Paramedics may play role in reducing hospital treatment time for heart attack patients

American College of Cardiology - Refinements and innovations enhance safety, effectiveness of therapies for acute coronary syndromes

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - Venous thromboembolic prophylaxis in plastic surgery stressed to reduce risk of blood clots

AmerisourceBergen Corp. - AmerisourceBergen to acquire Canadian distributor

AnorMED, Inc. - AnorMED reports AMD070 is active in HIV patients

Applied Biosystems - Applied Biosystems' Avian influenza detection kits available in Europe, Asia, and Africa

Arbios Systems, Inc. - Arbios expands indications for SEPET feasibility trial

AutoImmune, Inc. - AutoImmune reports loss of $0.01 per share

Avantogen Limited - Avantogen, Hawaii Biotech to combine vaccine businesses

Avicena Group, Inc. - Avicena reports promising phase II results from Parkinson disease trial

Awards - University Hospitals of Cleveland earns Solucient's 100 Top Hospital Award

Baxter Healthcare Corp. - Baxter study verifies inactivation of H5N1 virus in manufacture of plasma-derived therapies

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Prostate cancer radiation therapy is aided by the use of gene therapy

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiovascular disease

Beijing University of Technology - Large-model femoral bypass graft exhibits better hemodynamics than smaller version

Biolase Technology, Inc. - Biolase reports loss of $0.05 per share

Biota Holdings Limited - U.S. Department of Health orders 1.75 million more courses of anti-viral zanamivir Relenza

Biotechnology Industry Organization - Congressman Rush Holt named BIO Legislator of the Year

Blackwell Publishing Ltd. - Fusion molecules could be the key to producing vaccines from plants

Boston Scientific Corp. - Excellent in-stent restenosis clinical trial results reported for TAXUS Stent System

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer treatment disparities may exist due to ethnicity and insurance status

Bristol Myers Squibb - Data advance knowledge in diabetes therapy research

Bristol-Myers Squibb - Clopidogrel and aspirin did not reduce heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death risk in study

British Animal Health Trust, Suffolk -  Streptococcus equi SeM gene sequence variation discriminates outbreak source

British Medical Journal - Small birthweight and premature births associated with higher risk of child abuse

Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio - Transobturator sling is associated with decrease in obstructive voiding complications

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