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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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