Medical Device Law Weekly

Alpha Innotech - AlphaScan Microarray Scanner from Alpha Innotech now available from partner

Althea Technologies - Althea Technologies selected as a best places to work in San Diego

American Academy of Neurology - Rivastigmine appears to improve memory loss among traumatic brain injury patients

American Association for Cancer Research - Molecular markets signal early metastases from ocular melanoma

American Association for Cancer Research - Raloxifene reduces breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women at all risk levels

American Chemical Society - Compound found in shrimp and crabs could prevent medical implant infections

American College of Chest Physicians - Inhaled corticosteroids reduce death in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American College of Chest Physicians - Updated sleep apnea screening program recommended for commercial drivers

American Medical Association - Study identifies the factors associated with an increased risk of cardiac arrest for adolescents

Amylin Pharmaceuticals - Amylin reports positive results from study of Symlin in type 2 diabetes control

Aneurysm - Studies from Germany, Japan and the United States advance knowledge in aneurysm research

Ankara University, Turkey - Research from Turkey, the United States and Germany in polycystic ovarian syndrome provides new insights

Anthera Pharmaceuticals - Anthera licenses portfolio of anti-inflammatory products from Eli Lilly

Ark Therapeutics Group - Ark Therapeutics reports initial results of EG005 in HIV-related lipodystrophy study

AtCor Medical Holdings - AtCor signs $1.48 million agreement to supply blood pressure measuring system, trial support

Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain - Researchers from Spain and Japan report details of new studies and findings in the area of cell biology

Auxilio - John D. Pace named chief strategy officer of Auxilio, Inc.

Avantium Technologies - Avantium provides Crystal16 to all research sites of Sanofi-Aventis

Awards - Blue Cross honored for excellence in federal employee plan in Minnesota

Awards - HealthTrans debuts on the Inc. 500 list as the 122nd fastest growing private company

Awards - Medidata ranks 59th on Inc. annual list of America's 500 fastest-growing private companies

Baker Heart Research Institute, Australia - Percutaneous mitral annular reduction therapy for functional mitral regurgitation is studied

Barr Pharmaceuticals - Barr launches a generic version of its Seasonale extended-cycle oral contraceptive

Baylor College of Medicine, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Canada describe recent advances in cancer research

Baylor University, U.S. - Causes of pure aortic regurgitation are diverse

Baylor University, U.S. - Free fatty acids inhibit vascular insulin signaling and eNOS activation

Baylor University, U.S. - Oncogenic T-antigen of JC virus is frequently present in gastric cancers

Beaujon University Hospital, Clichy, France - Researchers from France, the People's Republic of China and the Canada M5G 2M9; Email: amit report details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment

Beijing Institute of Technology, People's Republic of China - Overexpression of chaperone proteins enhances protein secretion in Pichia pastoris

Beijing Med-Pharm - Beijing Med-Pharm's Propess and Anpo recommended in Chinese obstetrics guidelines

Best Practices - Best Practices reports pharma firms turn to strategic alliances to expand portfolios