Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly

Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Hepatitis drug developer appoints Frank V. Chisari to board

Angeion Corp. - Respiratory diagnostics maker reports 10.7% increase in revenue

Annamalai University, Annamalainagar - Lipid profile, antioxidant status, and glycoproteins were assessed in hyperlipidemics

Applied Biosystems - Remote instrument diagnostics monitoring service to support mass spectrometers

Arch Chemicals, Inc. - Vantocil product controls Norovirus, a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Obesity drug maker announces public offering of common stock

Arrow International, Inc. - Maximal barrier precautions tray launched

Athersys, Inc. - Deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb expanded for drug targets in multiple therapeutic areas

Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - AVN944 phase I trial initiated in cancer patients

Avax Technologies, Inc. - Phase I/II trial of treatment for non-small cell lung cancer initiated

Avian Influenza - Food & Agriculture Organization warns bird flu virus could become endemic in Turkey

Awards - California Jewish foundation awards $116,000 in community grants to 12 organizations

Awards - Georgia hospital Memorial Health receives J.D. Power distinguished hospital award

Awards - Health management provider wins 14 awards for health and benefits communications

Axonyx, Inc. - Phenserine licensed to Daewoong Pharmaceutical Company for South Korea

Barry University, Miami Shores - New data illuminates research in neurology

Bayer Innovation GmbH - Icon Genetics AG acquired by medical technology firm

Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas - Eating vegetables may significantly reduce risk of lung cancer

Becton Dickinson & Company - U.S. FDA 510(k) grants clearance for infectious disease testing system

Beijing University - Extended lymphadenectomy plus pancreaticoduodenectomy linked to survival benefit

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. - Anti-nausea drug maker retains The Investor Relations Group of New York

BioMolecular Therapeutics - Recent findings illuminate research in proteomics

Bioniche Life Sciences, Inc. - Purchase agreement signed for sale of facility to RoundTable Healthcare Partners

Biopure Corp. - Oxygen therapeutics maker closes $3M financing

Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma firm that acquires non-strategic brands reports on $110M credit facility

Breast Cancer - Aurora breast MRI launched in Atlanta

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - LV ejection fraction is a strong predictor of outcome in heart failure patients

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Strategies for medication safety in the ambulatory chemotherapy setting outlined

Brock University, St. Catharines - Researchers have identified links between teenage depression and alcohol, tobacco, and drug use

Brown University, Providence - Role of dynamic factors in the smoking relapse process emphasized

C. R. Bard, Inc. - Surgical product maker acquires new stent technology

Calgary Health Region - Program to promote healthy weight at preschool vaccine clinics is successful

Calgene Corporation - Phase 3 multiple myeloma trial with thalidomide reaches prespecified interim endpoint