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Table of Contents . . . May 11th, 2010
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Biotechnology - 2010 BIO International Convention Highlights Key Policy Issues For Biotechnology
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - ATF Canine Handlers Train Mexican Law Enforcement
U.S. Department of Justice - Alleged Head of the Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Extradited to U.S. from Mexico
BioScrip, Inc. - BioScrip, Inc. Reports 2010 First Quarter Results
Medical Instruments & Supplies - Boston Scientific Expresses Willingness To Discuss Modification of Guidant Plea Agreement
CIGNA - CIGNA to Implement Federal Rescission Reforms on May 1
Medicare and Medicaid - DaVita 1st Quarter 2010 Results
Medicare and Medicaid - Detroit-Area Doctor Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme
Stipkala Llc - Dr. Jeremy M. Stipkala, Patent Attorney, Speaks on USC NanoCenter Panel
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarette Imports Banned Indefinitely // Court of Appeals Strongly Sides With FDA, Says ASH
E Cigarettes National - Electronic Cigarette Safety Not a Real Concern
Moroccan American Center for Policy - Foreign Policy Panel Urges US to Support Moroccan Compromise Autonomy Plan as Only Viable Solution to Prevent a Failed State in Western Sahara
Health Information Technology - Fox Systems to Conduct Alaska State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan SMHP Technical Assistance
Freedland Russo - Freedland Russo Announces $520 Million Settlement Against AstraZeneca
Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC - Holzer Holzer & Fistel, LLC is Investigating Potential Violations of Federal Securities Laws by Xenoport, Inc.
Patents - INTUNIV - Shire Files Suit Against Teva
Lung Cancer - Imaging costs rising faster than total cancer care for Medicare
Dosage Forms - Impax Laboratories Confirms Patent Challenge Relating to Fenoglide(R) 40 and 120 mg Tablets
International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society - Judge, Jury = Status Quo: Astonishment as Medical Panel Rubber Stamps its Own Controversial Guidelines
Kendall Law Group - Kendall Law Group Begins Investigation on Behalf of XenoPort, Inc. Shareholders
Regenerative Medicine - Kinetic Concepts Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Direct General Insurance Company - Law Enforcement, Auto Insurer Partner in Major Crackdown on Staged Car Crashes
Electronic Medical Records - Medical & Surgical Clinic of Irving, Texas Selects Allscripts for Electronic Health Record
Medicare and Medicaid - Miami Clinic Owner and Patient Recruiters Plead Guilty In $5.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Hepatocellular Cancer - MultiCell Technologies Is Granted European Patent for the Treatment of Cancer
Group Net LLC - New York City Prescription Program Calls on City Health Care Providers to Help Distribute Free Repeating Discount Medication Coupon Cards
Managed Care - New managed care study findings have been published by D. Ramalho de Oliveira and colleagues
Multiple Sclerosis - Opexa Strengthens Management Team with Hire of Cell Therapy Expert
Topamax Therapy - Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Agrees to $75 Million Settlement for Topamax False Claims Lawsuit
Topamax Therapy - Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Resolves Investigation of Past TOPAMAX Marketing and Promotional Activities
Regulatory Agencies - Pharmaceutical Giant AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million for Off-Label Drug Marketing
Managed Care - Prescription Drug Pricing Made Easy for Seniors
Saba - Public Sector Organizations around the World Turn to Saba for Strategic People Management
Bipolar Disorder - Repligen Reports Notice of Allowance of a United States Patent Covering the Use of Uridine to Treat the Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Repros Receives Guidance From FDA Regarding Clinical Hold Status of Proellex(R)
Medicare and Medicaid - Schwarz Pharma Pays $22 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations Concerning Reimbursement for Unapproved Drugs
European Economics - Scientists at Princeton University publish new data on european economics
Phenylacetates - Shire Receives INTUNIV Paragraph IV Notice Letter
Life Science - Studies from S. Phukan and co-researchers update current data on life science
Forensic Science - Study data from S.M. Wille and colleagues update understanding of forensic science
Psychiatry - Study results from Psychiatric Institute update understanding of psychiatry
Colony-Stimulating Factors - Study results from University Medical Center in the area of colony-stimulating factors published
Pediatric Research - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Joins Aetna Better Health Network
Medicare and Medicaid - Two Johnson & Johnson Subsidiaries to Pay Over $81 Million to Resolve Allegations of Off-Label Promotion of Topamax
HIV/AIDS - Victory! AHF Lauds Merck for Doubling ADAP AIDS Drug Rebates for Isentress
Dosage Forms - Watson Confirms Rapamune Patent Challenge
Generics - Watson Says Appeals Court Affirms Concerta Patent Invalid
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