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• john hoeffel, latimes: AMA jumps into medical cannabis fray (2058)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 129
  Medical marijuana gets a boost from major doctors group The American Medical Assn. changes its policy to promote clinical research and development of cannabis-based medicines and alternative delivery methods. By John Hoeffel November 11, 2009 The American Medical Assn. on Tuesday urged the federal ...
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• (CTIC) Cell Therapeutics Reports Earnings – Awaiting FDA Decision

  
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  Cell Therapeutics ’ ( CTIC ) third quarter loss per share came in at 8 cents compared to a loss of $1.14 reported in the year ago period. The company does not have any marketed product at present; it derives revenues primarily in the form of license and contract revenues. Cell Therapeutics recorded revenues of ...
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• (NTY) NBTY Incorporated – Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results

  
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  NBTY Inc. ( NTY ) just posted record results for the fiscal fourth quarter as sales jumped 12%. The company is not only a value stock but analysts expect earnings to grow at 13.75% over the next 5 years. NBTY has a PEG ratio of just 0.90. Company Description NBTY manufactures and distributes nutritional ...
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• (RDEA) Ardea Biosciences Inc. Lowers Loss

  
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  Ardea Biosciences Inc. ( RDEA ) reported third quarter net loss of $2.47 million, or 13 cents per share, which was significantly lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 47 cents. The company reported a net loss of $14.2 million or 95 cents in the year-ago period. The lower loss was attributable to the higher ...
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• (OSIR) Osiris Therapeutics Posts Loss

  
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  Osiris Therapeutics ( OSIR ) reported a net loss of 21 cents per share in the third quarter of 2009, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a net income of 6 cents. However, net loss in the year ago period was higher at 63 cents, mainly due to lower revenues. Revenues in the reported quarter increased to $10.6 ...
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• (HS) Healthspring Incorporated – Earnings Consensus Estimates Rise

  
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  Healthspring, Inc. ( HS ) has surprised on estimates 3 out of the last 4 quarters by an average of 6.45%. The stock is cheap. It trades at just 6.7x forward earnings and has a PEG ratio of 0.67. Company Description Healthspring coordinates care plans through the Medicare Advantage market in Alabama, Florida, ...
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• (MDT) Medtronic, Inc Launches New Bone Grafter

  
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  Medtronic, Inc. ( MDT ) recently launched MASTERGRAFT Strip – a new, highly flexible ceramic scaffold used in combination with a patient’s own bone for fusing multiple levels of the posterolateral spine, in the U.S. The strip is used by surgeons for a variety of bone grafting procedures. MASTERGRAFT Strip is ...
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• (ELOS) Syneron Medical’s Skin Products to Hit Asia

  
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  Syneron Medical Ltd. ( ELOS ) announced the commercial launch of the elure topical skin whitening products in several Asian markets. The company will sell these products through its dermatologists, beauty salons and spas in Asia from the first quarter of 2010. The elure skin whitening product is an enzymatic skin ...
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• (HLF) Herbalife Limited – Earnings Estimates Advance

  
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  Herbalife Ltd. ( HLF ) recently spiked higher after reporting better than expected third-quarter results. Company Description Herbalife Ltd. is a network marketing company that sells weight management and nutritional supplements worldwide. The company was founded in 1980 and has a market cap of $2.54 billion. ...
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• (GILD) Gilead Sciences Awaits Committee Outcome

  
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  Gilead Sciences, Inc ( GILD ) is awaiting the outcome of the Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scheduled on December 10, 2009. The committee will review Gilead ’s aztreonam for inhalation solution, an investigational product for the treatment of chronic pulmonary ...
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• (ALNY) Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Posts Wider Loss

  
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  Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. ( ALNY ) reported a third-quarter loss of 22 cents per share, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 24 cents but wider than the year-ago loss of 7 cents. The higher loss in the quarter is attributable to higher stock based compensation and legal expenses. Revenues for the quarter came ...
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• (GSK) GlaxoSmithKline Reports Higher Revenues

  
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  GlaxoSmithKline, plc ( GSK ) reported third quarter income of 92 cents per American Depository Share (ADS), 3 cents below the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company reported earnings of 94 cents in the year-ago period. Third quarter 2009 revenue increased 3%, with growth being driven by strong performances in ...
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• The Black Men’s New “Little Black Book”

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 439
  Changing the mindset of black men to see a doctor is a difficult one. Fear of doctors is tied to a vestige of slavery where black male illness was totally ignored. Distrusting doctors has a long... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• (MDT) Medtronic Reports Enrollment in its Attain Success Trial

  
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  Medtronic Inc. ( MDT ) recently reported the first enrollment for its Attain Success trial. The trial evaluates implant success, complication rates and procedure times for the company’s Attain Family of left-heart leads and delivery systems portfolio which are already available in the market. The Attain Success ...
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• (SYK) Stryker Corporation Strikes Acquisition Deals

  
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  Stryker Corp. ( SYK ) is on a takeover spree having made three acquisitions recently. The company acquired OtisMed Corp., Mutoh Co. Ltd. and certain of its affiliates, and Synergetics USA, Inc. ( SURG ). Financial terms of these transactions include $67 million in upfront payment as well as potential future ...
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• (MYL) Mylan Wins FDA Approval for Their Abbreviated New Drug Application

  
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  Recently, Mylan Inc. ‘s ( MYL ) subsidiary, Matrix Laboratories received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Lansoprazole Delayed-release (DR) capsules in two dosage forms (15 mg and 30 mg). Mylan plans to begin shipment of the product ...
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• (AZN) AstraZeneca Beats Expectations and Raises

  
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  AstraZeneca’s ( AZN ) third quarter earnings came in at $1.68 per American Depositary Shares (ADS), well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.36 and $1.32 reported in the year-ago period. Revenues increased 10% at constant exchange rates (CER) to $8.2 billion compared to the same period last year. The primary ...
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• (QSII) Quality Systems Barely Beats Expecations

  
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  Quality Systems Inc. ( QSII ) reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of 41 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny and the year-ago earnings by 4 cents. Total revenues for the quarter increased 21.5% to $71.69 million from $58.98 million. The company’s NextGen Healthcare Information Systems ...
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• (DXCM) DexCom Incorporated’s Loss Narrows

  
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  DexCom, Inc. ( DXCM ) reported a net loss of 29 cents per share in the third quarter, 3 cents below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a net loss of 32 cents and significantly below the year-ago net loss of 53 cents. The significant improvement in financial results was due to higher revenue. Revenue came in at $7.3 ...
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• (ZMH) Zimmer Holdings to Sell Notes in Public Offering

  
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  Zimmer Holdings, Inc. ( ZMH ) recently decided to raise $1 billion by selling its senior unsecured notes in an underwritten public offering in two separate transactions. The transactions involve selling $500.0 million of 4.625% notes due 2019 and $500.0 million of 5.75% notes due 2039. The public offering is expected ...
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