Expert blogs only. InvesLogic is the leading financial, stock market and business blog website. Top expert Biotechnology blogs providing up-to-the-minute commentary and opinion. http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:54:26 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/themes/inveslogic/portal_il_logo.gif http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12 Feed provided by inveslogic.com Click to visit. 60 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782907 Even as the first phase of assembly election will be held tomorrow, canvassing for the second and third phases has begun in right ernest.... Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:26:48 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782907 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782886 Haryana has become neo-natal tetanus free state in 2006 and the state is awaiting a certification from World Health Organisation and the UNICEF in this regard.... health Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:26:18 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782886 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782792 BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Biotech and pharma stocks moved into negative territory early Wednesday as shares of Forest Laboratories Inc. lost ground after analysts at Citigroup slapped a sell rating on the stock. The Amex Pharmaceutical Index eased 0.5... biotechnology biotech pharma markets Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:45:57 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782792 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782987 NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Globex, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GLXI), today announced that its operations team is on route to the Company's uranium mining property in Northern Quebec, Canada. Upon arrival, the team will firstly set the guidelines and markers... uranium drilling canada Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:44:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782987 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782849 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If some children seem like they were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true. ... health Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:40:21 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782849 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782803 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Health insurer Cigna Corp. said Wednesday fourth-quarter income rose 10%, helped by strong results in its healthcare, group disability, life and international operations. ... health Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:40:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782803 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=783047 Why not put a volcano in your portfolio?asks Mark Skousen. Specifically, he notes, Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), which develops, manufactures and sells diagnostic products for the treatment of heart disease. Here, the noted economi... disease earnings Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:37:04 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=783047 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782681 by Heather RaeThe Brunswick Naval Air Station on the midcoast of Maine is on the Pentagon's list: the base realignment and closure process, a recurring cost-cutting procedure, also known by the acronym BRAC, has targeted the Brunswick station for cl... health alternative energy fuel cell hydrogen renewable oil petroleum gas china economic policy wind farm wind solar energy solar photovoltaic biodiesel environmental carbon dioxide greenhouse pollution housing sustainability green building Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:11:22 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782681 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782995 SAINT LAURENT, QUEBEC, and GREAT FALLS, VIRGINIA (MARKET WIRE)... Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782995 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782671 With the results on economic activity in 2006 nearly in -- details available at Econbrowser -- I think the verdict, as Kash concludes, is pretty clear: Despite the worries of some (such as myself), 2006 turned out to be a pretty good year for econo... health economy housing sector housing Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:58:38 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782671 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782847 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will team up with two big labor unions on a health care campaign, according to a joint statement issued on Tuesday. ... health Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:52:45 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782847 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782663 (ACOR) Acorda Therapeutics receives additional $5 million from Paul Capital Healthcare to fund the expansion of its Zanaflex.(ACTG) Acacia has entered patent license and settlement with Lexmark International.(ALVR) Alvarion $0.03 EPS vs $0.02e.(APOL)... disease internet mobile gas china myspace amazon stock up pre-market earnings eps Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:51:19 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782663 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782752 Antiviral drugs are one of those big unmet medical needs that we talk about in the drug industry. The reason we talk about them is, of course, that from a business standpoint - and this is a business, for sure - unmet need is equivalent to unmade ... disease clinical trial arms Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:43:56 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782752 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782689 Following news that both of Canadas largest airlines had record passenger load numbers in January, Merrill Lynch analyst Michael Linenberg has initiated coverage of Air Canada (ACa/TSX) with a buy rating.His $25 price target represents upsid... health tsx canadian canada analyst trading Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:43:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782689 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782732 Notable Calls submits: Couple of interesting comments on Kendle International (NASDAQ:KNDL) that issued 2006 and 2007 guidance late last night. It's a clinical research oganization (CRO) that provides services to the pharma and biotech industr. Peers... biotech pharma calls Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:25:26 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782732 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782631 MIAMI, FL (MARKET WIRE) DOR BioPharma, Inc. (OTCBB: DORB) (DOR or the Company) announced that the company will sponsor a Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD) Working Committee at the 2007 Tandem Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Meeting to be held February 8... disease Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:01:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782631 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782629 HOBOKEN, NJ (MARKET WIRE) A new study to be published in an upcoming edition of the journal of Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice reveals that French maritime pine tree extract known as Pycnogenol(R) (pic-noj-en-all) delays the uptake of glucos... health Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782629 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782496 Speaking ofNew Deals, it appears that momentum is building to change the social contract for health care. Businesses are deciding that whatever taxes or regulations come their way as a result of reform that relieves them of the responsibility for pro... health economy taxes tax economics markets momentum federal reserve Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:05:35 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782496 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782281 Centient Biotech Investor submits: ImClone (IMCL) has decided to develop its own VEGFr-2 inhibitor, rather than continuing to participate in a partnership with UCB (UCBJF.PK), a partnership that was testing another VEGFr-2 inhibitor, CDP-791. ImCl... biotech Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:57:23 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782281 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782260 From BioHealth Investor BiotechnologyXOMA LTD [XOMA] +11.15% DYADIC INTERNATIONAL [DIL] +9.27% ADVENTRX PHARMACTL [ANX] +6.01% VION PHARM INC [VION] +5.63% GENVEC INC [GNVC] +5.61% Diagnostic SubstancesNYMOX PHARM CORP [NYMX] +15.67% EPICEPT CORPORAT... biotech pharma health tech nanotech nanoscience Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:49:30 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782260 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782035 Manipur readies for the first phase polls tomorrow amid hightened security.... Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:26:36 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782035 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782019 Pop sensation Justin Timberlake had to get over his angry phase as he grew older.Timberlakes parents separated when he was really young and he confesses it turned him into an obsessive perfectionist, reports contactmusic.com.... puts Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:25:52 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782019 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782009 The man who cleans backstage at New Yorks fashion week says there is a problem with the claims of stick-thin models that they are naturally skinny.... health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:25:40 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782009 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782000 Manipur readies for the first phase polls tomorrow amid hightened security.... Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:25:28 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782000 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781971 Survivors of Hodgkins lymphoma are at increased risk of having a fatal heart attack for up to 25 years after undergoing treatment, a British research team reports.... disease Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:24:51 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781971 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782085 Centient Biotech Investor submits: China declared its strong financial support in R&D when Xu Guanhua, the Minister of Science and Technology, recently announced the Chinese science goals for 2020 at a national conference in Beijing. Chinas R&D ... biotech beijing china chinese Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:54:01 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782085 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781916 Here's the question:Economists have long debated how effective the New Deal was. Now as the country again considers its fiscal priorities, WSJ.com asked economists Arnold Kling ... and Brad DeLong ... to type out their different takes on FDR's deal. ... gold silver health interest rates economy money supply federal reserve bernanke fed housing Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:03:15 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781916 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781867 Statin drugs, used by millionsworldwide to cut artery-clogging bad cholesterol and reduce blood vessel inflammation, may prompt heart disease to retreat, according to a study.... disease Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:20:25 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781867 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781866 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologised again in parliament for remarks by his health minister calling women birth-giving machines, but reiterated that he wanted the beleaguered cabinet minister to remain in his post.... health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:20:24 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781866 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781865 U.S. health officials have approved a genetic test that can provide women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years.... genetic disease health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:20:22 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781865 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781864 Doctors have implanted adult stem cells extracted from a mans fat tissue through liposuction into his heart, in an experimental treatment for angina and heart disease, a Spanish hospital said yesterday.... disease Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:20:21 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781864 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782997 Asian fast-food chains are growing swiftly as health consciousness helps soy, sashimi and sukiyaki gain footing in mainstream food courts.... health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:02:22 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782997 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781919 Qatar Telecom Partners Hindujas In Race For Hutchison EssarTemasek, Mukesh Ambani, PE Funds May Invest $300 Million In Broadcast VentureIndiabulls To Hive Off Broking ArmWal-Mart, Bharti May Sign Retail JV Later This MonthFortis HealthWorld To Set Up... health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:58:22 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781919 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782468 As the second leading cause of death in the world, cigarette smoking is a preventable behavior. Most countries require warnings about health risks on every package, but the effectiveness of these warnings depends upon the design and the freshness o... health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:00:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782468 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782474 Lonely individuals may be twice as likely to develop the type of dementia linked to Alzheimer's disease in late life as those who are not lonely, according to a study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's disease Center. The study is published in th... disease Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:00:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782474 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782476 A large British study indicates that individuals with severe mental illnesses are significantly more likely to die from coronary heart disease and stroke, but not cancer, than those without mental illnesses, according to a report in the February issu... disease Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:00:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782476 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782999 Between 2004 and 2006, the number of new cases of cancer diagnosed each year in Europe has increased by 300,000 according to new estimates in a report by Peter Boyle in Annals of Oncology. Boyle and colleagues, from IARC, estimate that in 2006 there ... disease Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:00:00 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=782999 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781839 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma are at increased risk of having a fatal heart attack for up to 25 years after undergoing treatment, a British research team reports. ... disease health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:35:27 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781839 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781390 African tobacco growing countries have opposed plans by the World Health Organisation to seek alternative farming for the crop.... health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:18:32 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781390 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781283 Back in November, I wrote an entry on the status of the a vaccine against gliomas, particularly on glioblastoma multiforme. The vaccine, prepared by the biotech firm Antigenics from the patient's own tumor, has elicited immune response in all 12... C... biotech Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:25:50 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781283 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781247 Mark Thoma directs us to David Wessel's summary of Ben Bernanke's Omaha speech: David Wessel: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cautioned that widening inequality may make Americans less willing to accept the dynamism... so essential to economi... health economy tax markets federal reserve bernanke fed the fed Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:00:54 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781247 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781362 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The global fashion industry is under siege from critics who want skinny models off catwalks, and with New York's fashion week in full swing the focus on models' health has shifted to the American capital of fashion. ... health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:56:36 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781362 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781380 NEW YORK (Reuters) - The global fashion industry is under siege from critics who want skinny models off catwalks, and with New York's fashion week in full swing the focus on models' health has shifted to the American capital of fashion. ... health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:56:36 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781380 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781222 Swiss drug giant will set up five units focused on disease areas.... disease Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:39:39 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781222 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781178 Haryanas industrial and technology hub Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, will soon get a vision document for its phase-wise development, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here Tuesday.... Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:24:59 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781178 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781132 Haryanas industrial and technology hub Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, will soon get a vision document for its phase-wise development, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here Tuesday.... Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:23:37 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781132 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781058 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can give women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years. ... genetic disease health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:04:57 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781058 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781379 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can give women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years. ... genetic disease health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:04:57 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781379 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781292 Centient Biotech Investor submits: Wyeth (WYE) will collaborate with MediVas, a privately held San Diego biomaterials company, to develop a new drug for hemophilia. The goal will be to extend the duration of therapeutic effect for recombinant facto... biotech Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:57:42 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781292 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781092 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can give women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years. ... genetic disease health Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:49:45 -0800 http://www.inveslogic.com/inveslogic_Latest_News?cid=12&iid=781092