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NVO Diabetes Care: Global Investing Opportunities

Sector: Healthcare > Biotechnology & Drugs

The <font> American Diabetes Association estimates </font> that there are currently 23.6 million diabetics in the U.S. (7.8% of the total population, including 17.9 million diagnosed cases, 5.7 million undiagnosed, and 57 million pre-diabetics. Diabetes results in an estimated $174 billi...

Mike Havrilla

(+1.04% risk: conservative)

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DNDN BioMed News Bytes: CombinatoRx, Dendreon, Photocure, Pozen

Sector: Healthcare > Biotechnology & Drugs

On 11/2/09, Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN) announced that it has completed the submission of its amended Biologics License Application (BLA) for PROVENGE (sipuleucel-T), seeking approval for men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The amended BLA includes data from the IMPACT trial, ...

Mike Havrilla

(+1.04% risk: conservative)

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ONCY Oncolytics Biotech Inc. down to 2,00 $

Sector: Healthcare > Biotechnology & Drugs

http://cxa.marketwatch.com/TSX/en/Market/article.aspx?guid=ht... CALGARY, Nov 18, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Oncolytics Biotech Inc. ("Oncolytics" or the "Company") (ONC)(US:ONCY) announced today that it has entered into an underwriting agreement for an offering of 4,250,000 units, ...

Yannis Maarten

(+1.80% risk: conservative)

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JNJ Epinex Diagnostics: A New Paradigm for Diabetic Testing

Sector: Healthcare > Major Drugs

Epinex Diagnostics Inc. (click on preceding link for the Company's News Room page) is a private company that is dedicated to the development of innovative point-of-care technologies using rapid diagnostic tests. Epinex has developed a proprietary platform for rapid tests that apply existing i...

Mike Havrilla

(+1.04% risk: conservative)

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CERS BioMed News Bytes: GeoVax, Cerus, Discovery Labs

Sector: Healthcare > Biotechnology & Drugs

On 11/17/09, GeoVax (OTC: GOVX.OB) announced that the FDA has granted its request for a pre-IND meeting to discuss the proposed Investigational New Drug (IND) application for the Company’s therapeutic vaccine as a treatment for individuals already infected with HIV. The meeting will only take ...

Mike Havrilla

(+1.04% risk: conservative)

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SKS Saks is not a sucker play ; but it will be- buy now.

Sector: Services > Retail (Department & Discount)

The market : Saks is at $6.60 SG&A (Selling, General & Administrative expenses, a key component of costs) was basically flat compared to last year. Year over year, comparable store sales declined 10.1 percent . My view is this is a great stock to buy, when retail come...

moderndexterity

(+0.22% risk: conservative)

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Taking Ultrashort Basic Materials (SMN) up to 4.1% of fundTaking Ultrashort Oil - Gas (DUG) up to 4.3% of fundThe China news might finally be the catalyst to break the trend - we'll see. This is a market (energy) trading more on emotion and momentum, rather than the underlying fundamentals at this s... ... more »

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