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• Osiris completes enrollment in first worldwide phase III stem cell trial  Osiris Therapeutics announced that it has completed patient enrollment in its Phase III pivotal trial evaluating Prochymal for the treatment of steroid-refractory acute Graft versus Host Disease, a life threatening complication of bone marrow transplantation.
  Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. December 04, 2008  
• Texas Hospital Association endorses MedMined to fight hospital acquired infections  Cardinal Health announced that the Texas Hospital Association has endorsed MedMined(TM) services from Cardinal Health as an effective tool to help combat health care associated infections, improve patient care and dramatically reduce infection-related costs.
  Cardinal Health December 04, 2008  
• AstraZeneca and POZEN announce PN 400 Phase III study results  AstraZeneca and POZEN, co-development partner for the investigational compound PN 400, announced results from two Phase III studies, PN 400-301 and PN 400-302 comparing PN 400 to enteric-coated naproxen 500 mg. These studies were conducted by POZEN under an agreed Special FDA Protocol Assessment.
  AstraZeneca December 03, 2008  
• Isis Announces survival advantage in prostate cancer study  Isis announced that OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals provided positive survival results from a randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of OGX-011 in combination with docetaxel and prednisone compared to docetaxel and prednisone alone for first-line treatment of metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer.
  Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. December 03, 2008  
• POZEN announces positive results for Its PN 400 phase 3 trials  POZEN announced positive Phase 3 trial results for its PN 400 product candidate (enteric coated naproxen 500 mg and immediate release esomeprazole 20 mg) conducted by POZEN under an agreed Special Protocol Assessment with the FDA.
  POZEN Inc. December 03, 2008  
• Wyeth submits European marketing authorization application for its 13-Valent Vaccine  Wyeth Pharmaceuticals announced that it has submitted a marketing authorization application to the European Medicines Agency for approval to market its investigational 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) for infants and young children.
  Wyeth Pharmaceuticals December 03, 2008  
• Medtronic receives FDA approval of Sprint Quattro Secure S Single Coil Defibrillation Lead  Medtronic announced U.S. FDA approval of the Medtronic Sprint Quattro Secure® S single coil defibrillation lead (Model 6935) for use with implantable defibrillators in patients at risk for dangerous tachyarrhythmias (fast heartbeats) and sudden cardiac arrest.
  Medtronic, Inc. December 03, 2008  
• Forest Laboratories responds to unsolicited mini-tender offer  Forest Laboratories has been notified of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Corporation of Toronto, Canada, a private investment company. Forest Laboratories has received a copy of the tender offer to purchase up to 3.0 million outstanding shares of the company's common stock.
  Forest Laboratories, Inc. December 03, 2008  
• Cell Genesys and Takeda terminate collaboration agreement for GVAX Immunotherapy  Cell Genesys and Takeda Pharmaceutical have mutually agreed to suspend the further development of GVAX immunotherapy for prostate cancer and that Takeda has ended the collaboration agreement with Cell Genesys for the development and commercialization of the product.
  Cell Genesys, Inc. December 03, 2008  
• Monsanto Company completes acquisitions of CanaVialis and Alellyx  Monsanto announced that it has completed its proposed acquisition of Aly Participacoes, which operates the sugarcane breeding and technology companies, CanaVialis and Alellyx, both of which are based in Brazil.
  Monsanto Company December 02, 2008  

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