Health and Healthcare

Thursday's Top Biotech & Medical Stocks

by H.S. Ayoub
BioHealth Investor.com

Biotechnology

GENVEC INC [GNVC] +23.32%
MEDIMMUNE INC [MEDI] +15.30%
COBALIS CORP NEW [CLSC.OB] +13.59%
ACORDA THERAPEUTICS [ACOR] +12.03%
NORTHFIELD LABS IN [NFLD] +10.47%

Diagnostic Substances

GENELABS TECH INC [GNLB] +12.38%
ADVANCE MAGNETIC [AMAG] +9.57%
AKORN INC [AKRX] +6.88%
CYTOGEN CORP [CYTO] +5.71%
HUMAN GENOME SCI [HGSI] +5.06%

Drug Delivery

COLUMBIA LABS INC [CBRX] +10.47%
MATRIXX INITIATVS [MTXX] +4.92%
PENWEST PHARM CO [PPCO] +4.19%
NOVEN PHARMACEUTIC [NOVN] +3.57%
BENTLEY PHARMACEUTIC [BNT] +3.03%

Drug Manufacturers

JAVELIN PHARMACEUTIC [JAV] +6.53%
ACUSPHERE INC [ACUS] +6.42%
SPECTRUM PHARMA INC [SPPI] +5.84%
PROGENICS PHARM [PGNX] +5.39%
REGENERX BIOPHARM IN [RGN] +4.82%

Drug Related Products

XELR8 HOLDINGS, INC [BZI] +11.16%
PRESTIGE BRAND HLGS [PBH] +3.48%
NATROL INC [NTOL] +2.91%
PACIFICHEALTH LABS [PHLI.OB] +2.78%
DRAXIS HEALTH INC [DRAX] +2.75%

Generic Drugs

LOTUS PHARMACEUTICAL [LTUS.OB] +100.00%
PHARMACUTICAL CO [PRX] +2.34%
CARACO PHARMA LABS [CPD] +2.27%
WATSON PHARMACEUTCLS [WPI] +0.48%
BARR PHARMA INC [BRL] +0.44%

Medical Appliances & Equipment

UROLOGIX INC [ULGX] +5.56%
VOLCANO CORPORATION [VOLC] +5.24%
SYNOVIS LIFE TECH [SYNO] +3.97%
MEDIS TECH LTD [MDTL] +3.80%
NORTH AMERN SCI [NASI] +3.67%

Medical Instruments & Supplies

BIOTEL INC [BTEL.OB] +112.94%
BIOJECT MEDICAL [BJCT] +10.43%
QUANTRX BIOMEDICAL [QTXB.OB] +8.00%
VYTERIS HOLDINGS NV [VYHN.OB] +3.85%
EV3 INC. [EVVV] +3.60%

Medical Laboratories & Research

MEDASORB TECHNOLOGS [MSBT.OB] +18.81%
ARRAY BIOPHARMA IN [ARRY] +5.07%
ENZO BIOCHEM INC [ENZ] +2.80%
QUEST DIAGNOSTC [DGX] +1.44%
PSYCHEMEDICS NEW [PMD] +1.39%

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