Health and Healthcare

Tuesday's Top Biotech & Medical Stocks

by H.S. Ayoub
BioHealth Investor.com

Biotechnology

DISCOVERY LABS INC [DSCO] +13.13%
ACCENTIA BIOPHARMACE [ABPI] +9.20%
DENDREON CORP [DNDN] +7.58%
ARIAD PHARM INC [ARIA] +6.29%
VERNALIS PLC ADR [VNLS] +6.25%

Diagnostic Substances

SYNOVICS PHARMACEUTL [SYVC.OB] +11.11%
PRESSURE BIOSCIENC [PBIO] +9.89%
ROSETTA GENOMICS LTD [ROSG] +7.50%
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENC [VIVO] +2.49%
MYRIAD GENETICS [MYGN] +2.11%

Drug Delivery

BENTLEY PHARMACEUTIC [BNT] +8.90%
COLUMBIA LABS INC [CBRX] +8.16%
BIOPROGRESS PLC [BPRG] +3.35%
SKYEPHARMA PLC [SKYE] +2.09%
ELAN CP PLC ADR [ELN] +0.86%

Drug Manufacturers

MARSHALL EDWARDS [MSHL] +7.95%
REGENERX BIOPHARM IN [RGN] +6.82%
DEPOMED INC [DEPO] +5.52%
SIGA TECH INC [SIGA] +4.87%
ANGIOTECH PHARMA I [ANPI] +4.77%

Drug Related Products

XELR8 HOLDINGS, INC [BZI] +6.82%
DRAXIS HEALTH INC [DRAX] +3.69%
PRESTIGE BRAND HLGS [PBH] +1.23%

Generic Drugs

WATSON PHARMACEUTCLS [WPI] +8.13%
CATALYST PHARMACEUTI [CPRX] +1.79%
MYLAN LABS INC [MYL] +1.00%
PHARMACUTICAL CO [PRX] +1.00%
HI-TECH PHARMACAL [HITK] +0.83%

Medical Appliances & Equipment

ENDOCARE INC [ENDO.OB] +10.26%
SPECTRASCIENCE NEW [SCIE.OB] +7.50%
WRIGHT MEDICAL GRO [WMGI] +6.69%
SPAN AMERICA MED S [SPAN] +5.71%
CAMBRIDGE HEART INC [CAMH.OB] +5.68%

Medical Instruments & Supplies

SONOSITE INC [SONO] +10.25%
DENTSPLY INTL INC [XRAY] +8.80%
BIOJECT MEDICAL [BJCT] +4.76%
VASCULAR SOLUTIONS [VASC] +4.53%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CP [BSX] +3.47%

Medical Laboratories & Research

GENOMIC HEALTH, INC. [GHDX] +4.54%
NEOGENOMICS INC [NGNM.OB] +3.23%
MEDTOX SCIENTFIC INC [MTOX] +1.45%
OSI PHARMACEUTIC [OSIP] +1.27%
BIO-REFERENCE LAB [BRLI] +0.48%

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