Health and Healthcare

Thursday's Top Biotech & Medical Stocks

by H.S. Ayoub
BioHealth Investor.com

Biotechnology

REXAHN PHARMACEUTICL [RXHN.OB] +15.00%
ALFACELL CORP [ACEL] +12.75%
BOSTON LIFE SCIENCES [BLSI] +8.32%
DENDREON CORP [DNDN] +7.44%
OXIGENE INC [OXGN] +6.48%

Diagnostic Substances

EPICEPT CORPORATION [EPCT] +11.64%
ASPENBIO PHARMA INC [APNB.OB] +9.50%
AVALON PHARMACEUTIC [AVRX] +7.82%
NYMOX PHARM CORP [NYMX] +7.67%
INTERLEUKIN GENETICS [ILI] +5.93%

Drug Delivery

EMISPHERE TECH [EMIS] +4.96%
BIOPROGRESS PLC [BPRG] +4.45%
ELAN CP PLC ADR [ELN] +4.45%
QUIGLEY CORP THE [QGLY] +2.34%
PENWEST PHARM CO [PPCO] +1.08%

Drug Manufacturers

MINRAD INTL INC [BUF] +12.41%
AEOLUS PHARMACEUTICL [AOLS.OB] +9.52%
CORTEX PHARM INC [COR] +9.26%
YM BIOSCIENCES INC [YMI] +6.22%
POZEN INC [POZN] +4.48%

Drug Related Products

IMAGENETIX INC [IAGX.OB] +3.08%
XELR8 HOLDINGS, INC [BZI] +1.53%
MEDICAL NUTRITN USA [MDNU] +0.99%
USANA HEALTH SCIEN [USNA] +0.69%
PERRIGO COMPANY [PRGO] +0.42%

Generic Drugs

CATALYST PHARMACEUTI [CPRX] +2.57%
CARACO PHARMA LABS [CPD] +0.28%
WATSON PHARMACEUTCLS [WPI] +0.07%

Medical Appliances & Equipment

HANSEN MEDICAL, INC. [HNSN] +19.64%
SIGNALIFE INC. [SGN] +11.43%
SPECTRASCIENCE NEW [SCIE.OB] +7.69%
MENTOR CP THE [MNT] +6.16%
PATIENT SAFETY TECH [PSTXE.OB] +6.06%

Medical Instruments & Supplies

OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SYS INC [OISI.OB] +9.76%
PRO-DEX INC NEW [PDEX] +6.43%
ROCHESTER MEDICAL [ROCM] +6.20%
OCULUS INNOVATIVE SC [OCLS] +6.05%
CRYOCOR, INC. [CRYO] +5.50%

Medical Laboratories & Research

SPHERIX INC [SPEX] +8.14%
AETERNA ZENTARIS [AEZS] +3.95%
GENOMIC HEALTH, INC. [GHDX] +3.24%
OSI PHARMACEUTIC [OSIP] +1.89%
NEOGENOMICS INC [NGNM.OB] +1.20%

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