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Wednesday's Top Biotech & Medical Stocks

by H.S. Ayoub
BioHealth Investor.com

Biotechnology

CYPRESS BIOSCIENCE [CYPB] +93.73%
CRITICAL THERAPEUTIC [CRTX] +13.43%
REXAHN PHARMACEUTICL [RXHN.OB] +10.00%
NEOSE TECH INC [NTEC] +9.02%
AURIGA LABORATORIES [ARGA.OB] +7.62%

Diagnostic Substances

ASPENBIO PHARMA INC [APNB.OB] +6.24%
AVALON PHARMACEUTIC [AVRX] +4.33%
PALATIN TECH INC [PTN] +4.02%
IMMUNOMEDICS INC [IMMU] +2.47%
SYNTA PHARMACEUTICAL [SNTA] +2.45%

Drug Delivery

NOVADEL PHARMA INC [NVD] +9.40%
INSITE VISION INC [ISV] +4.90%
BENTLEY PHARMACEUTIC [BNT] +4.45%
NEKTAR THERAPEUTIC [NKTR] +2.34%
PENWEST PHARM CO [PPCO] +0.48%

Drug Manufacturers

CARRINGTON LABS IN [CARN] +9.66%
DEPOMED INC [DEPO] +4.99%
COLLAGENEX PHARM I [CGPI] +4.89%
JAVELIN PHARMACEUTIC [JAV] +3.86%
ACUSPHERE INC [ACUS] +3.68%

Drug Related Products

MEDICAL NUTRITN USA [MDNU] +7.38%
NUTRACEUTICAL INTL [NUTR] +5.95%
XELR8 HOLDINGS, INC [BZI] +3.60%
SALIX PHARM DEL [SLXP] +3.55%
AUXILIUM PHARMACEUT [AUXL] +3.33%

Generic Drugs

ISOLAGEN INC [ILE] +3.95%
MYLAN LABS INC [MYL] +1.15%
HI-TECH PHARMACAL [HITK] +0.58%
CATALYST PHARMACEUTI [CPRX] +0.49%
PHARMACUTICAL CO [PRX] +0.28%

Medical Appliances & Equipment

MEDICALCV INC [MCVI.OB] +19.17%
VISION SCIENCES IN [VSCI] +12.07%
THERMAGE, INC. [THRM] +8.42%
ATS MEDICAL INC [ATSI] +7.01%
CHAD THERAPEUTICS [CTU] +5.50%

Medical Instruments & Supplies

MESA LABS INC [MLAB] +22.59%
SENORX, INC. [SENO] +13.50%
HEMOSENSE INC. [HEM] +6.55%
ATRICURE, INC. [ATRC] +4.41%
SONOSITE INC [SONO] +4.00%

Medical Laboratories & Research

NATL DENTEX CP [NADX] +5.29% $104.5 M
BIO-IMAGING TECH [BITI] +2.07% $33.5 M
OSI PHARMACEUTIC [OSIP] +0.74% $2.0 B
QUEST DIAGNOSTC [DGX] +0.62% $10.8 B
LABORATORY CORP NEW [LH] +0.57%

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