Archive for January, 2008
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Thursday’s Top Biotech & Medical Stocks
Submitted by BioHealth Investor
Biotechnology
ATHERSYS INC [ATHX] +14.16%
SUNESIS PHARMACEUTIC [SNSS] +14.04%
NILE THERAPEUTICS [NILT.OB] +11.76%
CRITICAL THERAPEUTIC [CRTX] +11.21%
COMBINATORX [CRXX] +11.04%
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BioWatch Stock Alert: Somanetics Jumps on Volume Spike
Submitted by BioHealth Investor
Shares of Somanetics Corp (SMTS) jumped 6.82% on Thursday as volume surged almost three times the three-month daily average!
There were no news or any significant events that could be detected.
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Tested on the young, used on the old
Submitted by BioHealth Investor, Health business blog
Ever notice that medical devices are tested on non-Medicare populations and then paid for mostly by Medicare? Dr. Rita F. Redberg did. See (Medicare coverage decisions often based on trials in irrelevant populations)
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McCain is the FrontRunner - The Tea Leaves for Pharma
Submitted by BioHealth Investor, Eye On FDA
Last night, John McCain won the Florida primary, clearly putting him in the status of front runner in the Republican Party. Hillary Clinton won Florida, even though that is an empty victory as far as delegates, she is trying to make it into something, and perhaps it does count […]
Fashion Week Fun
Submitted by The Fashion Informer Blog
Beginning tomorrow, The Fashion Informer will once again be covering the NY shows for VOGUE.COM (UK) and blogging on behind-the-scenes Fashion Week happenings for Splendora. I’ll link to my posts on both sites throughout the week, so please check back daily to read the latest news and reviews. See you […]
Butt, Hip and Thigh Makeover
Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
Learn from Joey Atlas how he trains women for their butt, hip and thigh makeover. He also has an interesting take on eating breakfast for fat loss.
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Running On A Treadmill Or In A 10K Run? You Need Good Mechanics
Submitted by My Fitness Hut Blog
If you want to improve your running efficiency or running speed, you must first master the basic mechanics of running. I see many people “fighting themselves” when they run because of terrible running mechanics! Bad running mechanics can also lead to injuries. Running mechanics have three main components: Posture, Arm […]
Cardio Training: Three Things It Is… And Isn’t
Submitted by Got Strength? Blog
Cardio Training: Three Things It Is… And Isn’t
Posted in All Posts, Fitness Articles by Isaac.Wilkins on the January 31st, 2008
One of the old lines of getting fit and losing fat or weight is “You gotta do your cardio”. Take a walk around the gym, talk to most trainers, or spend […]
Shipping Up to Boston
Submitted by The Boys and Schools Blog
I used to be a waitress. I think there’s some kind of law about having to be a waiter/waitress at some time in your life in order to balance your cosmic karma. Anyway, one of the things that you notice when waiting tables is how much […]
Sick, Twisted and Cruel, and Putting Your Kids at Risk–
Submitted by Non-Toxic Kids Blog
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Hillary Clinton’s polispeak on Wal-Mart
Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Oh how the facts just get in the way. There have been released tapes that reveal Democratic Presidential candidate and NY Senator Hillary Clinton’s position on labor unions while she was a board member of Wal-Mart. As a Democrat, Senator Clinton has been outspoken about her support of […]
Subprime ARMs Are Only 7% of Loans Outstanding
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
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more on time in a capitalist economy
Submitted by unsettling economics
Part of what interested me in the article was the time requirement to find the best price. Economists tell us that prices are supposed to be signals indicating how utility can be produced with the least opportunity costs. In this sense, exploring alternative prices can be seen as a productive […]
Thinking about Monetary Policy Efficacy: Back to the Textbooks
Submitted by Econbrowser
As the Fed drops interest rates, I’ve been trying to sort out all the channels that monetary policy will affect output, and which ones are likely to be short circuited this time around.
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Is Your Management Team Prepared for Recession?
Submitted by Businomics Blog
A business manager with 25 years of experience today has worked through two recessions.
Compare that to a generation ago: in 1983, a manager with 25 years of experience would have worked through FIVE recessions.
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Freddie Mac: Delinquency Rates
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
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8% Jobless Rate Good? In Germany It’s 15-Yr. Low
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
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Forbes’ Inaugural List: Top 10 Most Miserable Cities
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Forbes Magazine introduces the Forbes Misery Measure, based on a city’s unemployment rate, personal tax rate, commute time, weather, crime, and toxic waste proximity. The top ten “most miserable” cities, according to Forbes:
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Wealth: Then and Now
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Territory size shows the proportion of worldwide GDP, equalised in purchasing power parity, found there in the Year 1 A.D.
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Stock Promotions (01-31-2008)
It’s being reported on StockPromoters.com, the best site on the Internet for following all the details about stock promotions, that the following are new pink sheet stock promotions:
Shazam Stocks has been compensated sixteen thousand dollars to promote UOMO.OB
OTC Picks has been compensated eight thousand dollars to promote UOMO.OB
Stock Guru has been compensated $12,300 to promote […]
Penny Stocks to Watch by Stock Analyzer
Submitted by Stock Analyzer
Penny Stocks to Watch
ENCY a break of .80 should get us to .89 1.00 ranges, support at .73 .70 .60
ETFC a overall uptrend a stock we called on scans and in the chat room a few days ago. My medium term target is 6.00 here in the next week or so […]
Other Stocks That I Have My Eye On…
Submitted by My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor
Here are some others that I’m watching…
EMKR (announced new solar contracts, TIVO (won patent suit against EchoStar)…
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In Play: CZZ, FDG, PTEC, TITN, VRUS
Submitted by My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor
CZZ (in 1t 13.75)
FDG (in around 44.84)
PTEC (in at 15.02)
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Sightseeing Cyclists Should Pedal Slower
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Anything you can do to strengthen your legs will make you more efficient when you ride. Research from Norway shows that the stronger you are, the slower and more efficiently you pedal when you are going at a relaxed pace. Fourteen healthy subjects performed supervised heavy lifting […]