Thursday's Top Biotech and Medical Stocks

Biotechnology

SHEFFIELD PHARM NEW [SFPH.OB] +47.93%
ZIOPHARM ONCOLOGY IN [ZIOP] +12.30%
BIOSANTE PHARMA INC [BPA] +11.84%
CADENCE PHARM. INC. [CADX] +10.42%
OXIGENE INC [OXGN] +10.42%



Diagnostic Substances

ORCHID CELLMARK INC [ORCH] +4.87%
AVALON PHARMACEUTIC [AVRX] +4.79%
ASPENBIO PHARMA INC [APNB.OB] +3.78%
ADEZA BIOMEDICAL COR [ADZA] +3.66%
SYNOVICS PHARMACEUTL [SYVC.OB] +2.78%



Drug Delivery

SYMBOLLON PHARM CL A [SYMBA.OB] +6.80%
BIOPROGRESS PLC [BPRG] +5.73%
SKYEPHARMA PLC [SKYE] +5.42%
IOMED INC [IOX] +4.74%
NEKTAR THERAPEUTIC [NKTR] +4.10%



Drug Manufacturers

DURECT CORP [DRRX] +23.16%
INTERPHARM HLDGS INC [IPA] +21.69%
PROTALEX INC [PRTX.OB] +8.51%
AMERICAN ORIENTL BIO [AOB] +5.88%
JAVELIN PHARMACEUTIC [JAV] +5.48%



Medical Appliances & Equipment

MEDICAL SOLUTION MGT [MSMT.OB] +33.11%
SPECTRASCIENCE NEW [SCIE.OB] +11.54%
ARRHYTHMIA RES TECH [HRT] +9.45%
SIGNALIFE INC [SGN] +4.90%
MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR [MEND] +4.74%



Medical Instruments & Supplies

TUTOGEN MEDICAL INC [TTG] +11.60%
ELECTRO-OPTICAL SCIE [MELA] +8.00%
MEMRY CORPORATION [MRY] +6.85%
ANGEION CORP [ANGN] +6.43%
OPHTHALMIC IMAGING SYS INC [OISI.OB] +5.35%



Medical Laboratories & Research

BIO-IMAGING TECH [BITI] +4.83%
PACIFIC BIOMETRICS N [PBME.OB] +4.67%
MEDASORB TECHNOLOGS [MSBT.OB] +3.70%
QUEST DIAGNOSTC [DGX] +3.46%
MEDTOX SCIENTFIC INC [MTOX] +3.11%

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