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SaturdaySep 06, 2008 5:32 am

Digirad Corp. (DRAD) Developing Cardiac Imaging System, With Distortion Correction

Digirad Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAD) announced Friday the beginning of trials on a new medical imaging system, which will use proprietary technology to correct image distortion. The company says its new Cardius X-ACT system is expected to be available for sale in mid-2009, pending required regulatory approvals. Attenuation, or image correction, is a common issue in myocardial perfusion imaging, also known as cardiac imaging based on SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography). The process to capture images includes injection of small amounts of radioactive substances, which can then be tracked. Solutions to lessening attenuation already exist, said Richard Conwell, senior vice…

SaturdaySep 06, 2008 5:31 am

Advanced Nanotech, Inc (AVNA.OB) Set to Restructure Expenses, Board of Directors Following Share Exchange

Advanced Nanotech, Inc (OTCBB: AVNA) announced Friday that it has bought shares back from the founding members and management of its subsidiary, Owlstone Nanotech, Inc. The company will now move forward and finalize new operational efficiencies at the corporate level and repopulate the board of directors. Owlstone Nanotech is involved in the commercial applications of nanotechnology-based chemical detection products. The Owlstone Detector is a dime-sized sensor that can detect a wide range of chemical agents in extremely small quantities. Advanced Nanotech's silicon-based proprietary technologies are developed at Cambridge, University, England. It currently has 18 patent-pending applications and one recently awarded…

FridaySep 05, 2008 6:18 pm

Star Resorts Development Inc. (SRDP.OB): Playing the Tourism Boom in Latin America

Star Resorts Development (SRDP) is real estate development company focused on Latin American markets, particularly Argentina. The company specializes in tourism property for affluent travelers and owns a ski resort, Cerro Bayo Mountain Resort, as well as a 47-acre vineyard called Mendoza. Star Resorts Development's partner in the Cerro Bayo project is already projecting a profit of $100 million. Interestingly, Star Resorts leaves the development of its properties to partners such as Fiducia Capital Group and Proideas Business Development. Fiducia Capital alone has already developed 45 million square feet of property in South America. The Florida-based company also holds developments…

FridaySep 05, 2008 6:17 pm

Sinobiomed Inc. (SOBM.OB): Chinese Wonder Drug-Maker?

Sinobiomed (SOBM) is a Chinese developer of genetically engineered recombinant protein drugs and vaccines. The company's drugs treat diseases and ailments such as malaria, hepatitis, surgical bleeding, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic ulcers and burns, and blood cell regeneration. Sinobiomed currently has 10 products: three on the market, four in clinical trials and three in research and development. Sinobiomed, based in the bustling metropolis of Shanghai, could be on the forefront of the burgeoning Chinese biotechnology industry. China’s biotech industry is expected to continue its rapid expansion of 20 percent to 30 percent annually to $8.5 billion by 2010, helped by…

FridaySep 05, 2008 1:30 pm

Napster, Inc. (NAPS) Announces Sweet Sounding Music Subscription Agreement with Lenovo

Napster (Nasdaq: NAPS) was one of the first in taking steps toward digital music evolution. The company offers interactive music experiences that allow users to share, acquire and listen to music. The company, along with Lenovo, today announced a co-marketing agreement in which Lenovo will offer Napster’s music subscription service on its notebook and desktop PCs in the United States and Canada. Lenovo is focused on creating the world’s best-engineered personal computer. The agreement with Napster will allow the company to offer its customers instant access to millions of music tracks with a free, 14-day trial subscription of Napster To…

FridaySep 05, 2008 1:28 pm

Neoprobe Corp. (NEOP.OB) Rated Strong Speculative Buy by Dutton; Supported by Radiopharmaceutical

Dutton Associates, one of the largest independent investment research firms in the United States, today announced it is reiterating its “Strong Speculative Buy” rating with a higher price target of $1.50 for Neoprobe Corp. (OTCBB: NEOP), a biomedical company forecast to generate profit in the second half of 2010 with earnings per share of 12 cents for the full year. Driving the projection is the company’s commercialization of Lymphoseek, a proprietary radiopharmaceutical currently in development for the identification of sentinel lymph nodes during lymph node biopsies to stage various tumor types, including breast, melanoma, and head and neck carcinomas. Moving…

FridaySep 05, 2008 12:59 pm

Axial Vector Energy Corp (AXVC.PK) Closes Friday Up 15%

QualityStocks would like to spotlight Axial Vector Energy Corp. (AXVC). Today, Axial Vector Energy Corp. closed trading at $0.31, which was up $0.04 or 14.81 percent. The number of shares traded was 16,140 shares. Their 3-month average volume is 47,884.60. The 52-week range for the stock is $0.15 to $0.90. Let us hear your thoughts: Axial Vector Energy Corp. Message Board

FridaySep 05, 2008 12:45 pm

Hat Trick Beverage Inc. (HKBV.PK) is “One to Watch”

Hat Trick Beverage, Inc. is the parent company of several operating subsidiaries in the hot- and cold-drink industry. Trading on the Pink Sheets, they have operations in San Diego, California, and Toronto, Ontario. The company has their corporate headquarters in Encinitas, California. The company's product lineup includes Dos Lagos, which are traditional Mexican juice drinks aimed at the growing Latino and Hispanic community. They also have their Vital V2o, a healthy vitamin-enriched, zero calorie, zero carbohydrate, no sugar added line of Vitality Waters. In addition, they have their Buzzys Coffee, which are flavored canned coffee drinks. This includes a rich…

FridaySep 05, 2008 9:00 am

Oil Prices Continue to Fall

The price of crude oil set a record of $147.27 a barrel on July 11, but the price has dropped significantly since then in the last two months. This week’s trading saw crude oil prices down nearly $40, or 27%, to $107.89 on Thursday. “With prices falling so rapidly, I think OPEC would like to protect that $100 price barrier,” stated Gavin Went of the research firm Fat Prophets in Sydney. OPEC is scheduled to meet next week in Vienna and may do just that. Prices are falling in other markets as well. In London, the ICE Futures exchange saw…

FridaySep 05, 2008 8:52 am

Stock Market Reacts in Early Hours to Announcement of Unemployment Data

Upon the release of unemployment numbers, the stock market has taken a dip in the initial hours of trading. The Labor Department announced that August saw a reduction of 84,000 jobs, which caused the unemployment rate to rise to a five-year high of 6.1%. In the first hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 34.33, which is a 0.31% decrease, to 11,153.79. By 12:30pm Eastern, the Dow Jones recovered a majority of the initial loss to reach 11,186.52. Let us hear your thoughts below:

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