Articles from Transplant News (April 30, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Amgen files with ITC against Roche against Roche's importation of peg-EPO; Roche will still seek US approval.			167
Citing improved health outcomes, CMS will cover pancreas only transplants in type I diabetics.	Warren, Jim		772
Gene therapy successfully treats patients with rare autoimmune disease.		Brief article	286
HepaLife's artificial liver research passes critical human plasma milestone.		Brief article	133
HRSA to hold conference calls seeking information on establishing cord blood bank accreditation program.			471
Hugh Auchincloss, Jr., resigns as President-Elect of AST; Jeffrey Crippin named successor.		Brief article	160
New law would allow Pakistani surgeons to be jailed for performing illegal transplants.		Brief article	131
Newspaper continues to charge Chinese government recovering organ from Falun Gong members while still alive.			595
Novartis NDAs accepted by the FDA for two high blood pressure treatments; submits applications in US, EU for Gleevec.			344
Scientists successfully grow stem cells from human and mice testes.		Brief article	292
St. Vincent Medical Center facing another federal investigation.		Brief article	198
Transplant coalition members descend on Congress in effort to secure some funding for organ donation act.			586
Two more prominent US stem cell researchers take talents to Singapore.		Brief article	245
UPMC, Italian government partnering to establish biotech research center.		Brief article	222