MICHIGAN ECONOMY: State Stocks Show an Upturn in 1st Quarter (RedNova)
By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press Apr. 1--After a bleak 2005, Michigan stocks rebounded during the first three months of 2006. The markets in Michigan and nationally deserve a B-plus for the year's first quarter, said David Sowerby, portfolio manager at Loomis, Sayles & Co.

Cardium Patent Win Over Boston Scientific, Distinguishes Competitive Approach For Treatment Of Coronary Heart Disease (Medical News Today)
Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: CDTP) announced winning patent decisions over Arch Development Corporation and Arch's licensee, Boston Scientific Corporation, in proceedings conducted in the United States and in Europe. Cardium also distinguished its approach to the treatment of coronary heart disease from competitive techniques such as those being utilized by Corautus Genetics, which has a