Aging and Elder Health Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 23rd, 2005
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Allon Therapeutics, Inc. - IND filed for approval of Alzheimer clinical trials
Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group - Zoledronic acid prevents bone loss in hormone-treated breast cancer patients
Avigen, Inc. - AV201 clinical trials commence
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. - U.S. FDA approves NDA for synthetic conjugated estrogen product
Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Yale doctors say herbal blend can help cancer patients
DURECT Corp. - Company announces acceptance of DURIN IND application and clinical protocol
Hospital Clinical University of Salamanca - Proliferative activity of plasma cells shows prognostic value in MM patients
Instituto de Salud Carlos III - Shifting immunodominance pattern of epitopes in RSV glycoprotein reported
Invacare Corp. - Medicare policies cause lowered share earnings
Medical College of Georgia - Endoscopic sinus surgery is safe, effective in older patients
Michigan State University - Study shows importance of psychological assessments during cancer treatments
PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED - Pharma company announced draft decision for National coverage of Abarelix
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General - Pennsylvania funds Medicad fraud control section through settlement
PhytoCeutica, Inc. - Doctors say herbal blend can help cancer patients
Predix Pharmaceuticals - Drug discovery company initiates memory disorder treatment trial
Abaxis, Inc. - Device firm announces distributor changes, financial impact
Active Biotech - Clinical studies commence in prostate cancer patients
Astralis Ltd. 973-227-7168 - Immune system-focused biotech company comments on SkyePharma's recent filings
Avian Influenza - Monks pray for spirits of poultry culled to prevent bird flu in Hong Kong
Beijing Med-Pharm - Pharmaceutical distribution company acquired
Bioheart, Inc. - Trial data on stem cell treatment of heart failure presented
Bioject Medical Technologies, Inc. - Drug delivery company receives milestone payment from Merial
Blue Cross of California - Health insurer and small business administration announce collaboration
Breast Augmentation - Tips offered to those considering breast augmentation surgery
Bright Now! Dental, Inc. - Dental company opens fifth office in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, area
CUNY Mt. Sinai School of Medicine - Kruppel-like factor 6 becomes inactivated in hepatocellular carcinoma
CV Therapeutics, Inc. - ASCOT study stopped early due to significant benefit
Cardinal Health, Inc. - Company names CEO to lead pharmaceutical technologies, services business
Caregiving - Website launched to help family caregivers
Celgene Corporation - Collaboration extended for development of thalidomide
Center Pesquisa Experimental, Sao Paulo - Burkholderia cepacia complex isolated from hemodialysis unit outbreak
Chang Gung Children's Hospital - Laser microsurgery resolves vallecular cyst and comorbidities in infant
Children's National Medical Center, Washington - Age-dependent secondary brain injury studied, role of metallothioneins revealed
ChondroGene, Ltd. - Companies ink new osteoarthritis collaboration
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Study evaluates exercise-induced arm-leg gradient in CoA subjects
City of Hope - New drug fights blood cancer patients' mouth and digestive tract mucositis
Collaborations - ActiveHealth Management partners with XLHealth
DOR BioPharma, Inc. - Michael T. Sember named as president and CEO
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - "Atlas" of key brain genes could speed research on cancer, neurological diseases
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon - Cancer detected by screening mammography associated with less toxic therapy
Decision Resources, Inc. - Healthcare research, advisory firm announces top 10 healthcare events for 2004
Digital Glomus Tumors - Digital glomus tumors excised through lateral subperiosteal approach
Disease Outbreaks - Experts fan out to prevent disease outbreaks in Sri Lanka
DrugMax, Inc. - Casino selects work site pharmacy provider
Duke University - Flow chamber studies may underestimate in vivo leukocyte adhesion
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. - Prima Plus stentless porcine tissue heart valve approved in Japan
Eli Lilly and Company - Strattera label wears new safety warning
Environmental Health - Fairbanks, Alaska, air gets clean bill of health
Ev3 Inc. - Medical device company receives IDE for use of embolic device in trial
Federal University of Sao Paulo - Stunted children gain more fat mass than non-stunted children
Genencor International, Inc. - Company expands oncology pipeline with product candidates from the NCI, PHS
Global Dosimetry Solutions, Inc. - Sander Perle, VP of dosimetry company, elected to CIRMS executive committee
Gyeongsang National University - Fermented mushroom milk improved hyperlipidemia in diabetic rats
Harvard University - MRI recognizes stem cells bearing magnetic particles in murine hearts
Harvard University - Vaginal microbicide trials guided using biomarkers of inflammation
Health Benchmarks - Group to assess the utility of HEDIS asthma metric
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - E-1 alpha subunit mutations cause pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - Usability lacking in many pacemaker programmers
Hotel Dieu Quebec Research Center, Quebec City - Interaction between a secretory cotransporter and a chaperone characterized
Hyperglycemia - Hyperglycemia can cause cognitive slowing in people with diabetes, study shows
ImmunoGen, Inc. - Novel taxoids potent enough for targeted delivery via antibodies
Indiana University - Autologous platelet gels could expedite wound healing
Information Technology - Electronic prescribing solution chosen for Total Physician Care of Delaware
Information Technology - New software available for medical equipment industry
Institut National Agronomique de Paris-Grignon - Intraperitoneal leptin modifies macronutrient choice
Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif - Tyrphostin AG1024 may be basis of novel therapy for STI571 refractory CML
Institute Luois Malarde, Tahiti - Genome from severe 2001 dengue-1 epidemic in French Polynesia characterized
Institute Pasteur, Paris - HIV-1 triggers mitochondrion death
Intracorp - Comprehensive medical provider network solution offered to California companies
Isis Pharmaceuticals - U.S. FDA clearance for Macugen provides for milestone payment
Japan Hokkaido Institute Public Health - Deer are reservoir of GUD+ Shiga toxin-producing E. coli 0157:H7 in Japan
Johns Hopkins Medical Institute - Bacteriolytic therapy generates immune response against experimental tumors
KMG America Corp. - Initial public offering and acquisition of Kanawha Insurance Company completed
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland - Gender doesn't appear to affect rehospitalization risk
Karolinska Institute - Glucagon-like peptide-1 on benefits diabetic patients with stable CAD
Kumamoto University - Neutrophil elastase plays key role in I/R-induced liver injury
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine - Villus epithelial injury from nematode linked to granzyme B upregulation
Kyoto University - Endoplasmic reticulum stress studied, differential activations revealed
Launch Into Learning - Multimedia product for children with autism launched
MGI PHARMA, Inc. - Dacogen data presented at ASH meeting
MediGene AG - Biotech company completes mutual recognition procedure for first drug
Medical Imaging - Joint venture to provide outpatient imaging in Denver, Colorado market
Memorial University of Newfoundland - Anticore antibody signals occult woodchuck hepatitis virus infection
Mergers & Acquisitions - Hudson Securities to acquire Health Outcomes Management
MichBio - Life science industry association partners to place MBA/BBA students
Montefiore Medical Center, New York - Sputum assessment in firefighters exposed to World Trade Center dust reported
Moulin International Holdings Limited - Eyewear manufacturer and retail company acquires interest in Eye Care Centers
Myogen, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company appoints vice president
National Defense Medical College - Photocrosslinkable chitosan useful for endoscopic cancer therapy
National Medical Health Card Systems, Inc. - Pharmacy benefit manager appoints member to board of directors
National Taiwan University - Radical hysterectomy may exacerbate pre-existing abnormal urodynamics
National Yang Ming University, Taipei - Study sheds light on maternal role transition in PROM cases
Nicotine Addiction - Do cigarette additives pose additional risk to smokers?
Novartis Pharma AG - Pharma companies partner to commercialize Emselex in Germany
Nutrition - Nutritionist offers advice for staying healthy in 2005
Okayama University - Platelets retain and release connective tissue growth factor
PharmaGap Inc. - Pharma company closes private placement
Russian Academy Science - Researchers report on lactoferrin as the major deoxyribonuclease of human milk
Russian Academy of Sciences - Conventional kinesin contains identical light chains
Seoul National University - Alpha-synuclein analyzed, similarities to small heat shock proteins revealed
Sepracor Inc. - Pharmaceutical company files resale registration for convertible senior notes
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. - Cardioprotective effects of drugs may deteriorate in hypertrophied hearts
Showa University, Tokyo - Marrow edema may be precursor condition for TMJ osteonecrosis
Smith & Nephew, Inc. - Medical device co. receives FDA approval for ceramic-on-ceramic hip replacement
Stanford University - Environmental science institute will study pollutants, one molecule at a time
The Providence Service Corporation - Social service provider selected to participate in mental health study
Tobacco Use - Woman spends last days filming TV ads warning about dangers of smoking
Toho University, Tokyo - Cutting balloon angioplasty is best for treating small coronary lesions
Torrey Pines Institute of Molecular Studies - TCR peptide-specific Tregs provide homeostatic control of immunity
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Better smoke-free policies needed in airports
U.S. National Cancer Institute - Ultraviolet light selection assay can optimize oligonucleotide-based therapy
U.S. National Institutes of Health - NC function in MLV budding/infectivity distinct from viral late-domain function
Univ. Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte - Roles of activin and inhibin in the human breast studied
Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Postnatal exposure to leptin causes altered adult female phenotype
Univ. of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Research shows drug combination promising for leukemia treatment
University Hospital Groningen - Screening for albuminuria can prevent progress of diabetic renal disease
University Klinikum Essen - Transcription factor Gfi1 regulates self-renewal and engraftment of HSCs
University of Athens - Blood flow parameters of penile vasculature in erectile dysfunction reported
University of Athens - PIG3 polymorphism not linked with increased cancer risk in study
University of Bristol - Revascularization: Gender and age inequities remain in the U.K.
University of Buenos Aires - Mitochondrial DNA deletion may clarify sudden natural death investigations
University of California Los Angeles - Participants appropriately self-selected OTC statin therapy
University of Edinburgh - Regulation of neural target genes by two proneural proteins revealed
University of Freiburg - Significance of Candida serology based on cell wall antigens reviewed
University of Halle Wittenberg, Halle Saale - Natriuretic peptides may have a role in monitoring therapy success
University of Helsinki - Increased cervical NO release may induce preabortal cervical ripening
University of Liege - Cerebral response to light during circadian night elucidated
University of London - Even low levels of cadmium exposure exert adverse renal and bone effects
University of London - Identification of cadmium exposure as risk factor may help reduce incidence
University of Louisville - 6-Phosphofructo-2-kinase expression reduces insulin sensitivity
University of Marburg - Andrologists review risk factors and diagnosis for breast cancer in men
University of Oklahoma - Losartan has unique properties that enhance its stroke-protective effects
University of Quebec - Novel estrogen-platinum(II) hybrid molecules evaluated vs. gynecologic cancers
University of Sao Paulo - Cholecystokinin sulfated octapeptide induces a panic-like response in rats
University of Texas School of Medicine, Houston - Memory for contextual fear suppressed by entorhinal cortex plasticity
University of Texas, Dallas - Punctate exanthema common cutaneous presentation in West Nile Virus infection
University of Toronto - Nonverbal cues often signal child abuse
University of Tsukuba - Cox17p required for copper-dependent activation of cytochrome c oxidase
University of Vermont - The buzz on caffeine
University of Washington - Oral estradiol dose for postmenopausal women with CKD should be cut 50% or more
University of Western Australia, Crawley - Functional luteolysis in pregnant rabbit CL correlates with apoptotic activity
Vanderbilt University - Ascorbic acid recycling impaired by high glucose metabolism in beta cells
Washington University - CD8+ T cells from breast cancer patients recognize mammaglobin epitopes
Yeshiva University - Effect of sol-gel encapsulation on hemoglobin oxygen binding determined
Yonsei University - Protein and nuclear factor-Y regulate adiponectin gene expression
Yonsei University - Rifampin does not affect graft survival in renal transplant recipients
ZLB Behring - Diagnostic, treatment center for immune disorders opens in Pennsylvania
sanofi-aventis - Pharma company receives notice of allowance for Lovenox patent
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