Biotech Law Weekly

Northwestern Hospital, Chicago - Research shows progress toward early identification of anthrax inhalation

Nursefinders Inc. - VHA enters agreement for nurse staffing and vendor management services

OfficeWorksRx - Healthcare recruitment and staffing company boasts growth, opens new offices

Ondokuz Mayis University - Hepatitis B genotype D distinguished from non-D using polymerase chain reaction

Orphan Medical, Inc. - Pharma company announces second quarter results

Ospedale San Martino, Genoa -  B. clausii can lower cytokine output in children

Owens &, Minor, Inc. - Medical and surgical supply company releases second quarter results

Pan American Health Organization - AIDS in Latin America: A controllable epidemic?

PerkinElmer, Inc. - Assay kits now available in Europe detect down syndrome in first trimester

Pharmos Corporation - Pharmaceutical company appoints chief financial officer

Picis - Calgary Health Region adds operating room management to anesthesia software

Polytechnical University of Marche - Ultrasound reveals pregnancy-induced reduction in maternal bone mass

Prescription Drugs - Florida fails to renew drug programs sponsored by Pfizer, others

Private Healthcare Systems - Health care cost management company acquires two PPO networks

QualityMetric Incorporated - Royalty-free access to health assessment software for research announced

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. - Life sciences company signs agreement with Morgan Keegan & Company

Quigley Corporation - Health products developer dismisses accountants, enlists new independent firm

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - Tobacco company says Senate tobacco bill would hurt growers, industry

Regeneration Technologies, Inc. - Orthopedic, cardiovascular and allograft processor announces financial results

Roche - Application filed with U.S. FDA to market hepatitis C medication for hepatitis B

Roche - Journal publishes results of PEGASYS trial in HIV-HCV co-infected patients

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Selective site pacing locations should defined

Royal Oak Medical Center - Urgent care center earns accreditation from trade association

Royal Philips Electronics - FDA panel considers over-the-counter home defibrillator

Ruhr University of Bochum - Pathology, classification, and staging of lung tumors studied

SEQUENOM,Inc. - U.S. National Institutes of Health expands relationship with genetics company

Santo Holding, GmbH - Eon Labs announces filing of secondary shelf registration statement

Schering AG - Pharma company releases financial results, names vice president

Schering-Plough Corporation - Drug company reports lower sales and earnings for 2004 second quarter

Slovak Cardiovascular Institute - Further study needed to determine efficacy of right ventricular pacing

SomaLogic, Inc. - Proteomics company acquires rights to DNA modification chemistry patents

Spectranetics Corporation - New vascular catheter sales fuel record 32% quarterly revenue jump

Swiss Institute Allergy & Asthma Research - Immune responses characterized by allergen-specific T cells

Sysmex America, Inc. - Clinical lab developer installs multi-lab software for Esoterix

Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals companies collaborate on cancer therapeutics

Target Discovery, Inc. - Company launches pre-coat reagents to address biochemical separation issues

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems - Cardiovascular company expands distribution agreements with Spencer Technologies

Teva Neuroscience - On the horizon: Possible neuroprotective role for glatiramer acetate

The Center for Consumer Freedom - Consumer freedom group says obesity is not a disease

The Perrigo Company - Over-the-counter drug manufacturer acquire certain assets of APG, Inc.

ThermoGenesis Corp - Blood cell container patent for improved cryopreservation issued

Thomas Jefferson University - New generation of SNV-based vectors may be used to block HIV-1 replication

Tissera, Inc. - Biotech company comments on diabetes therapy patent application

Tokyo Women's Medical College - Integrated disease management program decreases mortality in type 1 diabetes

Tottori University - The protein p62 has a role in protecting cells from misfolded proteins

Translational Genomics Research Institute - Researchers identify gene for a primary form of SIDS

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Contributions made by social scientists to malaria control reviewed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Issues of transnational research on intimate partner violence discussed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Method for enhanced culture recovery of Francisella tularensis reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Performance of rapid HIV antibody detection assays evaluated

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in U.S. populations reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Pulmonary delivery of RSV vaccines achieved via albumin particles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Information-only prevention efforts not enough to encourage HIV testing

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Pediatricians embrace assisting parent-child communication about HIV

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Social anxiety linked to risky sex in HIV-positive men who have sex with men

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Herpesvirus-specific glycoprotein captured by immunomagnetic method

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA charges Metabolife and its founder with deceptions

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Negative relation exists between ghrelin level and food intake

U.S. Walter Reed Army Medical Center - HHV-6 reactivation caused TMA and stroke in SCT and high-dose melphalan patient

USANA Health Sciences Inc. - Personal care products maker reports record second quarter results

Univ. of California, San Diego - Gender does not affect human pulmonary gas exchange during exercise

Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Scientists build on case connecting inflammatory disease and depression

Universite de la Mediterranee - Risk factors for severe malaria in Bamako, Mali reported

University College London - Sex education taught by pupils a new approach to tackling STDs

University of Aberdeen - Allometric scaling using body mass power laws yields inaccurate results

University of Auckland - Physician perspectives on childhood immunization barriers outlined

University of Autonoma Madrid - Long-term suppression of HIV RNA with HAART occur despite virus evolution

University of Basel -  TRIO upregulated in urinary bladder tumors

University of Bonn - Uterine stimulation with E2 and OT modulates oxytocin receptor expression

University of British Columbia - GnRH-II stimulates p38 MAPK and apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells

University of Calgary - Technique developed for segmentation of the fibro-glandular disc

University of Cambridge - Genomic and metabolic effects of fatty liver disease clarified

University of Cincinnati - Sub-compartmentalization of GI immune system determined with microbeads

University of Connecticut - Zygomatic skeletal anchorage effective in open bite treatment

University of Edinburgh - Getting to the bottom of the burger bug

University of Frankfurt - Dystrophin disruption may contribute to enterovirus-induced myocarditis

University of Hawaii, Manoa - Progesterone and glucocorticoids can differentially regulate relaxin genes

University of Hong Kong - TGF-beta1 polymorphisms linked to bone loss risk in southern Chinese women

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics - Marijuana use can cause tolerance to heart rate changes

University of Kentucky - Ribinucleotide reductases attenuate efficacy of abacavir

University of Laval - Nocturnal hot flashes contribute to insomnia in survivors

University of Leicester - Lymphocyte telomere erosion not increased in patients

University of Leipzig - PPAR-gamma coactivator-1 variant not associated with diabetes-related traits

University of Massachusetts - Two models defining nutrition education presented

University of Michigan - Circadian differences in HPA axis hormones found in FMS and CFS patients

University of Milan - Sympathetic overactivity may persist after acute myocardial infarction

University of Minnesota - Capillary electrophoretic test detects alpha-tubulin in nuclear preparations

University of Minnesota - Parents are top influence on soft-drink consumption among kids

University of Munster - Single-nucleotide polymorphism may be associated with panic disorder in women

University of Oklahoma - Polymer encapsulation improves plasminogen activator efficacy

University of Oxford - Enrichment technique to detect hepatitis-specific T cells studied

University of Paris 07 - Disruption of MKK4 signaling reveals its tumor-suppressor role in ESC

University of Passo Fundo - Compared drug doses for hemorrhagic syndrome from venomous caterpillar effective

University of Pennsylvania - WXPN and Musicians on Call will take healing music to hospitalized children

University of Queensland - Estrogenic regulation of brain angiotensinogen studied

University of Regensburg - Steroid sulfatase inhibitors inhibit MCF-7 breast cancer cell gene activation

University of Sao Paulo - Hypercaloric diet-induced UCP3 expression impaired by hypothyroidism

University of Sheffield - Autonomic neuropathy influences QTc interval lengthening during hypoglycemia

University of Southern California - Study suggests antipsychotics do not raise risk of stroke

University of Tokyo - Viral components other than hemagglutinin protective in influenza model

University of Toronto - Microglia-expressed MRPs may restrict permeation of antiretroviral drugs

University of Wales - Reference values for Doppler indices of LV diastolic filling established

University of Washington - High-throughput MS system suitable for neuronal proteome analysis

University of Wisconsin - Novel statistical model devised for ultrasonography errors

University of York - Quality group unrealistic in some recommendations to British healthcare service

Upstate - Cell research company promotes Ian W. Ratcliffe to president and COO

Valence Technology, Inc. - Battery developer and Graham-Field Health Products enter 3-year agreement

Vascular, Solutions, Inc. - Medical device developer announces record second quarter 2004 results

Ventana Medical Systems Inc. - Lab equipment company reports second quarter 2004 revenue growth of 27%

Ventracor Limited - Australian device maker comments on progress

Victorian Infection Diseases Reference Laboratory - Number needed to vaccinate developed for vaccine programs

Washington State Medical, Association - Report on patient safety in Washington state released

Weill Cornell Medical College - "Designer mice" yielding up secrets of deadly brain disease

West Nile Virus - Firms race for dominance of West Nile virus blood testing market

Whatman, Inc. - Agreement reached in patent infringement suit for DNA technology

Wilhelminen Hospital, Vienna - Anticardiolipin antibodies may predict restenosis after coronary angioplasty

Wilson Health Information - Adults, seniors report differences in pharmacy, drug cost satisfaction

ZymoGenetics - Phase 1b clinical trial underway to study potential immunotherapy