Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 20th, 2004
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Adverse Drug Effects - Long-term studies show transduced stem cells do not cause leukemia
Cancer Risk Factor - Celiac disease not a risk factor for lymphoma
Drug Delivery - Heparin-coated nanoparticles show promise as oxygen carriers
HIV/AIDS - Company presents data on its therapeutic vaccine approach for HIV infection
Liver Damage - Preclinical data presented on histamine's ability to prevent liver damage
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Adult patients with t(8;21) AML had similar outcomes as non-t(8;21) patients
Amyloidosis - Imaging finding suggest amyloidosis can coexist with other disease entities
Antiseizure Medication - Gabapentin controls seizures in children receiving chemotherapy
Blood Loss - Recombinant human thrombin phase II clinical study commences
Blood Plasma Volume - NIH grant awarded for HetaCool development
Bone Marrow Transplantation - Animal model studies to utilize proprietary stem cell expansion technology
Brain Tumor - Epigenetic downregulation of CTMP transcription common in glioblastomas
Business Update - Immunotherapy company opens cGMP production center in the United States
Cancer Therapy - High-performance thin-layer chromatography enables precise busulfan analysis
Cancer Therapy Side Effects - Lactoferrin may protect against anticancer therapy-induced intestinal damage
Carcinogenesis - Relationship between bone destruction and increased growth of myeloma cells
Cardiovascular Disease - Immune system imbalance may underlie canine idiopathic pericardial effusion
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Study of chronic fatigue syndrome to use blood volume analyzer
Collaborations - Agreement signed for Oxygent in Korea
Collaborations - Cord blood provider awarded exclusive participation in prenatal program
Colorectal Cancer - Modified capecitabine regimen effective in colorectal cancer
DNA Sequence - Human chromosome 13 DNA sequenced and analyzed
Diagnostics - 3-D MR digital subtraction angiography aids visualization of tumor dynamics
Diagnostics - Glucagon 19-29 tagging vector monitors protein levels after plasmid transfer
Diagnostics - Mammaglobin promising diagnostic marker for breast cancer
Endocrinology - Taurine uptake affected by estradiol in endometrial tumor cells in vitro
Finance - Biopharmaceutical company reports strong first-quarter sales
Finance - Cancer-focused company closes initial public offering
Finance - Shareholders approve reorganization of blood-focused biopharma
Hematology - Oxidative stress may be involved in the evolution of metabolic bone disease
Hemochromatosis - Genes and gender seem to modulate iron homeostatis
Hemodialysis - Fresenius Medical Care home dialysis system presented
Hemophilia - Complications of central venous catheter use in pediatric hemophiliacs reviewed
Hepatitis C - Study explores options for nonresponders to Peg-Intron/Rebetol therapy
Hepatitis C Epidemiology - Risk factors for hepatitis C in Alaska natives reported
Information Technology - Global Med prepares for first Sub-Saharan African software installation
Leukemia - Interim data reported from phase II trial of Clofarabine
Leukemia - Trisenox U.S. marketing exclusivity extended to 2018
Liver Transplantation - Liver allografts select out quasispecies variants after transplantation
Malaria Vaccine - Plasmodium falciparum peptides bind to human hepatocytes
Motor Neuron Diseases - New neurons can get out of spinal cord
Neurodegenerative Diseases - Early signs that adult bone-marrow stem cells could regenerate brain tissue
Renal Failure - AngioFlow thermal dilution catheter, AngioFlow meter launched in U.S.
Sickle Cell Disease - Strategic alliance may accelerate Nicosan/Hemoxin's entrance into market
Stem Cell - Giuseppe Remuzzi joins SAB of transplantation-therapy company
Stem Cell Biology - Scientists enhance incorporation of bone marrow cells
Stem Cell Policy - Expanded stem cell research backed by strong majority of voters in 18 states
Stem Cell Research - Adenovirus serotype 35 has a broad reconstitution capacity
Stem Cell Research - Human neural stem cell lines are stable when cultured for long periods
Stem Cell Research - Tumors guide the differentiation of cells destined to become support vessels
Stem-Cell Research - Company opens commercial adult stem-cell bank
Survival and Mortality - High C-reactive protein marks poor outcomes after stem cell transplantation
Tonsillitis - Treatment protocol before, after tonsillectomy reduces bleeding risk
Transfusion Medicine - SEN virus might be linked to the onset of fulminant hepatitis
Transplant Medicine - Erythropoietin may benefit patients with post-liver-transplant anemia
Transplant Medicine - Female liver transplant recipients have poorer psychosocial adjustment
West Nile Virus - Genomics company limiting WNV treatment to immunocompetent patients
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