Disease Prevention Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 7th, 2006
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Colon Cancer - Doctors fail to recommend colon cancer tests for low-income patients
Depression - Report finds depression drains more than $83 billion annually from the American economy
Emory University, Atlanta - Behavioral interventions reduce self-reported unprotected sex in men who have sex with men
Influenza Vaccine - New recommendations take aim to improve influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers
AEterna Zentaris, Inc. - Cancer drug developer's strategic shareholder exercises right to convert loan
Aachen Technical University - New approaches with coronary magnetic resonance imaging are focus of review
Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. - Anti-infective drug maker posts 48% increase in revenue
Adverse Drug Reaction - Reflux treatment linked to life-threatening bowel infection in premature infants
Al-Fateh University - Serratia species carried more often by cockroaches than other potential bacteriological pathogens
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines
Ambit Biosciences - Kinase profiling panel expanded to 234 kinases
Amgen - Neupogen developer continues manufacturing expansion with $1B investment in Puerto Rico
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Symlin maker reports loss of $0.61 per share
Angioplasty - Study finds room for improvement in angioplasty
Anthony Nolan Research Institute, London - HLA-DPB1 matching status in HSCT associated with increased risk of disease relapse
Assuta Medical Center, Sheba - Midterm outcome of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting is better than stenting
Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc. - Phase I/II trial of typhoid fever vaccine initiated
BUPA Cambridge Lea Hospital - Hip resurfacing does not enable faster rehabilitation compared with total hip arthroplasty
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Generic drug developer reports earnings of $0.88 per share
Barts & London Queen Mary's School of Medicine & Dentistry - MIRU-VNTR is a valuable tool for phylogenetic Mycobacterium tuberculosis studies
Bausch & Lomb - Deal signed to copromote intravitreal drug implant
Bavarian Red Cross, Munich - Optimized method filters buffy coats as a replacement for standard buffy coats
Best Practices, LLC - Administrative staffing levels reveal right-sizing trends at pharma, biotech firms
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston - Circulating angiogenic proteins may be biomarkers for predicting preeclampsia
Bichat Hospital, Paris - Preoperative dutasteride may reduce intraoperative bleeding during transurethral prostate surgery
BioForce Nanosciences, Inc. - Shareholders approve merger of bionanotechnology company with Silver River Ventures, Inc.
BioLok International, Inc. - BoneGen-TR submitted for U.S. FDA registration
Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. - U.S. FDA accepts first part of phase 3 trials with MCC-DNA complex for bladder cancer
Borderline Personality Disorder - Few effective treatments exist for borderline personality disorder
Boston University - Treating mental health problems in injection drug users could reduce HIV risk behaviors
Boston University School of Medicine - Immature dendritic cell-derived exosomes can mediate HIV-1 trans infection
Breast Cancer - Alliance publishes international breast health guidelines for developing countries
Buchi Labortechnik - Medical device company introduces new vacuum pump
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