Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 28th, 2005
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CHUR Dupuytren - Anti-papillomavirus vaccines and prevention of cervical cancer reviewed
City of New York Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Topical microbicides needed for prevention of genital herpes infections
Emory University, Atlanta - Low health literacy associated with HIV test acceptance
Harvard Health Publications - Dietary fiber helps prevent colon cancer
454 Life Sciences - Life science instrumentation maker gets $11.5M in milestones
AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. - Positive preliminary results from clinical trial of cholera vaccine reported
Aarhus University - Extraoral radiographs often over-prescribed
Aberdeen University - Multivitamins don't prevent infections in older people
Able Laboratories, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm files for Chapter 11 reorganization
Academy Medical Center, Amsterdam - Saccharomyces cerevisiae studied, PTS1 protein import process clarified
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm sets price for public offering
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. - Collaboration to isolate stem cell-specific differentiation markers
Advanced Nutraceuticals, Inc. - Nutraceuticals firm announces tender offer to repurchase stock
Agilent Technologies, Inc. - eArray 3.5 launched to enable online microarray design collaboration
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions - Ophthalmology practice begins utilizing electronic health record
Altea Therapeutics - Pharmaceutical company raises $30M in series C financing
Altos Hospital Manuel Campos, Campeche - Are there reliable mechanisms relating psychosocial stress to CV diseases?
AngioDynamics, Inc. - Medical device firm's operating profit up 31%
Anniston Medical Clinic - Ultralow-dose naltrexone enhances oxycodone analgesia
Antigen Express Inc. - Hybrid peptide enhances CD4+ T-cell response in DR4-transgenic mice
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam - Risk of breast cancer increased after diagnosis of salivary gland tumor
ArthroCare Corp. - Study shows Topaz is effective when used in treatment of tendons
Asahikawa Medical College - Prostaglandin I2 receptor is suppressive in cardiac hypertrophy
Aspreva Pharmaceuticals - First patient treated in pivotal phase III lupus nephritis study
Autonomous University of Barcelona - Methadone treatment decreases heroin overdose-related mortality in HIV patients
BSD Medical Corp. - Patent to be issued for new device to optimize radiation treatments
Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Medical device firm records 3.6% increase in sales
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals - New anti-blood-thinning drug not as safe as protamine
Biogen Idec, Inc. - Biotech company reports 20% increase in earnings
Biomax - Deal signed with vaccine developer
Biomet, Inc. - U.S. FDA clears disposable spacer molds for knee revision surgery
Biophan Technologies - Research note issued on medical device firm
Brighton & Sussex University of Hospital - Isoniazid + rifampicin resistance strongly predictive of death in TB meningitis
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