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Disease Risk Factor Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . February 19th, 2006

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Centre for Complementary Medicine Research, Munich - Review finds some evidence that Echinacea can reduce cold symptoms

Digestive Disease Research Institute, Oklahoma City - Immediate-release omeprazole superior to i.v. cimetidine for prevention

Electronic Medical Records - Cooper Clinic to implement Allscripts electronic health record

HIV/AIDS Prevention - U.S. first lady defends anti-AIDS abstinence programs

Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. - Human tissues company names Dr. Robert L. Zerbe to board of directors

Akdeniz University, Antalya - Adenovirus-mediated expression sensitizes prostate carcinoma cells to apoptosis

Ambit Biosciences - Crystal structure holds clue to Aurora kinase inhibitor's efficacy against Gleevec-resistant kinase

Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital - Ultrasonography detected infraclavicular lymph node metastases in breast cancer

Asthma Therapy - Geographic variation is found in asthma quality measures within and between health plans

AthleteInMe, LLC - Dieting may lead to more weight loss, but exercise is still mandatory

Axaron Bioscience AG, Heidelberg - G-CSF is a neurotrophic factor and may be used to treat neurodegenerative disorders

Azienda Ospedale University, Pisa - Cobas Ampliscreen HIV-1 test detected blood donor seroconversion from minipool

Azienda Sanitaria Ospedale San Giovanni Battista Tor, Turin - Ankle-brachial index is unrelated to mortality in elderly subjects

Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan - A lack of CCK-1 receptors leads to increased weight gain as early as 2-4 postnatal days

Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center - Polymeric polyphenols inhibited hematologic tumor cell lines

Best Practices, LLC - Study shows pharma sales force targeting practices drive sales

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston - Intracoronary eptifibatide given during primary PCI is associated with few adverse events

Bio-Magnetic Therapy Systems, Inc. - Duravest completes acquisition of medical technology company

Boston Scientific Corp. - New Medicare pass-through payments for rechargeable neurostimulators approved

Boston University - Particulate matter effects on heart health appear to be mediated by reactive oxygen species

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Body mass index linked to increased risk for chronic kidney disease in men

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Men predisposed to diabetes have lower lung function prior to diagnosis

Business & Finance - Health Dialog completes strategic recapitalization

Cardiovascular Research - Scientist substantiate causal relationship between cocoa compounds and cardiovascular health

Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. - Cardiovascular-focused company completes corporate reorganization

Caremark - Lost productive time is linked to excess weight in the U.S. workforce

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland - Novel EGFR gene mutation could improve lung cancer patients' response to therapy

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Reduced anaplerosis, CAC dysfunction are not key players in myocardial derangements

Catholic University of Leuven - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of transplant medicine

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome - Fetal cardiac circumference is a potential screening tool for anomalous cardiac development

Celgene Corp. - Thalomid maker posts income of $0.38 per share

Center Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers - Weight gain attributed to a 'glucose control-related effect' of insulin treatment

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan - Time for LMP-1 regression inversely related to nasopharyngeal cancer control

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