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Table of Contents . . . May 23rd, 2006
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Business Update - BioScrip named national vendor for Medicare Part B
Business Update - Claimsnet announces contract with Medicare healthcare plan
Healthcare Costs - Weill Cornell awarded major federal contract and grant for public health research
Healthcare Coverage - Lack of health insurance associated with decreased use of health care services
Medicare - Medicare Part D Drug Plan enrollment experience provides valuable lessons for seniors
Medicare - Medicare provides payment increase, policy changes for inpatient psychiatric facilities
Medicare - Medicare trustees release annual report, point to need to build on President's reforms
Synergetics USA, Inc. - Synergetics adds Iridex to Pennsylvania-based patent infringement lawsuit against Peregrine
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - U.S. FDA grants approval for Teva's generic pravastatin, court denies Apotex's injunction
University of Alabama - Internet-based programs will educate doctors about drug marketing
ARUP Inst. of Clinical & Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City - Researchers from the United States, Kuwait and Switzerland report details of new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam - Risk factors for uterine artery embolization complications identified in recent study
Accuray Incorporated - Spinal tumor treatments with robotic radiosurgical system up 75% since April 2005 launch
Aethlon Medical, Inc. - Aethlon Medical completes human safety study
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Alexza initiates AZ-003 phase I clinical trial for anti-pain drug
Alkermes, Inc. - Lilly, Alkermes initiate phase 3 study for inhaled insulin to treat type 1 and 2 diabetes
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Combining PET and CT scans makes cancer treatment more accurate
Antares Pharma, Inc. - Antares Pharma develops new dermatological drug delivery system
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam - Pseudomyxoma peritonei long-term survival achieved with combination therapy
Arthritis & Rheumatism - B-cell biologic therapy promises success for rheumatoid arthritis
Astellas Pharma - Astellas launches Vaprisol to treat euvolemic hyponatremia in hospitalized patients
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - Betty White urges people to get serious about their vision
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation - U.S. FDA grants Orphan Drug designation to Nexavar for treatment of liver cancer
Biomax Informatics AG - Biomax releases software for drug discovery, development
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics - BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics engages Holly G. Atkinson
CV Therapeutics, Inc. - CV Therapeutics reports loss of $1.57 per share
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte - Studies from the United States, Germany and Turkey advance knowledge in surgery research
Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona - Gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma risk linked to meat intake
Catholic University of Louvain - Intensive insulin therapy benefit in critical illness is mainly in normoglycemia maintenance
Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cellegy announces results of the U.S. FDA's Cardio-Renal Advisory Committee meeting
Central South University, Hunan - Researchers' data from the People's Republic of China, Germany and Turkey advance statins research
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montpellier - Lung cancer risk of death decreased with platinum-based chemotherapy doublet
Chiang Mai University - Incidence of neurological complications in AIDS patients receiving HAART determined
Chungnam National University, Taejon - Data from South Korea and Germany advance knowledge in cancer research
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Environmental tobacco smoke linked to behavior problems in children and pre-teens
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Coronary atherosclerosis shows significant regression with very high-intensity rosuvastatin therapy
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Rectourethral fistula management discussed
Clinical Data, Inc. - Clinical data validate genetic biomarker for risk of clozapine-induced agranulocytosis
Clinical Trials - YM BioSciences, Oncoscience AG start patient treatment in phase 3 trial with nimotuzumab
Cognis Corporation - Cognis enters agreement with U.S. EPA regarding emissions compliance
Columbia University, New York - Almost one third of colon cancer patients stop chemotherapy, rendering treatment ineffective
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Author reveals the new frontier in health and healing
Concepcion University - New research from Chile, Germany and the United States in the area of DNA detailed
Creighton University, Omaha - Adaptation in African Americans protects against bone loss, raises chronic disease risks
Cytochroma, Inc. - Vitamin D analog shows significant antitumor activity in human neuroblastoma
Cytogen Corporation - Cytogen sells ownership in PSMA Development joint venture to Progenics
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. - Cytori Therapeutics reports benefit of adipose cells in reconstructive surgery
DATATRAK International, Inc. - DATATRAK eClinical Product Suite gains momentum
Depomed, Inc. - Depomed and Esprit announce availability of ProQuinXR 3-Tablet Blister Packs
Dokkyo University, Saitama - Researchers from Japan, the United States and the the Netherlands report recent findings in aneurysm
Dongeui University, Pusan - High soy/animal protein ratio appears to positively affect calcium metabolism in rat
Drexel University, Philadelphia - Weight suppression predicts weight gain during in-patient treatment of bulimia nervosa
Drug Abuse - SAMHSA data show admissions still rising in 2004 for meth, prescription narcotics treatment
Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon - Reports from the United States describe recent advances in vaccines research
EDAP TMS S.A. - EDAP TMS S.A. launches online education resource, www.HIFU-Planet.com
Emory University, Atlanta - For cardiovascular and kidney disease, treatment benefit of erythropoietin remains uncertain
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Findings from Netherlands, Australia and Finland describe new data in influenza research
Facilities - Panacea Biotec inaugurates pharmaceutical formulation plant at Baddi
ImQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - ImQuest licenses series of anticancer therapeutic compounds from Samjin
Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases - Legionella pneumophila serogroup 5 cause of Legionnaire disease outbreak
Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis - Chitosan-based hemostatic dressing performs well in combat operations
McGill University, Montreal - New findings from Canada, Australia and Japan in the area of pain described
Novartis - Novartis' NDA for high blood pressure treatment accepted for review by U.S. FDA
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - U.S. FDA tentatively approves generic pantoprazole sodium delayed release drug for GERD
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Monochloramine may reduce Legionella colonization of water systems
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - West Nile virus quantified in Culex species in southern U.S.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Strategies to optimize vitamin D status in special needs populations presented
University Children's Hospital, Bratislava - Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure using Amplatzer duct occluder safe and effective
University of Liverpool - Recent findings from the United Kingdom, Austria and United States illuminate research in obesity
University of Toronto - HIV partial efficacy vaccines have low acceptability among high-risk communities
World Heart Corporation - U.S. FDA approves large reduction in size of WorldHeart RELIANT clinical trial design
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