Elder Law Weekly

Meningococcemia - WHO sending experts to probe cases of suspected meningococcemia

Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research - Novel fluorescent probe measures CYP3A activity in cultured hepatocytes

Mergers & Acquisitions - A merger in senior healthcare promises strategic solutions

Mount Desert Island Biological Lab - New comparative toxicogenomics database unveiled

Nanobac Life Science, Inc. - Study provides evidence that therapy improves symptoms of prostatitis

National Cattlemen's Beef Association - Beef association comments on journal article

National Taiwan University Hospital - Immunization site stipulates the efficacy of tumor immunotherapy

North Carolina State University - Multiplex NASBA uncovers human enteric viruses in ready-to-eat foods

NutriSystem, Inc. - Weight management company announces financial results

Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation - Pharma company announces new hires

Pennsylvania Bio - Frank Baldino joins biosciences trade association's board of directors

Punjab University - New findings in kidney transplantation described

Quaker Oats - Food company comments on U.S. Dietary Guidelines

Quality Assurance - Hospital cancels surgeries after contamination scare

Rene Descartes University, Paris - Chronic morphine treatment alters cytoskeletal proteins in rat striatum

Rice University, Houston - "Nanoshells" enhance sensitivity to chemical detection by factor of 10 billion

Rite Aid Corporation - Drug store encourages customers to support tsunami victims

SMARTS - Wisconsin health system selects company to manage wide area network

Salk Institute for Biological Studies - Findings advance knowledge in endocrinology research

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Local anesthetic infusion pumps reduce pain after inguinal hernia repair

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Agreement signed to market hormonally sensitive breast cancer drug in Germany

Sectra Medical Systems - Irish National Breast Screening Programme selects digital mammography system

Shanghai Second Medical University - Studies describe new findings in gastric cancer research

Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc - Nonbinding agreement to develop, market new ADHD phase 3 compound signed

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical company names Michael Milburn, PhD, senior VP of research

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Positive results reported in dose-finding study of treatment for adult insomnia

Soroka University, Beer Shiva - VWF sensitive and distinctive marker for early (2N and 4N) megakaryocytes

SpeechEasy International, LLC - Distributor of fluency devices signs agreement for European expansion

St. Louis University - Hepatitis C virus E1 and E2 glycoproteins have separable functional properties

St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto - Self-reported history of varicella infection predictive of immunity in adults

Suicide - The European Union's top public health official draws attention to suicides

Sunnybrook & Women's College, Toronto - Information lacking on randomized controlled trials in obstetric anesthesia

SuturTek Incorporated - Medical devices finance company announces series B financing closed

Swiss Tropical Institute - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of malaria vaccines

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd - Substituted cyanopyrrolidines to treat type 2 diabetes synthesized

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - Genetic therapeutic targets identified in substantia nigra pars compacta

Teikyo University, Ichihara - Xenon provides improved hemodynamic stability compared with nitrous oxide

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Pennsylvania pediatric hospital marks 150th anniversary, number one ranking

Theravance, Inc. - Phase 1 trial for investigational gastrointestinal drug enrolling subjects

Tobacco Use - Lawmakers urged to spend tobacco tax money as voters wish

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Medicare expands coverage of cochlear implants

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Assay improves detection of radiation-induced tumor permeability changes

U.S. National Institute on Aging - Gene expression during naive CD4 cell activation characterized

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Proteins secreted from salivary glands of Leishmania vector identified

Ulleval University, Norway - CPR performance does not follow guidelines

Unilens Vision Inc. - McKnight-Goelz named executive director of marketing at contact lens company

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Tobacco industry tries to cast doubt on link between smoking, cancer gene

Univ. of Med. and Dentistry New Jersey - Underlying bleeding disorders frequently present in women with menorrhagia

Univ. of Occupational & Environ. Health, Fukuoka - Pressure activates pancreatic stellate cells

University Medical Center, Utrecht - Candesartan is effective in blocking the systemic and renal effects of Ang II

University of Aberdeen - Anesthetists are using pharmacological hemostatic agents as blood-saving agents

University of Amsterdam - Exercise-associated hypotensive syndromes should be considered in syncope cases

University of California, Davis - Cyclic AMP protects endothelial barriers by blocking Rac-1 inhibition

University of Exeter - Ethical reasoning and institutional process traditions shape UK SC research

University of Florence - BP profile of isolated ambulatory hypertension is similar to sustained HT

University of Giessen - Biochemical markers of vitamin K formation, resorption may have diagnostic use

University of Groningen - Vascular response to angiotensin II predicts long-term outcome

University of Innsbruck - SHR and WKY rats differ in GABAergic neurotransmission

University of Kentucky - Effects of hypoxia on endothelial/pericytic co-culture BBB model characterized

University of London - Data advance knowledge in osteoporosis research

University of Maryland - Researchers' data advance obstetrics research

University of Medicine Berlin - PBR ligand-triggered signaling pathways lead to cell cycle arrest

University of Missouri - Recent findings in diabetic nephropathy provide new insights

University of Montpellier -  Xenorhabdus nematophila tripartite infection analyzed, stages revealed

University of Padua - Therapeutic approach to symptomatic EOA should differ from nodal non-EOA

University of Rochester - Report-card fears make doctors forgo potential life-saving heart treatment

University of Sao Paulo - Study finds associations between daily temperature, pollution and MI mortality

University of Southern California - More efficient patient flow management may benefit hospital

University of Toronto - High quantum efficiency detectors devised for megavoltage X-ray imaging

University of Utrecht - Organophosphate insecticides can block nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

University of Washington - Adeno-associated virus serotype 6 is an efficient gene vector

Veterinary Medicine - DiaSys initiates veterinary field trials for Parasep concentrator device

Victor Segalen University, Bordeaux - Interactions with aspirin do not seem to affect all NSAIDs to equal levels

Yale University - Researchers describe findings in cervical cancer studies

Yoga Alliance - Alliance organizes Yoga Day USA to offer free yoga workshops nationwide