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Metropolitan Health Networks - Healthcare services provider reports second quarter 2005 results

Ministry of Health - Prevalence of visual disabilities high among diabetic patients in Oman

NAMI Pennsylvania - Psychiatrist Suzanne Vogel-Scibilia, MD, elected national NAMI board president

National Research Fund for Tick-Borne Diseases - Lyme disease group forms scientific advisory board, invites grant applications

National Taiwan University, Taipei - Scaffold developed to guide nerve tissue regeneration after transection injury

National University of Singapore - CD8 cell epitopes specific for EBV immediate-early transactivator Rta identified

National University of Singapore - Mitosis and cytokinesis regulation studied, roles of PDK1P defined

National University of Singapore - Protective measures begun during SARS outbreak reassures health care workers

Natl Institute of Health & Environ., Bilthoven - Recent findings illuminate research in pertussis vaccines

Nektar Therapeutics - Therapeutics company announces second quarter 2005 results

New York University School of Medicine - Stat3 is a therapeutic target in fight against human lymphoma

Northwestern University, Chicago - Vitamin E usage in cosmetic and clinical dermatology reviewed

Novasys Medical, Inc. - Treatment for stress urinary incontinence cleared for marketing

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Cotinine level test utilized in Nevada program aimed at tobacco free babies

OncoGenex Technologies Inc. - Phase 2 clinical trial of non-small cell lung cancer treatment initiated

Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. - Study evaluates treatment for patients with anemia from chronic kidney disease

Ostara Corporation, Inc. - Medical technology company acquires majority control of Rheologics Inc.

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council - Six Pennsylvania hospitals given grants to analyze hospital-acquired infections

Potsdam Inst. for Climate Impact Research - Air pollution and forest clearance endanger Indian monsoon

QLT Inc. - Biopharma company names vice president, finance and CFO

Rice University, Houston - Unique complex between bacterial azurin and tumor-suppressor protein p53 studied

Royal Free and University College Medical School - Links between metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance investigated

SGS - Inspection, verification company acquires Casco Australia Pty Ltd

Sacro Cuore Hospital, Negrar - Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction markers increased in diabetes

San Gerardo Hospital, Monza - Differing regimens of neoadjuvant chemotherapy compared

Seoul National University - Cytotoxic effects of pemetrexed in gastric cancer cells discussed

Seoul National University - Hepatitis B virus X protein up-regulates lymphotoxin-alpha expression

Skubiszewski Medical University, Lublin - Kynurenic acid production examined, role of homocysteine determined

Southern Illinois University - Every other day feeding diet increases insulin sensitivity

Spectrum Organic Products - Organic nutrition products company reports second quarter 2005 results

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical company reports Q2 2005 financial and operating results

St. Bartholomew's School of Med. & Dent., London - Oligonucleotide array identifies genes linked to pituitary tumor pathogenesis

St. Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam - Report recommends technique for right atrial septal pacing insertion

Stony Brook University, New York - A picture does not automatically activate a thousand words

Strategic Diagnostics, Inc. - Biotech diagnostics company reports second quarter 2005 financial results

Sysmex America - Co-marketing agreement signed adding hemoglobin test system to automation line

Taipei Medical University Hospital - Study provides insights into possible mechanisms of TMP in the vascular system

Tanabe Seiyaku Co. - Remicaid post-marketing surveillance discussed by regulatory group

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries - U.S. FDA approves generic equivalent to topical suspension for fungal infections

Tel Aviv University - Guidelines for recombinant activated factor VII in bleeding released

Tokai University, Isehara - Effects of nifekalant on spiral excitations are reversed by lidocaine

Transax International Limited - Software developer releases new web application for real time claims processing

Tripos, Inc. - Drug discovery informatics provider launches electronic laboratory software

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Hospitalizations because of chicken pox down dramatically

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Findings in HIV/AIDS vaccines provide new insights

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Methods for interspecies scaling of biliary excreted drugs compared

U.S. Oncology Holdings, Inc. - Cancer treatment, research-focused company reports financial results for Q2 2005

UTEK Corp. - Technology transfer company reports Q2, half year ended June 30, 2005, results

Umea University - Increased intracranial pressure alters white matter energy metabolism

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Dendritic cell vaccine in glioblastoma induces T-cell responses

Univ. of California, San Diego - Tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens are avenue for cancer prevention

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Brain tumors may originate with neural stem cells

University Children's Hospital, Berne - IgE serum levels of limited value for guiding therapy in CF patients with ABPA

University Hospital Freiburg - Novel immunofluorescence assay facilitates diagnosis

University Hospital of Alexandroupolis - Feasibility of sigmoidorectal (Mainz II) pouch in bladder cancer examined

University Hospital of Linkoping - Biologic behavior and prognosis of gastric carcinoids profiled after treatment

University Hospital of Munich - Whole-body MRI of bone marrow performed

University of Fed Rio de Janeiro - Studies add new findings to HIV/AIDS drug resistance body of knowledge

University of Heidelberg - Data advance knowledge in retinopathy research

University of Helsinki - Recent studies add new data to obesity and diabetes research

University of Homburg - Intrarenal resistance indices are associated with CV risk factors

University of Kansas - Research in synapses provides new insights

University of Kiel - Impact of latent EBV infection on outcome of Hodgkin lymphoma examined

University of Ljubljana - CYP21 polymorphisms are plausible disease-causing mutations in CAH patients

University of Oxford - T cell receptor-antigen complex studied, role of surface interactions clarified

University of Pittsburgh - PINCH-1-integrin analyzed, importance in renal glomerular regulation revealed

University of Rochester - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of angiology

University of Teikyo - Pioglitazone, metformin, and glimepiride reduce blood glucose equally

University of Tokyo - Apoptosis regulation analyzed, role of prp-doppel interaction defined

Wageningen University - Choline intake may reduce cardiovascular disease risk

Yale University - Animals warn of human health hazards in new "canary database"

Yale University - Possible clues to link between obesity and insomnia examined