Elder Law Weekly

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center -  M. intracellulare infects women increasingly beyond menopause

Pacer Health Corporation - Acute care hospital operator reopens Louisiana Psychiatric Hospital

Samaritan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Alzheimer disease rat model offers insights into biomarker identification

Spedali Civil Brescia - Acromegaly predicts fracture risk in post-menopausal women

Affymax, Inc. - Hematide is potent erythropoiesis-stimulating agent for anemia due to cancer, kidney disease

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Hyde Park - Meprin-alpha appears to play a role in chronic diabetic nephropathy

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit - Target suppression and antitumor activity of MEK inhibitor CI-1040 demonstrated

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Childhood malignancies likely to be caused by genetic susceptibility reviewed

Becton, Dickinson and Company - U.S. FDA grants 510(k) clearance for urine preservative transport

Binghamton University - Psychologist is honored by U.S. NIH for research into alcohol and the developing brain

BioSciences Group of Fujitsu Computer Systems - License agreement with Ensemble Discovery signed for molecular modeling software

Boston Scientific Corp. - Data: FilterWire EZ Embolic Protection System reduces major adverse cardiac events

Boston Scientific Corp. - Stent maker reports income of $0.42 per share

Brown Medical School, Providence - Flow-mediated vasodilation predicts the presence and extent of coronary artery disease

Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich - Findings describe new data in diagnostics research

CNRS, Paris - Pleiotrophin inhibits HIV infection by binding the cell surface-expressed nucleolin

Campbell-Ewald Health - Baby boomers now actively care for ailing parents

Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven - Aprotinin needed to accurately monitor hemostatic system during desmoteplase treatment

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Chromosomal abnormalities found in pregnancies conceived with technologies

Centre Hospital Notre-Dame, Quebec - Canada cancer hospital implements CR radiotherapy and imaging systems

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas, Madrid - Expression of ILF1, SENA TAXIN, and CD40 genes linked to splenic marginal zone lymphoma

Children's Hospital, Columbus - Secretory phospholipase A2 is an accurate biomarker for acute chest syndrome

Children's Hospital, New Orleans - Study indicates steroid-free immunosuppression is safe in pediatric renal transplants

City Hospital Nottingham - New research in the area of stem cell transplantation detailed

City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte - Late effects in childhood cancer survivors analyzed to establish therapy starting point

Clinic of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Philadelphia - New approaches to drug development in pediatric oncology discussed

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Survey shows more Americans receiving massages, more physician recommendations

Copenhagen University Hospital - PET/CT with intravenous contrast used for PET attenuation correction

Cornell University - "Know Thyself" is easier said than done

Covance, Inc. - Drug-development company grows EPS 26%; delivers record orders and margins

DOR BioPharma, Inc. - RiVax maker provides business and clinical update; RiVax phase I trial complete

Dalhousie University, Halifax - CPP matrices developed for vancomycin delivery in osteomyelitis treatment

Dentsply International, Inc. - Dental products company unveils new sales organization

Disaster Recovery - Web-audio conference features hospital's Katrina disaster recovery

Discovery Partners International, Inc. - Discovery Systems business sold to Nexus Biosystems

Disease Associations - Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the mitral valve may be diagnostic of valve tumors

Duke University, Durham - Researchers' data advance ophthalmology research

EduNeering - Knowledge solutions company rolls out Medicare Part D nine-course curriculum

Elan Corp., plc - Tysabri safety evaluation complete; no new confirmed cases of PML

Eli Lilly and Company - Indiana pharmaceutical company declares 38 cents a share Q4 2005 dividend

Emory University, Atlanta - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Emory University, Atlanta - Three-dimensional co-culture models used to study prostate cancer

Esprit Pharma, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company gets exclusive North American rights to Estrasorb topical emulsion

ExonHit Therapeutics SA - Companies extend collaboration on blood diagnostics for early cancer detection

Finance - GE Commercial Finance Healthcare Financial Services renews line of credit with Kaleida Health

GenVec, Inc. - Gene-based company announces plan to sell myoblast cell therapy program

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa - Interventions needed to reduce decision-making difficulty and emotional distress

Healthcare Costs - Early detection of prostate cancer above age 70 is not cost-effective

Healthcare Coverage - Pharmacy benefits manager to administer Medicaid benefits in Vermont

Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris - Research revealed type of surgical access not related to staging quality

Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza - Ultrasonography is used to evaluate visceral fat and metabolic syndrome

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio - Researchers describe findings in glycemic control studies

IRX Therapeutics - First patients enrolled, treated in IRX-2 phase II head and neck cancer study

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. - Mammography system maker reports record increase in sales

In Vitro Technologies, Inc. - North American distribution agreement signed for in vitro assay products

Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Vaginal microbicide phase III trial underway, 10,000 women to be enrolled

India National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi - MDR1 gene expression enhances long-term engraftibility of cultured bone marrow cells

Inpharmatica, Ltd. - Alliance focuses on protein structures, to prioritize proteins as drug targets

Institute for Community Health, Cambridge - Transtheoretical model promotes integrated pregnancy and STD prevention in family planning setting

Institute of Physiology, Strasbourg - More intense physical activity is beneficial for heart rate variability in middle-aged persons

Johns Hopkins University - HLA-A2 downmodulation mechanisms similar in primary T cells and macrophages

Juntendo University, Tokyo - Severe dysplasia of gallbladder associated with occult pancreatobiliary reflux

Kagawa University - Autoantibodies against tumor-associated antigens in liver cancer identified

Kaohsiung Medical University - Growth inhibition activity of squamostolide evaluated

Karolinska Institute - Adult brain harbors multipotent progenitor cells that differentiate to mature neurons

Kerman Medical Science University - Few patients with lichen planus in Iran have underlying hepatitis C infections

Kurume University, Fukuoka - Highly immunogenic hepatitis C virus peptides may produce new therapy

Lund University - Regular physical activity may strenghten knee cartilage

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Src inhibition may be feasible for treating pancreatic cancer

MGI Pharma, Inc. - Oncology-focused biopharm company reports Q3 2005 revenues of $67.9 million

Massachusetts General Hospital - Liver grafts preserved under high pressure suitable for transplant in rats

Mayo Clinic - Bladder function may worsen in men as they age as the result of prostate problems

Mayo Clinic & Mayo Foundation - Studies add new findings to breast cancer body of knowledge