Genetics and Environmental Law Weekly

Acrongenomics, Inc. - Acrongenomics appoints chief technology officer

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp. - Applied Genetic initiates phase I trial of drug for Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Artemis Pharmaceuticals GmbH - Artemis Pharmaceuticals signs target validation deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb

Public Health - Survey shows employees feel pressured to go to work despite being sick with flu

Skin Cancer - Medicolegal aspects of neoplastic dermatology discussed

Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo - APO A-V-1131T->C polymorphism frequency linked to morbidity in elderly population

Carrier Corporation - Carrier Corporation introduces indoor Infinity air purifier

China Medical University Hospital, Taichung - Researchers describe findings in gastric cancer studies

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York - New research in the area of obesity pathogenesis detailed

Cytogen Corporation - Findings presented from studies of Quadramet in prostate cancer with metastatic bone disease

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Dyspareunia is improved and sexual well-being enhanced by vaginal reconstructive surgery

Fiocruz MS, Rio de Janeiro - Advanced HIV cases suggest large pool of undiagnosed HIV infections in Southeast Brazil

Genetic Technologies Limited - Genetic Technologies announces strategic alliance with MetaMorphix, Inc.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care & Harvard University - Influenza vaccination rates are low in older asthmatic children with Medicaid

Harvard School of Public Health - New findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines described

Health Behavior News Service - Cigarette promotions successfully target certain groups

Health Protection Agency, London - Cervical cancer vaccines are focus of review

Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals submits proposal on acute radiation syndrome therapy

Hopital Bichat, Paris - Underlying diseases determine prognosis for patients with meningitis

Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Night blindness now considered clinical symptom of Chagas disease

Indian Council of Medical Research, Tajganj - HIV seroprevalence determined among tuberculosis patients in Agra

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Oeiras - Reducing pertussis transmission causes disease resurgence

Juntendo University, Tokyo - Arachidonic acid analogs modulate Fc epsilon RI-mediated mast cell activation

KFB-Center of Excellence for Fluorescent Bioanalysis - Companies sign cooperation and license agreement to combine gene chip services, analysis data

Kalorama Information - Biotech instrumentation field set to grow, play key role in genomics, proteomics

Kalorama Information - Study predicts transgenically produced biopharmaceutical sales may top $12 billion by 2012

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital - Cerebral ischemia etiology is linked to increase of blood anticardiolipin antibody

Leukemia - Research in leukemia provides new insights

Loma Linda University - Findings advance knowledge in ovarian cancer research

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Diet, nutrition, the life-course approach are proposed for cancer prevention

Lund University - Public health effects of exposure to toxic metals reported in new study

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center scientists study effect of oddly shaped DNA on cell behavior

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Recent studies add new data to cancer therapy research

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - The risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer is modified by IGF-1 variants

Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo - Renal lesions of chronic nephropathies and diabetes reviewed