Health Business Week

Information Technology - Prescription drug information provided to doctors in Bluegrass network

KV Pharmaceutical Co. - Marketing agreement inked for Gynazole-1 in Australia and New Zealand

Keio University - Researchers discuss future applications of sentinel node technology

Kings College Hospital - Three-dimensional ultrasound identifies congenital uterine anomalies

Laval University - Ptc acts as a tumor suppressor gene in bladder cancer

Legal Issues - Judge hears arguments on sentence for former Rite Aid chief

Legal Issues - New York heart doctor sues hospital over suspension

Medical Services International, Inc. - VScan HIV Rapid Test Kits placed in dispensaries in Southeast Asia

Medtronic, Inc. - "Off-pump" coronary bypass surgery has similar outcomes, lower cost

NOP World Health - U.S. pharmacists lose business due to drug re-importation, study shows

NV Organon - Mice deficient for soluble adenylyl cyclase have sperm-motility defect

National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Chiba - EGCG inhibits radiation-induced apoptosis by inactivating capase pathway

National Public Health Institute of Finland - Pneumococcal DNA in ear indicates pneumococcal etiology in otitis media

NeoPharm - Company selected to produce IL13-PE38QQR for phase III trial

Pasteur Institute, Paris - Pre-HAART IL-7 levels linked to long-term CD4 cell count

Pennsylvania State University - Continuous insulin monitoring does not raise hospital costs

Personnel - Clarkson named assistant general counsel for Tenet Healthcare

Personnel - Rhode Island Governor wants Blue Cross board chairman to resign

Pervasis Therapeutics - MIT's Deshpande strikes first funding and licensing deals

Prana Biotechnology, Ltd. - Paper further validates brain protein theory

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Drug development company raises $4.5 million

Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. - New reimbursement codes announced for MammoSite balloon catheter

Quality of Life - Program aims to help HIV+ mothers reduce self- and childcare stresses

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Novel platelet proteins located in human atherosclerotic lesions

SoLar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces appointment of executive vice president

Stanford University - Estrogen research looks for potential cognitive boost

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries - FDA issues approval for Terconazole Vaginal Cream, 0.8%

The Neuenschwander Co. - Report: FDA barcode rule to spur growth in bedside scanning

Tufts University - Depressed? "B" sure to get enough folate

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services - Study of growth hormone treatment emphasizes prevention of adrenal crises

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Alcohol diagnoses being missed in hospital patients

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Antibodies that recognize HIV coreceptor-binding site on gp120 studied

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Statins and aspirin may protect against severe vision loss in elderly

Univ. of Texas, Houston - Short course of Tibetan yoga improves sleep in cancer patients

Univ. of Texas, SW Medical Center - Laparoscopic urology has advantages over open procedures

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona -  Pasteurella multocida contains multiple hemoglobin-binding proteins

University Medical Centre, Nijmegen - Indinavir/ritonavir/efavirenz regimen should benefit treatment-naive patients

University of Alabama - Nasal Flt3 ligand cDNA elicits dendritic cells for enhanced mucosal immunity

University of Basel - Fly with brain tumor may shed light on cancer-causing genes

University of Biokatu - Inverse relation between enterovirus antibodies and type 1 diabetes

University of Cambridge - SREBP-1c mutants increase risk of type 2 diabetes

University of Edinburgh - CPI-17 associated with protein kinase C and casein kinase I

University of Giessen - Bulimia nervosa patients show no differences at disgust control centers

University of Helsinki Hospital - Levonorgestrel-releasing systems control excess menstrual bleeding

University of Illinois - Diagnosis and treatment options for gastric cancer reviewed

University of Iowa - Genetic surprises associated with schizophrenia

University of Manchester - Glut-1 expression in oral cancer indicates need for chemoradiotherapy

University of Michigan - Do sleepy toddlers turn into teens who drink and do drugs?

University of Pennsylvania - RNA-transfected cells induce responses against viral and tumor antigens

University of Toronto - Combined monitoring may help prevent complications of spinal surgery

University of Trieste - Female medical workers in Italy report harassment by patients and coworkers

University of Wisconsin - Low-dose mucosal SIV challenge has same kinetics as high-dose challenge

VIRxSYS Corporation - Board recommends dosing of final two patients in VRX496 trial

Washington University - Biologist's find alters the bacteria family tree

Zhejiang University - Recombinant ricin A chain may be useful as anticancer immunotoxin