Health Business Week

Lonza - Biopharmaceutical manufacturer to offer Niamax to U.S. nutrition industry

Massachusetts General Hospital - SIV-induced metabolic brain abnormalities reversed with virus control

Medical University of Lodz - Gene expression determined in chronic active and inactive lesions

Menopause - Effects of tibolone and estradiol on triglyceride levels compared

Mental Health - Senator says new war vets need emergency counseling

Merck & Co. Inc. - HIV-related lipodystrophy caused by multiple factors

Merck & Co., Inc. - EPO renders oral decision to revoke patent for Fosamax Once Weekly

Mergers & Acquisitions - AHMC to acquire four east Los Angeles hospitals

Nanobioengineering Laboratory - European project to apply nanotech to stem cell differentiation

National Cardiovascular Center, Japan - Link found between 3A/4A polymorphism and endothelin-1 levels

Northern Berkshire Health Systems - Health system announces upcoming bond issuance

Nursefinders Inc. - VHA enters agreement for nurse staffing and vendor management services

Omnicell, Inc. - Patient safety solution provider announces second quarter results

Ondokuz Mayis University - Hepatitis B genotype D distinguished from non-D using polymerase chain reaction

Osaka University - WT1 peptide vaccine with BCG-CWS is efficient for tumor eradication

Osteoporosis - Oil extract of garlic suppresses ovariectomy-induced bone resorption in rats

Pain, Therapeutics, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces second quarter financial results

Partnership for Prevention - Groups commend expanded coverage of preventive services under Medicare

Personnel - Cardinal Health CFO quits, delays annual results report

Personnel - Nationwide Health Properties names chief investment officer

PharmaMar - Kahalalide F enters phase II trials in lung cancer and melanoma

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane - Quality-improvement programs can improve care of acute cardiac patients

Public Health - GE Healthcare, NRHA partner to improve rural access to healthcare education

Quality Assurance - NCQA awards "Excellent" accreditation status to CIGNA HealthCare of Tennessee

Quest Diagnostics, Inc - Tests detect surge in methamphetamine use

Retractable Technologies, Inc. - Automated retraction safety syringes manufacturer declares dividends

Rightfield Solutions - Professional Casualty Association offers Web-based tool to lower malpractice

Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast - Optimal settings for Diprifusor propofol delivery determined

SCHOTT Nexterion - Nexterion Slide MPX enables multiple microarray experiments on single slide

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Antirheumatic METOLATE tablets launched in Japan

Schering AG - Pharma company releases financial results, names vice president

Scripps Research Institute - Mouse model developed to evaluate of DNA minigene vaccines

Serologicals Corporation - Drug company reports revenues up for the second quarter of 2004

Shinyang Chemicals Co. - $1.2B in sales forecasted for new Asian pain relief technology

Siemens Medical Solutions - Siemens' president applauds HHS information technology initiative

Smoking Ban - Vigo County, Indiana, commissioners nix proposed smoking ban ordinance

Societal/Cultural Issues - Women in rural India have no sexual rights, may be forced to undergo abortion

SomaLogic, Inc. - Proteomics company acquires rights to DNA modification chemistry patents

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - First implant, launch of annuloplasty band for heart valve repair announced

Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. - Dental products maker acquires Bioplant Product Line

TargeGen, Inc. - Clinical trial of TG100-115 for heart attacks to proceed under active IND

The Center for Consumer Freedom - Consumer freedom group says obesity is not a disease

The Perrigo Company - Over-the-counter drug manufacturer acquire certain assets of APG, Inc.

Tokyo Women's Medical College - Integrated disease management program decreases mortality in type 1 diabetes

Transplant Medicine - Bone marrow gift of life unites families

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - New molecular diagnostic tests released for external research

Tuberculosis - Farm worker pleads no contest after evading tuberculosis treatment

Tufts University - hsp90 alpha has essential extracellular role in cancer cell invasiveness

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Information-only prevention efforts not enough to encourage HIV testing

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Real-time RT-PCR applied for quantitation of avian influenza virus

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Circulating endothelial membrane microparticles elevated in hemoglobinuria

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Agency to establish new cancer office and program

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA announces standard format for submission of trials data

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Pressure-inactivated foot-and-mouth disease virus is vaccine candidate

Universite de la Mediterranee - Risk factors for severe malaria in Bamako, Mali reported

University College London - Low pH not required for RANTES or MIP-1beta dissociation from CCR5

University Medical Center, Utrecht - Cryptococcal glucuronoxylomannan disrupts endothelial neutrophil rolling

University of Basel Hospital - Persistent apoptosis in HIV patients associated with poor recovery of CD4 cells

University of Ljubljana - Researchers develop an improved, automated 24-hour electrocardiogram device

University of Rochester - Scientists finger surprise culprit in spinal cord injury

University of Tokyo - Microfluidic PDMS bioreactor developed for large-scale culture of hepatocytes

University of Washington - High-throughput MS system suitable for neuronal proteome analysis

Uppsala University - Activation of inositol receptors induces Ca²⁺ release in beta cells

Vanderbilt University - Nuclear import inhibition counters staphylococcal enterotoxin B

ViaCell, Inc. - Stem cells from human umbilical cord blood show ability to form new cells

Washington State Medical, Association - Report on patient safety in Washington state released

Waters Instruments, Inc. - Medical instrument company named to Fortune's Top 100 List

West Nile Virus - Illinois has second West Nile case