Health Business Week

Lorus Therapeutics Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces positive results in cancer management trial

Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin - Exercise stress testing is a valuable procedure for evaluation of CAD

Max Planck Institute of Biophysics - Interaction of membrane proteins and cytochrome c studied by Brownian dynamics

Medical Fraud - Philadelphia chiropractor among 23 people charged with fraud

Medical University of Gdansk - Monoclonal antibody CD 11b ameliorates pancreatic inflammation

Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. - Proanthocyanidins from cacao inhibit diabetes-induced cataracts

Mental Health - Four Maine clinics chosen in federal pilot program

Mental Health - Mental health courts show signs of success

Miravant Medical Technologies - Clinical results for SnET2 presented at ASRS meeting

Miyazaki University - Role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in adipocytes investigated

Monash University - Transplacental exposure to bafilomycin accelerates diabetes onset

National Inst. of Technology & Evaluation, Chiba - Microbial communities play key roles in degrading petroleum hydrocarbons

Nebraska Medical Center - 2000th liver transplant marks milestone at hospital

New York Health Care - Health care company announces second quarter net loss per share of $0.05

Nicholas Piramal India Limited - Inlicensing agreement forged with Ethypharm for the Indian market

Novartis Research Foundation - Genome projects helps identify "circadian rhythm" genes

Oregon Hlth & Science University - Myelomonocytic cells sufficient for therapeutic cell fusion in liver

Othera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Ophthalmic pharma company closes $13 million in venture capital financing

Personnel - ECG management consultants hires Luba M. Halich as senior manager

Personnel - Indiana Protein Center completes initial staffing

Personnel - Senior Hong Kong hospital official to resign after contract expires

Pfizer - New guidelines urge early and long-term aldosterone blockade therapy

Queensland Institute of Medical Research - Schistosome proteins play roles in host-parasite interactions

Rockefeller University - New technique tracks migrating tumor cells

Russian Academy of Science - Glycyrrhizic acid conjugates demonstrate anti-HIV and anti-HSV-1 activity

Sentigen Holding Corp. - Biosciences research holding company announces second quarter results

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - First clinical study of new vaccine shows safety, tolerability in adults

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Medical device company authorizes share repurchase

Stanford University - Multi-echo SSFP acquisitions improve sequence performance

Stanford University - Vaccine development to prevent cytomegalovirus disease reviewed

Strategic Research Institute - Pharma industry increasingly in-licenses nontraditional source macromolecules

SuperPractice.com, Inc. - Medical office software launched on web integrates billing, practice management

Surgical Technology - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh opens pediatric operating room

Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. - $12M to accelerate company's growth in women's healthcare, medical device market

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Generic pharmaceutical company acquires Pfizer's Italian generic drug operation

The Epilepsy Project - Research grants awarded to advance therapies and insights in epilepsy drugs

Third Military Medical University, Chongqing - Dermal multipotent cell transplant treats combined radiation and wound injury

Thrombosis - Lifeblood announces Thrombosis and Pregnancy fact sheet

Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry - Psychosocial predictors of relapse among diabetes patients outlined

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Tools available to promote diabetes prevention

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Targeted disruption of IA-2beta gene does not prevent diabetes

Uniform Code Council - Herman Stiphout named president of subsidiary of standards-focused oganization

Unipath Ltd. - Study examines direct link between elevated FSH, shorter follicular phase

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Acetaminophen overdose is major cause of hepatic failure in U.S.

Univ. of Valenciennes & Hainaut-Cambresis - Hybrid model improves Lamb wave analysis

Universitat Wien - Weight gain during long-term treatment with olanzapine reported

University Hospital, Munster - Reduced plantar sensation alters gait pattern

University of College London - ACE I allele is elevated in long-distance swimmers

University of Groningen - HES in UW solution causes increased red blood cell aggregation

University of Halle Wittenberg - Researchers develop a method of detecting desmopressin acetate in human skin

University of Helsinki - Isolated isoflavonoids have no vascular benefits for postmenopausal women

University of Iowa - Surfactant proteins enhance phagocytosis of Chlamydia

University of Istanbul - Magnetic field affects blood-brain barrier permeability in diabetes

University of Maine - Dioxin alters human low-density lipoprotein structure

University of Mainz Klinikum - Pathomorphology doesn't belie seriousness of preeclampsia

University of Miami - Specific CTL priming achieved in mouse neonates exposed to spleen cells

University of New Mexico - HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment initiated in American Indian communities

University of Pittsburgh - Diagnosis and treatment of secreting vagal paraganglioma reviewed

University of Pompeu Fabra - Rewarding effects of MDMA preserved in mice lacking mu-opioid receptors

University of Sydney - Implanted transmitters alter noradrenergic response in vas deferens from mice

University of Texas - Effects of bisphosphonate on trabecular bone volume, microdamage assessed

University of Tokyo - Bone-marrow-derived cells may contribute to choroidal neovascularization

University of Wales College of Medicine - Aerosolization from renovation work possible cause of Q fever outbreak

University of Wisconsin - Many state employers don't adequately cover smoking cessation treatment

University of Wurzburg - Benefit and side effects are reported for MAO-inhibitors

University of Zagreb - Placental proteins reveal normal pregnancy and missed abortion

Viventia Biotech Inc. - Drug company receives approval from Health Canada for bladder cancer drug trials

Wolverhampton University - Normalizing maximum oxygen uptake predicts one-mile run time in boys

World Health Alternatives, Inc. - Healthcare staffing company reports record second quarter, half-year results

Wright Medical Group, Inc. - Orthopedic device company introduces new system for wrist fracture repair

Yale University - Novel method estimates time and size of bioterror attack for real-time use

Yamaguchi University - Key proteins decline in patients with hepatitis C-related liver cancer