Health Business Week

Mississippi State University - Sociologists to map disease, death by analyzing prescription drugs

Nara Medical University - RNA interference against PARP-1 efficiently suppresses HIV-1 replication

National Museum of Natural History, Paris - Zinc-binding agonists affect recognition of beta-amyloid epitopes

National Science Foundation - $36.5 million will fund centers to explore how humans, animals, machines learn

National Taiwan University - Ultrasound method identifies conditions that may underly hypertensive myocardium

National University of Singapore - Glutamate receptor expression in retina diabetic rats examined

Natl. Chlamydia Screening Program - Women in mid-to-late teens 43% more likely to test positive for Chlamydia

Natl. Ctr. for Radiation Res. & Tech., Cairo - Intense pulsed light safe and effective for permanent hair removal

Neose Technologies, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company CFO retires, successor named

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife - Total lymphocyte count not a substitute for CD4 cell count in HIV management

Omnicell, Inc. - Order management system installed at medical center to improve patient safety

Ophthonix Inc. - Vision care company receives fourth patent of 2004

PharmaFrontiers Corp. - Company specializing in stem cells announces new CEO

Pharmacy Services - Automation persuades pharmacy to implement new IT

Pharmion Corp. - EMEA accepts marketing authorization application for Vidaza for review

Pierce Biotechnology - Novel solution can eliminate background in film-based applications

Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris - Higher amprenavir plasma minimal concentration associated with lower resistance

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas - Hospital uses carotid stent device to open blocked arteries in the neck

Prescription Drugs - Drug maker warned sales reps to keep quiet about suicide risk

Prince Wales Hospital, Hong Kong - SARS rates vary among three categories of hospital workers in Hong Kong

Prous Science - Synthetic HDL caused significant regression of coronary atherosclerosis

Quality Assurance - Pennsylvania hospital mortalities down, readmissions up

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited - Pharma company approved to manufacture loratadine and pseudoephedrine tablets

Sanofi-Synthelabo Recherche - Coronary vasodilation induced by amiodarone highly depends on nitric oxide

Sciona, Inc. - Genomics company ends $4.1 million second round of financing to grow U.S. market

SecureCARE - IT company forms physician advisory board to support growth in healthcare market

Sepracor, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces pricing of $500 million offering

Somnia, Inc. - Anesthesia company appoints Ann Showan to oversee mid-Atlantic clinical affairs

Sontra Medical Corporation - Medical devices company picks distributor for rapid skin anesthesia product

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Enzyme images reveal secrets of antibiotic resistance, suggest new drug design

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Study results offer hope for non-toxic cancer therapy in future

St. Jude Medical Inc. - Endocardial Solutions, Inc. acquired by cardio-focused medical devices company

Strategic Research Institute - Pharmaceutical conference to discuss issues facing pharma companies

Texas A&M University - Stress for newborns could weaken immune system later in life

Therapeutic Cloning - Creator of Dolly the sheep applies for license to clone human cells for research

Toronto General Hospital - Fibrates in metabolic syndrome and diabetes reviewed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - PCR method developed for rapid identification of Nocardia farcinica

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Respirable coal dust modifies cytochrome expression in rat alveolar cells

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Adiponectin levels affected by renal function and diabetes duration

UCB Pharma - Positive results in preliminary phase 3 rheumatoid arthritis drug trial reported

Univ. of Texas, Austin - Chemical derived from vitamin E shows early promise as cancer drug

University of Alberta - LC/MALDI assay suitable for membrane proteome analysis

University of Amsterdam - Shorter course of chemotherapy beneficial for children with Wilms tumor

University of Bath - Surface plasmon resonance can detect P. aeruginosa on gold

University of Bologna - Novel Akt inhibitors reduce drug resistance in leukemic cells

University of Cincinnati - Calcineurin-NFAT and MAPK signaling pathways are interdependent

University of Cologne - Evidence suggests some Ang II-induced effects are mediated via indirect actions

University of Colorado - Term placentas from high-altitude pregnancies don't suffer hypoxic stress

University of Connecticut - Taste genetics affects oral sensation, dietary behaviors, and disease risk

University of Florida - Researchers develop silica-coated nanoparticles

University of Freiburg - Dendritic cells partially protect against intracerebral viral challenge

University of Gaziantep - Method improves denoising in ECG signals

University of Glasgow - U.K. management of foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 2001 still controversial

University of Gottingen - Macrophages generate cytokines that stimulate breast cancer invasion

University of Hohenheim - DNA vaccine protects mice against challenge anthrax STI spores

University of Kansas - New guideline evaluates treatments for post-herpetic neuralgia

University of KwaZulu-Natal - Site mapping in HIV genome may provide new approach to vaccine design

University of Leicester - Confocal laser scanning microscope used in study of trophoblasts

University of Manitoba - A switch to hi-FGF-2 accumulation would exacerbate hypertrophy

University of Massachusetts - Cytidine deaminase recruited to S regions by the transcriptional machinery

University of Pittsburgh - Bladder-to-urethral reflexes in urinary continence mechanisms studied in rats

University of Rochester Medical Center - Discovery of gene-expression changes leads to advancement in Parkinson research

University of Santiago de Compostel - Effect of particle size on transport across nasal mucosa studied

University of Strathclyde - Efficacy of anti-fertility vaccine compared in male animals

University of Texas - Genes involved in cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction identified

University of Texas - Obesity, visceral fat, and poor glycemic control stimulate gluconeogenic flux

University of Washington - A glass of cranberry juice a day may keep bladder infection away

University of Washington - Americans had strong need for spiritual support following 9/11 attacks

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Biopharmaceuticals company updates anidulafungin regulatory status

WWMR, Inc. - Neuropathic pain market growth predicted in report

Waggener Edstrom - Communications group sponsors Portland's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

Wake Forest University - Low-molecular-weight and unfractionated heparins contraindicated in HIT patients

Wake Forest University - Parental involvement can help prevent underage drinking

Wayne State University - Study explores marital partners' perspectives of health-related exchanges

World Health Organization - Accord on better access to essential medicines for poor reached at WHO meeting

World Health Organization - Study: World's poorest young women overlooked by public health campaigns