Health Business Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 26th, 2004
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AMS Health Sciences, Inc. - Nutritional supplements company reports loss of $0.15 per share
Acusphere, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm reports second closing of $21.5M private financing
Balance and Fall Prevention - Ingen Technologies teams with SPORTKAT to enhance Secure Balance program
Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals firm provides business update
Bio-One Corporation - Nutritional supplements firm reports third quarter revenue to exceed $10M
Business Update - Cigna profit soars 64% on unit sale, health-segment growth
Cholestech Corporation - Diagnostics maker reports income of $0.08 per share
Chronimed - Chronimed reports positive Q1 results; merger with MIM on track
Clinical MicroArrays, Inc. - Microarray maker announces $7.5M Series A financing
Collaborations - Amedisys selects MedeFinance business intelligence solution
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. - CORLUX maker reports increased losses in Q3
Curon Medical, Inc. - Stretta System maker wins continued listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market
DENTSPLY International, Inc. - Dental products company reports record sales and earnings in Q3
Diagnostic Products Corp. - Immunodiagnostics company announces increased Q3 sales
Endocardial Solutions, Inc. - EnSite maker reports Q3 results quarterly revenue of $11.4 million
Aerogen, Inc. - Nebulizer developer reports loss of $0.96 per share
Affymetrix, Inc. - ENCODE array launched to uncover function of human genome
Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. - Alaris Medical Systems extends contract with MedAssets
American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter - American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter names chairman
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Enrollment initiated in ARRIVE 2 drug-eluting stent registry
Applied Biosystems - New line of genetic analyzers launched
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical firm reports loss of $0.54 per share
Australian National University, Canberra - Reducing arsenic contamination often increases water-related infectious diseases
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - FDA grants approval for generic Glucophage XR
Baskent University - Higher OPG levels may be associated with IMT in postmenopausal women
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation - Study shows Avelox IV is successful in treating pneumonia in elderly patients
Beckman Coulter, Inc. - Stem cell monitoring system available to labs on flow cytometry system
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre - Troxerutin can protect non-malignant tissue from radiation damage
BioSource International, Inc. - Genomics company reports breakeven net income
Biolase Technology, Inc. - Dental device firm reports loss of $0.05 per share
Biosyntrx - Nutraceutical firm launches Oculair for eye, body health
Bone Marrow Transplantation - Bone marrow found for woman seeking South Asian donors
Brigham and Women's Hospital - Excessive alcohol intake plus low folate increase risk of colorectal cancer
Bristol-Myers Squibb - Pediatric HIV/AIDS medical centers to be built in Africa
Buck Institute for Age Research - Model explains major features of physiological mitochondrial Ca2+ transport
Business Update - Healthnotes releases Version 7.9 of touchscreen kiosk software
Business Update - MedImmune eyes expansion in Frederick, Maryland
California Institute of Technology - Systems biology approach may bring new age of predictive, preventive medicine
California Milk Processor Board - Surgeon general warns Americans of 'osteoporosis crisis,' recommends prevention
Cancer Research U.K. London Research Institute - Inefficient 3-methylthymine repair causes steady state mutant accrual
Case Western Reserve University - Drug-loaded micelles reported cytotoxic in human breast cancer cells
Cell Therapeutics, Inc. - Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. receives approval to market TRISENOX in Japan
Charles Nicolle Hospital - Blood pressure not linked to mortality of diabetic renal transplant patients
Chiba University - PCR used to determine serotype of Haemophilus influenzae strains
Children's Cancer Inst. Australia for Med. Res. - Microtubule alterations identified in drug-resistant tumor cells
Chinese University of Hong Kong - SELDI MS plus proteomics scoring distinguishes cancerous from normal cervix
Chiron Corp. - Nonexclusive HCV license granted to Roche
ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. - Lab service firm reports modest increase in revenues
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. - Antibody research to be published in hematology journal
Community Research Initiative New England - Quality of life increased with enfuvirtide plus optimized background regimen
CryoCath Technologies, Inc. - CryoCath provides AF program update
DURECT Corp. - Phase I trial initiated for transdermal sufentanil patch
Disease Prevention - Malawi: Project encourages female condom use to prevent HIV transmission
Eli Lilly and Company - Pharmaceutical company acquires new compound to treat insomnia
Eon Labs, Inc. - Final approval granted for Citalopram HBr tablets; shipping begins immediately
Eosinophilic Esophagitis - Pittsburgh region becoming hotspot of new disease
Espirito Santo Federal University - Beta-adrenoceptor-induced hypertrophy led to impairment of cardiac baroreflex
Express Scripts - Seven steps are key to safety in prescription drug use
Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered - Genetic counselors and advocacy group develop genetic discrimination brochure
Federal University of Sao Paulo - HIV lowers antibodies elicited by tetanus and diphtheria vaccination
Fitness & Wellness - Olympic champ says he had collapsed lung before Athens
Fuji Biomedix Company, Ltd. - Effects of iNOS inhibition on collagen-induced arthritis described
Guidant Corp. - Company begins enrollment in new study of carotid stenting
Harvard University - Less lead in blood, breast milk attributed to education, prevention program
Hokkaido University - Rheumatoid factors induce signaling from B cells and lead to EBV activation
Hosp. Universitario La Paz, Madrid - Study compares predictive spirometric values to those of other studies
IGI, Inc. - Company signs letter of intent to acquire IGI; holding company to be formed
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc. - Elekta expands open systems commitment with new sales consulting agreement
INSERM, U258, Villejuif - Combined oral contraceptives affect activated protein C resistance
IOMED, Inc. - Drug delivery systems manufacturer reports first quarter financial results
Immunizations - Study indicates vaccine protects against cervical cancer
Institute of Zoology, Basel - Jellyfish possess homologues of human vascular endothelial growth factor
Jack Bell Research Center - Apaf-1 may sensitize human cutaneous melanoma to cancer therapy
Janssen Pharmaceutical Products, L.P. - Awareness campaign launched after several drug prescribing errors
Japan National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Aspergillosis occurs later after reduced intensity versus regular SCT
Jean Hailes Fdn. Research Unit - Technique needed to measure free testosterone levels in the female range
Kaohsiung Medical College - CMV UL76 encodes novel virion-associated protein that inhibits viral replication
Karolinska Institute - Childhood allergies appear to increase risk of blood cancers
King Abdulaziz University - Dietary copper, zinc supplements effect on atherosclerosis studied
Kyoto University - Mutant p53 influences hypoxia-induced gene expression in tumor cells
Kyphon Inc. - Spinal device company reports third quarter results
Laserscope - Medical laser company reports third quarter results
Legal Issues - United Healthcare companies to pay $2.2 million to North Carolina
Malpractice Insurance - Wyoming looks ahead after voters reject malpractice damage limits
McLaughlin Research Institute - Loci of susceptibility to amyloid precursor protein identified
Medical Errors - Doctors may be subject to background checks
Mediware - Information technology company reports first quarter results
Meharry Medical College - Subnormal immunity to measles in found in HIV+ mothers and infant cord blood
Minot State University - Population increases in obesity appear to be partly due to genetics
Monash University - HT impairs endothelial function in postmenopausal women receiving rosiglitazone
National Chung Cheng University - Buflomedil has preferential alpha1A -adrenoceptor antagonistic effect
Natl. Taipei College of Nursing - Health education intervention helps mid-life women in northern Taiwan
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research - Partnership forged to uncover genetic basis for type 2 diabetes
Novartis International AG - Pharma companies launch Parkinson disease study with Stalevo
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical - U.S. FDA approves new oral solution of LEVAQUIN
Ovarian Cancer - Second-line therapy of advanced disease with GnRH analogs shows promise
PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED - Biopharma company names senior vice president of sales and marketing
Peking University - Lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration shown to occur in ovariectomized rats
Perlegen Sciences, Inc. - Pharma company names senior VP business development and licensing
Premier, Inc. - U.S. FDA selects hospital database for two drug utilization contracts
Product Licensing - Mexico finds no evidence baby formula was approved for consumption
Purdue University - Novel immunoassay facilitates cytochrome P450 quantification
Raymond Poincare Hospital, Garches - Hyperphagia contributes to normal body composition in asymptomatic HIV infection
Roche Oncology - More testing methods OK'd to select patients who may benefit from Herceptin
Sequenom, Inc. - DNA-focused company, Siemens form joint working group on molecular diagnostics
Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc - Adderall XR gets 6 months pediatric exclusivity
Smiths Medical MD, Inc. - Cleo 90 infusion set gains FDA clearance
Spine Next, S.A. - Pharmaceutical firm acquires manufacturer of spinal implant devices
Stellar Biotechnologies - Biotech receives patent allowance for nonlethal hemocyanin extraction method
SurModics, Inc. - David Wood named VP, GM of medical device company's drug delivery business unit
Tel Aviv University - "Wandering resident" revision arthroplasty technique evaluated
Telemedicine - Ford Hospital telecasts surgery to India
Transplant Medicine - Internet organ donor freed from jail
Tuberculosis - Oregon Health & Science University gets grant for TB research
Tulane University - Fast food joints more common in poor, black neighborhoods
U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Anthrax protective antigen predictive of serum anti-toxin activity
U.S. National Cancer Institute - Immunoassay groups MAbs by topographical epitopes
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Global gene expression profiles determined in HNSCC tumor lines
Univ. of California, Riverside - Researchers uncover how infections combat plant immune responses
Universidade Federal do Ceara - Melatonin improves sleep in asthmatics
University of Aberdeen - Candida may mate when the going gets tough
University of Alberta - Calreticulin and endoplasmic reticulum may play important roles in development
University of Antwerp - Varicella screening in adolescents is cost-effective
University of Arizona - Thyroid hormone and its analogs modulate the expression of cardiomyocyte genes
University of Bologna - New risk factors for endocarditis have emerged
University of California, Berkeley - NRTIs decrease mitrochondrial DNA synthesis and oxidative enzyme content
University of Cambridge - Cell surface MHC class II expression inhibited by Salmonella
University of Guelph - Insulin stimulates fatty acid transport by regulating expression of FAT/CD36
University of Hong Kong - Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype distribution in Hong Kong determined
University of Lausanne - Poxviruses expressing HIV protein stimulate cytotoxic T-cell responses
University of Leeds - GATA-4 transcription factor binds within regulatory regions of M2 gene
University of London Imperial College - Slow skeletal troponin T gene may contribute to myocardial dysfunction
University of Miami - Report reviews evidence implicating NO in the pathophysiology of heart failure
University of Michigan - Solar UV irradiation reduces collagen by blocking TGF-betaRII/Smad signaling
University of Montreal - Hepatitis B X protein blocks transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair
University of Oxford - Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes are least commonly isolated
University of Pittsburgh - Viscoelastic response changes in urinary bladder after spinal cord injury
University of Queensland - ISCOMATRIX adjuvant is suitable for use in anticancer vaccines
University of Texas - Diabetes compromises quality of life among Americans
University of Wales - Real super-bugs can save the planet
University of Washington - The heart is sensitive to effects of excess urokinase plasminogen activator
University of Zurich - Control parameters for dendritic cell-T cell interaction determined
University of the West Indies - Protease activated receptors are involved in vascular development
Wake Forest University - MRI helps diagnose diseases of abdomen and pelvis during, after pregnancy
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute - Human Genome Project scientist at Sanger Institute receives top science award
Wuhan University - A novel mutation in the human prion gene has been discovered in China
aaiPharma Inc. - New Drug Application approved for once-daily Allegra-D
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