Health Business Week

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital - Use of air pump preferred over surgery for treating apnea

North Texas Uterine Fibroid Institute - Texas center treating uterine fibroids with U.S.FDA-approved thermal ablation system

Odense University Hospital - Myocardial perfusion imaging is imperfect in the absence of post-test referral bias

Ohio State University - Regulation method for M. thermautotrophicus tryptophan operon expression is analyzed

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharma company receives grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health

Osaka University - Postprandial hyperglycemia predicts diabetic microangiopathy in type 2 diabetes

PanBio - Medical diagnostics company marks milestone in homogeneous assay technology

Peplin Limited - Initial study yields positive results from drug for acute myeloid leukemia

Personnel - Health benefits company promotes Susan Rawlings, Lynne Gross to executive posts

Pontificia University of Catolica Chile, Santiago - Researchers' data advance skin cancer research

Quality Assurance - Drugstore chain's home care services division awarded JCAHO accreditation

Quality Assurance - Kentucky hospital clinic approved as certified center of ALS Association

Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome - New aromatase inhibitors for treatment of metastatic breast cancer examined

Remedent, Inc. - Dentistry products company announces appointment of Hoffman as vice president

Roche - "Mirror, Mirror" program empowers women cancer survivors

Saint Louis University - Research reveals promising approach to treatment of Alzheimer disease

Saint Louis University - Study looks at how to discourage women from drinking while pregnant

Sapporo Medical University - Microvascular decompression of trochlear nerve can be effective

Spedali Civil Brescia - Acromegaly predicts fracture risk in post-menopausal women

Stanford University - Selective intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) dose escalation discussed

Sysmex America, Inc. - Blood Centers of America chooses hematology instrumentation for quality control and donor screening

Technical University of Munich - Researchers describe findings in oncology studies

Temple University School of Medicine - A protein in St. John's wort is found to suppress HIV-1 gene expression

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Companies extend cost, stock elections deadline in pending acquisition of IVAX

Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo General Hospital - Long-scan-time CT deemed effective in planning of stereotactic radiation therapy

Toneyama National Hospital, Osaka - Coagulation system is activated in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients with cardiac dysfunction

Total - Alliance formed to combat infectious diseases

Tsu City College, Mie - Site-specific DNA damage induced by ozone

Tzanio Hospital, Piraeus - Studies add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge

U.K. NHS Security Management Service - U.K. NHS launches first effort on violence against mental health staff

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Alaska Natives immunized at birth are protected against hepatitis B

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Reports advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS diagnosis research

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Rifampin-pyrazinamide not recommended for treatment of latent TB

U.S. National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute - Real-time MRI used to guide pediatric endovascular procedures

U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Radical approach to cardiac resynchronization shows promise

U.S. National Institutes of Health - New findings in cancer vaccines described

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer

U.S. National Sleep Foundation - Survey shows most children under 4 not getting recommended minimum of sleep

Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels - Children with extended hepatoblastoma should be referred to transplant surgeon

University Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Indices of bone formation increase with teriparatide

University Hospital, Bern - Pneumococcal vaccine likely to fail in splenectomized cancer patients

University Hospital, Bonn - Vagus nerve stimulation and SSRI treatment cause similar cerebral blood flow changes

University of Athens - Endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphism is important during myocardial infarction

University of Barcelona - Soluble VAP-1/SSAO release stimulated by isoproterenol and low TNF-alpha levels

University of Basel - Study shows interferon treatment delays MS onset in patients showing clinical signs

University of Benin Teaching Hospital - Adult lymphomas analyzed in Edo state, Niger Delta region of Nigeria

University of British Columbia - Cerebral vascular processes are hindered by intermittent hypoxia

University of California, Los Angeles - Recent studies add new data to pneumococcal vaccines research

University of Colorado - Psychosocial thriving found possible in childhood cancer survivors

University of Dundee - Research add new data to asthma therapy body of knowledge

University of Helsinki - Probiotic supplementation improves tolerance to H. pylori eradication therapy

University of Iowa - Immune stimulation is not effective for treatment of papilloma

University of Iowa - SOCS7 deletion enhances insulin action and increases islet size

University of Kentucky - Proteasome inhibition improved fractionated radiation treatment

University of Manchester - Data: Remicade can quickly and significantly improve psoriasis symptoms

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

University of Minnesota -  Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis genome fully sequenced

University of Newcastle - Autogeneic feeder cell system efficiently supports undifferentiated ESC growth

University of North Carolina - MED-EL Combi40+ effective for adult use

University of Pennsylvania - Morphine inhibits anti-HIV activity of CD8+ cells in HIV latently infected cells

University of Pittsburgh - New findings in the area of obesity and diabetes described

University of Salamanca - Bamet-UD2 overcomes resistance to cisplatin

University of Siena - Photoimmobilized micropatterned Hyal surface induced chondrocytes adhesion and alignment

University of Texas - Diagnostic accuracy may be improved by inclusion of multiple mammographic views

University of Tokyo - Guideline weakness can underlie structural failure of vascular prostheses

University of Toronto - External beam radiotherapy improved prognosis of high-risk thyroid cancer

University of Utrecht Medical Center - Moderate alcohol intake may have vascular protective effects

University of Valencia - Human fascioliasis prevalence and intensity is increasing

University of Virginia - Recent findings in diabetes therapy described

University of Zurich Hospital - Epitope characterization paves the way for hepatitis C peptide-based vaccines

Uppsala University Hospital - CRP reduction after gastric bypass is greatest in insulin-sensitive patients

Uroplasty, Inc. - U.S. FDA grants marketing clearance for urological neurostimulation device

Wakayama Medical University - Trichloroacetic acid peels cause a temporary impairment of skin defense system

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center - Novel treatment target for deadly brain tumors is identified

World Health Organization - Chronic diseases are leading cause of death, international health organization says

Wuhan University, Hubei - Findings describe new data in hepatitis B therapy research

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - First scientific data for Lybrel presented at ASRM meeting

Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul - Stent placement is an alternative to complex arterial bypass surgery or reconstruction

Yonsei University, Seoul - Anti-idiotypic antibody is candidate for meningitis vaccine