Health Business Week

McMaster University, Hamilton - Article addresses survey design in studies exploring barriers to pediatric immunizations

Mergers & Acquisitions - Managed care services company completes asset purchase of Medical Bill Audits, Inc.

Nanogen, Inc. - Diagnostic products developer adds two products for detection of respiratory viral pathogens

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Present stages IB and IIA should be merged into same stage category of lung cancer

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of Hepatitis B Therapy

National Health Research Institute, Kaohsiung - Betel quid chewing may contribute to pharyngeal and laryngeal carcinogenesis

National Public Health Institute KTL, Helsinki - Population trend estimates based on respondent data are likely biased

National University of Singapore - Data advance knowledge in neuroscience research

Northern California Cancer Center, Fremont - Epstein-Barr virus is prognostic marker of survival after Hodgkin lymphoma

Nutrition 21, Inc. - Nutritional supplements company appoints Dean DiMaria to VP of sales and marketing

Pandemics - Disability Management Employer Coalition releases 2005 flu survey

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company begins shipment of generic Adoxa

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge - Cardiovascular disease risk is improved in some men on low-fat and low-saturated-fat diets

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharma company announces net loss of $4,571,000

Personnel - Ohio Business Week Foundation names Eleanor Biddulph to board

Piribo Ltd - Paper recommends internationalization and education as keys to clinical trial recruitment

ProMetic Biosciences Inc. - PBI-1402 phase I trial is complete and shows positive results

Protherics - Late stage licensing agreement signed for anti-sepsis drug CytoFab

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Thymosin beta 4 wound healing technology receives patent in China

Renovis, Inc. - Phase III SAINT II trial for NXY-059/Cerovive will continue as planned following safety review

Rheologics Technologies, Inc. - Company focused on blood viscosity appoints Dan Cho to management team

Robarts Research Institute - Experimental Alzheimer, diabetes drug appears to enhance therapeutic effect of cord-blood transplant

Saarland University - New data illuminates research in Cancer Vaccines

Saint Louis University - New findings in the area of cardiology described

South Denmark University Network - Resveratrol inhibits myeloma cell growth and promotes osteoclast differentiation

St. James University Hospital, Oxford - Mesenchymal stem cells have potential for a wide range of tissue engineering applications

Stanford University - No correlation found between preinterventional plaque burden and neointimal hyperplasia

Stanford University - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of melanoma

Stanford University School of Medicine - Advances in radiotherapy show benefit for elderly patients with leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma

State Serum Institute - Emerging resistance in foodborne pathogens increase burdens of illness and outbreaks

Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul - Detection of second primary cancer improved using F-18-FDG PET/CT

Technical University of Munich - Study characterized IspG protein from Escherichia coli

Tel Aviv University - Novel NMR parameter useful for monitoring thermal liver tissue coagulation

The Quigley Corporation - Mouse model study shows QR-442 delays onset of multiple sclerosis and lowers severity

Tokyo Institute of Technology - Researchers describe findings in DNA Vaccines studies

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Clonal association found between Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 23A and 23F

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Research is needed to determine efficacy of strategies to treat childhood obesity

U.S. Department of Agriculture -  M. avium subsp paratuberculosis transmitted between infected cattle and feral cats

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - National PSA campaign encourages hurricane survivors to use mental health services

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Fusion protein of IL-2 and diphtheria toxin does not eliminate regulatory T lymphocytes

Uniformed Service University of Health Science, Bethesda - Viral detection described in cell lines and postmortem brain tissue

University of Amsterdam - Adeno-associated virus type 5 enhances gene transfer to arthritic joints

University of Bologna - Interleukin-6 gene polymorphism is an age-dependent MI risk factor

University of California, Riverside - Hepatitis A virus detected in real-time

University of California, San Francisco - Lower levels of apolipoprotein E influence Alzheimer disease

University of Cologne - Incidence and histogenesis of liver metastases discussed

University of Florence - Reports advance knowledge in Prostate Cancer research

University of Heidelberg - Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma discussed

University of Leipzig - Genetic variation in UCP2 is associated with energy metabolism in Pima Indians

University of Libre Bruxelles, Brussels - High glucose or diabetic milieu did not induce IL-1 beta synthesis or NF-kappa B activation

University of Maryland - Ubiquilin regulates presenilin proteolysis and modulates secretase components

University of Massachusetts - Short-term exercise training improved insulin action

University of Minnesota - Pelvic irradiation for malignancies increases risk of fracture in older women

University of Minnesota - Physical performance among long-term survivors of childhood cancer limited

University of Pittsburgh - Report describes side effects observed with cancer risk reduction for tamoxifen

University of Queensland - Dendritic cells for clinical application were generated under serum-free conditions

University of Tsukuba - Integrated chip system performs microfluidic transport, mixing, and sensing

University of Turin - CREB protein regulates differentiation, survival of newborn neurons in the olfactory bulb

University of Turin - Pre- and full mutation alleles have been detected in fragile X mental retardation 1 gene

University of Valencia - Weaning induces NOS-2 expression in the lactating mammary gland

University of Vermont - Properties of cardiac muscle contribute to gender-related incidence and mortality of heart failure

University of Wales College of Medicine - Pulse pressure predicts cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

University of Warwick, Coventry - Antigenic drift in weekly flu incidence rate is highly nonuniform

University of Western Ontario - Microchannel laminar flow device enables ultrarapid desalting of ESI-MS analytes

University of Wisconsin - Studies add new findings to HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis body of knowledge

Vita-Salute University, Milan - Radical lung resection advised for select, non-small cell lung cancer patients

Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield - Reduced dose capecitabine deemed effective treatment in metastatic breast cancer

Yonsei University - Telomerase activity detected by real-time TRAP assay in body fluids

Zonguldak Karaelmas University - Findings in Helicobacter Pylori provide new insights