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Table of Contents . . . August 13th, 2006
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Business Update - Alere launches pilot program with Arizona benefits company for members with diabetes
Market Analysis - Verispan reports pharmaceutical managed care sales forces changing after Medicare Part D
Medicaid - Medicaid launches effort to combat fraud and abuse
Medicare - Montana plan expands health coverage to 3,000 children from low-income families
PrimeCell Therapeutics - PrimeCell Therapeutics taps Preston Gates to inform lawmakers about adult stem cell science
All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Researchers' work from the United States, Taiwan and Japan adds to tuberculosis body of knowledge
Amarillo Biosciences - Amarillo Biosciences submits investigational new drug application to test oral interferon
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology - Inhaled corticosteroids and antileukotriene drugs may be best treatment for asthma
American Cancer Society - New reference guides released on cancer and tobacco use
Angiology - Abdominal aortic surgery in children provides excellent quality of life
Aperio Technologies - Aperio introduces entry-level slide scanning system
Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan - Pseudoarthrosis with kyphotic deformity in ankylosing spondylitis is treated
Astra Tech - Astra Tech wins technology and leadership award for LoFric catheters
Avitar - Avitar completes $750,000 financing
Awards - H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center moves up list of America's Best Hospitals for cancer
Bariatric Surgery Center, Shreveport, U.S. - Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has lower costs and complications in bariatric surgery
Baylor University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of heart disease
Beckman Coulter - System automates nucleic acid extraction from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples
Ben-Gurion University, Israel - Interferon-alpha therapy contributes to weight loss by increasing adipocyte apoptosis
Best Practices - Best Practices reports effective investigator recruitment is critical to successful clinical trials
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Percutaneous coronary intervention-associated bleeding risk is correlated with increased age
British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada - Soft tissue sarcoma patients did not respond to perifosine
British Columbia Center for Disease Control, Canada - Adverse events from influenza immunization are uncommon in children and household contacts
Business Update - Managed Health Care, Emerlyn sign license agreement for pharmaceutical purchasing software
Business Update - Skaggs Community Health Center installs patient data management system throughout hospital
Business Update - WMC Business Services agrees to market MedeFile's electronic medical records application
CNR Naples, Italy - Recent studies from Italy and India add new data to genetics research
CUNY Brooklyn College, U.S. - New research from the United States and Italy in the area of hypertension detailed
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Raccoon strains of rabies virus entering Canada phylogenetically was analyzed
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton - Researchers from the United States and Republic of China publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Catholic Health Association of the United States - Catholic Health Association proud to join Campaign for Children's Health Care
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France - Esophageal cancer patients with metal stents developed complications more frequently before chemoradiotherapy
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Henri Mondor, Creteil, France - Breast cancer treated by 24-h continuous intravenous infusion of Yondelis
Chiron Corporation - Recent studies from the United States and People's Republic of China add new data to HIV/AIDS research
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease financial burden is heavy on state Medicaid programs
Churchill Hospital, Oxford, U.K. - Albuminuria and renal impairment are associated with distinct risk factors sets in diabetes
Clarient - Clarient receives notice of potential delisting from Nasdaq
Collaborations - WellPoint, Society of Thoracic Surgeons collaborate to share medical performance information
Cyprotex - Cyprotex launches mechanism-based inhibition of cytochrome P450 screening service
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, U.S. - Scientists isolate leukemia causing stem cells in a mouse model of human leukemia
David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles - New findings from the United States and Taiwan in the area of biomedical engineering detailed
Democritus University of Thrace, Greece - Colorectal cancer and anemia interact to increase angiogenesis and cancer proliferation markers
Diabetes Screening - Diabetes screening may not be cost-effective
Division of Medicinal & Process Chemistry, Lucknow, India - Antidyslipidemic activity is shown by furano flavonoids isolated from Indigofera tinctoria
Duke University, U.S. - Increased salivary cortisol associated with poorer mental status and higher HIV RNA
Emory University, U.S. - Coronary artery bypass is superior to drug-eluting stents in multivessel coronary artery disease
Emory University, U.S. - Human papillomavirus vaccines are the focus of review
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Researchers' data from the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands and Russian Federation advance meningitis research
Erasmus University, Netherlands - Patients with mesothelioma experience immunosuppression
Erickson Institute, U.S. - Antenatal ultrasound may increase maternal-fetal attachment and reduce maternal anxiety
Escorts Heart Institute & Research Center, New Delhi, India - Cardiac output estimation with a new Doppler device agrees with thermodilution technique
Federal University of Rio Grande Sul, Brazil - HIV risk factors in Porto Alegre are low education, poverty and injection drug use
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Bird flu is still expanding in Africa
Food and Drug Administration, U.S. - Method to measure reaction products in FD&C Red No. 3 (erythrosine) has been developed
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance - Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance announces support from NIH RAID Pilot Program
Georgetown University, U.S. - Trimester-specific therapies for management of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy are needed
GlaxoSmithKline - Therapeutic nicotine has helped 5 million smokers quit since launch 10 years ago, Glaxo says
Harvard University - Research from the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa in immune system provides new insights
Harvard University, U.S. - Mild hypothermia early during prolonged CPR enables intact survival in dog model
Health Behavior News Service - Review claims immunizations only modestly effective in preventing flu among older adults
Healthcare Access - National survey finds depression costs nearly triple for those with limited access to care
HepaLife Technologies - HepaLife enters into exclusive license agreement for flu vaccine development, including bird flu
Hospital Fribourg - Recent findings from Switzerland, the United States and France illuminate research in lung cancer
Indian Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow - Researchers from India, Brazil and Spain provide details of new studies and findings in the area of leishmania
Innsbruck Medical University - New data from Austria, France and Japan lluminates research in diabetes
Insight Forums - Dr. Joyce Flory to keynote at Healthcare Communications Forum 2006
Institute of Clinical Immunology SD RAMS, Russia - Moxifloxacin-carboxymethylated glucan conjugate has enhanced activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Cuba - Variability among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains detected by DNA microarrays
Institutes of Health Research, Canada - Packed lunches don't necessarily offer better nutrition for kids
Juan Ramon Jimenez Hospital, Huelva, Spain - Yellow fever vaccine-associated viscerotropic death is reported in Spain
Karolinska University Hospital - Reports from Sweden, Japan and the United States add new data to thyroid cancer research
Kochi Medical School, Japan - Findings from Japan and the United States in ophthalmology provide new insights
Kyushu University, Fukuoka - Researchers from Japan, Germany and Netherlands detail new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Kyushu University, Fukuoka - Researchers' work from Japan, Scotland and the United States adds to breast cancer body of knowledge
Kyushu University, Japan - Long-term heart preservation may be better with UW rather than Celsior solution
Life Therapeutics - Life Therapeutics appoints Subhash C. Sarda as CEO
MOGAM, South Korea - Researchers from South Korea, Japan and People's Republic of China describe findings in cancer studies
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat - Studies from India, Netherlands and Germany add new findings to diabetes body of knowledge
Market Analysis - Medicare plans average 88 drugs in formularies while private plans have 15 to 20, report says
Market Analysis - Study shows behavior of health consumer group directly impacts another 152.9 million
Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy patients show improved right heart echocardiographic parameters
Medical College of Wisconsin, U.S. - Combined modality therapy selection for stage III non-small cell lung cancer is age-dependent
Medical University of Graz, Austria - Transitional cell carcinoma staged and detected by multiphasic multidetector-row CT
Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria - Postprandial lipemia induces a decrease of insulin sensitivity independent of NEFA levels
Medical University of Vienna - Data from Austria, the People's Republic of China and the United States advance knowledge in statins research
Medical University, Poland - New findings from Poland, Norway and Brazil in the area of hypertension described
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Researchers from the United States, Japan and People's Republic of China detail new studies and findings in the area of hepatocellular carcinoma
Mergers & Acquisitions - DigiMedical Solutions acquires pharmacies, completes merger with Game Technologies
Mergers & Acquisitions - Owens & Minor to acquire McKesson's acute-care medical and surgical supply distribution business
Mergers & Acquisitions - TeamHealth acquires Florida Acute Care Specialists operations, expands hospital division
Mergers & Acquisitions - U.S. Renal Care Inc. acquires Tarrant Dialysis Centers Inc., completes new financing
Mergers & Acquisitions - Vibra Healthcare to acquire Physicians' Hospital Of Portland, Oregon
Molecular Devices - Molecular Devices launches new no-wash, cell-based calcium assay kit for GPCR screening
Monash University, Australia - Neonatal estrogen exposure reduces prostate weight in late life
Myogen - Myogen announces extension of drug discovery collaboration for heart muscle disease treatment
National Cancer Center, South Korea - Shortened lung cancer survival linked to development of postoperative pulmonary complications
National Eye Institute, U.S. - Ocular pathology from nephropathic cystinosis is reduced with cysteamine
National University of Singapore, Singapore - Embryonic stem cell loss during conventional freeze-thawing due to apoptosis
New York University, U.S. - Studies from the United States, Germany and Japan describe new findings in DNA research
Norwood Immunology - Norwood Immunology completes Melbourne bone marrow transplant clinical trial
Ocean Spray - Cranberries may reduce inflammation associated with severe gum disease
Odense University Hospital - Reports from Denmark, the United States and Hungary advance knowledge in obesity research
Ohio State University, U.S. - FHIT gene therapy using chimeric adenovirus shows promise for leukemia
Ohio State University, U.S. - Prostate cancer risk in African American men linked to common nonsense mutation in EphB2
Oregon Health & Science University, U.S. - U-plate device explored to facilitate broken rib repair
Orthosoft - Orthosoft adds six distribution partners in Europe and U.S.
Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd - Findings from the United Kingdom, Switzerland and France in cancer treatment provide new insights
Paradigm Therapeutics - Paradigm Therapeutics raises $7 million in fourth funding round
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare - Children and teens with autism to benefit from more than $1 million in state grants
Personnel - Connextions names Albert A. Prast as executive VP and chief information officer
Personnel - HealthGrades appoints Steven Wood, PhD, as executive vice president
Personnel - James M. Murphy named CEO at Plaza Specialty Hospital
Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Portugal - Thyroid cancer linked to novel Arg886Trp substitution in the RET proto-oncogene
Procter & Gamble - Procter & Gamble and ARYx investigate treatment for gastrointestinal disorders
Proteomics - No affect on blood levels of Lexiva when co-administered with esomeprazole, study shows
Quovadx - CareScience appoints Richard Bankowitz as vice president and medical director
REPLICor Inc. - Researchers from Canada, the United States and Belgium provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS
Reflect Scientific - Reflect Scientific announces closing of agreement and plan of merger with Cryomastor
Research and Markets - Report addresses hypertension therapy market
Rowett Research Institute, U.K. - Studies from Scotland, the People's Republic of China and the United States advance knowledge in obesity research
Salix Pharmaceuticals - Salix granted Xifaxan rights for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
Selcuk University, Konya - New findings in atherosclerosis described from Turkey, Germany and Japan
Seoul National University, South Korea - Bioartificial mucosa constructed with oral keratinocytes cultured on amniotic membrane
Serenex - Serenex starts phase 2 trial of transmucosal rinse for chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, People's Republic of China - Ophthalmic delivery system that is alginate/HPMC-based enhances bioavailability
Shinshu University, Japan - Genetically engineered bacterium aids in prodrug therapy of mammary tumors
Society for Neuroscience - An autistic brain has fewer neurons for processing emotion, social behavior
SparkPeople.com - SparkPeople.com helps people reach weight-loss goals with help from online friends
St. Patrick's Hospital, Missoula, U.S. - Findings from the United States, Japan and Republic of Macedonia; bgerasimovska@yahoo in hypertension provide new insights
Stanford University - Studies from the United States and France add new findings to angiology body of knowledge
Stanford University Medical Center, U.S. - Stanford advances potential of using brainpower to propel prostheses
Stanford University, U.S. - Totally Robotic Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass is superior to standard method
State University of Ghent Hospital - Findings from Belgium, Japan and Wales advance knowledge in diabetes research
State University of New York, U.S. - High-risk subpopulations after bariatric surgery should be monitored
Synthetic Blood International - Brain injury patients treated with synthetic blood have higher brain oxygen, data show
Technical University of Munich, Germany - Bone implant pretreatment with cyclic RGD-peptides enhances osteointegration
The Christopher Reeve Foundation - Christopher Reeve Foundation awards over $850,000 in first-cycle Quality of Life Grants
Thomas Jefferson University, U.S. - Cancer incidence in patients with systemic sclerosis was higher than in the general population
Universitatsspital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - Hypopharyngeal cancer managed with intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Universite de la Mediterranee, France - Imino-tetrahydro-benzothiazole derivatives proposed as p53 inhibitors
University Hospital Heraklion, Crete - Findings from Greece, the United States and Germany advance knowledge in cell biology research
University Hospital of Regensburg, Fröndenberg, Germany - Mechanical ventilation weaning with an automated ventilator is comparable
University Hospital of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - Researchers from Austria, France and the United Kingdom detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
University Hospital, Copenhagen - New findings in heart attack described from Denmark, the United States and the United Kingdom
University Medical Center, Utrecht - Recent findings in heart disease described by researchers from Netherlands; E-mail y, United States and Italy
University of Antwerp, Belgium - Research from Belgium, Norway and the United Kingdom add new data to heart disease body of knowledge
University of Auckland, New Zealand - Fontan connection energy loss is primarily due to wall shear stress
University of Belgrade, Serbia Montenegro - Mental disorder patients vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases
University of Birmingham, U.K. - Researchers' findings from the United Kingdom and United States advance genetics research
University of Bologna, Italy - Lung cancer patients did not benefit from intensification of gemcitabine dose
University of Bourgogne, France - Nutritional supplement with conjugated linoleic acid induces white adipose tissue inflammation
University of Calgary, Canada - Gastric ulcer healing is hastened by platelets expressing angiogenic growth factor
University of California, San Francisco - Research from the United States add new data to melanoma body of knowledge
University of California, U.S. - Endovascular versus open mesenteric revascularization studied for mesenteric ischemia
University of California, U.S. - Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia treated with dasatinib
University of Central Florida, U.S. - Pollution threatens coral health by preventing lesions from healing
University of Chicago - Reports from the United States advance knowledge in melanoma research
University of Florence, Italy - Risk of hepatitis C virus vertical transmission before pregnancy predicted
University of Georgia, U.S. - Killing wild animals to control disease outbreaks may make matters worse
University of Groningen, Netherlands - Efficacy of influenza vaccine is decreased in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
University of Hawaii, U.S. - Prenatal care increases access to child immunization for boys in rural India
University of Iowa, U.S. - Urologist suggests ways to prevent accidents and help kids learn bladder control during the day
University of Leicester, U.K. - Acute ischemic stroke studies involving induced blood pressure elevation are assessed
University of Liverpool - Researchers from the United Kingdom and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of prostate cancer
University of Magna Graecia, Italy - E23K variant in KCNJ11 may influence sulfonylurea response in type 2 diabetes
University of Massachusetts - Findings from the United States and United Kingdom advance knowledge in diet & nutrition research
University of Milan, Italy - Peripheral blood dendritic cells and their precursors altered in classic Kaposi sarcoma
University of Minnesota - Recent findings from the United States, Canada and France illuminate research in obesity
University of North Carolina, U.S. - Expectations do not correlate with outcomes of gastric feeding tubes
University of Ottawa, Canada - 17 beta-estradiol seems not to enhance or hinder LV dysfunction just after myocardial infarction
University of Pisa, Italy - Research from Italy, Germany and India in mycobacteria provides new insights
University of Pittsburgh - Data from the United States, Japan and Norway advance knowledge in cardiology research
University of Rochester, U.S. - Cervical cancer progression linked to inactivation of Rb by E7 in AKT activity upregulation
University of Texas, U.S. - Surgeons use knee replacement designed for women
University of Tokyo, Japan - Reports from Japan, Australia and the United States describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS research
University of Toronto, Canada - Depression has lasting effects on outcome in older adults with traumatic brain injury
University of Uppsala, Sweden - New data from Sweden, the United States and Canada lluminates research in cancer
Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden - Arterial compliance determinations in the elderly using three different methods are compared
Utah State University, U.S. - Eimeria protein elicits resistance to phlebovirus in mice but not hamsters
VA Medical Centers, U.S. - Lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 functions in graft-versus-host disease
Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine, U.S. - CPR outcome is indicated by postcountershock pulseless electrical activity characteristics
World Health Organization, Switzerland - Stroke incidence and prevalence in Europe are reviewed
Yonsei University, South Korea - Reassortant live influenza vaccine virus strains screened
sanofi-aventis - New data support long-term use of Ambien CRTM (zolpidem tartrate extended- release)
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