Health Insurance Week

Laserscope - Laser maker reports 41% increase in fourth quarter 2003 revenues

LeCroy Corp. - Oscilloscope maker files registration statement for follow-on public offering

Legal Issues - Hospital in Pennsylvania settles suit against Independence Blue Cross

Lewis Gale Clinic, Salem - CollAm intraocular lens can be implanted during active uveitis

Lincare Holdings, Inc. - Respiratory-therapy company reports 19% increase in revenues

Lipid Sciences, Inc. - Company presents model for a new therapeutic vaccination strategy against HIV

McGill University -  MTHFR mutation raises pediatric hyperhomocysteinemia risk

McMaster University - Intranasal BCG vaccine better than subcutaneous vaccine against pulmonary TB

McMaster University - The link between funding and the disclosure of clinical trial results

Medical Malpractice - U.S. Treasury secretary calls for lawsuit damage cap

Mergers and Acquisitions - Attentus Healthcare to negotiate acquisition of SunLink Health Systems

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Ziprasidone improves cognitive function in schizophrenic patients

Nursing Shortage - Plan announced to aid nursing students in Iowa

Obstetrics - Number of cesarean deliveries in Pennsylvania continue to rise

Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. - Breast surgeons' group to lead MammoSite RTS patient registry

Public Health Research Institute, Newark - Antibody response to mycobacterial ESAT-6 characterized

Rhein Westfal TH Aachen - Genome-wide scans could identify genes that present a risk for liver fibrosis

SYN X Pharma, Inc. - Acquisition gives Nanogen foothold in point-of-care diagnostics market

SmartPill Diagnostics, Inc. - Medical device manufacturer announces product advisory board

Sugiyama Jogakuen University - Amino acid composition of soybean protein affects carbohydrate oxidation

Technical University of Dresden - Utility of STR markers for post-SCT chimerism evaluated

Tenon Hospital - Sarcoidosis rate and severity reduced in HAART era

Tobacco Use - Smoking ban proposed at Kentucky capitol

Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical Univ. - Pathogenetic tropism of varicella-zoster virus to human hepatocytes reported

Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. - Replagal receives Canadian approval to treat Fabry disease

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Few cases of vaccinia transfer reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Infection with Ebola virus persists under conditions of partial immunity

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Putrescine indicates decomposition in penaeid shrimp

U.S. Genomics - Venter to chair scientific advisory board at genomics firm

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - Routine tests, scans not recommended for patients at low risk for heart disease

Univ. of London St. Georges Hospital - High neonatal 5HT levels antagonize the masculinizing effects of testosterone

University of Berne - Project demonstrates inherited ability to adapt to life at high altitudes

University of Bristol - Rapid diarrhea test saves lives

University of Calgary - Cross-priming of diabetogenic T cells dissociated from autoantigen shedding

University of Copenhagen - Sun exposure behaviors correlated with dose of ultraviolet radiation received

University of Florence - COX-2 and angiogenic status yield ovarian carcinoma prognosis

University of Georgia - Discovery could lead to better treatment for cryptosporidum infections

University of Kentucky - Local, systemic angiotensin II regulate adipocyte leptin release differently

University of Michigan - Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma activation inhibits NSCLC

University of Navarra - Causes of fibrosis in hypertensive heart disease patients reviewed

University of Nijmegen - Treatment monitoring in MDS patients reviewed

University of Rochester - Neurologists create a font of human nerve cells

University of Zagreb - Dental and minor physical anomalies reveal youth with developmental disorders

Vrije University - Study characterizes gene silencing in precursor to disease

Washington University - A new catheter introducer sheath is an improvement but has some problems

Yonsei University - Splenectomy in patients with HCC and secondary hypersplenism can improve staging