Health Insurance Week

Women's Health - Brazil announces health, domestic violence measures

Women's Health - Genetics may play part in miscarriages

Vaasa Central Hospital - Occipito-posterior position deliveries won't impact subsequent pregnancies

V.I. Technologies, Inc. - Biotechnology company reports reduced net loss for 2003

Utah Medical Products, Inc. - Medical device manufacturer reports conclusion of FDA inspection

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Increased thrombin activity occurs after allergen challenge

University of Waterloo - CIEF-WCID may enhance norovirus testing

University of Wales - Thiolactomycin analogues show promise as antimalarial, antitrypanosomal agents

University of Valencia - Parathyroid hormone production diverges with surgical versus natural menopause

University of Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Previous Chlamydia trachomatis infections adversely affect male fertility

University of Pennsylvania - Interleukin-1 beta stimulates persistent liver inflammation

University of Pennsylvania - Effects of tPA and PAI-1 on blood vessel tone described

University of Milan - High heart rate reduces arterial distensibility

University of Manchester - ACE gene polymorphism linked to damage in Alzheimer disease

University of Maryland - Women, drinkers, and older people are at risk for prescription drug misuse

University of Leipzig - Daily aerobic activity treats chest pain, at half the cost of stenting

University of Florida - Angiotensin II increases tyrosine hydroxylase production in rat adrenal medulla

University of Ferrara - TRAIL regulates erythroid maturation via ERK signaling

University of California, Santa Barbara - New type of vesicle could approach capabilities of biological structures

University of Calabria - Cocaine-enhanced gp120-induced neurodegeneration mediated by iNOS

University College London - HIV-1 Nef delivery to dendritic cells may stimulate immune response

Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Cntr. - Radiologists with higher mammogram "recall rates" find more early cancers

Univ. of Michigan Health System - Following care guidelines reduces risk of death within 1 year of heart attack

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Multicenter trial compares three medications in patients with heart failure

Univ. of California, San Diego - E2a/Pbx1 triggers proliferation of SCF-dependent pro-T cells

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Ovarian cancer cells regain more normal phenotypes with simultaneous therapy

U.S. Medical Systems, Inc. - Longport announces receipt of $525,000 distribution rights payment

SuperGen Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces $34M private placement

Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis cases increased in South Dakota in 2003

Sprout Group - New medical device company to focus on obstructive sleep apnea

Spelman College, Atlanta - Verotoxin and IFN-alpha have synergistic effect on erythropoiesis

Skejby University Hospital - Cardiac troponin I mutation linked to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Sigma-Aldrich, Inc. - LSBC enters biomanufacturing and commercial distribution agreement

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation - Life science company introduces RapidTransit Transformation Kit

SUNY Upstate Medical University - Self-hypnosis is effective at quieting habit cough

Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey - Active surveillance is a new management strategy for early prostate cancer

Professional Training - Insurer announces $3 million in nurse training scholarships

Priority Healthcare Corporation - Specialty pharmacy completes $150 million credit facility

Population Council, New York - Nestorone-releasing implants offer women contraceptive protection

Palliative Care - Hawaii house tables measure on 'death with dignity' proposal

Pharmos Corporation - Pharmaceutical company reports 2003 financial results

Ortec International Inc. - Skin substitutes and wound healing reviewed

Oregon Health & Science University - Biology is behind homosexuality in sheep, study confirms

Nanogen, Inc. - Molecular diagnostics company announces $34 million common stock sale

National Yang Ming University, Taiwan - Method to identify protease genes from B. thuringiensis developed

Medical Malpractice - Pennsylvania Senate approves bill to cap liability awards