Health Insurance Week

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Enrollment completed for phase IIa study of MM-093 in rheumatoid arthritis

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan - Image analysis system effectively acquires 3-D contour of the foot arch

National Defense Medical Center, Taipei - 2-Methoxy ethanol does not harm the livers of exposed workers

Navigant Biotechnologies, Inc. - U.S. Dept. of Defense funds Mirasol Pathogen Reduction Technology development

Novogen Limited - Pharma company cash reserves support clinical development of drug program

NurseZone.com - Nursing Web site offers relocation tools and specially priced education courses

OXIS International, Inc. - Therapeutics company announces rejoining of board member

Obstetrics - Charged midwife's clients making other plans for home births

Obstetrics - Study supports link between morning sickness and longer gestation

Okayama Medical School - Novel movement checker provides accurate measure of stability

OptiCare Health Systems, Inc. - Eye care services company announces it will restate 2003 financial statements

Orchid BioSciences - Bioscience company provides identity DNA testing services for Kinsearch Registry

Peking University - The VEGFR-1 antagonist peptide F56 lowers the metastatic potential of cancer

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - Condoms can protect women against recurrent PID

Personnel - Emma S. Woodhouse, MD, joins Muir Orthopaedic Specialists

PharmaStem Therapeutics, Inc. - Cord-blood company licenses its patents to 80% of private cord-blood companies

Pharmaceutical Formulations, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces improved 6-month financial results

Polish Academy of Sciences - Glycine site-specific NMDA receptor antagonist inhibits ammonia neurotoxicity

Politecnico di Turin - Muscle fiber conduction velocity can be assessed with surface EMG signals

Royal Free & University College Med School, London - Initiation of HAART being rethought amid toxicity/adherence concerns

Rush University - Cytomegalovirus coinfection could affect HIV-1 disease progression in women

Rush University - Neural stem cell transplants improve motor function in Huntington disease

SCHWARZ PHARMA - European drug developer announces phase IIb results for antiepilepsy compound

Sanofi-Synthelabo - Birth of third largest pharma company announced

Santarus, Inc. - Gastro-focused pharmaceutical company begins clinical trials for antacid capsules

Schering-Plough Corp. - EMEA gives positive opinion on AERIUS syrup for children as young as 1 year

Seoul National University - First-line laparoscopic surgery feasible for biliary-enteric fistula

Spotfire, Inc. - Companies agree to offer combined numerical, visual analytics software product

Stanford University - Smoking, obesity, poor eating highest among young people

Stem Cell Research - Catholic Church, Ahmanson oppose stem cell measure

Strategic Healthcare Programs, LLC - Healthcare data provider releases web-based resource

Swedish Inst. for Infectious Disease Control - Returning travelers could highlight emerging infections worldwide

System Biosciences - Full Spectrum RNA Amplification Kit launched

Thermage - Larger tipped tissue tightening device for collagen treatments available

Thomas Jefferson University - Interactions between endorepellin and alpha2beta1 dismantle angiogenesis

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Peptide antigen plays role in inducing Streptococcus mutans antibodies

Tulane University - HIV-HTLV-I/II coinfection increases risk of clinical complications

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Drinking alcohol increases risk for fighting and injuries in adolescents

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - PCR method to detect Anaplasma and Borrelia developed

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Developmental toxicity of perfluoroalkyl acids and derivatives reviewed

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Fetal alloantigen recognition may help reduce vertical transmission of viruses

Umea University - qRT-PCR assay for CEA mRNA identifies disseminated tumor cells

United, Research Laboratories - Generic drugs company expects sales to exceed $385 million for fifth year

Univ. of California, Santa Barbara - Analysis of biological clock may lead to greater understanding of human disease

Univ. of Western Australia - Folate message hasn't reduced NTD risk for indigenous children in W. Australia

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Belo Horizonte virus isolated from infected mice

University of Bonn - HAART improves course of hepatitis C virus infection in HIV coinfected patients

University of California, Los Angeles - Topical photodynamic therapy targets abnormal cells in clinical dermatology

University of Gdansk - Divergent hepatitis B virus genotypes in Poland reflect migratory events

University of Guanajuato - Leptin's metabolic regulation activity differs between pre- and postmenopause

University of Illinois - Anticancer compound in vegetables blocks late-stage cancer cell growth

University of Naples - Critical temporal requirement for RB genes during neuronal MSC differentiation

University of Prince Edward Island - Milbemycin oxime is used for treating lungworm and heartworm in dogs

University of Southampton - Implant migration is affected by the initial mechanical environment

University of Tokyo - Medaka mutations provide clues to molecular mechanisms of a functional liver.

University of Tokyo - Pre-emptive antivirals aid living donor liver transplant recipients

University of Victoria - Researchers compute electrical fields in a human model

University of Witten/Herdecke - Method is presented to differentiate between typical and atypical atrial flutter

VIRxSYS Corp. - ABC transporter inhibitors enhance hematopoietic progenitor cell transduction

Vejle Hospital - Ultrasonographic-guided needle marks rotator cuff calcium deposits

Vertical Health Solutions, Inc. - Maker of animal health products reports second quarter results

Viking Systems, Inc. - Medical product company expands international operations, appoints personnel

VioQuest, Inc. - Chiral Quest enters agreement to supply proprietary C3 TunePhos Catalyst

WWU, Munster - New catheter-based modality reduces gradients in obstructive cardiomyopathy

Weight Loss - Study analyzes very low-fat, high monounsaturated fat diets in overweight women

Women's Health - Report shows Hawaiian women at lower risk for major causes of death

World Heart Corporation - Ventricular device-focused company to consolidate North American operations

Yale University - Serum procalcitonin more accurate than CRP as marker of bacterial infection

Yonsei University - Real-time emergency telemedicine system is useful