Health Insurance Week

Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical firm leases new facility

Michigan Hospital Association - Michigan groups launch organ donation improvement program

National Tsing Hua University - Rice non-specific lipid-transfer protein shows promise as drug carrier

NuGEN Technologies, Inc. - Technology company announces partnership

Perceptive Informatics, Inc. - Informatics company partners with Medifacts

Pharmaceuticals - Medica offering free generic pills at some clinics

Prous Science - Findings describe new data in diabetes therapy research

QIAGEN N.V - Nucleic acids and proteins company expands alliance with Protedyne

Queensland Institute Medical Research, Herston - Spatial-temporal analysis identifies Ross River virus disease outbreaks

RAND Corp. - HIV-infected parents report limiting physical contact with their children

Ranbaxy Inc. - Pharma company receives final approval for Clarithromycin XL 1000 mg tablet

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon - Health insurance provider announces updated pharmacy services web site

Rho, Inc., Chapel Hill - Authors apply SIMEX procedure to correct bias in the marginal hazards model

Rigel Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical company adds member to board

Rockefeller University - Foxa2 regulates lipid metabolism and ketogenesis in diabetes

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Breast myoepitheliomas should be managed as potentially malignant tumors

Ruhr-University Bochum - Insulin secretion induced by gastric inhibitory polypeptide examined

Sony Computational Science Laboratories, Inc. - Metabolic syndrome and robustness tradeoffs reviewed

Southampton University - Studies add new findings to metabolic syndrome body of knowledge

SpeechEasy - Fluency device company appoints Amber Snyder manager of sales and marketing

Strategic Diagnostics, Inc. - Biotechnology company names Anthony J. Simonetta chief financial officer

Surgical Information Systems - Canada hospital contracts for OR-focused information access services

Surgical Information Systems - U.S. National Institutes of Health to implement clinical information system

Systems Xcellence Inc. - Pharmacy benefit planning software information system sold to 2 new clients

Tech Central Station - Certain EU leaders argue ban on pharmaceutical advertising should be lifted

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Study of children in car crashes shows teen drivers pose risk to child occupants

The Procter & Gamble Company - Crest Pro-Health Rinse knocks out 99% of germs for oral health

Tobacco Use - New York promises stronger anti-smoking campaign

Tobacco Use - No cigar: Cuba launches ban on smoking in public places

U.K. Health Protection Agency, London -  K. pneumoniae outbreak produces new carbapenern hydrolyzing beta-lactamase

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - 1-Hydroxypyrene levels in U.S. compared among occupations

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Hypersensitivity reactions from vaccination rare in people with latex allergy

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Partner violence associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Estrogen receptor genetic variants and cancer risk investigated

Umea University Hospital - Effects of hemispherical cup fixation on outcome determined

Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Control in atypical diabetes results from restored insulin secretion

University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb - Levosimendan improves hemodynamics during off-pump CABG

University of Alabama - Large femoral heads reduce risk of dislocation in metal-on-metal THA

University of Amsterdam - Baseline N-terminal pro-BNP before PCI provides important prognostic information

University of Bergen - Young children can retain memories in an implicit form without overt recognition

University of Bonn - Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 studied, specific genes identified

University of Bristol - AMP-activated protein kinase may be new beta-cell glucose sensor

University of British Columbia - Cigarette smoking and reduced lung function increases systemic inflammation

University of California, Irvine - Propylthiouracil therapy assessed, p16 expression in psoriatic lesions observed

University of California, Irvine - Treatment for control of diastolic BP frequently results in high systolic SBP

University of Copenhagen - BIBN4096BS prevents vasodilation of middle meningeal artery in rats

University of Florida, Gainesville - Angiotensin II type 2 receptor protects the hearts of hypertensive mice

University of Gottingen - The envelopment of the hepatitis B virus nucleocapsid is circuitous

University of La Laguna - Antidepressants used during pregnancy linked to neonatal withdrawal syndrome

University of Louvain - Beta-cell stimulus-secretion coupling is target for diabetes therapy

University of Lyon 1 - Platelet-derived LAP supports progression of osteolytic bone metastases in mice

University of Maryland - Research in HIV/AIDS vaccines provides new insights

University of Munster - MRP8/MRP14 controls microtubule reorganization during phagocyte migration

University of Pennsylvania - Nano-sized probes allow Penn researchers to see tumors through flesh and skin

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - Report describes pediatric populations in which exercise testing is most useful

University of Pisa - Loud noise for 12 hours caused an increase of DNA damage in the adrenal gland

University of Pisa - PPAR-gamma activation and inhibition effect on insulin release studied

University of Pisa - Recent findings illuminate research in hormone replacement therapy

University of Pittsburgh - Genetic background affects CV response to hypoxia, but not hypercapnia

University of Shizuoka - Researchers' findings advance drug delivery research

University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok - Tyramide signal amplification enhances fluorescence in situ hybridization

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - Recurrence rates of AF after pulmonary vein ablation are encouraging

University of Tokyo - SOX9 gene is key regulator of cartilage link protein

University of Turin, Orbassano - Molecular tool links membrane polysaccharides and neuronal functions

University of Uppsala - Endostatin relies on a heparin-binding motif for angiogenesis suppression

University of Virginia - Phosphorylation sites on histone H1 isoforms characterized

University of Virginia Health Systems - Compound extracted from rare plant shows therapeutic promise

University of Washington, Seattle - Gun storage practices can reduce risk of youth firearm injuries, suicide

Vaccinations - Exclusion Day looms in Oregon schools

Vasogen, Inc. - Cardio-focused company announces $42.3 million direct offering of common shares

Ventria Bioscience - Biopharma company names members to board of directors

Wake Forest University - Milk, fruits and vegetables may help reduce disability risk

Wake Forest University - New research in the area of diabetes genomics and genetics detailed

Washington University - Reports advance knowledge in immunology research

World Heart Corporation - Heart assist device company to acquire MedQest Products, Inc.

Zonagen, Inc. - Hormone-focused biopharmaceutical company announces exercise of option