Health Insurance Week

National Honey Board - New study finds that honey may aid in absorption of calcium

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei - Chemotherapy regimen is highly active, well tolerated in advanced cases

Neoforma, Inc. - Supply chain management solutions provider gives update

Niigata University - Real-time PCR assay detects three key genes of community-acquired MRSA

Novo Nordisk A/S - Sensory nerve desensitization increases insulin secretion

Penn State University - Effect of vortex cavitation on stable bubble growth clarified

PharmaFrontiers Corp. - Cell therapy company provides research and financial update

Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc. - Bioactive device company closes $7.75 million private placement

Quovadx, Inc. - Information technology executives appointed to industry advisory panels

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited - Pharma company enters agreement with National Chemical Laboratories

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharma company names chief financial officer

Rockefeller University - Findings advance knowledge in antibiotics research

Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Hospital - Nutrition of active muscle flaps characterized

Royal Free Hospital, London - Incidence and treatment of postoperative lymphoceles determined

SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse - Linkage analysis suggests association with two chromosomal regions

Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla - Peripheral cytotoxic T lymphocytes wane in response to hepatitis B infection

Shahed University -  Teucrium polium is antinociceptive in diabetic rat formalin test

Shandong University of Technology, Zibo - Prion protein unraveling analyzed, role of electrostatic interaction clarified

Sinclair Pharma plc - U.S. FDA grants approval for oral gingivitis rinse as medical device

Sirtex Medical Limited - Publication focuses on use of SIR-Spheres in breast cancer patients

SkyePharma PLC - $80 million agreement to bring pain control agent to European market signed

Soap and Detergent Association - Antibacterial research should be focused on facts, not fear

Specialty Laboratories, Inc. - Hospital-focused clinical reference lab announces first quarter 2005 results

Stentor, Inc. - Douglas Sinclair named CFO of digital medical image storage, management company

Swedish Institute Infection Diseases, Solna - Hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak caused by coxsackievirus A24 variant

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich - VEGF promotes cutaneous injury in skin exposed to ultraviolet B

TDC Medical, Inc. - Medical devices manufacturer installs certified controlled environment area

Technion Israel Institute of Technology - Parallel biomolecular computation on surfaces with finite automata reported

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Research shows newborn's first week critical period for developing obesity

ThermoGenesis Corporation - Biotechnology company endorses IOM recommendations for cord blood stem cell bank

Tohoku University, Sendai - Guided bone regeneration studied, blood-filled spaces described

Tokyo Metropolitan University - Practice of postural task affects cardiorespiratory responses

Toronto Western Research Institute - Synapse-associated proteins analyzed, pathogenic redistribution revealed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Amino acids involved in retention of dengue virus envelope protein identified

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Strategies for eliminating disparities in cardiovascular health outlined

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - West Nile virus quantified in vector mosquito saliva

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Genomic amplification of TERC gene in Pap smears predicts disease progression

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Imatinib inhibited T-cell receptor-mediated T-cell proliferation and activation

USCOM Limited - Cardiac output monitor company announces significant sales

United Nations - Global food demands threaten to outstrip world water supply

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Brain imaging study explains language gifts

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Neovascularization contributes to airway fibrosis

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Scientists stop HIV from binding to immune cells

Universite Paris 5 - Adipocyte glyceroneogenesis involved in metabolic syndrome

Universite Paris XI - DHA does not affect endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in diabetes

University College London - Clever cells could banish gum disease, stretch marks and baldness

University of Athens - First-trimester NRBC count in maternal circulation doesn't predict preeclampsia

University of Bologna - Gene expression of tumorigenesis arrest in breast cancer analyzed

University of Buenos Aires - Vesicular Stomatitis virus infection studied, effect on apoptosis revealed

University of Calgary - Risk associated with combining carotid artery, coronary artery surgeries

University of California, Berkeley -  Escherichia coli AcrD studied, role in aminoglycoside capture defined

University of California, Los Angeles - Conformation-specific binding involved in cancer drug resistance

University of California, San Francisco - Thiocholesterol-based lipids allow tailored assembly of nanosize gene vectors

University of Glasgow - Report reveals need to improve physical health of people with mental illness

University of Hamburg - Multi-analyte immunoassay identifies viruses in dried blood spots

University of Iowa - Association between ADH3 and risk of squamous cell carcinomas evaluated

University of Iowa, Iowa City - LCMV-pseudotyped lentivirus steers genes to neural stem cells

University of Laval, Quebec City - Endocervical-like mucinous epithelium contents of MMTs analyzed

University of Miami - HTLV-I Tax activates CD40 gene expression via the NF-kappa B pathway

University of Montreal - FCP1 required for HIV-1 Tat-mediated transactivation

University of Naples Federico II - Novel drug delivery materials generated through sol-gel processing

University of North Dakota - Portal hypertension studied, effect on arterial heat-shock proteins shown

University of Pennsylvania - Regeneration of functional pancreatic islets reported

University of Pittsburgh - Local gas exchange evaluated in novel pulsating respiratory support catheter

University of Pittsburgh - Mechanical load may modulate maturation process of myofiber architecture

University of Pittsburgh - NMDAR synapse-specific activation of may have inhibitory circuit refinement role

University of Sao Paulo - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of malaria vaccines

University of Tromso - Avipoxvirus multiplication in mammalian cell line reported

University of Ulster - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes therapy

University of Utrecht - Beta-amyloid analyzed, role in neuroblastoma cells detachment clarified

University of Washington, Seattle - Platelet-derived growth factor C initiates liver disease in animal models

University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa - ACE-inhibitory peptides were isolated from soybean protein hydrolysates

Vertebron Inc. - Acquisition of patents spanning locking plate technologies announced

Wyeth - InductOs receives additional European Commission marketing authorization

Yale University - Yale scientists "see" basis of antibiotic resistance

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd - Nonpeptide vasopressin antagonist analyzed, pharmacologic properties revealed

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. - Orthopedic device company signs agreement with Ohio Orthopedic Surgery Institute

Zix Corporation - Healthcare IT developer reports 3 new contracts for secure e-mail system