Health Insurance Week

Mie University - Histone deacetylases have role in regulation of erythroid cell differentiation

Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation - Biomechanical comparison of anterior lumbar interbody fusion methods conducted

N.N. Burdenko Institute of Neurosurgery - Clinical utility of FISH evaluated in nonbrainstem pediatric glioblastomas

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals - Repeated dosing study designed to evaluate StaphVax initiated

National Institute of General Medical Sciences - U.S. NIH renews network focused on how genes influence drug responses

National Taiwan University - Peginterferon and ribavirin treat progressive acute hepatitis C

NeuTec Pharma plc - First patient recruited for clinical study in breast cancer patients

NitroMed Inc. - Welton O'Neal, Jr. named VP of medical affairs by pharmaceutical company

NitroMed, Inc. - Jane A. Kramer named VP, corporate communications, by pharmaceutical company

Northwestern University, Chicago - Adventitial angiogenesis promotes cardiac allograft vasculopathy

Ohio University - Researchers describe findings in breast cancer studies

Orthometrix, Inc. - Musculoskeletal products company began selling Orbasone ESWT Pain Relief System

PHC, Inc. - Behavioral health company announced increased revenues of 22.3%

Pain Management - Lifestyle, nutrition gives joint pain sufferers options to pain drugs

Pharmaxis - Enrollment commenced in Aridol COPD study

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - New data on Davanat presented at conference

Project Directorate Foot & Mouth Dis, Naini Tal - Foot-and-mouth disease virus variant responsible for recent outbreaks in India

R2 Technology, Inc. - Study shows digital mammography increases breast cancer detection

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Effect of oral opioid administration on pain sensitivity explored

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited - U.S. FDA approves marketing Zidovudine and Tolterodine Tartrate tablets

Reed Medical Education - Survey examines oncologists satisfaction rates

Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Kyiv - Studies advance knowledge in myelodysplastic syndrome research

Research and Markets - Study looks at children and obesity in the United States

Roche Diagnostics - Program launched for better managed diabetes care

Rockefeller University, New York - Dengue virus NS1 studied, fate of secreted form defined

SIGA Technologies, Inc. - Viral and bacterial genomics partners with university on smallpox drug

Schering Group - MS patients receiving Betaferon reported less pain than those receiving Rebif

Schering-Plough Corporation - Leigh Ann Nicholson-Errico named VP, human resources, by pharmaceutical business

Servier - Two new treatment advances in coronary artery disease announced at meeting

Shinshu University, Nagano - Lamivudine reduces cancer incidence in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Spear Pharmaceuticals - ANDA approval granted for generic equivalent of dermatology product Renova Cream

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Company elects Richard Fulmer to and announces expansion of board of directors

Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul - Long-term follow-up results of pancreatic IPMT reviewed

Sunnybrook & Women's College, Toronto - Experimental demyelination of excised neural tissue studied using MR methods

Tel Aviv University - YoeB toxin forms a physical complex with the unfolded YefM antitoxin

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - NS5B region mutations predict the success of hepatitis C virus therapy

Toronto General Hospital - Nocturnal dialysis improves heart disease in patients with kidney failure

Tufts University, Boston - Ribonucleic-acid-III-inhibiting peptide prevents staphylococcal growth

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Equal recombination events occur when infecting macrophages and T cells

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Oxysterol-binding-protein-related proteins studied, structural mechanisms shown

U.S. VA Medical Center, Minneapolis - Dipeptidylpeptidase IV implicated as possible prostate cancer disease marker

UCB Pharma, Inc. - Anti-epileptic levetiracetam meets primary endpoint in monotherapy trial

Ulleval University Hospital - Atherosclerosis in childhood and adolescent type 1 diabetes discussed

University Hospital, Nottingham - Awareness of radiologic error reduced unnecessary treatment

University Hospital, Uppsala - Low-molecular-weight heparin prevented postoperative venous thromboembolism

University of Alabama - HLA variants associated with onset and prognosis of glioblastoma multiforme

University of Bern - Activated platelets analyzed, cytoskeleton translocation clarified

University of British Columbia - Response during circulatory arrest differs in different tissues

University of Buenos Aires - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

University of California, Davis - Outcome comparison of physician, nonphysician acupuncture provides new information

University of Cambridge - Cks proteins examined, role of conformational heterogeneity revealed

University of Cambridge - HIV-1 Gag-RNA interaction occurs at a perinuclear/centrosomal site

University of Canberra - Utility of routine activated charcoal for oral OD clarified

University of Hamburg - Modular dipeptide mimetics synthesized

University of Iowa - Heme oxygenase-1 expression studied, role in spermatogenesis revealed

University of Lubeck - Detection and treatment of bladder cancer improved with HAL cystoscopy

University of Marburg Lahn - New research in the area of coronary artery bypass detailed

University of Missouri - Tigecycline shows promise for treatment of MRSA osteomyelitis

University of Missouri-Columbia - University researchers identify key factor in onset of heart disease

University of Munich - CpG ODN enhance antigen-specific NKT cell activation

University of New Mexico School of Medicine - Recent findings in virology provide new insights

University of Pennsylvania - Skin tissue cholesterol may indicate increased risk of coronary-related events

University of Sydney - Prevalence of hypertension in older Australian population is increasing

University of Tubingen - Anaplastic brainstem oligodendroglioma associated with allelic loss

University of Washington, Seattle - Gene organization loci in Treponema pallidum strains outlined

University of Wisconsin - The oral antiangiogenesis agent AG-013736 exhibits clinical activity

Velcura Therapeutics, Inc. - Daniel Chagnovich named director, research operations, by bone therapies company

Viasys Healthcare Inc. - Medical technology company president and CEO adopts Rule 10b5-1 trading plan

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Waiting period under antitrust act expires for acquisition of Pfizer subsidiary

Wake Forest University, Winston Salem - Genome-wide screen proposed for prostate cancer susceptibility genes in men

Washington University, St. Louis - ERM required for transcriptional control of spermatogonial stem cell niche

Washington University, St. Louis - Embryonic SCs transplanted in injured brain generate nerve and vascular cells

Washington University, St. Louis - Evaluation of hernia repair success using ePTFE mesh secured by various methods

Welsh School of Pharmacy - Pain-free needles may deliver genetic vaccinations

Whiston Hospital, Merseyside - Radio-guided occult lesion localization is feasible alternative to wire-guided lumpectomy

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak - Peripheral procedures via aortofemoral synthetic vascular grafts found safe