Health and Medicine Week

HIV/AIDS Therapy - NRTIs decrease mitrochondrial DNA synthesis and oxidative enzyme content

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Quality of life increased with enfuvirtide plus optimized background regimen

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Safety data should not be extrapolated from early to new HIV protease inhibitors

HIV/AIDS Transmssion - Woman gets jail time for violating HIV law

HIV/AIDS-Related Cardiology - Surgical drainage not justified in AIDS-related cardiac tamponade

HIV/AIDS-Related Depression - Nonadherence to HAART independently associated with depression

HIV/AIDS-Related Insulin Resistance - Indinavir increases glucose production in healthy HIV-uninfected men

HIV/AIDS-Related Mycobacterium - Mycobacterium avium complex infection in HIV infection rare in the era of HAART

HIV/AIDS-Related Nutrition - Nutrition management is complicated in HIV-infected persons

HIV/AIDS-Related Renal Disease - Increased prevalence of HIV-related end-stage renal disease is minimal

HIV/AIDS-Related Wasting Syndrome - Hyperphagia contributes to normal body composition in asymptomatic HIV infection

Haemophilus - PCR used to determine serotype of Haemophilus influenzae strains

Haemophilus Vaccine -  Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines reviewed

Haemophilus Vaccine - Intranasal vaccine reduces colonization of Haemophilus influenzae

Hand Dermititis - BAL4079 moves into phase III

Hantavirus - Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome outbreak documented in Los Santos, Panama

Head and Neck Cancer - Global gene expression profiles determined in HNSCC tumor lines

Head and Neck Cancer - Suicide gene therapy and radiation kill nasopharyngeal carcinoma xenografts

Health & Environment - Less lead in blood, breast milk attributed to education, prevention program

Health Education - Publication aims to improve women's health knowledge

Health Education - Texas Board approves health book after publishers change definition of marriage

Health Insurance - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network sell new offerings

Healthcare & Politics - Senior living facilities operator praises New York's new assisted living law

Healthcare Access - Attention, commitment to healthcare needs, benefits MCOs, underserved patients

Healthcare Coverage - Alabama Legislature looks into controlling health insurance costs

Healthcare Coverage - Blue Cross lawyers make case for halt on healthcare contract

Healthcare Coverage - Board looks for more funding for breast and cervical cancer screenings

Healthcare Coverage - California officials look for fixes after healthcare measure fails

Healthcare Coverage - Companion HealthCare to cover FluMist nasal spray

Healthcare Coverage - Company expects that VentrAssist to be reimbursed during trials

Healthcare Coverage - Consulting firm, Business Coalition on Health partner to evaluate health plans

Healthcare Coverage - Douglas says he'll work with Democrats in legislature

Healthcare Coverage - Insurance products company appoints member to board of directors

Healthcare Coverage - Lack of health insurance a growing problem in most states

Healthcare Coverage - New health board approves, rejects hospital proposals

Healthcare Coverage - New nonprofit organization established to improve health care in Minnesota

Healthcare Coverage - Report says Wyoming families face big problems

Healthcare Coverage - SMC launching major initiative to fight rising healthcare insurance costs

Healthcare Coverage - Study shows 16% increase in 2003-2004 HMO Medicare enrollment in 6 states

Healthcare Coverage - Study shows healthcare workers experience higher rates of disability

Healthcare Coverage - Survey finds slowing of HMO and PPO renewal rate increases

Healthcare Coverage - United States-Mexico health week gets support from health insurance plans

Healthcare Delivery - Performance incentives improve quality of TB/HIV healthcare delivery

Healthcare Disparities - Blacks get HIV medications later than whites

Heart Disease - Prothrombin time monitor under development for use in U.S. clinical trials

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes reviewed

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Fibrinogen and fibrin clot structure in diabetes reviewed

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Hypertension and smoking decreasing among U.S. adults with diabetes

Heart Disease Risk Factor - MKP-1 expression and cGK I alpha prevent diabetes-associated abnormalities

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Non-HDL cholesterol level predicts vascular inflammation in type 2 diabetes

Heart Disease Risk Factor - Postprandial hyperglycemia increases risk of cardiovascular disease

Heart Failure - Changes in histidine-rich protein levels are linked to impaired cardiac function

Heart Failure - Corin gene is upregulated in hypertrophic cardiomyocytes and failing myocardium

Heart Failure - Degenerated cardiomyocytes showed features indicative of autophagic cell death

Heart Failure - Downregulation of corin mRNA may be a mechanism for ANP release in heart failure

Heart Failure - Even mild kidney problems raise mortality risk in women with heart failure

Heart Failure - Few studies have been conducted that assign risk to specific polymorphisms

Heart Failure - Heart failure may be accentuated by a downregulation of myocardial TNF-alpha

Heart Failure - Reduced Cx43 expression leads to slowed conduction

Heart Failure - Report reviews evidence implicating NO in the pathophysiology of heart failure

Heart Failure - Sympathetic burst power reflects both burst frequency and amplitude

Heart Surgery - Women at greater risk of leg infection after heart surgery than men

Hematology - Mice expressing defective human factor IX aid hemophilia B research

Hemophilia - Regulatory application submitted in Japan for Advate

Hemophilia B - Factor IX replacement postpartum may prevent bleeding in women with deficiency

Hepatitis - Hepatitis study information presented at conference

Hepatitis - New data on PEG-INTRON presented at conference

Hepatitis A Virus - Ninety-two people infected with hepatitis A in central Romanian

Hepatitis B Virus - EMEA issues positive opinion on hepatitis B vaccine containing Corixa's MPL

Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B cases down 89% among children, adolescents

Hepatitis C - Application submitted for approval of hepatitis C product in Europe

Hepatitis C Virus - Two hepatitis C studies with PegIntron plus Rebetol therapy initiated

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Interleukin-12 gene transfer and electrosonporation targets liver cancer

Herpes Simplex Virus - HSV-1 VP16 recruits general transcription factors/coactivators to IE promoters

Herpesvirus - E2F1/CDK2 promoter activation requires N- and C-terminal regions of KSHV LANA

Herpesvirus - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus immediate early gene activity explored

Heymann Nephritis - Chemically modified renal antigen produces Heymann nephritis

Hip Replacement - Harris-Galante total hip arthroplasty has excellent long-term outcome

Hip Replacement - Spacer endoprosthesis can resolve infection

Hip Replacement - Use of strut and impacted cancellous allografts reduces mechanical failure

Human Genome - ENCODE array launched to uncover function of human genome

Human Herpesvirus 6 - DC-SIGN expression altered at transcriptional level by HHV-6 infection

Human Papillomavirus - Microscopy/RT-PCR identifies mechanisms of long-term HPV oral mucosal infection

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - ISCOMATRIX adjuvant is suitable for use in anticancer vaccines

Huntington Disease - Role of adenosine in neurodegeneration elucidated

Hyperbilirubinemia - Stanate hyperbilirubinemia treatment released from clinical hold

Hyperglycemia - Management of acute hyperglycemic crisis in elderly outlined

Hyperphosphatemia - U.S. FDA approves FOSRENOL to reduce phosphorus levels in ESRD patients

Hyperplasia - Benefits of doxazosin may be additive in benign prostatic hyperplasia

Hypertension - Bosentan improves quality of life, prognosis for PAH patients

Hypertension - Health Canada approves therapeutic breathing device to lower blood pressure

Hypertension - Progress is expected to lead to specific antihypertensive treatments

Hypertension - ROS-induced Ca²⁺ sensitization is through activation of Rho

Hypertension Risk Factor - Blood pressure response not predicted by glycemic effects of sugar drinks

Hypertension Risk Factor - Renin-angiotensin system activated in rats with obesity and hypertension

Hypertensive Heart Disease - Review describes drug treatment of hypertensive heart disease

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Multiple mechanisms are involved in pathogenesis of phenotypes in cardiomyopathy

Hypogonadism - Europe approves STRIANT for testosterone replacement in hypogonadal men

Hypotension - Arterial BP control based on neural network during acute hypotension reported

Hypothyroidism - Thyroid cancer precursor lesions studied in Hashimoto thyroiditis patients

Hypoxia - Technique provides a simple way to create hypoxic/ischemic conditions in vitro

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - Actimmune data in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis presented at ACCP meeting

Imaging - Imaging technology for detection of pediatric eye diseases available for adults

Imaging - Lesion evaluation tool receives FDA clearance

Imaging - MRI helps diagnose diseases of abdomen and pelvis during, after pregnancy

Imaging - Medical technology company offers update on SLICES technology

Imaging - Nonlinear parameters better than linear in finding diseased tissue

Imaging - U.S. FDA clears flexible endomicroscope

Immune Respose - Cell surface MHC class II expression inhibited by Salmonella

Immunizations - Missed opportunities for adult immunization in primary care outlined

Immunizations - Study indicates vaccine protects against cervical cancer

Immunology - Cellular immune responses can develop in humoral non-responders to HBV vaccine

Immunology - Fas ligand overexpression spawns inflammation in the central nervous system

Immunology - Fresh blood and liver natural killer cells demonstrate genetic differences

Immunology - IL-8 involved in cervical dilatation but not in prelabor cervical ripening

Immunology - Immunoassay for gp130 binding to IL-6/lL-6R complex devised

Immunology - Loss of CD154 impairs Th2 extrafollicular plasma cell response

Immunology - Nitric oxide regulates PMN-brain microvessel endothelial cell interactions

Immunology - Novel assay provides simultaneous measure of serum and PBMC cytokines

Immunology - Subnormal immunity to measles in found in HIV+ mothers and infant cord blood

Implants - Titanium, HA-coated implants studied in human bone-derived cells

Infection Control - New antibacterial agent slated for Italian launch

Infective Endocarditis - New risk factors for endocarditis have emerged

Infertility Therapy - Fewer injections needed to prevent premature ovulation

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Prospective 20-year study finds pregnant women with IBD have healthy babies

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Regulatory T cells may be a potential therapeutic tool for IBD

Influenza - Americans seek alternatives for flu protection

Influenza - Annual vaccination associated with decreased risk of death in elderly

Influenza - CDC chief: Flu season off to slow start

Influenza - FDA grants clearance for NOW Influenza A & B test

Influenza - Flu vaccine maker taking action to return to market as reliable supplier

Influenza - Strategies offered for flu vaccine rationing

Influenza Vaccine - Efficacy of influenza vaccination in healthy adults decreases with age

Influenza Vaccine - FluMist producer announces expanded delivery

Influenza Vaccine - Stability of influenza hemagglutinin in vaccine bulk material studied

Influenza Vaccine - Technology released for rapid production of influenza vaccines

Information Technology - 3D imaging software company signs agreement to integrate CT colon CAD technology

Information Technology - Cancer institute installs research, management software system

Information Technology - Company specializing in e-script technology appoints two to board of directors

Information Technology - DRC wins $4.8M contract to support the U.S. Navy's HIV management system

Information Technology - Daou to build integrated case management system for Indian Health Service

Information Technology - DataBay Resources launches NavigateNet Beta testing

Information Technology - Diversified Security Solutions wins $800,000 contract with Huntington Hospital

Information Technology - EMSI deploys UnityOne Intrusion Prevention Systems to secure medical information

Information Technology - Erlanger selects Ibex PulseCheck to automate EDs

Information Technology - Henry Ford Health System adopts digital imaging system

Information Technology - IT company continues installation of MedLink at medical laboratories in Brazil

Information Technology - IT company to provide support system for U.K. patient records service program

Information Technology - IT company, electronic prescription data provider reach services agreement

Information Technology - Information technology companies expand strategic alliance

Information Technology - Information technology company releases new practice management system

Information Technology - Information technology company releases system for health plan administration

Information Technology - Intravenous drug compatibility database software system introduced

Information Technology - Monongahela Valley Hospital selects passive tracking software

Information Technology - Multi-disciplinary scientist-moderated online forum launched at NeuroScience '04

Information Technology - NIH grant to be used to measure surgical care processes

Information Technology - Nebraska renews, expands contract with healthcare information services company

Information Technology - Pediatrics Web site logs 530,000 unique visitors

Information Technology - PowerCenter data integration platform paired with HP Integrity servers

Information Technology - Software for life sciences study and research launched

Information Technology - Use of TrialXS extended into the Asia Pacific region.

Injury Prevention - Accident risk factors associated with sleepy truck drivers

Injury Prevention - Alliance to create injury prevention program for students

Injury Prevention - BB guns injure thousands each year

Insulin - Insulin regulates expression of protein gene enhancer via different pathways

Insulin - Insulin stimulates fatty acid transport by regulating expression of FAT/CD36

Insulin Resistance - Alpha-lipoic acid mitigates insulin resistance in Goto-Kakizaki rats

Insulin Resistance - Fad diets high in saturated fats can induce insulin resistance

Insulin Resistance - Minimal model estimation of insulin sensitivity from oral test validated

Insulin Resistance - SomatoKine receives European orphan drug designation

Insulin Secretion - Random insulin granule diffusion required for recruiting granules for release

Insulin Therapy - Cleo 90 infusion set gains FDA clearance

Irradiation - Whole body irradiation damages fibroblasts in wounds

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Studies find sex-based differences in gastrointestinal pain

Ischemia - Estrogen receptor is involved in neuroprotection in an ischemia model

Ischemia - F₁ F₀ -ATPase contributes to decline in energy reserve during ischemia

JC Virus - PMA and IL-1beta dramatically increase JC virus transcription in glial cells

Japanese Encephalitis - Sera against ChimeriVax-JE vaccine protects against encephalitis virus

Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus - KSHV ORF36 protein kinase activates c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathway

Kaposi Sarcoma-Related Herpesvirus - Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 binds to KSHV TR and modulates latency replication

Kidney Disease - Dialysis patients half as likely to be treated after a heart attack

Kidney Disease - Do statins reduce dialysis patients' risk of heart disease?

Kidney Disease - First human trial of bioartificial kidney shows promise for acute renal failure

Kidney Disease - Is the long wait for kidney transplants worth it?

Kidney Transplantation - Body mass index influences graft function in renal transplant patients

Knee Replacement - "Wandering resident" revision arthroplasty technique evaluated

Knee Replacement - Total articulating cementless knee shows promise

LDL Apheresis - Iron metabolism is modified by regular LDL apheresis treatment

Lab Equipment - Stem cell monitoring system available to labs on flow cytometry system

Legal Issues - Nasal spray users suing over alleged loss of smell

Legal Issues - New Mexico State board revokes pharmacist's license

Legal Issues - State pulls license of pharmacy on narcotics charge

Legal Issues - Suicide victim family seeks damages from mental health facility

Legal Issues - United Healthcare companies to pay $2.2 million to North Carolina

Legal Issues - Washington man sentenced for stealing cancer patient's identity

Leishmania -  Leishmania donovani activates NF-kappaB in macrophages through ROS intermediates

Leishmaniasis - Encapsulated amphotericin B effective, economical against leishmaniasis

Leprosy Therapy - Immunotherapy increases effectiveness of treatment for leprosy

Leptin Studies - Leptin and insulin downregulate angiopoietin-like protein 3

Letter to the Editor - Study links low HDL levels with increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer

Leukemia - Antiviral therapy for adult T cell leukemia lymphoma is promising

Leukemia - Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. receives approval to market TRISENOX in Japan

Leukemia - Obesity increases older women's risk of acute myelogenous leukemia

Leukemia - Orphan drug designation granted for the treatment of leukemia

Leukemia - Signaling mechanisms underlie human leukemia cell life/death switching

Leukemia - U.S. FDA grants orphan drug designation to acute myelogenous leukemia drug

Leukemia Therapy - Guidelines to define therapeutic strategies for leukemia described

Licensing Agreement - Company gets exclusive worldwide license for cholesterol-reducing nutraceutical

Lipid Metabolism - Use of SNPs doubles estimates of genetic variance of HDL and APOE AI in women

Lipid Studies - Atorvastatin causes a greater reduction in LDL-cholesterol than pravastatin

Lipid Studies - Dietary copper, zinc supplements effect on atherosclerosis studied

Lipid Studies - Red wines contain antioxidants that provide protection against LDL oxidation

Lipolysis - Carboxylesterase 3 is major adipocyte lipase

Liver Cancer - Hepatitis B virus infection agitates enzymes involved in liver cancer invasion

Liver Cancer - RFA safe for treating liver tumors pushing on GI tract

Liver Transplantation - Hepatic Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase reduced after ischemia-reperfusion

Liver Transplantation - MELD score changes before liver transplantation do not predict mortality

Lung Cancer - Biotechnology company receives grant to create lung cancer therapies

Lung Cancer - Company develops early diagnostic test for lung cancer

Lung Cancer - EGF receptor gene mutations are common in lung cancers from non-smokers

Lung Cancer - cis-Pt(II) complex of 3-aminoflavone induces lung tumor apoptosis and necrosis

Lymphoma - Childhood allergies appear to increase risk of blood cancers

Lysosomal Storage Disease - Modified bone marrow cells improve cognition in mucopolysaccharidosis models

Macular Degeneration - Eye health company presented age-related macular degeneration trial results

Macular Degeneration - Nutraceutical firm launches Oculair for eye, body health

Malaria - Malaria protein that binds to placental cells may serve as vaccine target

Malaria - Platelet count is an important clue to the diagnosis of malaria

Malaria - Submicroscopic P. falciparum infection may affect immunity during pregnancy

Malaria - Weather monitoring warns of malaria epidemics in African highlands

Malaria Genomics and Genetics - Genetic diversity of malaria merozoite protein gene determined

Malaria Vaccine - Malaria vaccine based on Plasmodium Duffy binding protein evaluated

Malpractice Insurance - Oregon Measure 35, malpractice cap, may be revisited by legislature

Malpractice Insurance - Survey shows doctors considering closing their practices

Malpractice Insurance - Wyoming looks ahead after voters reject malpractice damage limits

Managed Care - Mental health service provider announces withdrawal from Texas NorthSTAR network

Market Analysis - Growing patient volumes encourages adoption of RFID

Market Analysis - Pharma firms devote half of research to strategic opportunities

Market Analysis - Report indicates disease management firms show prognosis for growth

Marketing Agreement - Companies renew Canadian Pennsaid agreement

Measles Vaccine - Economic analysis of mass measles vaccination in South Africa reported

Measles Vaccine - Measles-specific CD4 T cell memory decreases in vaccinated subjects

Measles Vaccine - Patients should receive measles vaccine after stem cell transplantation

Medical Devices - Biotech company submits FDA application to market blood component separator

Medical Devices - Eye photo taken through microscope wins Olympus scientific imaging competition

Medical Devices - First left ventricular assist implant at Seattle center under Reliant completed

Medical Devices - Holographic assay measures anisotropic energy transport in flowing polymers

Medical Devices - LaryngoSeal Laryngeal Mask from Nellcor previewed at conference

Medical Devices - Medical device company expands product line

Medical Devices - Medical device company introduces new spinal technologies

Medical Devices - NYU Cancer Center features new hyperthermia system

Medical Devices - New chairman of Washington biomedical association calls for plan

Medical Devices - Optical technology company introduces UIS2 Microscope Optical System

Medical Devices - Radiofrequency generator for vein reflux, varicose veins treatment introduced

Medical Devices - Study finds Vasotrac is less intrusive than conventional blood pressure monitors

Medical Devices - Survey expects laboratory product purchases to increase in 2005

Medical Devices - Vascular disease company concludes enrollment of HEALING II clinical trial

Medical Education - Teens fresh out of high school head to medical school

Medical Errors - Apology policies for medical mistakes gaining attention

Medical Errors - Doctors may be subject to background checks

Medical Errors - Limiting interns' work hours can substantially reduce serious medical errors

Medical Errors - New York puts doctor on probation for inmate's death

Medical Malpractice - New report lauded as evidence that medical malpractice reform works

Medical Marijuana - Nearly three-fourths of Western States have medical marijuana laws

Medical Training - New curriculum seeks to standardize training of cancer physicians worldwide

Medicare - Coverage expansion proposed for cancer patients

Medicare - Payment rates and policy changes announced for hospital outpatient services

Melanoma - M-Vax registered for commercial marketing, distribution in France

Meningococcal Vaccine -  Neisseria meningitidis vaccine safe and immunogenic in infants

Meningococcal Vaccine - Peptide mimotopes of N. meningitidis polysaccharide described

Meningococcal Vaccine - Putative vaccine antigens from Neisseria meningitidis identified

Menopause Therapy - New Bio-E-Gel phase II efficacy results presented at ASRM meeting

Mental Health - Michigan citizen's group lauds governor's mental health commission report

Mental Health - U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress highlights advances in mental health

Mental Health - X-box binding protein 1 C--116G polymorphism is not linked to bipolar disorder

Mental Heath - Family therapy reduces stress symptoms in adolescent survivors of cancer

Mergers & Acquisitions - Biopharmaceutical company acquires minority interest in TKT Europe-5S AB

Mergers & Acquisitions - Company signs letter of intent to acquire IGI; holding company to be formed

Mergers & Acquisitions - Filtration, separations and purification company acquire chromatography business

Mergers & Acquisitions - Hospital management company completes buyout of Houston-based Triumph HealthCare

Mergers & Acquisitions - Long-term care operator shareholders consider merger with National Senior Care

Mergers & Acquisitions - Medical staffing company signs intent letter to purchase assets of staffing firm

Mergers & Acquisitions - Newborn and maternal services provider acquires Atlanta neonatal physician group

Mergers & Acquisitions - Nutritional supplement business to acquire Pilgrim's Natureway business

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharmaceutical firm acquires manufacturer of spinal implant devices

Mergers & Acquisitions - Rehab-focused company announces acquisition of three seating device companies

Mergers & Acquisitions - Venture capital firm announces acquisition of Spine Next by Abbott Laboratories

Mesangial Cells - Abnormal light chains induce divergent phenotypic transformations

Minibodies - Antibody research to be published in hematology journal

Mitochondria - Mitochondria depend upon ATP synthase to make supramolecular structures

Mitochondria - Model explains major features of physiological mitochondrial Ca²⁺ transport

Mitral Valve Disease - Genetic link suggested in deaths from cardiac valve diseases

Molecular Biology - HNA gapmer oligonucleotides supply potent antisense activity

Molecular Diagnostics - DNA-focused company, Siemens form joint working group on molecular diagnostics

Molecular Imaging - PET reporters monitor activity following gene transfer

Monitoring - ODOC contracts for remote ECG screening

Monoclonal Antibodies - Immunoassay groups MAbs by topographical epitopes

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission - P-glycoprotein inhibitors plus indinavir might reduce vertical infection

Motor Neurons - Embryonic SC-derived motoneurons develop appropriate transmitter receptors

Multiple Sclerosis - Lead investigator named for multiple sclerosis trial

Multiple Sclerosis - MS management during pregnancy has special considerations

Multiple Sclerosis - Pharma company presents multiple sclerosis data at conference

Multiple Sclerosis - Pharmaceutical companies partner to develop oral treatment for MS

Murine Leukemia Virus - Real-time PCR evaluates X-MuLV removal during protein purification

Muscular Dystrophy - Calsequestrin expression reduced in dystrophic murine skeletal muscle

Muscular Dystrophy - Dystrophin gene therapy overcomes immune system hurdles in murine models

Mutagenesis - Adenomatous polyposis coli gene isoforms curtail cancer cell growth

Myocardial Infarction - Beneficial effects of ACE inhibitors is due to renin-angiotensin blockade

Myocardial Infarction - Bone marrow cells can acquire cardiac phenotype in vivo

Myocardial Infarction - Heart cell therapy revitalizes the ailing heart

Myocardial Infarction - Interruption of the Fas/Fas ligand system may treat heart failure

Myocardial Infarction - Noninvasive wearable heart care offers continuous monitoring

Myocardial Infarction - Positive results from clinical trial of arterial inflammation drug

Myocardial Infarction - U.K.'s first heart pump inserted without surgery provides "rest" after heart op

Myocardial Oxidative Stress - Selenium supplement improves myocardial stress, prevents cardiac dysfunction

Myocardial Relaxation - Myocardial relaxation is characterized by a 3-dimensional unfolding deformation

Nanotechnology - Nanotechnology-based products starting to have big consumer impact

Natural Products - HIV-1 inhibitory compounds isolated from Calophyllum brasiliense leaves

Neonatal Sepsis - High-risk-based antibiotic prophylaxis better prevents onset of GBS sepsis

Neovascularization - Bone marrow-derived cells do not contribute to tumor endothelialization

Neural Stem Cell Research - Beta₁ integrins mediate stratum-derived neural SC adhesion and migration

Neuroblastoma Therapy - Microtubule alterations identified in drug-resistant tumor cells

Neurodegeneration - The Mre11 DNA repair complex is reduced in Alzheimer disease brains

Neurodegenerative Diseases - Three new drugs could shake off the (brain) rust

Neuroendocrinology - Personality, HPA axis reactivity differ between hirsute and nonhirsute women

Neurology - Awareness campaign launched after several drug prescribing errors

Neurology - New mouse model for spinal muscular atrophy

Neuropathic Pain - Pharmaceutical firm earns milestone on advancement of pain drug

Neuroprotection - L-carnitine exhibits neuroprotective effect in rats

Neuroscience - Antiangiogenic protein fragments harbor amyloid characteristics

Neuroscience - Antipsychotic-induced changes in global pallidus dopamine levels characterized

Neuroscience - Coupled oscillators control morning and evening Drosophila locomotion

Neuroscience - Facial nucleus may play role in regulation of rat respiration

Neuroscience - Spontaneous firing in dorsomedial SCN neurons characterized

Neurosurgery - MAYFIELD Infinity Support System to launch in the United States

Neurosurgery - Vascular complications of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery characterized

Neurotoxicity - Ketamine promotes neuronal apoptosis

Neurotoxicity - Methylmercury induces free radicals in cerebral cortical astrocytes

Neurotransmission - Dopamine blocks the effects of vascular growth factors on endothelial cells

Nicotine Addiction - Cigarette smoking a serious public health threat in China

Nicotine Addiction - Long-term medication and counseling help smokers quit successfully

Nicotine Addiction - Nicotine's addictive hold increases when combined with other chemicals

Nicotine Addiction - Receptor subunit could be prime culprit for addiction response to nicotine

Nicotine Addiction - Smoking triggers early onset of pancreatic cancer

Nicotine Vaccine - Riboflavin used for antibody-catalyzed oxidation of nicotine

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Antibodies with activity against non-Hodgkin lymphomas characterized

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - BEAM with only cytokine support effective in high-risk patients

Norovirus - Colorado students, staff being warned of norovirus outbreak

Norovirus - Number sickened by norovirus at Las Vegas Strip hotel tops 1,200

Nosocomial Infection -  S. epidermidis colonization of indwelling medical devices studied

Nosocomial Infection - Distribution of C. difficile toxinotypes characterized

Nosocomial Infection - MRSA outbreaks in NICU linked to breast milk

Nutrition - Eating fruits, vegetables reduces cardiovascular disease, but not cancer

Nutrition - FDA: Olive oil may boost heart health

Nutrition - Fast food joints more common in poor, black neighborhoods

Nutrition - Most pregnant women concerned about weight gain during pregnancy

Nutrition - Novel health food composition proves highly effective

Nutrition - Omega-3 fatty acids: good for the heart, and (maybe) good for the brain

Nutrition - Researchers advocate role of diet-gene interaction in public health nutrition

Nutrition - Study links eating fruit and vegetables with heart health

Nutrition - U.S. FDA allows use of chlorine dioxide antimicrobial for fruits, vegetables

Obesity - Health club group to provide metabolic assessment program for weight control

Obesity - U.S. CDC says obesity weighing down planes

Obesity Epidemiology - Global epidemic putting brakes on economic development

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Genetic aspects of obesity reviewed

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Interactions among genes, environment, and control of food intake explored

Obesity Pathogenesis - Development and function of adipose tissue reviewed

Obesity Pathogenesis - Ghrelin and Agouti-related protein increases food intake

Obesity Pathogenesis - Population increases in obesity appear to be partly due to genetics

Obesity Pathogenesis - Resistance to obesity in A/J mice not linked to hypothalamic neuropeptides

Obesity Surgery - Laparoscopic gastric bypass effectively improves obesity-related health problems

Obesity Surgery - Surgical weight loss significantly improves diabetic status

Obesity Survival and Mortality - Pitfalls of nutritional screening in injured obese patients outlined

Obesity Therapy - Belief that dieting makes a person fat questioned

Obesity Therapy - Desirability of dieting depends on likely consequences

Obesity Therapy - Lysophosphatidic acid is bioactive phospholipid

Obstetrics - Fetal alcohol syndrome prevention efforts working in Washington state

Obstetrics - Michigan women gain improved access to midwifery services

Obstetrics - Prenatal cadmium exposure has deleterious effects, rat study shows

Obstetrics - Recent pharmacological advances in treatment of preterm delivery highlighted

Obstetrics - Study absolves four genes in recurrent pregnancy loss risk in Japanese women

Occupational Health - Asymptomatic polyvinyl chloride workers show signs of liver fibrosis

Occupational Safety - Firefighters are at high risk for hospitalization

Ocular Inflammation - Positive results reported from Xibrom study in ocular inflammation

Oncogenesis - Adenoma to carcinoma hTR expression not linked to promoter methylation

Oncogenesis - Chromosome 12 encodes for genes that suppress pancreatic cancer growth

Oncogenesis - Hepatitis B X protein blocks transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair

Oncogenesis - Members of the RB/E2F family of proteins cause aberrant survivin expression

Oncology - Bcl-xL gene overexpression boosts breast cancer lymph node metastasis

Oncology - Chromosome 9p21 shows a correlation with stage 4 neuroblastoma prognosis

Oncology - Clinical trials announced for inhaled cancer pain medication

Oncology - Cyclooxygenase-2 expression aligns with transitional cell carcinoma invasion

Oncology - Disulfiram combats melanoma metastasis

Oncology - Genetic counselors and advocacy group develop genetic discrimination brochure

Oncology - KL-6 is a serological marker for liver cancer in patients with hepatitis C

Oncology - Lab service firm reports modest increase in revenues

Oncology - Tumors exposed to chronic hypoxia show changes in microvascular function

Oncolysis - Antisense targeting of anti-apoptosis proteins radiosensitizes lung cancer

Ophthalmic Surgery - Frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser useful for treatment of overhanging blebs

Ophthalmology - "Weekend" use matches daily drops for "lazy eye"

Ophthalmology - Bone marrow-derived stem cells save eyes from retinal degeneration

Ophthalmology - Ruboxistaurin may have a beneficial effect on diabetes-induced eye disease

Ophthalmology - Smad7 gene transfer retains epithelial integrity in injured murine eyes

Organ Donation - Marrow donor program celebrates 20,000 transplants facilitated

Orthopedic Surgery - New bone matrix product available

Osteoblasts - Extracellular mineral surfaces play role in gene expression regulation

Osteogenesis Imperfecta - RNA interference targets COL1A1 expression in mesenchymal progenitor cells

Osteopenia - Lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration shown to occur in ovariectomized rats

Osteoporosis - Calcium plus vitamin D-3 improves healing of proximal humerus fracture

Osteoporosis - Doxycycline reverses effects of ovariectomy-induced osteopenia in rats

Osteoporosis - Serum ALP, urinary NTX predict 1-year lumbar BMD response to alendronate

Osteoporosis - Surgeon general warns Americans of 'osteoporosis crisis,' recommends prevention

Outcomes - Lower level of education can impede recovery in elderly after hospitalization

Outcomes - Study compares two instruments for measuring costs and quality

Ovarian Autotransplantation - Doctors transplant ovary to woman's arm to preserve her fertility

Ovarian Cancer - Inhibitory protein involved in cancer cell apoptosis and cisplatin sensitivity

Ovarian Cancer - Second-line therapy of advanced disease with GnRH analogs shows promise

Overactive Bladder - Pharma company receives European marketing authorization for Emselex

Pain Management - Biopharmaceutical company presents information on chronic opiod use

Pain Management - Hythiam to provide HANDS protocols to Pain Management Associates

Pain Management - Ralfinamide phase II trial results for neuropathic pain released

Pain Medicine - DepoDur identified as option for postoperative pain relief

Pain Medicine - Models of sex differences in opioid analgesia inconsistent

Pain Medicine - NMDA receptors in anterior cingulate cortex mediate pain-induced aversion

Pain Medicine - Phase I trial initiated for transdermal sufentanil patch

Pain Medicine - Report: Ruboxistaurin poised to transform the diabetic neuropathy drug market

Pain Medicine - Sensitivity to pain varies by menstrual phase

Pain Medicine - Spinal PAR stimulation induces thermal hyperalgesia

Parkinson Disease - ACE inhibitor perindopril protects against MPTP-induced neurodegeneration

Parkinson Disease - Agilect improves Parkinson symptoms without worsening other adverse effects

Parkinson Disease - Drug has neuroprotective effect in preclinical model of Parkinson disease

Parkinson Disease - Foundation earmarks $3 million to validate Parkinson hypotheses

Parkinson Disease - Non-human primate model of PD may facilitate study

Parkinson Disease - Pharma companies launch Parkinson disease study with Stalevo

Parkinson Disease - Study shows reduction of alpha-synuclein expression by RNA interference

Patents - After settlement, company licenses homocysteine assay to Bayer

Patents - CTT demands arbitration regarding sexual dysfunction therapy

Patents - Drug-delivery patent granted in Australia

Patents - European patent office grants broad claims on the human hematopoietic stem cell

Patents - Pharmaceutical company consolidates patent infringement suits

Patents - U.S. Patent Office allows patent on new laser angioplasty device

Patents - U.S. patent granted for care management system

Patient Safety - Health consortium launches new patient safety tool

Patient Safety - Seven steps are key to safety in prescription drug use

Pediatric Cancer - Nongenetic causes are most likely risk factors for childhood cancer development

Pediatric Depression - Increased calls to guidance counselors by parents regarding child depression

Pediatric Hepatitis - Hepatitis B virus type D is implicated in a case of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome

Pediatric Leukemia - Donor characteristics/herpesvirus exposure impact survival in pediatric leukemia

Pediatric Obesity - Eating right a weighty subject for many New Jersey students

Pediatrics - Immigrant mothers and their children benefit from child development education

Pediatrics - Specialists' call on European Union to improve childhood cancer treatment

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Integrin beta3 regions that control binding of murine mAb 7E3 identified

Pericardial Constraint - Systolic nonuniformity of pericardial constraint may affect ventricular filling

Perimenopause - Health education intervention helps mid-life women in northern Taiwan

Perinatology - Recycling nutrients helps babies survive birth

Personnel - American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter names chairman

Personnel - American Specialty Health officer elected to URAC board of directors

Personnel - Amerigroup appoints new CFO

Personnel - BioSciences company adds to scientific advisory board

Personnel - Biopharma company names senior vice president of sales and marketing

Personnel - Biopharmaceutial company appoints new senior VP, chief financial officer

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company announces new member of board of directors

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company appoints executives

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company appoints member to board, VP medial affairs

Personnel - Biotech company shareholders elect Carleton Holstrom to board at annual meeting

Personnel - Biotechnology company announces CEO appointment

Personnel - Bluestar Health names James D. Weiss to lead preventative care program

Personnel - Charles Theuer, MD, PhD, named VP of clinical research, CMO of biotech company

Personnel - Cockrell and Johnson appointed to senior positions at cell-therapy company

Personnel - Connecture, Inc., names Daniel Maynard new CEO

Personnel - Coventry Health Care announces organizational changes

Personnel - David Wood named VP, GM of medical device company's drug delivery business unit

Personnel - Delta Dental of California names Marland Taylor VP of systems development

Personnel - Diagnostics company announces management promotions

Personnel - Dr. Wolfgang Mutter named CEO of phage ligand company

Personnel - Drug development company board elects Hans C. Noetzli as new director

Personnel - Elliott Sigal named acting president of research institute

Personnel - End-of-life care provider announces executive promotions, organizational changes

Personnel - GTESS appoints Dan Contilli and Jim Gallagher regional sales directors

Personnel - Guenter Schirmer, MD, named medical director by drug developer

Personnel - Healthcare accrediting company elects Fazen and Metz to board of directors

Personnel - Healthcare system names new head of dental and vision services

Personnel - Information technology adds a director and officers

Personnel - Information technology company names member to board of directors

Personnel - John E. Ezcurra named director of manufacturing by oncology-focused company

Personnel - Medical device company appoints Ross Harricks new director

Personnel - Medical device company selects Virchow Krause & Company as independent auditors

Personnel - Michael B. Wood named to board of directors of healthcare industry provider

Personnel - Migraine-therapy maker names Nicholas Bluhm as CFO

Personnel - Pain-medicine company names David M. Chapman to board of directors

Personnel - Peter Biere named chief financial officer at nanotechnology firm

Personnel - Pharma company names member to board of directors

Personnel - Pharma company names president and chief executive officer

Personnel - Pharma company names president of global manufacturing

Personnel - Pharma company names senior VP business development and licensing

Personnel - Reconstructive surgery and dermatology company names board members

Personnel - Richard Riegel named VP of sales by life sciences consultancy company

Personnel - Software provider announces new board member

Personnel - Specialty pharmaceutical company creates new positions in senior management

Personnel - Timothy Adams named CFO of woman's health-focused device company

Personnel - Wade Sexton, MD, joins Genitourinary Oncology Program at Moffitt cancer center

Personnel - Yves Rosconie named president, CEO of Canadian endocrin-focused biopharm company

Pertussis Vaccine - Pertussis vaccines provide mucosal immunization of murine neonates

Pharmaceuticals - Genomics company reports breakeven net income

Pharmaceuticals - Orajel maker reports increased third-quarter results

Photoaging - Solar UV irradiation reduces collagen by blocking TGF-betaRII/Smad signaling

Physiology - Heart rates indicate a positive effect of cognitive challenges

Placental Barrier - Polychlorinated biphenyl pollutants cross the placental barrier

Plague Vaccine - Genome content of live plague vaccines defined using DNA microarray

Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia - Enrollment completed for DB289 clinical trial in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Pneumonia -  Streptococcus, Haemophilus, and Moraxella characterized

Pneumonia - Study shows Avelox IV is successful in treating pneumonia in elderly patients

Pneumonia - U.S. FDA grants fast track designation for Doripenem

Podiatry - Podiatric medical group launches 'Knock Your Socks Off' to urge foot screenings

Polio - WHO network has played essential role in monitoring polio eradication effort

Poliovirus Vaccine - Multiplex PCR method for identifying vaccine polioviruses developed

Poliovirus Vaccine - No link found between intussusception and oral poliovirus vaccination

Politics - National survey shows few physicians elected to Congress

Polyomavirus - Polyomavirus infection in pediatric renal transplants monitored via PCR

Preeclampsia - Animal model has features of gestational hypertension

Preeclampsia - Common thrombophilia gene variants not risk factors for preeclampsia

Prenatal Nicotine Exposure - Alterations in receptors could be responsible for bradycardia in SIDS victims

Product Licensing - Canadian health officials say too early to issue warning on Pfizer's Celebrex

Product Licensing - Mexico finds no evidence baby formula was approved for consumption

Product Licensing - Nonexclusive HCV license granted to Roche

Product Licensing - Pharmaceutical gets Israeli approval for radiological liver cancer treatment

Prophylactic Adhesion Prevention - DuraGen Plus Adhesion Barrier Matrix issued CE Mark certification

Prostate Cancer - Blocking gene opens avenues for treating prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - CB7630 phase I data presented at Prostate Cancer Foundation scientific retreat

Prostate Cancer - CYP1B1 and PR polymorphisms may be associated with prostate cancer risk

Prostate Cancer - Foundation announces Coffey award recipients for commitment to prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Luteinizing-hormone-releasing-hormone causes prostatic atrophy

Prostate Cancer - Postoperative radiotherapy improves progression-free survival

Prostate Cancer - Vitamin D₃ -modulated genes identified in prostate tumor cells

Protein Signaling - Notch4 requires ankyrin repeats to staunch endothelial sprouting

Proteomics - A bidirectional on/off switch controls protein trafficking in the nucleus

Proteomics - Database of therapeutically relevant multiple pathways developed

Proteomics - Expression, function of drug transport proteins studied in rat liver model

Proteomics - Rad9 acts as a transcriptional activator of gene expression

Proteomics - The membrane anchor domain of hepatitis C virus NS5A has unique functions

Psoriasis - Safety and efficacy of efalizumab treatment reviewed

Psychology - Job-stressed women in U.S. more vulnerable than men to 9/11 trauma

Psychotropic Therapy - CLOCK gene variations may influence clozapine-induced diurnal sleepiness

Public Health - Illness from swimming in contaminated water is emerging health concern

Public Health - Overcrowded and noisy living conditions may contribute to bad health

Pulmonary - CryoCath provides AF program update

Pulmonary Fibrosis - Anticancer drug to fight fatal lung disease

Pulmonary Hypertension - Serotonin causes nuclear translocation of ERK1/ERK2 in cell mitogenesis

Pulse Oximeter - Pulse oximeter probes are safe up to 43 degrees C for 8 hours

Quality of Life - Physically active HIV-infected persons have higher life satisfaction

Rabies - Health officials seek teens seen playing with rabid bat

Radiation Therapy - Troxerutin can protect non-malignant tissue from radiation damage

Radiotherapy - GENEPI could be tool to refine and fine-tune treatment for cancer

Radiotherapy - Increased investment in radiology will improve cure rates for cancer patients

Rankings - IntelliCare ranks Number 283 on 2004 Deloitte Technology Fast 500

Rankings - Medical device company ranks 11th on business journal's Growth 50 list

Regulatory Issues - "Supplements" for sexual enhancement contain prescription drug ingredient

Renal Cell Carcinoma - Patient enrollment commences for IMOxine phase II trial in renal cell carcinoma

Renal Cell Carcinoma - U.S. FDA grants orphan drug designation to BAY 43-9006

Renal Disease - U.S. FDA approves phosphate binder for patients with end-stage renal disease

Renal Failure - Reduced dilation in the brachial artery is related to renal failure severity

Renal Failure - Review evaluates evidence linking iron therapy with complications

Reperfusion - Delta-opioid receptor may play a role in ischemic preconditioning

Reproductive Biology - Iron transport protein activity increases in normal third trimester placenta

Reproductive Biology - Stat5 has distinct functions in cell proliferation, survival, differentiation

Reproductive Endocrinology - HCG gene variant seen in U.S. not found in five European populations

Reproductive Endocrinology - Oxidized LDL modulation of human trophoblast invasion studied

Reproductive Endocrinology - Pregnancy-induced growth inhibitory gene further characterized in rat model

Reproductive Health - Data show abstinence sex education reduces the initiation of sex among teens

Reproductive Medicine - Acridine orange suitable as predictor of DNA damage in sperm

Reproductive Medicine - Antioxidant vitamins can reverse DEHP-induced murine sperm disruption

Reproductive Medicine - BOULE coding sequence mutations do not account for lacking sperm production

Reproductive Medicine - NM-IF extracted human sperm cells characterized

Respiration - Study compares predictive spirometric values to those of other studies

Respiratory Distress Syndrome - EMEA validates MAA to market Surfaxin in Europe

Restenosis - Calcitonin gene-related peptide gene transfer curtails neointimal hyperplasia

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Breastfeeding may reduce and irregular menstrual cycles may increase RA risk

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Promising phase III data presented for Humira

Rotavirus - Rotavirus serotype G9P[8] responsible for outbreak in Northern Australia

Salmonella - Ingested Salmonella dose correlates with disease rate

Salmonella Vaccine -  Salmonella flagellin induces systemic and mucosal immune responses

Sarcoma - Brachytherapy holds promise as treatment for once-debilitating cancers

Schizophrenia - New data show metabolic and protein processing deficits may cause schizophrenia

Schizophrenia - Psychiatric researchers find two schizophrenia genes in New Yorkers

Sepsis - Active hemoglobin enhances LPS-induced injury to endothelial cells

Sepsis - Sepsis in silico trial results published in Critical Care Medicine

Serotonin - Pharmacology of serotonin reviewed

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Rare sexually transmitted disease on rise in Netherlands

Sexual Dysfunction - Study finds high prevalence of sexual dysfunction in HIV+ women

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Growth factors confer immortality to sperm-generating stem cells

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Vaginal swabs tested in commercial assay screen for chlamydia, gonorrhea

Shigellosis -  Shigella-associated diarrhea common in rural Egyptian children

Skeletal Myoblast Transplantation - Skeletal myoblast grafts generated heterogeneity of Ca²⁺_i ) signaling

Skin Cancer - New study examines skin protection in children

Skin Cancer - Researchers discover potential skin cancer prevention target

Sleep Disorders - Sleep disorders may indicate multiple health problems, OSA study shows

Small Cell Lung Cancer - Cancer therapeutics development company files IND for small cell lung cancer

Smallpox - Potential return of smallpox, world's readiness discussed in journal article

Smallpox - Significant progress reported on smallpox vaccine

Smoking - Nevada petition would restrict smoking in public

Smoking Cessation - Funding granted to study doctors' smoking cessation practices

Spermatogonial Stem Cells - Researchers grow sperm stem cells in laboratory cultures

Spinal Cord Injury - Gene expression profile determined in contused rat spinal cord

Spinal Cord Injury - Wound healing response characterized in rats

Spinal Fusion - U.S. FDA approves artificial disc for treatment of low back pain

Spine Surgery - Surgical tools manufacturer launches SpineJet XL for spine procedures

Sports Medicine - Team-centered program helps reduce disordered eating among teen female athletes

Staffing Issues - Nursing shortage halts surgeries at major Vancouver hospital

State Medicaid - Doctor On Call pilot program reduces emergency room visits by 24%

Statin Therapy - Atorvastatin does not compromise prostacyclin receptor signaling and function

Statin Therapy - Elderly individuals are not receiving adequate lipid-lowering therapy

Stem Cell Research - California stem cell vote means competition for University of Minnesota

Stem Cell Research - California voters approve spending on stem cell research

Stem Cell Research - Companies ink agreement for new ES cell tissue-culture media

Stem Cell Research - Human ESC lines for federally funded research characterized in journal

Stem Cell Research - Hypoxia triggers stem cell proliferation followed by neuronal SC differentiation

Stem Cell Research - Molecular phenotype of renal progenitor cells identified

Stem Cell Research - Nuclear reprogramming is a key to stem cell function in regenerative medicine

Stem Cell Research - Self-renewal and multipotency demonstrated in stem cells

Stem Cell Research - Telomerase maintained in self-renewing tissues during serial regeneration

Stem Cell Transplant-Related Aspergillosis - Aspergillosis occurs later after reduced intensity versus regular SCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - Daily IV busulfan + cyclophosphamide for 4 days followed by SCT may be toxic

Stem Cell Transplantation - Multiagent strategy lowers regimen-related toxicity in children undergoing HSCT

Stem Cells - Cancer center doctor receives $25,000 award for research

Stomach Cancer - Hot-water extracts from adzuki beans reported to suppress tumorigenesis

Streptococcal Vaccine -  Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype distribution in Hong Kong determined

Streptococcus Epidemiology - Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes are least commonly isolated

Stroke - Endogenous FGF-2 ameliorates ischemic brain damage in rats

Stroke - Licensing agreement announced for citicoline therapy for stroke

Stroke - MRI-detectable microbleeds linked to cognitive impairment

Substance Abuse - Pediatricians often underestimate drug problems in adolescents

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Animal models help identify mechanisms related to sudden unexplained death

Surgery - Surgical repair patch receives 510(k) approval

Synthetic Blood - Synthetic red blood cell being tested at three medical schools in U.S. and Canada

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Biomarkers could lead to quicker and better diagnosis

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Newly identified biomarkers could lead to quicker, better diagnosis of lupus

Telemedicine - Ford Hospital telecasts surgery to India

Telemedicine - Remote medicine puts healthcare within patients' reach

Tetanus Vaccine - HIV lowers antibodies elicited by tetanus and diphtheria vaccination

Thoracic Trauma - Diagnostic utility of multi-detector row CT imaging reviewed

Thrush - Candida may mate when the going gets tough

Thrush - Research demonstrates potential of Miconazole as bioadhesive

Tissue Regeneration - Web site provides training on Integra tissue regenerative products

Tobacco Use - Cigarette smoke exposure may result in endothelial dysfunction

Tobacco Use - Colorado residents approve quadrupling tobacco tax for healthcare

Tobacco Use - Research points to molecule that's key to nicotine addiction

Tobacco Use - Smoking among University of Minnesota students declines

Tobacco Use - Smoking by pregnant Missouri women costing state millions

Toxicology - Endocrine disruptors in water adversely affect male fish

Toxicology - New model outlined for calculating safe levels of mercury consumption

Trachoma - Antibiotic dose may stop leading cause of blindness

Transplant Medicine - Artificial heart recipient dies

Transplant Medicine - Churches issue plea for increased rates of African American organ donation

Transplant Medicine - Hospital announces reopening of heart transplant program

Transplant Medicine - Immunosuppressive protects against coronary artery disease following transplant

Transplant Medicine - Internet organ donor freed from jail

Transplant Medicine - Matching kidney donors and recipients: age really does matter

Trauma - Study begins on blood substitute in trauma patients at the scene of injury

Tuberculosis -  Mycobacterium avium strains exhibit differential virulence

Tuberculosis - Effective TB control requires treatment to include nonactive disease

Tuberculosis - Oregon Health & Science University gets grant for TB research

Tuberculosis - Partnership announced to develop novel tuberculosis drugs

Tuberculosis Genomics and Genetics - Investigation of clustered tuberculosis genotypes improves TB control

Tuberculosis Vaccine - CD27-negative CD4 T cells produce IFN-gamma upon mycobacteria challenge

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Chronic pneumonia occurs despite immune response to BCG

Tuberculosis Vaccine - New M. tuberculosis antigens are promising vaccine candidates

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Successful TB vaccine may need to suppress interleukin-4 activity

Tumor Suppression - Mutant p53 influences hypoxia-induced gene expression in tumor cells

Type 1 Diabetes - Hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia suppress muscle lipolytic activity

Type 2 Diabetes - Adjustment to type 2 diabetes in a Mexican community investigated

Type 2 Diabetes - CuraGen, partner advance investigational compound for diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - Data demonstrate the potential of arimoclomol for the treatment of diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes - HT impairs endothelial function in postmenopausal women receiving rosiglitazone

Ulcerative Colitis - Pathway independent of p53 appears to exist related to ulcerative colitis

Ultrasound Devices - Statistical model reconciles ultrasonic scatterer size estimates

Ultrasound Imaging - Effect of viscosity on the resonance frequency of microbubbles determined

Upper Respiratory Infection - Over-the-counter drugs for upper respiratory infections may save $4.75 billion

Urinary Incontinence - Burch colposuspension outcome compared with and without abdominal hysterectomy

Urinary Incontinence - Genetics plays a role in UI, study finds

Urinary Incontinence - Study highlights therapeutic potential of duloxetine

Urinary Schistosomiasis - Monoclonal antibody-based dipstick useful for field diagnosis

Urinary Tract Infection - Study: Recurrent UTI caused by E. coli strain causing preceding UTI

Urinary Tract Infections - Cipro XR provides rapid symptom improvement in uncomplicated UTIs

Urological Oncology - Downregulated Ets2 transcription factor halts prostate cancer cell growth

Urology - Vascular endothelial growth factor shares in prostate blood flow regulation

Uterine Fibroids - FDA approves ExAblate 2000 system as noninvasive surgery for uterine fibroids

Uterine Fibroids - FDA approves ExAblate 2000 system for symptomatic uterine fibroids

Uterine Leiomyomas - 2-[F-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose used in PET accumulates in uterine fibroids

Uterine Leiomyomas - Premyomectomy uterine artery embolization minimizes operative blood loss

Uterine Leiomyomas - Protein's potential anti-apoptotic function may play role in fibroid growth

Utilization - Study reveals critical care use in serious illness

Vaccine Adjuvant - Aluminum adjuvants reviewed

Vaccine Adjuvant - Artificial peptide induces Th2 immune response to antigens

Vaccine Adjuvant - CD40 antibody as adjuvant induces enhanced T cell responses

Vaccine Adjuvant - Non-toxic Stx derivatives from E. coli possess adjuvant activity

Vaccine Adjuvant - Protollin is novel adjuvant for intranasal vaccines

Vaccine Adjuvant - Squalene adjuvant better than aluminum hydroxide in rabies vaccine

Vaccine Adjuvant - Squalene vaccine adjuvant is safe

Vaccine Delivery - Alginate hydrogels act as controlled release protein carriers

Vaccine Development - Antigens expressed in Salmonella vectors using SPI-2 promoter

Vaccine Development - Combined phase I/II clinical trial with immunodrug candidate CYT007-TNFQb begins

Vaccine Development - License agreement reached for MedPulser DNA Delivery System in two applications

Vaccine Development - Neutralizing antibodies prevent use of human GM-CSF in macaques

Vaccine Economics - Potential conflicts of interest in vaccine economics research reviewed

Vaccine Efficacy - Data sources compared to identify veteran vaccinations

Vaccine Efficacy - IL-15 is superior to IL-2 in generating of long-lived memory T cells

Vaccine Efficacy - Vaccine efficacy estimated from household data observed over time

Vaccinia Virus - Src switches from microtubule- to actin-based vaccinia virus motility

Vascular Gene Therapy - PMM2.1.2 nanoparticles augment peri-adventitial adenoviral gene delivery

Vasopressors - Low doses of vasopressin and terlipressin can restore vasomotor tone

Vector Development - Fiber-mosaic adenovirus lends a new approach to adenoviral targeting

Vector Development - Preexisting diseases influence cytotoxic T-cell response to adenoviral vectors

Vector Development - The polymeric gene vector PLHP grants long-term gene delivery

Venous Leg Ulcers - Partnership to market wound care product Orcel in the U.S.

Ventricular Arrhythmias - Study examines molecular mechanisms that predispose hearts to arrhythmias

Ventricular Fibrillation - Approval granted for amiodarone hydrochloride

Ventricular Morphology - Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase alpha1B1 is required for cardiomyocyte morphology

Veterinary Medicine - Team combines veterinary, human medical technology to save dolphin's dorsal fin

Viral Hepatitis - Duck hepatitis B studies explain initiation failure in human hepatitis B

Viral Meningitis - Six students treated for viral meningitis

Viral Proliferation - NS1-associated protein 1 enhances hepatitis C virus translation

Virology - CMV UL76 encodes novel virion-associated protein that inhibits viral replication

Virology - Hepatitis C virus variants are adequately represented in amplicons

Virology - Polyplexes containing chitosan oligomers improve non-viral gene delivery

Vocal Fold Paralysis - Injectable calcium hydroxylapatite improves voice quality

Weight Loss - Weight loss program introduced by Michigan provider

West Nile Virus - Diagnostics company announces clearance of diagnostic assay for West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus - Human West Nile cases now total 101

Women's Health - FDA approves noninvasive procedure to treat uterine fibroids

World Population - United Nations report says world population could be 9 billion in 2300

Wound Care - Electroporation augments TGF-mediated healing in the wounds of diabetic mice

Wound Healing - Novel AP-1 target genes identified in cutaneous-repair fibroblasts

Wound Healing - Oxygenating drug infused at surgery incision site enhances healing, study shows