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Health & Medicine Week


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 25th, 2005
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Health & Medicine Week | Other Publications

Appendicitis - Tonsillectomy found to be a risk factor for appendicitis

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder - Obesity is independent risk factor for GERD symptoms and erosive esophagitis

Hormonal Therapy - Appropriate use of hormones reduces risk of comorbidities

Pediatric Pain Management - Use of NSAIDs carries risk of adverse reactions in children

Type 2 Diabetes - Role of coffee in insulin secretion clarified

Acetabular Insufficiency - Novel pin placement technique improves hip reconstruction

Acetylcholine Receptors - Drosophila acetylcholine receptor studied, binding of bungarotoxin revealed

Acintobacter Baumannii -  A. baumannii outbreak caused by bla(OXA-21) determinant

Acute Coronary Syndrome - EARLY ACS trial designed to reinforce benefit of early use of Integrilin

Addiction Medicine - Insurer selects product to help members quit tobacco

Addiction Medicine - Naltrexone shows promise for treatment of amphetamine dependence

Angiology - Reports advance knowledge in angiology research

Addiction Medicine - New findings in addiction medicine described

Addiction Medicine - Problem gamblers share personality profiles of substance abusers

Adenovirus - Adenovirus DNA detected by SYBR Green real-time PCR assay

Adenovirus - Adenovirus examined, E1B-AP5 interaction with p53 reported

Adriamycin Nephropathy - Naked DNA encoding MCP-1 and RANTES protects against renal injury

Adverse Drug Reaction - Genomics researchers discover protein deficit that causes drug toxicity

Angiology - Studies add new findings to angiology body of knowledge

Advocacy - Lung cancer nonprofit program launches newly redesigned Internet site

Age Related Macular Degeneration - Chorioretinal anastomoses predict trouble after photodynamic therapy

Age Related Macular Degeneration - Company completes SPA with FDA for EVIZON in AMD

Aging - Aging studied, hepatic antioxidant capacity and oxidative injury programmed

Aging - Brain proteasomal activity studied, species, location and age differences noted

Allergy Medicine - Anti-inflammatory activity of Korean folk medicine 'Sabaeksan' analyzed

Atherosclerosis - Research in atherosclerosis provides new insights

Allergy Medicine - Findings in allergy medicine provide new insights

Allergy Medicine - Mast cell degranulation and allergies studied, role of T cell kinase revealed

Allergy Medicine - Molecule resembling grass pollen epitopes developed for allergy vaccine

Allergy Medicine - Physical activity and exercise in asthma reviewed

Allergy and Immunology - Enrollment initiated for phase 1 trial for inhaled asthma product

Allergy and Immunology - Immunoglobulin G3 is crucial for antibody secretion but not antigen specificity

Breast Cancer - Research add new data to breast cancer body of knowledge

Allergy and Immunology - Lymphatic tissue does not support hepatitis B replication in carriers

Allergy and Immunology - Patients coinfected with hepatitis C and HIV mount a full response to F protein

Alveolar Physiology - Alveolar fluid reabsorption analyzed, nature of alkalosis impairment defined

Alzheimer Disease - Alzheimer disease examined, iron oxidization of rRNA described

Alzheimer Disease - Alzheimer disease hippocampus studied, fas-associated phosphatase localized

Alzheimer Disease - Genworth and Alzheimer's Association ally to increase education and awareness

Breast Cancer - Studies add new findings to breast cancer body of knowledge

Alzheimer Disease - Nerve growth factor gene therapy for Alzheimer disease described

Alzheimer Disease - Somatostatin regulates amyloid beta peptide metabolism

Alzheimer Disease - Study showes Colostrinin can prevent the aggregation of beta amyloid

Ameloblastoma - Heparanase gene and protein expression associated with ameloblastoma

Amyloid Fibrils - Amyloid-like fibrils analyzed, structure of the cross-beta spine revealed

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Cancer Vaccines - Reports advance knowledge in cancer vaccines research

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Study falls short of showing efficacy of high dose vitamin E therapy

Anal Cancer - Chemoradiotherapy is feasible in anal carcinomas in HIV-positive patients

Anal Incontinence - Prevalence of anal incontinence investigated

Anemia - U.S. FDA approves IV therapy for iron deficiency anemia in pre-dialysis patients

Anesthesia - Clonidine is a safe and effective alternative to epinephrine in oral surgery

Anesthesia - Gramicidin A dynamics examined, influence on anesthesia clarified

Cardiology - New findings in the area of cardiology described

Anesthesia - I.V. anesthetics restore cerebral autoregulation; volatile anesthetics do not

Anesthesia - Intubating laryngeal mask airway effective in morbidly obese patients

Anesthesia - Pre-oxygenation more effective in head-up than supine position in obesity

Angina Pectoris - Broader vasopeptidase inhibition is required to alleviate chronic angina

Angiology - Recent findings illuminate research in angiology

Cardiology - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Angiology - Right axillary artery cannulation works for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Angioplasty - Estrogen attenuates vasoconstriction during angioplasty

Angiotensin - Angiotensin type analyzed, receptor antagonist activity documented

Anicemycin - Anicemycin inhibited anchorage-independent growth of tumor cells

Antibacterial Agents - Elafin gene transfer fights pulmonary Staphylococcus aureus infection

Dermatology - Recent findings in dermatology described

Antibiotics - Model membranes studied, reaarangement by peptide antibiotic NK-2 revealed

Antigen Presentation - Cytoplasmic antigen presentation examined, role of lysosome protein revealed

Antioxidants - Research add new data to antioxidants body of knowledge

Antipsychotic Therapy - Astrocytes mediate suppressive effects of clozapine on GLT-1 activity

Antiviral Therapy - Researchers' work adds to antiviral therapy body of knowledge

Aortic Arch Aneurysm - Novel Matsui-Kitamura stent grafting technique shows promise

Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes genomics and genetics

Aortic Arch Surgery - Near infrared spectroscopy detects flow alterations during ACP with hypothermia

Aortic Arch Therapy - Ascending-to-descending aortic bypass via right thoracotomy is safe

Aortic Stenosis - Analytical model describes instantaneous pressure gradient across aortic valve

Apoptosis - Induction of NO and ROS caused apoptosis in lymphoma cells

Apoptosis - Macrophage apoptosis analyzed, nature of H. pylori induction clarified

Apoptosis - Researchers' findings advance apoptosis research

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Reports describe recent advances in diabetes pathogenesis research

Apoptosis - Role of ADAM12 in breast tumor progression and stromal cell apoptosis clarified

Apoptosis - T-lymphocyte apoptosis studied, nature of increase defined

Arrhythmia - Calmodulin kinase II activity critical for atrioventricular nodal conduction

Arrhythmia - Electroanatomic mapping linked to high rate of ablation success

Arrhythmia - Ibutilide is effective at terminating atrial arrhythmias

Arrhythmia - Researchers reveal mechanisms underlying catecholaminergic VT

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Researchers' work adds to diabetes pathogenesis body of knowledge

Arrhythmia - Respiratory sinus arrhythmia reflects cardiorespiratory interaction

Arrhythmia - Use of ACE inhibitors and ARBs in the prevention of AF needs further study

Arterial Bypass Surgery - Surgical management of groin lymphatic complications reviewed

Arthritis - Acupuncture offers short-term benefit for arthritis

Aspergillosis - SMX might be effective against Aspergillus

Asthma - Gene determines asthma susceptibility by regulating inflammation

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Studies advance knowledge in diabetes pathogenesis research

Asthma - Pennsylvania launches asthma project for kits

Asthma - Quality improvement organization wins proposal for Oregon asthma study

Asthma - Significant asthma differences found among Mexican American children

Asthma Therapy - Salmeterol HFA and CFC inhalers have equivalent efficacy

Ataxia - Overview of patients with ataxia presented

Atherosclerosis - ACAT2 is a therapeutic target for CHD associated with hypercholesterolemia

Diabetes Therapy - Findings describe new data in diabetes therapy research

Atherosclerosis - Apoptotic cell phagocytosis studied, impairment in atherosclerosis noted

Atherosclerosis - Endothelin studied, role in and nature of CD40 induction defined

Atherosclerosis - Lipid levels in Korean, Korean-Chinese, and Han-Chinese adolescents compared

Atherosclerosis - MRI shows statin therapy shrinking plaques

Atherosclerosis - New research in the area of atherosclerosis detailed

Atherosclerosis - Novel blood test measuring oxidized fats is heart disease indicator

Diabetes Therapy - Recent findings in diabetes therapy provide new insights

Atherosclerosis - Pioglitazone has anti-atherosclerosis activity in diabetic patients

Atherosclerosis - Proatherogenic events and cell adhesion studied, role of redox state clarified

Atrial Fibrillation - Ablation close to the esophagus can lead to heating at the esophageal lumen

Atrial Fibrillation - Anti-inflammatory therapy may decrease AF incidence after cardiac surgery

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Data: Patients on Concerta more likely to continue with long-term therapy

Diagnostics - New findings in the area of diagnostics described

Autism - Model may better predict outcomes for children with autistic spectrum disorders

Autism - Risperidone safe, effective as intermediate term treatment for autism

Avian Influenza - New avian influenza genotype present during the 2003-04 Asian bird flu outbreaks

Awards - Cindy Kuiper, Whitney Bouma receive marketing awards of excellence

Awards - Company wins Paris BioTeam award for its collaboration with Agilent Technologies

Awards - Researcher receives Nikon Fellowship

Diagnostics - New findings in the area of diagnostics detailed

Awards - Sensation 64 CT system wins gold in 2005 Medical Design of Excellence Award

Awards - Slovenia group awards prize for generic controlled-release gastric pellets

Bacillus Anthracis - Anthrax lethal toxin induces endothelial barrier dysfunction

Bacteriology -  Trichomonas vaginalis is detected from previously negative cultures

Bacteriology - Outcome of early-onset neonatal sepsis tied to bacterial genus

Bacteriology - Public surfaces examined, bacteria and biochemical markers chronicled

Diagnostics - Recent findings in diagnostics described

Behavior - Young children who watch less TV more likely to finish college

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Alpha(1)-AR antagonists should be first-choice treatment option

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Prolonged-release tamsulosin tablet for benign prostatic hyperplasia launched

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - Registrational program for lonidamine treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Bioartificial Liver - Microfabricated grooved substrate is platform for bioartificial liver reactors

Biochemistry - CE device seperates 6OCOL and N6OCOL diastereoisomers

Diet and Nutrition - Recent findings illuminate research in diet and nutrition

Biomedical Engineering - Dual porosity expanded polytetrafluoroethylene supports tissue healing

Biomedical Engineering - Genomics company launched to develop synthetic approaches to biological energy

Biomedical Engineering - Matrix molecules allow cells to create cardiovascular tissues

Biomedical Engineering - R&D collaboration with U of South Australia to focus on biopharmaceuticals

Biotechnology - Life science company adds senior vice president human resources

Bioterrorism - Antibiotic nonadherence is a concern for future bioterrorist events

Enzymology - New findings in the area of enzymology described

Bladder Cancer - Developer reports on sales of tests to diagnose bladder cancer

Blood Banking - Quality issues found in banked umbilical cord blood stem cells for transplant

Blood Pressure - Beta-1 adrenoceptor blockade mediates the cardiovascular effects of khat chewing

Blood Safety - Filtrations company and Fresenius Kabi AG partner to reduce prions

Blood Safety - Multitransfused thalassemic children show a risk for acquiring hepatitis C

Blood Safety - New advances in prion removal filter reported

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers' findings advance HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research

Bone Cancer Pain - Analgesic effects of loperamide in bone cancer pain in mice analyzed

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy not considered public health risk in U.S.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Organic Prairie Family of Farms president comments on Mad Cow disease

Brain Cancer - Brain tumor types express VEGF and its receptors differentially

Brain Cancer - Childhood brain tumors not linked to beauty product-related exposures

Brain Cancer - Hairpin siRNA identifies and shuts down glioma progression factors

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Studies add new findings to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis body of knowledge

Brain Cancer Therapy - Novel computational method improves tumor segmentation

Breast Cancer - 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging technique for breast cancer improved

Breast Cancer - Abnormal serum levels increase risk of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Arimidex granted new indication enabling wider access

Breast Cancer - Cancer patients with recurrence, metastasis present fewer apoptotic cells

Breast Cancer - Clinical significance of transcription factors Snail, Slug, and Twist evaluated

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines

Breast Cancer - Clinicopathologic factors linked to false-negative sentinel lymph-node biopsy

Breast Cancer - Duke University to evaluate Panzem NCD in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - New findings in the area of breast cancer described

Breast Cancer - Phytoestrogens and 17 beta-estradiol inhibited apoptosis in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy and risk of cancer debated

Breast Cancer - Reovirus may be used as a purging modality for breast cancer during ASCT

Hormones - Studies describe new findings in hormones research

Breast Cancer - U.S. patent for breast cancer detection through biomarkers granted

Breast Cancer Vaccine - BAT antibody enables DNA vaccine to inhibit Her-2/neu carcinomas

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - Inhaled nitric oxide may not benefit many preterm infants

Brucellosis - Tc-99m HIG scintigraphy helps diagnose osteoarticular involvement in brucellosis

Hypertension - New research in the area of hypertension detailed

Business & Finance - Biopharmaceutical company files registration statement with U.S. SEC

Business & Finance - Cancer-focused corporation secures $30 million in private equity financing

Business & Finance - Company receives phase I SBIR grant from National Science Foundation

Business & Finance - Medical device company added to Russell Microcap Index

Business & Finance - New York Global Securities updates research coverage for Chinese biotech company

Business & Finance - Spanish biotech board authorizes raising funds through institutional investors

Hypertension - Recent findings in hypertension provide new insights

Business Update - American Healthways receives high marks on NCQA review

Business Update - American Mobile Dental adds more mobile clinics

Business Update - Amisys Synertech accomplishes milestone in strategic plan

Business Update - Australian pharmaceutical, healthcare business company updates proposed demerger

Business Update - Beardsworth implements CoSign digital signature solution

Business Update - Biologic implants company announces new direct distribution organization

Hypertension - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of hypertension

Business Update - Biomedical R&D hub expansion confirms Singapore's role in scientific community

Business Update - Biopro division launches its whole food nutrition formula - Bioproduce

Business Update - Bioscience and technology companies sign agreement for extraction plates

Business Update - Biotech company appoints new directors, provides corporate update

Business Update - Canadian metabolics-focused company closes sale of Celmed BioSciences investment

Business Update - Chinese health authority approves sale of latest line of Powerheart AEDs

Hypertension - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of hypertension

Business Update - Cigna HealthCare of Colorado expands rural provider network

Business Update - Clinical research organization adds early-phase clinical development services

Business Update - Companion HealthCare to change name to BlueChoice HealthPlan

Business Update - Company initiates turn-key services for phase I Thorough QT studies

Business Update - Company is awarded grant for systems biology proteomics platform

Business Update - Company raises sales forecast for Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection)

Imaging - Reports add new data to imaging research

Business Update - Company to launch DispenseQuick division

Business Update - Company to receive $3.5M advance for feminine hygiene ads

Business Update - Definitive proxy statement filed for acquisition of MedQuest

Business Update - Diagnostic equipment company awarded Premier contract for new ultrasound system

Business Update - Drug distributor to join the new Russell Microcap Index

Business Update - Due diligence continues; OrthoNetx expands board of directors

Imaging - Researchers describe findings in imaging studies

Business Update - EMSYS releases its Electronic Chart Maker and Management Software V. 1.0.0

Business Update - EpiPen maker announces layoffs

Business Update - FDA approves of BALACET 325

Business Update - Gates and Partners link with Kenyon International Emergency Services

Business Update - Gene-based company to list on NASDAQ

Business Update - Global Med sub signs nationwide contract with Nigeria

Imaging - Studies advance knowledge in imaging research

Business Update - Group formed to focus on nanotechnology investments

Business Update - Henry Bros. inks contract for work at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton

Business Update - Hospital cuts costs through supply chain improvement collaborative

Business Update - Laboratory design and systems company awarded third federal supply contract

Business Update - Laser vision correction company announces opening of new center

Business Update - MCAA business sold to Gilde

Influenza Vaccines - Researchers' work adds to influenza vaccines body of knowledge

Business Update - Marketing for pharma company's subsidiary generates $2.5M in new orders

Business Update - Medical company enters distribution agreement with imaging company

Business Update - New consumer relationship marketing company launched

Business Update - New lease signed for vaccine manufacturing operations

Business Update - Nexen to close Amherstburg, Ontario chemicals plant

Business Update - Nurse association adds homecare and hospice program

Leukemia - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of leukemia

Business Update - Ophthalmology firm reassesses PureVision lens launch plan

Business Update - PPO Direct launched by America's Health Insurance Plans

Business Update - Pain management's EDX-Direct Program to be deployed in North Carolina

Business Update - Paxil CR maker announces resupply to U.S. market

Business Update - Pharmaceutical company launches corporate social responsibility report

Business Update - Pharmaceutical company signs agreement to distribute Botox in Hungary and Poland

Leukemia - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of leukemia

Business Update - Pharmaceuticals company announces inclusion in Russell Microcap Index

Business Update - Report outlines 3-pronged management structure for pharmaceutical alliances

Business Update - Research facilities consolidated in preparation for expanded operations

Business Update - Royalty, support contract with SAM Communications terminated by mutual agreement

Business Update - Smaller companies attempting to gain shares in the wound closure device market

Business Update - Tamiflu development and licensing agreement terminated

Neuroscience - Recent studies add new data to neuroscience research

Business Update - Technology company purchases land for new headquarters, launches online resource

Business Update - U.S. FDA approves Acthar API manufacturing transfer

Business Update - U.S. FDA panel: AbioCor submission did not yet meet HDE standards

Business Update - Zonegran launched in the U.K. and Germany

Calcific Aortic Stenosis - Intensive lipid-lowering therapy does not stop progression of stenosis

Calcium Binding Proteins - Calcium binding proteins studied, distribution in cortical cells shown

Obesity Pathogenesis - Studies advance knowledge in obesity pathogenesis research

Cancer Classification - MicroRNA expression profiles classified human cancers

Cancer Prevention - The farnesyltransferase inhibitor ABT-100 prevents liver cancer

Cancer Prognosis - Prognostics of cancer of unknown primary reviewed

Cancer Research - Plasminogen domain K5 uses glucose-regulated protein 78 to initiate apoptosis

Cancer Risk Factors - Associated nutritional risk of breast and colon cancers disproved

Cancer Risk Factors - Cancer incidence and mortality in patients with type 1 diabetes reported

Obesity Therapy - Researchers' data advance obesity therapy research

Cancer Survival - Personality not associated with cancer survival

Cancer Therapy - Alliance to accelerate clinical development and commercialization of Ceflatonin

Cancer Therapy - Antibodies to angiogenic protein staunch murine acute myeloid leukemia

Cancer Therapy - Company licenses rights to seocalcitol from LEO Pharma

Cancer Therapy - Induced p14ARF drives p53-dependent cell cycle arrest but not apoptosis

Cancer Therapy - Long-term benefits of Aldara cream for actinic keratosis reported

Obesity Therapy - Researchers' work adds to obesity therapy body of knowledge

Cancer Therapy - New data illuminates research in cancer therapy

Cancer Therapy - Positive phase-II data reported on pegylated interferon alfa-2b

Cancer Therapy - Proliferative indices predict survival after chemotherapy for breast cancer

Cancer Therapy - Small molecule inhibitors knock down hypoxia-related tumorigenesis

Cancer Treatment - Study probes perceptions, attitudes of oncologists' drug therapy choices

Cancer Vaccine - 5-Fluorouracil enhances efficacy of conditionally replicating herpes

Obesity and Diabetes - New findings in the area of obesity and diabetes detailed

Cancer Vaccine - Adenovirus oncolytic and immunostimulatory tumor therapy assessed

Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cells efficiently cross-prime tumor antigen-specific T cells

Cancer Vaccine - Electroporation is prime/boost strategy for DNA vaccine against cancer

Cancer Vaccine - Emerging strategies for Epstein-Barr virus-related cancer reported

Cancer Vaccine - Endometrial cancer responds to cancer/testis antigen

Cancer Vaccine - Influenza virosome enhances activity of CEA anticancer vaccine

Obstetrics - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of obstetrics

Cancer Vaccine - Insights into peptide-based vaccine design for cancer therapy presented

Cancer Vaccine - Recent developments in therapeutic cancer vaccines reviewed

Cancer Vaccine - TWEAK mediates anti-tumor effect of tumor-infiltrating macrophage

Cancer Vaccines - Reports add new data to cancer vaccines research

Candida Albicans - N-cadherin mediates endocytosis of Candida albicans by endothelial cells

Oncology - Studies describe new findings in oncology research

Carcinogenesis - Beta-catenin's correct choice of function deemed crucial for normal development

Cardiac Arrest - Nonpatient cardiac arrest needs better management at hospitals

Cardiac Arrhythmia - Cardiac resynchronization therapy not recommended for right bundle branch block

Cardiac Arrhythmia - Catheter ablation improves QOL of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Cardiac Arrhythmia - Ventricular therapies, QOL, mortality assessed in ICD patients

Cardiac Catheterization - Fluoroscopic localization of the femoral head is a useful landmark

Tissue Engineering - Researchers' findings advance tissue engineering research

Cardiac Hepatopathy - Cardiac hepatopathy before and after heart transplantation is benign

Cardiac Hypertrophy - Changes in 11HSD1 and 11HSD2 expression not associated with cardiac hypertrophy

Cardiac Myxoma - Caspase-3-dependent apoptosis in cardiac myxoma not associated with HPV or EBV

Cardiac Pacemakers - Closed loop stimulation pacing effective in young patients

Cardiac Pacemakers - Exercise has different autonomic effects on sinus and AV node

Cardiac Pacemakers - Learning curve of laser lead extraction elucidated

Transplant Medicine - Recent findings in transplant medicine described

Cardiac Pacemakers - Techniques for improving outcome of LV lead placement evaluated

Cardiology - Daniel A. Pelak appointed president and CEO

Cardiology - Medical technology company initiates patent foramen ovale closure study

Cardiology - New findings in cardiology described

Cardiology - Progress reported in pig studies of stent coating in preparing for trials

Tuberculosis Vaccines - Research in tuberculosis vaccines provides new insights

Cardiology - Protein kinase C examined, role in neonatal cardiac structure clarified

Cardiology - Spray nitroglycerin brings fast relief for angina

Cardiology - Thrombospondin-1 buffers non-affected tissues following myocardial infarction

Cardiology - U.S. FDA grants approval to market pacemakers

Cardiomyopathy - Increased H-FABP indicates ongoing myocardial damage in HC patients

Vaccines Adjuvant - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of vaccines adjuvant

Cardiopulmonary Bypass - Antioxidant defence during on-pump CABG characterized

Cardiopulmonary Bypass - Long-term renal replacement therapy post cardiopulmonary bypass is not likely

Cardiovascular Disease - Company awarded major clinical research program in cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular Disease - FM-VP4 toxicity study complete

Cardiovascular Disease - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors - Polymorphisms associated with fibrinogen levels found in Spanish population

Vaccines Development - Recent findings illuminate research in vaccines development

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors - Standard lipid profile predicts LDL particle size in high-risk black population

Cardiovascular Function - Cruise control is no risk to cardiac function

Cardiovascular Interventions - Defect closure with Amplatzer septal occluder effective after 5 years

Cardiovascular Interventions - Percutaneous device closure effective for interatrial septal defects

Cardiovascular Surgery - Aortic connector may raise risk of saphenous vein graft occlusion

Cardiovascular Surgery - Research demonstrates potential of TMR Plus gene therapy

Virology - Researchers' work adds to virology body of knowledge

Carotid Artery Stenting - No difference between embolic protection devices for carotid artery stenting

Cataract - High-carb diet may cloud vision over time

Cataract Surgery - Risk factors for postoperative endophthalmitis identified

Celiac Disease - Antibodies to gluten protein do not cross-react with Bordetella

Cell Biology - Cultured parotid acinar cells retain functional capacity for exocrine studies

Cell Biology - New bacterial path for finding iron described

Cell Biology - New study finds how cells with damaged DNA alert the immune system

Cell Differentiation - Epithelial cell differentiation studied, role of extracellular matrix shown

Central Adiposity - Protein intake inversely associated with abdominal obesity

Cerebral Artery Infarction - PCA infarction stimulates MCA infarction more often than previously thought

Cerebral Embolism - Patients with AF and dense SEC at high risk for cerebral embolism

Cerebral Palsy - Study reveals CP pathophysiology differs from that of acute hypoxia-ischemia

Cervical Cancer - Chemotherapy included in primary treatment of cervical carcinoma

Cervical Cancer - Expression and prognostic significance of Fas ligand and bcl-2 evaluated

Cervical Cancer - HPV capsid mutation allows escape from cervical cancer immunity

Cervical Cancer - Researchers describe findings in cervical cancer studies

Cervical Cancer - Scientists develop device to detect cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Survey flags doctor-patient communication gap regarding HPV and cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Texas to require insurers to cover HPV testing for cervical cancer screening

Cesarean Delivery - Abnormal placentation increases with cesarean delivery

Cesarean Delivery - Buccal misoprostol is useful adjunct during cesarean delivery

Cesarean Delivery - Role of volume preloading in Caesarean section anesthesia clarified

Chagas Disease - Heart rate turbulence methodology is best for detecting autonomic alterations

Chemotherapy - Adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy for early breast cancer evaluated

Chemotherapy - Temozolomide used to treat high-grade gliomas

Chickenpox Vaccine - Reduction in herpes-zoster increases benefit of varicella vaccination

Childhood Cancer - Cancer related to distance from high voltage power lines in England and Wales

Childhood Cancer - Childhood cancer survival trends in Europe tracked

Childhood Cancer - Day care in infancy reduced risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Childhood Obesity - Activation of vascular cells and platelets in obese children investigated

Childhood Obesity - Aerobic fitness polymorphism in obese and non-obese Chinese boys examined

Childhood Obesity - Fasting ghrelin levels not elevated in children with hypothalamic obesity

Childhood Obesity - Increased oxidative stress found in prepubertal severely obese children

Childhood Obesity - Overweight, obesity and body fat composition in Spanish adolescents reported

Chronic Heart Failure - Biopharmaceutical company reports results of treatment for chronic heart failure

Chronic Heart Failure - Carvedilol improves left ventricular diastolic function in advanced CHF

Chronic Hepatitis C - Studies add new findings to chronic hepatitis c body of knowledge

Chronic Kidney Disease - Anemia and LVH predict cardiovascular disease in CKD patients

Chronic Liver Disease - A new scoring system detects nonalcoholic fatty liver disease progression

Chronic Liver Disease - Auto-antibodies are unsuitable for diagnosing cholestatic liver diseases

Chronic Liver Disease - Matrix metalloproteinase gene variations associate with liver diseases

Chronic Liver Disease - Occult hepatitis B infection masks viral gene expression

Chronic Liver Disease - Three dimensional software enriches liver resection and transplantation

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Foradil Certihaler approved in Germany

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Novel exercise test system provides continuous dyspnea ratings

Chronic Small Airway Disease - Macrolides efficacy evaluated in CAD mimicking diffuse panbronchiolitis

Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion - Frontrunner coronary catheter effective for recanalization

Circadian Rhythm - Researchers determine role of serotonin in modulating sensitivity to light

Cirrhosis - Brain natriuretic peptide has prognostic value in cirrhosis progression

Cirrhosis - Terlipressin provides better hemodynamic effects than somatostatin

Classical Swine Fever - U.S. classical swine fever isolates closely related to South American isolates

Clinical Trials - Agreement signed to deliver cardiac safety services to Japanese trial market

Clinical Trials - Biocon sub, SCIREX Corp. to collaborate on global clinical trials

Clinical Trials - Clinical study of Aurora kinase inhibitor in hematologic cancers initiated

Clinical Trials - Decision making process in oncology needed improving

Clinical Trials - Novel Bayesian data analysis method facilitates trial monitoring

Clinical Trials - Pharmaceutical company announces Precise trial update

Clinical Trials - Recombinant human thrombin clinical trial results presented at meeting

Clinical Trials - Survey examines public perceptions of clinical research studies

Clinical Trials - U.S. FDA, research company sign protocol for trial of catheter-linked infections

Cochlear Implants - Researchers' data advance cochlear implants research

Cognitive Development - TV in the bedroom associated with lower standardized test scores

Collaborations - Agreement creates ways for researchers to manipulate data

Collaborations - Agreement signed with Cytochemia to market Striant SR in Germany

Collaborations - Alliance focuses on metabolome analysis tools to speed disease, drug research

Collaborations - Clinical research software company and Galt Associates partner

Collaborations - Collaboration announced to advance infectious disease research

Collaborations - Collaboration with Cryptome Pharmaceuticals signed to validate cancer lead

Collaborations - Collaborations announced for clinical trials in acute ischemic stroke treatment

Collaborations - Collaborative stem cell partnership announced in New Jersey

Collaborations - Companies sign letter of understanding to develop in-ear audio technology

Collaborations - Company inks R&D collaboration with Tranzyme Pharma

Collaborations - Copromotion agreement signed with Mission Pharmacal

Collaborations - Deal signed to develop software products with Lucidyx

Collaborations - Deal struck to investigate asthma drug

Collaborations - Deal with Novartis signed for treatment of respiratory syncytial disease

Collaborations - Edgewater Technology partners with Everypath

Collaborations - Exclusive U.S. agreement made with Polyganics

Collaborations - Health benefits company, Missouri healthcare system commit to collaboration

Collaborations - Joint venture Celltrion to manufacture product for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Collaborations - Management tools company and Payerpath announce partnership

Collaborations - Manufacturing agreement signed with Celltrion

Collaborations - Oncology company names Reddy's Laboratories to produce adjuvant

Collaborations - Partnership formed to increase access to certified clinical research associates

Collaborations - Partnership to develop, manufacture heart valves

Collaborations - Pharma firm and Baylor to establish pediatric AIDS corps for Africa

Collaborations - Pharmaceutical companies announce collaboration in small molecule therapeutics

Collagen - Collagen chain modeled, similarity to LNS domains demonstrated

Colon Cancer - Antiproliferative action of water extracts from raspberry seeds analyzed

Colonoscopy - Automated measurement of colonic polyps compared with manual technique

Colorectal Cancer - Alterations in tissue inhibitor of TIMP-3 implicated in colorectal tumors

Colorectal Cancer - Benchmarks developed for sigmoidoscopy in early detection of cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Risk and prognosis of curative resection of T1 colorectal carcinoma evaluated

Colorectal Cancer - Ten-year outcomes evaluation of colon and rectum cancers conducted

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Benefits of phytoestrogens investigated in hormone replacement therapy

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - FDA issues information about claims for green tea and certain cancers

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - HPB-84 supplement to be manufactured by the Chemins Co.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - New study reinforces safety of Chromax chromium picolinate

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Unproved herbal products need separate regulation

Contraception - Contraceptives influence colposcopic examination

Contraception - Individual needs dictate choice of contraceptives during perimenopause

Contraception - Oral contraceptives do not promote weight gain

Cornea Transplantation - Anti-oxidative vitamins may protect corneal grafts

Coronary Artery Bypass - Cardiopulmonary bypass linked to post-CABG aspirin resistance

Coronary Artery Bypass - Perioperative RBC transfusion linked to heightened mortality risk

Coronary Artery Disease - Findings describe new data in coronary artery disease research

Coronary Artery Disease - Lacidipine reduces common carotid artery IMT, decreases inflammatory markers

Coronary Artery Disease - Technical advances improve myocardial imaging in women

Coronary Heart Disease - High-density lipoproteins subclasses associated with heart disease

Coronary Heart Disease - Hormones found to play equivocal role in coronary heart disease

Corynebacterium Glutamicum - Ethambutol elicits L-glutamate efflux of Corynebacterium glutamicum

Critical Care - The hidden dangers of hospitals exposed

Critical Care Medicine - Brief nasal CPAP doesn't prevent reventilation in preterm infants

Crohn Disease -  Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis may be implicated in Crohn disease

Crohn Disease - Metallic enteral stenting of ileal stricture feasible

Crohn Disease - Phase 3 induction trial in Crohn disease therapy meets primary endpoint

Cryopreservation - Cryopreservation protocol developed to store 3-D bioartificial liver device

Cystic Fibrosis - Impact of body composition on lung function characterized in children

Cystic Fibrosis - Phase 1 study of PTC124 data presented at conference

Cytomegalovirus - Cytomegalovirus retinitis studied, infection of retinal neurons revealed

Cytomegalovirus Vaccine - Elimination of ie1 attenuates cytomegalovirus virulence

Cytotoxicity Determination - Cytotoxicity determined without photochemical artifacts

DNA Polymerase - DNA polymerase delta interacting protein characterized

DNA Tumor Viruses - ARF-p53 pathway modified by small DNA tumor viruses

DPT Vaccine - Monitoring of equality in immunization coverage reviewed

Dacryocystorhinostomy - Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive

Defibrillation Therapy - Medical adhesive and/or ePTFE improve lead extraction

Dehydration - Remaining hydrated difficult for football players during two-daily practices

Dendritic Cell Vaccine - Elutriation of monocytes for dendritic cell generation reported

Dendritic Cell Vaccine - Immunolipoplexes provide alternative for dendritic cells transfection

Dendritic Cell Vaccine - mRNA transfection enhances dendritic cell immunostimulatory function

Dengue Fever - El Nino influences synchronous dengue epidemics in Thailand

Dengue Fever - The cost of dengue fever challenges public health and national economies

Dengue Virus - Lineage extinction/replacement in dengue 1 populations due to stochastic events

Dental Health - Expertise regarding oral cancer among Brazilian dentists found lacking

Dental Health - Tesia-PCI contracts to deliver 1,500 terminals to existing clientele

Depression - Company announces positive phase III results for Gepirone ER

Depression - Neonatal behavior linked to maternal depression

Depression - Prospective study data suggest depression is a cardiac risk factor

Depression - Report: Triple reuptake inhibitors to drive the antidepressant drug market

Depression Therapy - Optimal stimulus location and frequency for repetitive TMS determined

Dermatology - Dermatologic surgery discussed

Dermatology - Insulin-like growth factor-I gene transfer speeds wound healing

Dermatology - New research in the area of dermatology detailed

Dermatology - Technology licensed to Avon for anti-aging skin care product

DiGeorge Syndrome - Characteristic gene expression determined via microarray analysis

Diabetes - TNF-alpha may be a risk for coronary heart disease among diabetics

Diabetes Complications - Diabetes center announces new vision network affiliation program

Diabetes Complications - Injected porcine collagen-derived matrix helps heal diabetic foot wounds

Diabetes Complications - Lidorestat is aldose reductase inhibitor for diabetes complications therapy

Diabetes Control - NDA for diabetes drug with pioglitazone HCL, glimepiride filed with U.S. FDA

Diabetes Control - U.S. pivotal phase 3 study of inhaled insulin for diabetes 1 and 2 initiated

Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - Research in diabetes genomics and genetics provides new insights

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Dynamics of diabetes-associated auto-antibodies in type 1 diabetes described

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Findings advance knowledge in diabetes pathogenesis research

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Inflammation, stress, and diabetes reviewed

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Level of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor linked to metabolic control

Diabetes Research - Biosimulation company presents type 1 diabetes model and scientific insights

Diabetes Risk Factors - Adult lifestyle biggest risk factor for diabetes

Diabetes Risk Factors - High dairy consumption reduces risk of type 2 diabetes in men

Diabetes Therapy - Crystal structure of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 reported

Diabetes Therapy - Diabetes care among Puerto Rican adults in New York City assessed

Diabetes Therapy - Findings advance knowledge in diabetes therapy research

Diabetes Therapy - L-arginine supplements improve T cell function in diabetic rats

Diabetes Therapy - Repaglinide reduces oxidative stress in tissues of diabetic rabbits

Diabetes Therapy - Rosiglitazone hepatotoxicity not greater in patients with high liver enzymes

Diabetes Therapy - Transforming growth factor-beta I gene therapy restores beta cell function

Diabetic Nephrology - Phase 3, phase 4 clinical program of therapy for diabetic nephropathy initiated

Diabetic Nephropathy - Studies describe new findings in diabetic nephropathy research

Diagnostics - Accuracy of techniques for image-guided stereotactic brain biopsy compared

Diagnostics - Analytical techniques explore enzyme evolution factors

Diagnostics - Better non-invasive markers for chronic hepatitis C-related fibrosis are needed

Diagnostics - Bioinformatic screen for novel adenosine-inosine RNA editing sites developed

Diagnostics - Company announces biomarker research collaboration with Bayer

Diagnostics - Company receives FDA approval for c-Kit pharmDx

Diagnostics - Diagnostic usefulness of aberrant CD22 expression assessed

Diagnostics - Findings in diagnostics provide new insights

Diagnostics - Genetics-focused company contracts with cancer center to develop diagnostic test

Diagnostics - LDX System receives CRMLN certification

Diagnostics - Maker of diagnostic ultrasoound imaging systems launches new research unit

Diagnostics - Medical instruments developer to initiate trials of diagnostic device

Diagnostics - Model correction gives accurate assessments of brain tumor hemodynamics

Diagnostics - N Latex CDT assay launched to identify chronic alcohol abuse

Diagnostics - Newborn screening prevents brain damage caused by severe jaundice

Diagnostics - Novel approach to detect cancer measures fragments of host response proteins

Diagnostics - Report: Functional MRI enables noninvasive evaluation of epilepsy patients

Diagnostics - Study shows Coronary Calcium Score most accurate test for heart attack risk

Diet & Nutrition - Diet candy is dandy to the American consumer

Diet & Nutrition - Low total vitamin C plasma level is risk factor for hemodialysis patients

Diet & Nutrition - Pelvic organ prolapse is associated with diet

Diet and Nutrition - Low-fat high-fiber diet decreases serum and urine androgens in men

Diet and Nutrition - New data illuminates research in diet and nutrition

Diet and Nutrition - Nutritional info helps teens make better choices

Diet and Nutrition - Scientists link iron deficiency to Third World brain crisis

Diet and Nutrition - Sprouted and bioprocessed soybeans exhibit anti-diabetic activity

Diphtheria Vaccine - MPL enhances antibody response to diphtheria toxin and its subunits

Disease Associations -  Borrelia burgdorferi protein A analyzed, regulated expression revealed

Disease Associations - Adenoviral protein Gam1 analyzed, influence on SUMO pathway clarified

Disease Associations - Adrenoleukodystrophy protein analyzed, PEX19-binding site defined

Disease Associations - Carotid plaques examined, role of LDL humoral immune response defined

Disease Associations - Endocarditis studied, fibrinogen and fibronectin cooperative binding revealed

Disease Associations - Human coronavirus NL63 studied, use of SARS coronavirus receptor revealed

Disease Associations - Parkinson disease phenotype examined, protective role of enzymes revealed

Disease Associations - Precursor and mature BDNF studied, decrease early in Alzheimer disease shown

Disease Associations - RPGRIP1 splice variants analyzed, distinct expression and localization revealed

Disease Associations - SARS coronavirus examined, tissue immunohistochemistry defined

Disease Associations - Studies advance knowledge in disease associations research

Disease Associations - Triple-A syndrome analyzed, novel splice variant of human AAAS characterized

Doctor-Patient Communication - Placement of computers in exam rooms should be more carefully considered

Domestic Violence - Pediatricians' opinions vary on reporting threshold for suspected child abuse

Down Syndrome - Improved maternal screening reduces need for amniocentesis

Drug Delivery - Development of Intraject sumatriptan advances with new trial data

Drug Delivery - European filing for aerosol inhaler version of AstraZeneca's Pulmicort announced

Drug Delivery - First patient receives TRT with Benephit Delta Infusion System

Drug Delivery - Modified liposomes carry photosensitizer to tumor vessels

Drug Delivery - Selective stabilized plasmid-lipid particles show longevity

Drug Development - Abstract presented on drug candidate for insomnia

Drug Development - Actos significantly improved components of diabetic dyslipidemia

Drug Development - Astex announces IND approval for novel cancer drug

Drug Development - Beta and gamma-secretase inhibitors abate tumor angiogenesis

Drug Development - Copaxone showed reduction in relapse rate among MS treatments

Drug Development - Method targets the true drug leads

Drug Development - Naglazyme for MPS VI launched in U.S.

Drug Development - Natural human alpha interferon approved for sale in Chile

Drug Development - Neuropathic pain drug enters phase I trial in Australia

Drug Development - New data presented for Zomig migraine treatment

Drug Development - New drug combinations may overcome hepatitis B virus drug resistance

Drug Development - Osteoporosis therapy receives positive opinion in Europe

Drug Development - Pharmaceutical company implements system into ion channel drug discovery program

Drug Development - Phase I data support further study of PamAb for Bacillus anthracis

Drug Development - Phase I trial to begin for Kogenate hemophilia product

Drug Development - Phase III study to evaluate first-in-class drug to treat cardiogenic shock

Drug Development - Positive data from TRX4 type 1 diabetes study reported

Drug Development - Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1% launched

Drug Development - Research company receives honorary certificate from Jozef Stefan Institute

Drug Development - Results of Eculizumab extension trial in PNH reported

Drug Development - Study finds nasal spray to be effective treatment of nasal polyps and congestion

Drug Development - Subsidiary Xtal BioStructures formed to offer structural biology services

Drug Importation - Group supports curbing U.S. importation of Canadian drugs

Drug Resistance - BLM helicase triggers leukemia cell resistance to cisplatin

Drug Resistance - Early detection system of drug resistance mutations in myeloid leukemia studied

Drug Resistance - Liposomal adriamycin targets new vessel growth within tumors

Drug Resistance - Proteasome inhibitors and TRAIL fight cancer cell chemoresistance

Drug Safety - Return of antidepressant to U.S. market welcomed by pharmaceuticals company

Drug Safety - Tacrolimus eye drops study halted, complaint filed against business partner

Drug Testing - Standardized Field Sobriety Tests detect marijuana intoxication

Eating Disorders - Specific regions of brain implicated in anorexia nervosa

Echinococcus Vaccine - Immunogenicity of two Echinococcus granulosus antigens reported

Echocardiography - Researchers' findings advance echocardiography research

Ecology - New focus needed for enhancement of human habitats, expert says

Elastic Fibers - Fibulin-5 examined, interaction with fibrillin and microfibrils revealed

Electrocardiographic Interpretation - Most physicians cannot recognize a long QT when they see one

Electronic Medical Records - California healthcare system selects electronic health record software system

Electronic Medical Records - Clinical document architecture can improve cross-institutional data flow

Electronic Medical Records - Pinehurst Surgical to implement EMR solution

Embryogenesis - Embryonic synthesis examined, aspects of the eye extracellular matrix defined

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Embryonic SCs give rise to mature gonadotrope-like cells in embryoid bodies

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cell line expressing EGFP established

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - TGF-beta 2 enhances cardiac myocyte differentiation from embryonic stem cells

Emergency Medicine - Chest pain response to sublingual nitroglycerin doesn't predict cardiac origin

End-of-Life Care - The rich die differently from you and me, study shows

Endocrinology - Antisense oligonucleotides improve glucose and lipid levels in animal models

Endocrinology - Growth factor blockade cuts follicular thyroid cancer metastasis in mice

Endocrinology - Kainate receptor subunit examined, hypothalamic localization clarified

Endocrinology - Micro RNAs 15a and 16-1 influence pituitary adenoma growth

Endocrinology - Patients treated for chronic hepatitis C may develop thyroid dysfunction

Endocytosis - Glucagon-like peptide receptor studied, physiological roles clarified

Endocytosis - Macrophage mannose receptor studied, role as phagocytic receptor clarified

Endocytosis - Studies describe new findings in endocytosis research

Endothelial Cells - Endothelial junction region studied, preferential venule leukocyte binding shown

Endothelial Dysfunction - Na+/H+ exchanger linked to endothelial dysfunction induced by high glucose

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli - EC O157 acquired through indirect contact with farm environment

Environmental Ethics - Genetically modified insect vectors require examination

Environmental Health - Anti-tobacco advertising associated with reduced smoking

Environmental Health - Household dust is main source of flame retardants in humans

Environmental Health - Laws have led to decrease in exposure to secondhand smoke

Environmental Health - Nicotine levels in Lexington service workers drop 56% after Smoke-Free Law

Environmental Health - Organochlorine levels in breast cancer adipose tissue measured

Environmental Health - Public health departments in some states unsure whether they can go smoke-free

Environmental Health - Roundup and glyphosate have differential effects on human placental cells

Environmental Health - Study aims to determine if air pollution accelerates heart disease

Enzymology - Lysophosphatidic acid and sphingosine 1-phosphate void autotaxin expression

Enzymology - New findings in enzymology described

Enzymology - New tyrosine phosphorylation site in phospholipase-C-gamma-1 identified

Epicondylitis - Low dose shock wave therapy without local anesthesia is safe

Epilepsy - Animal research suggests new treatment target for epilepsy

Epilepsy - Recent findings in epilepsy provide new insights

Epilepsy - Report describes potential problem with new drug for seizures, pain

Epimmune Corp. - Vaccine maker to appeal NASDAQ delisting

Episiotomy - Restrictive episiotomy reduces anal lacerations

Epstein-Barr Virus - Epstein-Barr virus latent protein examined, autoantigen response clarified

Erectile Dysfunction - ED drug amendment passage puts lives at risk, says prostate cancer organization

Escherichia Coli -  E. coli pyruvate dehydrogenase studied, role of Glu domain revealed

Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 Outbreak -  E. coli O157:H7 colitis outbreak associated with unpasteurized gouda cheese

Essential Tremor Therapy - Harmaline tremor animal model shows promise as preclinical drug screen

Exercise - Effects of diet and exercise on intracellular lipid content reported

Exercise and Health - Disability type influences heart rate response during power wheelchair sport

Eye Cancer - Cavitary changes in retinoblastoma related to better prognosis

Eye Health - Published paper shows thymosin beta 4 promotes corneal wound repair

Feline Leukemia Virus Vaccine - Neutralizing antibodies against feline leukemia virus protein generated

Femoral Shaft Fracture - External support device facilitates closed reduction

Fetal Medicine - Real-time 3-D fetal echocardiography using matrix probe is feasible

Fibrinogen - Angiopoietin-1 variant discourages neovascular proliferation

Fibromatosis - Calcified fibromatosis detected in neck of 4-year-old girl

Finance - American Stock Exchange lists stock of medical device firm

Finance - Amex to trade options on pharmaceutical firm

Finance - Anti-infectives-focused research company secures funding, tests new compounds

Finance - Ardent Health Services extends expiration date for cash tender offer

Finance - Biotech company added to Russell 3000 index

Finance - Biotech company commences tender offer

Finance - Company completes $3.2 million private placement of series A preferred stock

Finance - Company focused on digestive disorders completes $10 million series B financing

Finance - Company focused on morbid obesity management reports plan for private placement

Finance - Company pays promissory note due Elan

Finance - Company receives payment from Palatin Technologies

Finance - Company to auto-convert $18.75 million of senior secured notes to reduce debt

Finance - Diagnostics company reports new option grants

Finance - Diagnostics/instrumentation company reports record FY 2005 results

Finance - Drug development company closes equity financing, expands science advisory board

Finance - Equity firm invests in Tandem Labs; positions company for rapid growth

Finance - Estonia state medicine agency reports total medicinal products sales for Q1 2005

Finance - Express Scripts reports on stock split

Finance - Genetic testing-focused company receives $3.8 million from exercise of warrants

Finance - Global health initiative funds project to advance vaccine testing

Finance - HFMA unveils CFO compensation study results

Finance - Healthcare equipment company added to Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes

Finance - Information management company reports second quarter results

Finance - Life sciences company completes restatement; files reports with U.S. SEC

Finance - Maker of fine chemicals for healthcare products reports fiscal 2005 results

Finance - Medical device company announces Frezer distribution complete

Finance - Medical device company reports cash dividend of $0.25 per share

Finance - Medical device firm amends SEC Form 10-KSB/A to report correction

Finance - Medical imaging company reports record performance, expands management team

Finance - Ophthalmology company provides $1M grant for blindness prevention

Finance - Petition for more EU funding sees decisive response from scientific community

Finance - Pharma company receives $5 million private placement

Finance - Pharma company signs offer for eight million shares of stock

Finance - Pharmaceutical company announces capital infusion from shareholders

Finance - Pharmaceutical company completes $5.9 million stock offering

Finance - Pharmaceutical company declares third-quarter dividend

Finance - Pharmaceutical company files shelf registration statement

Finance - Pharmaceutical firm announces concurrent public offerings of stock

Finance - Pharmaceutical firm begins trading on OTC Pink Sheets

Finance - Pharmaceutical firm raises $40.4M in private placement

Finance - Pharmaceutical firm receives notice from Amex

Finance - Provider of American products to China reports $100M in revenue

Finance - Supplier to British healthcare industry reports improved Q1 operating results

Finance - VNS company reports net loss of $12.2 million for fiscal year

Finance - immunotherapy-focused company announces extension of warrants

Fitness - Could exercise protect older people from hip fracture?

Fitness & Wellness - Continuing Fitness launches line of equipment designed for mature adults

Fitness and Wellness - California statewide drive promotes active, healthy lifestyles

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine - DNA vaccine protects against foot-and-mouth disease virus challenge

Ganglioglioma - Aberrant TP53 protein accumulated in neuronal component of ganglioglioma

Ganglion Neurons - Ganglion neurons analyzed, carbonic anhydrase coexpression shown

Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer management strategies recommended

Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer may originate from circulating bone marrow-derived stem cells

Gastric Cancer - Postoperative detection of gastric cancer cells related to risk of recurrence

Gastroenterology - Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 pushes gastrointestinal stromal tumor progression

Gastroenterology - Secondary gene mutations make gastrointestinal tumors resist imatinib

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - GERD rises in frequency in Singapore

Gastrointestinal Stroma Tumor - New research bolsters highly targeted gastro-intestinal cancer treatment

Gender Issues - Age identity is linked to social roles

Gene Research - Gene studies reveal the complexity of mouse apolipoprotein B gene expression

Gene Research - Genetic modifiers define Gaucher disease phenotypes

Gene Transfer - Asialofetuin-labeled liposomes and the AFP promoter enhance transfection

Gene Transfer - New data illuminates research in gene transfer

Generic Drugs - Final approval received for Bupropion HCl

Generic Drugs - Generically creative: Drug companies balance patents and patients

Generic Drugs - Pharma company announces approval for Orange Ibuprofen Tablets

Generic Drugs - Pliva enters agreement to develop a controlled-release product

Generic Drugs - U.S. FDA accepts company's first two ANDAs

Generic Drugs - U.S. FDA grants tentative approval of generic oral blood-glucose-lowering drug

Genetic Modification - Sorghum may help fight malnutrition in Africa

Genetic Testing - Genetic testing-focused company to supply LabCorp with diagnostic products

Genetics & Genomics - Company introduces new globin-reduction service

Genetics & Genomics - Diagnostics company completes $7 million series B financing

Genetics & Genomics - Genetics-focused companies develop mini-lab cartridge to analyze DNA and RNA

Genetics & Genomics - New 15-month policy study of risks and benefits of synthetic genomics set

Genetics & Genomics - Novel assay enables in vivo study of homologous recombination

Geriatric Cancer - Treatment practices for elderly cancer patients in Ontario, Canada, analyzed

Geriatrics - Attitudes influence sexual desire

Geriatrics - Perioperative complications in elderly women linked to cardiovascular disease

Ghrelin Studies - Long-term treatment ghrelin therapy stimulates feeding and fat deposition

Gliomas - CED drug delivery technique reviewed

Glucocorticoid Receptors - Glucocorticoid receptor examined, impaired nuclear translocation identified

Glucocorticoid Receptors - Glucocorticoid receptor examined, protection by heat shock proteins revealed

Glycemic Control - Glipizide addition to metformin improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes

Gonorrhea - Prolyliminopeptidase-negative N. gonorrhoeae strain circulating in Denmark

Grants - Canadian company awarded NSERC grant to develop cholesterol-lowering platform

Grants - Epilepsy therapy grants program recognizes 3 recipients of biannual review

Grants - First responders to Sept. 11 to receive medical, social work services

Grants - Philadelphia university receives $750,000 grant from pharmaceutical company

Grants - U.S. NIH grants awarded to 9 research centers for molecular libraries initiative

Grieving Process - Characteristics of the grieving process studied

Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Companies collaborate in human trial for Guillain-Barre syndrome treatment

Gynecology - Capsaicin improves sexual relations

Gynecology - Combined abdominoperineal repair improves pouch-vaginal fistula outcome

Gynecology - Endometrial cancer patients respond to carboplatin and taxol

HIV/AIDS Coinfection -  Pneumocystis jirovecii genotypes vary in HIV-infected patients in Thailand

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - GB virus C prevalence lower in HIV-infected children than in coinfected adults

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - Routine syphilis screening increases detection in HIV-infected patients

HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - Laboratory methods to estimate HIV-1 incidence reviewed

HIV/AIDS Drug Adherence - Protease inhibitors associated with poor drug adherence

HIV/AIDS Drug Effect - NNRTI recipients have more favorable HDL-cholesterol profile than PI recipients

HIV/AIDS Drug Use - Cocaine upregulates DC-SIGN expression on dendritic cells in HIV infection

HIV/AIDS HAART - Improvement of virologic response to HAART due to increased adherence

HIV/AIDS Healthcare - Satellite pharmacy at HIV clinic improves physician-pharmacist interaction

HIV/AIDS Mental Health - HIV-infected patients with history of mental trauma report greater physical pain

HIV/AIDS Neurological Disease - Neurological manifestations of HIV infections continue in Kwazulu-Natal

HIV/AIDS Neurological Disease - Treatment lack associated with neurological morbidity in HIV patients in Africa

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Codon volatility does not reflect selective pressure on HIV-1 genome

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Findings advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis research

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Functional genomic relationships HIV-1 disease revealed

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - PAR-2 induction by neuroinflammation prevents neural death during HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - RNA helicase DDX1 involved in restricted HIV-1 Rev function in astrocytes

HIV/AIDS Pneumococcal Vaccine - HIV-infected children have poorer qualitative antibody responses to PnCV

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Branded advertising campaign increases condom use in Tanzania

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Some sexual history questions lacking in sexually transmitted infection clinics

HIV/AIDS Quality-of-Life - HIV-related neurological syndromes reduce health-related quality of life

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - 2- to 3-fold risk increase of acquiring HIV-1 infection among persons with STDs

HIV/AIDS Testing - Medical company participates in National AIDS Day, sells HIV kits to China

HIV/AIDS Therapy - New findings in the area of HIV/AIDS therapy described

HIV/AIDS Therapy - U.S. FDA approves new anti-HIV protease inhibitor for use in combination therapy

HIV/AIDS Transmission - DC-SIGNR is a cofactor in sexual HIV-1 transmission

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Greater prevalence of HIV infections heterosexually-acquired in the U.K.

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - AIDS vaccine development reviewed

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Aptamers to HIV reverse transcriptase effective in blocking replication

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV gag-specific gamma interferon-expressing cells characterized

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV-1 clade A virus-like particles elicit neutralizing antibodies

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Mucosal CCR5-reactive antibodies induced as anti-HIV strategy

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Peptide capable of generating HIV-neutralizing activity identified

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Understanding molecular diversity of HIV in Africa used to tailor vaccines

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS vaccines

HIV/AIDS Viremia - Low-level viremia not uncommon during very early period of primary HIV infection

HIV/AIDS-Drug Side Effect - Ritonavir boosting may be associated with development of gout in HIV patients

HIV/AIDS-Related Hyperlipidemia - Atazanavir switch improves metabolic disorders in hyperlipidemic HIV patients

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - HLA-DQB*0402/DRBI*08 risk factor for developing AIDS-toxoplasmic encephalitis

HIV/AIDS-Related Lipoatrophy - Resistin levels decrease after rosiglitazone in HIV patients with lipoatrophy

HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - HIV and tuberculosis coinfection rates increasing in Odessa and the Ukraine

HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection - T cell decrease in HIV/TB coinfection leads to marked cytokine reduction

Hantavirus - Researchers find novel peptides that inhibit entry by SNV and HTNV

Head Trauma - Guidelines for repeat CT scans clarified

Head Trauma Surgery - Anesthetic management of acute intracranial hypertension reviewed

Head and Neck Cancer - Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the face managed surgically

Head and Neck Cancer - Genetic profiles classify oral squamous cell carcinomas

Head and Neck Cancer - RNA interference sensitizes oral cancer to chemotherapy

Healing - Wound closure modeled, acceleration after prior injury demonstrated

Health Policy - Insurer offers program to promote cultural competence

Health Promotion - BluePrint for Health Online introduces new patient safety center

Healthcare Access - $60 million orthopedic outpatient facility opens in Bloomington, Minnesota

Healthcare Access - Acute care management company contracts to provide hospitalist services

Healthcare Access - Hospital system renews central region managed care, Medicare, Medicaid agreement

Healthcare Access - Human services nonprofit hosts policy summit on housing, healthcare for seniors

Healthcare Access - Texas-based Parkland Health & Hospital System purchases hematology system

Healthcare Access - Weak, inequitable health systems block progress in Asia-Pacific, official says

Healthcare Costs - Blue Shield of California Life & Health introduces high-deductible health plans

Healthcare Coverage - Companies to offer credit line to HSA owners

Healthcare Coverage - Dental-, eye-care companies enter into strategic joint marketing agreement

Healthcare Coverage - Employee health is a CEO issue

Healthcare Coverage - Nevada insurance plan covers complementary and alternative treatments

Healthcare Coverage - Oregon health plan offers chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage benefits

Healthcare Coverage - Report released on status of HMO enrollment and profitability

Healthcare Coverage - Report: Local, nonprofit HMO plans thrive in Michigan

Healthcare Coverage - Report: Most of the nation's young uninsured can buy individual health insurance

Healthcare Coverage - Smart card alliance forms council to address card use in health Industries

Healthcare Disparities - Child early intervention programs make for healthier adults

Heart Attack Risk Factors - Metabolic syndrome increases risks of heart attack and mortality

Heart Disease Risk Factors - Cost-effectiveness of nutritional counseling for obese patients discussed

Heart Failure - Family education and support interventions are necessary to heart failure care

Heart Failure - Heart failure patients sought for study evaluating implantable pulse generator

Heart Failure - U.S. FDA approves BiDil for treatment of heart failure in black patients

Heart Organogenesis - Embryonic disturbance of cell adhesion molecules can result in cardiac defects

Heart Transplantation - Renal function, compliance are long-term complicating factors in children

Heart Transplantation - Risk factors for severe post-transplant right heart failure identified

Heart Valve Surgery - EuroSCORE predicts in-hospital and long-term mortality after heart valve surgery

Heartburn - FDA accepts NDA for ZEGERID

Heat Exhaustion - Parked cars get dangerously hot, even on cool days

Hematologic Disease - Phase I study of 506U78 for refractory hematologic malignancies conducted

Hematology - Japanese laboratory testing company selects new hematology testing system

Hematology - Recent studies add new data to hematology research

Hematopoiesis - Podocalyxin is CD34-related marker of HSCs and embryonic erythroid cells

Hematopoiesis - Researchers describe findings in hematopoiesis studies

Hematopoietic Cells - Colony-stimulating factor isoforms studied, hematopoietic cell effects defined

Hemodialysis - Replacement of epoetin alfa with darbepoetin alfa safe, cost-effective

Hemophilia Therapy - Self-regulating lentiviral vector expresses human factor IX in vivo

Hepatic Encephalopathy - Interventional radiology resolves case caused by portosystemic venous shunt

Hepatic Hydatidosis - Dual albendazole treatment effective for surgical patients

Hepatitis B - Pharma companies enter license agreement for Clevudine

Hepatitis B - Study shows effectiveness of hepatitis B treatment

Hepatitis B Diagnosis - New primers screen for hepatitis B virus variants

Hepatitis B Therapy - Extended lamivudine therapy delays hepatitis B-related liver disease

Hepatitis B Therapy - Reports advance knowledge in hepatitis b therapy research

Hepatitis B Therapy - Stabilized short interfering RNA cuts hepatitis B virus replication in mice

Hepatitis B Treatment - Data published evaluating long-term therapy with Hepsera for hepatitis B

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Non-invasive niosomes offer topical immunization against hepatitis B

Hepatitis B Vaccine Development - Hepatitis B vaccine protects animals against woodchuck hepatitis virus

Hepatitis C Epidemiology - Hepatitis C transmission prevails at an outpatient clinic in Japan

Hepatitis C Therapy - Clinical response varies in children vertically infected with hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Virus - Cells containing full-length hepatitis C replicons advance proteome studies

Hepatitis C Virus - Global factors regulate the response of hepatitis C to antivirals

Hepatocellular Cancer - Utility of hepatocellular carcinoma screening reviewed

Herpes Vaccine - Protective immunity to herpes simplex virus type 2 mediated by T-bet

Herpes Zoster Vaccine - Vaccine to prevent herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia developed

Hip Fracture - Published study examines likelihood of fall reoccurrence after hip fracture

Hip Replacement - Cemented hemiarthroplasty lowers risk of periprosthetic fracture

Hip Replacement - Dynamic compression plate fixation suitable for fractures near prosthesis tip

Hip Replacement - Novel CT method used to examine acetabular cup bone support

Hodgkin Disease - SHIELD program officially launched

Hodgkin Disease - The value of CT and MR imaging in Hodgkin disease weighed

Hodgkin Lymphoma - Current treatment strategies of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) revealed

Hodgkin Lymphoma - Novel chemotherapies for Hodgkin lymphoma being investigated

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Estrogenic drugs raise PPE levels in striatum and nucleus accumbens

Hormones - Osteoblastic cells studied, influence of G11 alpha expression defined

Hormones - Ovary estrogen receptor proteins studied, quantitative analysis reported

Hormones - Researchers' findings advance hormones research

Hormones - Starvation studied, effect on vitellogenin production clarified

Human Papillomavirus - Diagnostics company received CE mark for Linear Array HP Genotyping Test

Human Papillomavirus - HPV 63 targets keratinocytes in or around eccrine ducts in plantar skin

Human Papillomavirus - HPV DNA methylation helps diagnose emergence of a population of tumor cells

Human Papillomavirus - New findings in human papillomavirus described

Hunter Syndrome - Positive trial results of phase 3 enzyme therapy for Hunter syndrome reported

Huntington's Disease - Interrater agreement high in assessment of motor manifestations

Huntington's Disease - Pallidal deep brain stimulation improves oculomotor performance

Hyperactivity - Hyperactivity examined in mice, nature of orexin A induction clarified

Hypercholesterolemia - Bad cholesterol: genes make the difference scientific

Hypercholesterolemia - Berberine may be a useful alternative to statins for lowering cholesterol

Hypercholesterolemia - New gene-scanning technology marks a major advance in disease research

Hypercholesterolemia - Patients with ApoE epsilon 4 allele have higher lipid peroxidation levels

Hypercholesterolemia - Statin therapy can briefly raise risk of psychiatric disturbances

Hypertension - BMI changes between ages 5 and 14 affect blood pressure at age 14

Hypertension - Effects of weight loss on long-term hypertension outcomes reviewed

Hypertension - Enzyme affects hypertension by controlling salt levels in body

Hypertension - Findings in hypertension provide new insights

Hypertension - Normal blood pressure could add years to your life

Hypertension - Once-a-day diltiazem HCL is effective and safe against hypertension

Hypertension - Pharma company receives nonapprovable letter from U.S. FDA for PW2101

Hypertension - Salt intake studied, role in posttransplantation events clarified

Hypertriglyceridemia - Bezafibrate is effective in ameliorating atherogenic dyslipidemia

Hypoglycemia - Hypoglycemia analyzed, role in protein expression in neuroblastoma cells defined

Imaging - Beth Israel Deaconess selects iCAD for advanced breast cancer detection

Imaging - Companies form partnership to resell imaging visualization and analysis software

Imaging - European CHMP recommends granting marketing authorization for Vasovist

Imaging - Lower-priced multi-functional cardiac ultrasound system introduced

Imaging - Marketing authorization recommended for contrast agent, Vasovist

Imaging - Massachusetts hospital selects upgraded, dedicated breast MRI system

Imaging - New data illuminates research in imaging

Imaging - North Shore University Hospital installs CT imaging system

Imaging - Radiology service to provide subsecond 64-slice CT scanner

Imaging - T2-weighted CMR with gadolinium enhancement is useful in myocarditis patients

Imaging - Zone plate lenses capable of better than 15-nanometer resolution

Immunology - Multiple signals affords the immune system tight control over reactions

Immunology - Notch protein signaling directs early T-cell development

Immunology - What is the genetic definition of a 'normal' human being?

Infectious Disease - Pharma company files IND application with FDA for SCV-07

Infectious Disease - Researchers seek to build better therapeutic vaccines for chronic infections

Infectious Disease - Texas expands state-mandated vaccines for children in child-care facilities

Inflammation - Lung inflammation analyzed, nature of chemokine induction clarified

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Fueling fire in the gut necessary for immune response

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - IBD patients may receive less-than-optimal care

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Preclinical data: NF-kappaB Decoy appears to reduce inflammation of IBD

Influenza Vaccine - HAART enhances efficacy of influenza vaccine in HIV-infected patients

Influenza Vaccine - Immunity of single versus booster dose of influenza vaccine compared

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza A/Fujian/411/02 virus growth in chicken eggs improved

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza vaccination attitudes at Canadian cancer center explored

Influenza Vaccines - Reports describe recent advances in influenza vaccines research

Information Technology - Baylor Health Care System selects software for patient records initiative

Information Technology - Cerner and SenSage deliver solution for patient privacy and data auditability

Information Technology - Communications company selected by Oklahoma City-County Health Department

Information Technology - Companies to integrate discovery informatics software with data workflow tools

Information Technology - Company launches single data management system

Information Technology - Company ready to release electronic publishing software for biotech companies

Information Technology - Custom call center installed for National Jewish Medical and Research Center

Information Technology - Diagnostic testing company physician portal is a preferred e-health tool

Information Technology - Discovery selects Top Image Systems to streamline medical claims

Information Technology - FMG enhances Portico product

Information Technology - Gentiva Health Services launches online health education center

Information Technology - Gold Standard launches HIT services subsidiary

Information Technology - HCA awards Omnicell national supply chain management contract

Information Technology - Handheld inventory management system launched

Information Technology - Hospital implements speech recognition solution in emergency department

Information Technology - Hospital in Belgium installs imaging technology

Information Technology - Infection-tracking software used in Alabama Hospital Quality Initiative analysis

Information Technology - Information technology company integrates diagnosis reminder system

Information Technology - Internet application developer selected by PRA International

Information Technology - Le Centre Hospitalier Hotel Dieu du Creusot deploys remote access solution

Information Technology - New Jersey hospital implements kiosk for patient registration

Information Technology - New endoscopy center selects gastroenterology documentation, coding software

Information Technology - New version of software tool simplifies selection of SNP assays

Information Technology - Oregon hospital selects pharmacy robotic technology

Information Technology - Partnership allows healthcare co. to process transactions more efficiently

Information Technology - Philadelphia Hospital implements medication management product

Information Technology - Preconfigured compliance solution for entry level pharma firms introduced

Information Technology - ProEthic Pharmaceuticals selects enterprise contract management provider

Information Technology - Secure network accelerates clinical integration to enhance patient care

Information Technology - Software company awarded American Hospital Association endorsement

Information Technology - Software company launches clinical study using paper, electronic data capture

Information Technology - Technology company unveils unified platform for clinical data management

Information Technology - Technology solution fully deployed at Partners HealthCare

Information Technology - U.S. FDA licenses analysis software for review of pharmacogenomics submissions

Information Technology - Vanderbilt Medical Center licenses clinical decision support systems

Information Technology - Vanderbilt University Medical Center selects surgical instrument tracking system

Injury Prevention - Dangers of mini trampolines and full-sized trampolines are similar

Injury Prevention - Pennsylvania reminds residents to take precautions in the heat

Injury Prevention - Poll shows many don't know injury is #1 killer of young Americans

Insulin Resistance - Arterial stiffness related to insulin resistance in hypertensive older adults

Interventional Cardiology - Canadian researchers call for more angiograms

Intracerebral Hemorrhage - Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor promotes sensorimotor recovery

Intracranial Cancer - Choices of surgical approaches for septum pellucidum tumors compared

Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy - Insertion of intraperitoneal port for chemotherapy detailed

Ischemia - Delayed subendocardial thinning suggests early stage hypoperfusion

Ischemia - GGA blunts the endothelial dysfunction induced by ischemia and reperfusion

Ischemia - Hyperoxygenation may be critical triggering factor for postischemic remodeling

Ischemia - Ketotifen inhibits I/R induced leukocyte adhesion and can prevent organ damage

Ischemic Heart Disease - Assessment of myocardial viability reviewed

Ischemic Heart Disease - Imaging study reveals characteristics of ischemic human myocardium

Islet Transplantation - New research in the area of islet transplantation detailed

Kidney Function - Glomerular filtration examined, involvement of perlecan clarified

Kidney Transplantation - Impact of gastric acid suppressants on tacrolimus bioavailability determined

Knee Dislocation - Long-term outcome of treatment options for athletes compared

Knee Replacement - Novel scoring system improves reproducibility of radiographic assessment

Knee Replacement - Self-assessed health measure can predict outcome

Laminin - Role of laminin in tumor progression discussed

Lamivudine - Combination therapy surpasses monotherapy in chronic hepatitis B patients

Laparoscopic Surgery - Utility of post-discharge thromboprophylaxis evaluated

Laparoscopy - Indications and benefits of diagnostic laparoscopy discussed

Learning - TV has negative impact on very young children's learning abilities

Left Ventricular Function - Cardiac MDCT compared with angiocardiography

Legal Issues - Company files request to withdraw motion for injunction against Insmed, Celtrix

Legal Issues - Eli Lilly & Co. to pay $700 million in product liability group settlement

Legal Issues - New legislation may threaten future of independent public inquiries

Legal Issues - Patent dispute on dual ply sterilization wrap resolved

Legal Issues - The myth of the medical malpractice claims crisis

Leptospirosis Vaccine - Vaccine against leptospirosis does not slow equine recurrent uveitis

Leukemia - Findings in leukemia provide new insights

Leukemia - Maternal exposure to occupational solvents not linked to childhood leukemia

Leukemia Vaccine - Methods to prepare dendritic cells for leukemia immunotherapy presented

Leukodystrophy - Galactocerebrosidase expression attenuates globoid cell leukodystrophy

Lipolysis - Sympathetic modulation by carvedilol and losartan reduces lipolysis

Lipoproteins - New data illuminates research in lipoproteins

Liver Cancer - Angiostatic therapy hinders hepatocellular carcinoma progression

Liver Cancer - Liver cancer therapy achieves primary endpoint in phase 2a clinical trials

Liver Cancer - MRI better than FDG PET at detecting liver tumors

Liver Cancer - Prognosis of liver transplantation estimated

Liver Cancer - The hepaCAM gene is silenced in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Liver Cancer - Transplantation of NKT lymphocytes suppresses hepatocellular carcinoma

Liver Disease - Complement factor 5 may contribute to fibrogenesis

Liver Transplantation - Alcohol compounds the risk of hepatitis-C-related liver cancer formation

Liver Transplantation - Optimal method of "piggyback" venous outflow reconstruction identified

Liver ischemia - Getting the NAC preserves aortic functions following liver ischemia-reperfusion

Lung Cancer - Chemotherapy induced expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in lung cancer

Lung Cancer - NAT2 genotype associated with increased risk of lung cancer among never-smokers

Lung Cancer - Node dissection by video-assisted thoracic surgery assessed

Lung Cancer - Positive recommendation in European Union of lung cancer medicine erlotinib

Lung Cancer - Sensor array analyses of exhaled breath detected lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Toxicology and epidemiology of wollastonite reviewed

Lymphocytes - Lymphocyte Na/K pump studied, interleukin-2-dependent regulation revealed

Lymphoma - CD43 coexpressed by benign B cells in the terminal ileum

Lymphoma Diagnostics - Image-guided cutting-edge-needle biopsy diagnosed lymphoma

Lymphoma Vaccine - Immunocytokine is effective against B lymphoma

Malaria - Fatty meals have no effect on the relative oral bioavailability of piperaquine

Malaria - Malaria peptides inducing short-lived antibodies have short structures

Malaria Diagnosis - Clinical malaria under transmission conditions in Kenya defined

Malaria Prevention - 'Perfume' could lure mosquitoes and control malaria

Male Infertility - Serine/threonine protein kinase needed for male fertility characterized

Marijuana Use - Acute THC exposure augments quinpirole-induced hyperlocomotion

Market Analysis - Biotech companies focusing increasingly on in-licensing

Market Analysis - Biotech companies have to insure against failures in R&D

Market Analysis - Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia are top life sciences clusters

Market Analysis - Enbrel leads the market for biologic therapies for arthritis, psoriasis

Marketing - First major sales campaign for HairMagic begins

Marketing - IT-generated data show 87% of physicians influenced by thought leaders

Marketing - New Jerseay biotechnoloogy company selects advertising agency

Marketing - Philippine export deal with Pascual Labs to sell cholesterol product signed

Matrix Metalloproteinase - Epilysin expression studied, effect of compression in scars revealed

Measles Vaccine - Ability of measles protein to regulate genome replication examined

Measles Vaccine - Measles control is possible in areas of widespread HIV infection

Measles Vaccine - Measles vaccine given at 6 months of age elicits long-term protection

Medicaid - Report reinforces need for healthy hospitals and shows impact of Medicaid cuts

Medical Devices - Aortic mini-root-containing valves studied, endothelial seeding described

Medical Devices - Company announces ISO 13485:2003 certification

Medical Devices - Data on dental implant surface technology presented at implantology meeting

Medical Devices - Portable daily hemodialysis device receives U.S. FDA clearance

Medical Devices - Prosthetic arm with thought-controlled movement introduced by rehab developer

Medical Errors - Machine dispenses peace of mind in a flash of light

Medical Malpractice - Medical malpractice concerns lead to more breast biopsies

Medical Training - Could reality TV save academic medicine?

Medicare - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to launch new Medicare product

Medicare - Healthcare system announces favorable hospital Medicare settlement

Medicare - Medicare Modernization Act offers more healthcare options

Medicare - Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit agreement announced

Melanoma - Different manifestations of malignant melanoma in the breast reported

Melanoma - Differential effects of selenite and selenate delineated

Melanoma - Protein amplification in melanoma is possible drug target

Melanoma - Scientists ID gene driving melanoma cell growth and survival

Melanoma - Skin cancer research receives a massive funding boost

Melanoma - p14ARF interacted with SUMO-conjugating enzyme Ubc9 and promoted sumoylation

Melanoma Vaccine - Melanoma antigen cross-reactivity does not predict immunogenicity

Melanoma Vaccine - Noncanonical melanoma T cell epitopes identified for cancer therapy

Melanoma Vaccine - Peptides isolated by melanoma antibodies have different immunogenicity

Melioidosis - Real-time PCR assay enables rapid, accurate diagnosis

Meningitis - Study finds vaccine eliminates HIB disease in Gambia

Meningitis - Vaccination virtually eliminates Hib meningitis in The Gambia

Meningitis Vaccine - Cost effectiveness of meningitis immunization strategies reviewed

Meningitis Vaccine - Meningococcal epidemiology changed after bivalent vaccine introduced

Meningococcal Vaccine - Attitudes of parents regarding meningococcal C vaccination reported

Menopause - Genetic basis of bone mineral density investigated

Mental Health - Drugs and therapy prevent interferon-induced depression in high-risk patients

Mental Health - Pharma companies achieve milestone in Asenapine development collaboration

Mental Health - Survey shows large numbers of children are sexually abused

Mental Health - U of Pennsylvania researcher finds teen mental health declining in U.S.

Mental Health - Women's health is linked to living conditions

Mental Illness - Adolescents' perception of stigma of mental illness and alcohol abuse reviewed

Mental Illness - End-of-life treatment preferences of persons with mental illness discussed

Mental Illness - Measure of subjective satisfaction with life validated

Mergers & Acquisitions - A.M. Best comments on Aetna's proposed acquisition of HMS Healthcare

Mergers & Acquisitions - American HealthChoice ends negotiations to acquire imaging company

Mergers & Acquisitions - American Medical Alert acquires Long Island Message Center

Mergers & Acquisitions - CBCA Administrators acquires Bridge Benefits

Mergers & Acquisitions - CRSI enters into a contract to effect a reverse merger

Mergers & Acquisitions - Cerner to acquire diagnostic firm

Mergers & Acquisitions - Contract research organization acquires SKM Oncology

Mergers & Acquisitions - Delphi Medical Systems acquires Caretools

Mergers & Acquisitions - Diagnostic testing provider continues negotiations with investment company

Mergers & Acquisitions - Elbit Medical Imaging announces negotiations on potential combination

Mergers & Acquisitions - First Niagara Risk Management to acquire Hatch Leonard Naples

Mergers & Acquisitions - Food and animal safety company to acquire UCB's dairy antibiotic testing

Mergers & Acquisitions - Genetic and protein analysis company to acquire Nextal Biotechnologies

Mergers & Acquisitions - Heumann Pharma Generics of Germany acquired by Torrent Pharma GmbH

Mergers & Acquisitions - Medical device company signs preliminary letter for potential merger

Mergers & Acquisitions - Medical device technology company receives equity of developmental company

Mergers & Acquisitions - Medical technology company completes acquisition of Pulmonetic Systems, Inc.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Microscience, a U.K.-based vaccine company, acquired

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharma company expects sale of biologics manufacturing business to close soon

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharma company purchases Sinopharm Medicine holding Tianjin

Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharma company to acquire InKine Pharmaceutical Company

Mergers & Acquisitions - Rice bran company signs letter of intent with Food Trading Dominicana

Mergers & Acquisitions - Shareholders endorse Iliad acquisition and capital raising

Mergers & Acquisitions - SpectraBrace, an orthopedics distributor, is acquired

Mesenteric Ischemia - Techniques to reduce GI complications in heart surgery patients are needed

Metabolic Disease - ABCD4 and BG1 gene expression correlate with adrenoleukodystrophy pathology

Metabolic Syndrome - New findings in the area of metabolic syndrome described

Metabolic Syndrome - Strategies for managing metabolic syndrome reviewed

Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors - Risk factors for metabolic syndrome common among African American children

Metabolism - LXRs regulate balance between fat storage and oxidation

Metalloproteinase - Glomerular slit diaphragm studied, nephrin interaction and cleavage defined

Metalloproteinase - Neural cell adhesion molecule studied, nature of regulation defined

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Screening program helps prevent hospital-acquired MRSA infections

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Sequence types 8 and 80 predominate community-acquired MRSA in Norway

Middle Ear Disease - Prevalence in infants failing hearing screens determined

Migraine - Frovatriptan well-tolerated when used as 6-day dosing regimen for MRM

Migraine - Research shows new Imitrex tablets absorbed faster

Migraine Headaches - New campaign to help migraine sufferers find pain relief

Mitral Valve Replacement - Postoperative free-floating left atrial ball thrombus reported

Mosquito-Borne Disease - Ferritin light-chain homologue promoter in Aedes aegypti mapped

Mosquito-Borne Disease - Foreign protein secreted in transgenic mosquitoes

Motoneurons - Neural adhesion molecules L1 and CHL1 are survival factors for motoneurons

Multiple Organ Failure - N-acetylcysteine treatment has no prophylactic use

Multiple Sclerosis - IND submitted to U.S. FDA for oral treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis - Trial of vaccine for MS demonstrates increase in gene marker to track T-cells

Multipotent Stem Cells - Multipotent stem cells isolated from adult olfactory mucosa

Mycobacterium Avium -  M. avium isolation method from milk tank improved

Mycobacterium Avium - Real-time PCR detects M. avium subsp paratuberculosis in water & milk

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis -  M. tuberculosis PDT is monofunctional and nonfusion protein

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis -  Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains possess functional cellulases

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - ESAT-6 may contribute to macrophage activation in tuberculosis

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - ESAT-6/CFP-10 fusion protein and peptides used for optimal MTB diagnosis

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - GTP-binding/synergy loop domain mutations of MTB ftsZ compromise its function

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - IdeR binding sites in sequences of all M. tuberculosis ORFs identified

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Monoacylated MDP confers TLR2/TLR4 activation on dendritic cells

Myocardial Infarction - Adenosine, at a particular dose, may help patients with STEMI

Myocardial Infarction - Antidepressants may lower risk of recurrent heart attack, death

Myocardial Infarction - Aspirin underprescribed to prevent heart attack and stroke

Myocardial Infarction - Bone marrow cells have a minor hand in myocardial healing after infarction

Myocardial Infarction - Nitroprusside is an effective treatment of no-reflow phenomenon

Myocardial Ischemic Reperfusion Injury - Na+/Ca2+ inhibitors may have therapeutic potential

Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 - Cytosine-thymine-guanine repeat length is only one factor in progression of DM1

Nanotechnology - Nanotechnology company announces new nanomaterial availability

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - Epstein-Barr virus serology aided diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Nasopharynx Cancer - Adnexal carcinoma found in auditory canal 15 years after radiotherapy

Neural Stem Cell Research - Enriched environment increases neurogenesis in subventricular zone after stroke

Neural Stem Cell Transplantation - Lineage-restricted neural SCs differentiate after transplant to injured spine

Neurodegenerative Diseases - Glycosaminoglycans have therapeutic potential

Neurodegenerative Diseases - Mechanism of motor neuron disease described

Neuroimaging - [11C]-Mecamylamine not suitable for PET study of nAChRs

Neurology - Aprataxin analyzed, effect of disease-associated mutations clarified

Neurology - Brain structures analyzed, nuclear condensation of binding protein shown

Neurology - Cortical learning-induced plasticity studied, effect on neurophils clarified

Neurology - Huntington disease modeled, neuronal vulnerability revealed

Neurology - Neuronal filament studied, overexpression of internexin revealed

Neurology - Neuropeptide B examined, central nervous system immunoreactivity defined

Neurology - Research in neurology provides new insights

Neuroprotection - Estrogen receptor agonists examined, neuroprotective properties revealed

Neuroscience - Albumin enhances MCP-1 output from rat embryonic mixed brain cells

Neuroscience - Brain injury center awards clinical study for TBI trial data capture services

Neuroscience - CD147 regulates protein complexes linked to Alzheimer disease

Neuroscience - Developing murine neural tubes rely on sonic hedgehog for angiogenesis

Neuroscience - Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors studied, dimer distribution clarified

Neuroscience - Iron availability examined, auditory carbon monoxide neuroprotection revealed

Neuroscience - Ischemic brain injury examined, neuroprotective effects detailed

Neuroscience - Kinetics of serotonin clearance characterized

Neuroscience - Mutant Dutch A beta peptide staunches cerebrovascular growth

Neuroscience - Neuroendocrine effects of salsolinol characterized in lactating rats

Neuroscience - New data illuminates research in neuroscience

Neuroscience - Response of STN neurons to eye movements characterized

Neuroscience - Study confirms value of childhood epilepsy test

Neuroscience - TGF-beta regulates brevican production in cultured astrocytes

Neuroscience - Tmhs gene mutations disrupt hair bundle morphogenesis

Nicotine Addiction - Brain scan study of smokers reveals signature of craving

Niemann-Pick A Disease - Correction of brain pathology in Niemann-Pick A disease reported

Nipah Virus - Scientists discover how Nipah virus enters cells

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - HUMAX-CD20 induces clinical response in NHL at all dose levels, company reports

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Non-Hodgkin lymphomas of the oral cavity characterized by WHO classification

Nonacute Coronary Artery Disease - Meta-analysis finds no benefit in PCI versus conservative therapy

Norovirus Transmission - Person-to-person spread the most important norovirus transmission route

Nosocomial Infections - Digestive endoscopy transmits hepatitis C infection infrequently

Nosocomial Infections - Endoscope channels harbor hepatitis B virus DNA after on-site cleaning

Nosocomial Infections - Preoperative skin prep antiseptic now available in tint

Nutrition - Anti-inflammatory effect may help explain fish benefit

Nutrition - Baseball food and drink: Healthy chemistry scores a surprise hit

Nutrition - Gerber funds Yale study on dietary calcium insufficiency in inner-city infants

Nutrition - Researchers show how cancer-preventing foods work

Obesity - Choice/availability of take-out food not related to obesity prevalence

Obesity - Men in denial over expanding waistlines

Obesity Management - Insurance company partners with physicians to increase use of BMI

Obesity Pathogenesis - Activity restriction owing to heart disease increases obesity risk

Obesity Pathogenesis - Association between obesity and insomnia investigated

Obesity Pathogenesis - Data advance knowledge in obesity pathogenesis research

Obesity Pathogenesis - Development of adipose tissue and dietary lipids reviewed

Obesity Pathogenesis - Human cortical specialization for food investigated

Obesity Pathogenesis - Ingested cocoa prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity

Obesity Pathogenesis - Role of spontaneous activity in obesity and energy homeostasis outlined

Obesity Surgery - Adverse patient safety events in bariatric surgery analyzed

Obesity Surgery - Managing bariatric patients in a children's hospital examined

Obesity Therapy - Endocannabinoid modulation of lipogenesis may promote weight loss

Obesity Therapy - Reports describe recent advances in obesity therapy research

Obesity and Diabetes - Fatty acid oxidation by adiponectin impaired in muscle of obese diabetics

Obesity and Diabetes - Findings describe new data in obesity and diabetes research

Obstetrics - Delayed pushing improves fetal well-being

Obstetrics - Failed trial of labor is linked to obesity

Obstetrics - Growth restriction in twin pregnancies linked to modifiable risk factors

Obstetrics - Immunological status influences hepatitis E severity in pregnant women

Obstetrics - Interleukin-6 may elevate fetal nucleated red blood cells

Obstetrics - Intertwin birth time is linked to umbilical cord pH

Obstetrics - Parity is linked to lower urinary tract symptoms

Obstetrics - Research in obstetrics provides new insights

Obstetrics - Safety of oxcarbazepine investigated

Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Pharma companies collaborate to develop therapy for obstructive sleep apnea

Ocular Epithelial Cells - Ocular ciliary epithelium examined, retinoid processing proteins clarified

Olfaction - Odorant-induced activation studied, consequences on cell survival clarified

Olfaction - Olfactory bulb glomeruli studied, sex difference in distribution and size shown

Olfactory Neuroblastoma - Endoscopic-assisted cranionasal resection of olfactory neuroblastoma assessed

Oncogenesis - Interferon is important component of 'cancer immunoediting'

Oncogenesis - Studies advance knowledge in oncogenesis research

Oncology - Cervical adenocarcinoma in situ can be safely managed during pregnancy

Oncology - Downregulated BRCA2 expression upregulates prostate cancer cell proliferation

Oncology - Effectiveness of combined therapeutic modalities investigated in cervical cancer

Oncology - Findings describe new data in oncology research

Oncology - Interleukin 6 supports p53 tumor suppressor gene promoter methylation

Oncology - Interleukin-8 levels rise in advanced prostate cancer

Oncology - MAGE-D1 inhibition may contribute to breast cancer formation

Oncology - Plexiform neurofibroma is a neoplasm of the uterine cervix

Oncology - Recombinant CXC chemokine ligand 10 boosts the potency of cisplatin

Oncology - The neural phenotype of Ewing family tumors is linked to EWS-FLI1

Oncology - Tumor resection prolongs life

Ophthalmic Surgery - Autologous pericranium useful for covering exposed orbital implants

Ophthalmology - Conjunctival tissues do not model VEGF expression in pterygia

Ophthalmology - Prescription lens treatment becomes more popular

Ophthalmology - Retina adapts to seek the unexpected, ignore the commonplace

Ophthalmology - Website helps consumers understand cataracts, treatment options

Opthalmology - Opthalmology company receives CE Mark approval for laser vision treatment

Oral Cancer - Cytotoxicity of phenolic acid phenethyl esters on oral cancer cells evaluated

Oral Cancer - Effect of screening on oral cancer mortality in Kerala, India, evaluated

Oral Cancer - Salivary bacteria could be useful as indicators of oral cancer

Oral Reconstruction - Clinical outcome of reconstruction of oral cavity reviewed

Orbital Surgery - Procedures for reconstructive and function-preserving orbital surgery discussed

Orthodontic Appliances - Effect of archwire ligation technique on microbial flora determined

Orthodontics - Invisalign system provides aesthetic treatment option

Orthodontics - Long-term effects of rapid maxillary expansion on dental arch determined

Orthodontics - Researchers test drug that could cut treatment time in half

Orthopedics - Moderate weight loss takes major pressure off the knee

Orthopedics - Nanotubes inspire new technique for healing broken bones

Orthopedics - Research company receives CE Mark approval for bone repair product

Orthopedics - Stem cells and cytokines spur bone growth in experimental models

Osteoporosis - Colles fractures linked to low bone mineral density

Osteoporosis - Exercise program and special weighted back support improves balance in elderly

Osteoporosis - Glucocorticoids decrease bone density in women

Osteoporosis - Hemoglobin levels may predict bone density in older persons

Osteoporosis - Hormonal replacement therapy maintains bone mineral content

Osteoporosis - Lifestyle changes minimize risk for distal forearm fracture

Osteoporosis - Study shows bone mineral density increases with dietary supplement

Osteosarcoma - Fluoride in tap water linked to bone cancer

Otorhinolaryngology - Alaryngeal speech aid system developed

Otorhinolaryngology - F-18-FDG-PET-CT fusion helped plan radiotherapy treatment

Outbreaks - Coccidioidomycosis epidemic associated with climatic changes

Oxygen Saturation - Cerebral TOI may not be reliable in detecting low SjO2 in children

Pain Management - Due West Family Health Care in Madison, Tennessee to deploy EDX-Direct Program

Pain Management - Inflammatory mediators in temporomandibular joint synovial fluid examined

Pain Management - Pharma compoany files investigational new drug application for pain treatment

Pain Management - Preliminary results announced from study of postoperative pain relief product

Pain Management - U.S. FDA approves low-level laser for wide-use pain relief

Pain Medicine - Children in chronic pain need better support

Pain Medicine - Constipation a serious problem for cancer patients treated with opioids

Pain Medicine - Disparities between black and white patients with cancer pain identified

Pain Medicine - Humira improves quality of life for psoriatic arthritis patients

Pain Medicine - Women feel pain more than men

Pancreatic Cancer - Inositol hexaphosphate proposed as novel treatment for pancreatic cancer

Parainfluenza Vaccine - Live bivalent vaccine for parainfluenza and influenza developed

Parkinson Disease - "Fast tapping" test not suitable for clinical assessment

Parkinson Disease - Drug therapy for Parkinson disease available in U.K., European launches planned

Parkinson Disease - Growth factor brings back hope to Parkinson patients

Parkinson Disease - Low-dose pergolide provides limited benefits in de novo disease

Parkinson Disease - Only cardiac MIBG uptake can distinguish PD from multiple system atrophy

Parkinson Disease Therapy - Frequent L-dopa dosing plus entacapone effective in animals

Parvovirus Vaccine - Fluorescent human parvovirus B19 virus-like particles characterized

Patents - Biopharmaceutical company announces patent on amyloid lowering drugs

Patents - Catheter, medical tubing securement development company announces 7 new patents

Patents - Drug-delivery company gets Mexican patent

Patents - Nanotechnology company receives patent for nanostructured detection platform

Patents - Patent application filed on transrenal DNA technology for infectious diseases

Patents - U.S. patent allowed for novel cancer drug in clinical development

Patents - U.S. patent granted on electronic patient-reported outcomes research software

Patient Safety - Hemashield Vantage peripheral vascular grafts recalled

Patients - Japanese patent approved for method for inducing osteoblast differentiation

Pediatric Allergy Medicine - Impact of facemask design on spacer drug delivery determined

Pediatric Epilepsy - U.S. FDA approves Keppra for use in childhood epilepsy

Pediatric Epilepsy Therapy - Potentially dangerous coprescription practices found in Scotland

Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome - Mycophenolate mofetil recommended in place of cyclosporine A

Pediatric Obesity - Parents can fight obesity by weaning preschoolers from TV

Pediatric Oncology - Pediatric and adult leukemia cells bear distinctly different properties

Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - Fixing straps of nasal CPAP system can cause severe ear trauma

Pediatric Vaccine - Refusal of childhood vaccines among parents investigated

Pediatrics - New pediatrician workforce policy addresses growing challenges in healthcare

Peptides - Apolipoprotein-amyloid beta peptide link studied, energy transfer analyzed

Perception - Sensory "background noise" can improve perception

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Enoxaparin shows similar results as unfractionated heparin during PCIs

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Patients undergoing PCI at risk for retroperitoneal bleeding

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Plasma PAI-1 levels may identify patients with late restenosis risk

Peripheral Arterial Disease - Availability of vascular surgeons impacts amputation rate

Peripheral Artery Disease - Distal protection devices improve safety of lower extremity treatment

Personnel - Albert E. Holt joins ParadigmHealth as chief medical officer

Personnel - American Diabetes Association elects president of executive committee

Personnel - Assurant promotes Raj B. Dave to VP and assistant general counsel

Personnel - Biomedical company adds two VPs to executive management

Personnel - Biomedical device firm appoints new members to its scientific advisory board

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company announces new president and chief executive officer

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company announces senior vice president of human resources

Personnel - Biopharmaceutical company names vice president of investor relations

Personnel - Biotech company expands senior scientific team into California

Personnel - Biotech company strengthens its board of directors

Personnel - Biotech group appoints chair of its new industrial, environmental section

Personnel - Biotech names VPs in product operations, regulatory, and research

Personnel - Breast cancer diagnostics company appoints vice president of sales

Personnel - CRPF official appointed to NIH advisory council

Personnel - Cancer therapeutics development company appoints senior vice president

Personnel - Cigna names two new directors to board

Personnel - Clare Thompson named European operations managing director by tech company

Personnel - Clinical trial data management company names board members

Personnel - Clive V. Bennett appointed president and COO of MOVA Pharmaceutical

Personnel - Consumer products company announces management changes

Personnel - David Mongillo named vice president for policy & medical affairs at ACLA

Personnel - Dermatology company announces new appointment to board of directors

Personnel - Diagnostic imaging company names Robb Young senior manager, cardiology CT

Personnel - Dr. Abraham Sartani appointed to pharma's board

Personnel - Dr. Craig Smith joins board of immunotherapy company

Personnel - Dr. Leslie Hudson to become CEO and president of pharmaceutical company

Personnel - Dr. Paul A. Marks named chairman of scientific advisory board

Personnel - Drug development company names executive director

Personnel - Eric Reimer named chief growth officer by behavioral health management company

Personnel - Gilbert Mittler resigns from Assurant's board of directors

Personnel - Guardian taps John Foley to head dental unit

Personnel - Health insurance company appoints president

Personnel - Healthcare company names executive vice president, chief medical officer

Personnel - Jack Price appointed to board by manufacturer of cranial ultrasound devices

Personnel - Karmeen Kulkarni elected president of healthcare, education by diabetes group

Personnel - Kelly W. Elliott, RN, named VP of clinical affairs by medical devices company

Personnel - Lawrence T. Smith elected board chair by national diabetes organization

Personnel - Leslie Stiles named honorary chair of Pennsylvania breast cancer group

Personnel - Martin Freed, MD, appointed chief medical officer by pharmaceutical company

Personnel - Medical center names chief operating officer

Personnel - Medical director of NICU named at San Jose's Good Samaritan Hospital

Personnel - Medical services company names vice president and general manager

Personnel - Molecular diagnostic technology company announces new leadership team

Personnel - Nancy Oaks appointed VP of sales U.S. Rx division by pharmaceutical company

Personnel - Oncology center company appoints member to board of directors

Personnel - Patrick Dunn elected to health products dietary supplements expert committee

Personnel - Paul Lopez named president of company's ophthalmology business unit

Personnel - Pharma company announces key appointments

Personnel - Pharma company hires Sr. VP and general counsel, announces promotion

Personnel - Pharmaceutical company announces personnel changes

Personnel - Pharmaceutical company founder James A. Wells, PhD, joins UCSF faculty

Personnel - Pharmaceutical company's chief operating officer elected chair of medical group

Personnel - Therapeutic apheresis services company appoints president and COO, CEO

Personnel - Thomas H. McLain appointed to Biotechnology Industry Organization's board

Personnel - Timothy M. Mayleben elected to bioscience company board of directors

Pharmaceutical Research - Consultancy releases study on pharma industry

Pharmaceutical Research - New report examines cough, cold, allergy, and sinus market

Pharmaceutical Research - Research study examines recruitment and retention at pharma companies

Pharmaceutical Research - Study examines pharma product commercialization

Pharmaceutical Research - Survey examines consumer use of online resources

Pheochromocytoma - Genetic testing for pheochromocytoma-associated syndromes recommended

Philanthropy - Health plan provides grant to support HIV education

Phosphatase - Integrin isoform examined, nature of enhanced platelet signaling revealed

Physical Fitness - Exercise capacity reduced in patients with glycogen storage disease type I

Physical Fitness - Self-assessed fitness and exercise parameters predict objective fitness

Physiology - Calcium oscillations studied, role in Ras and the ERK/MAPK cascade revealed

Plague - Functions of differentially expressed proteins ID'd for Yersinia species

Platelets - Glycoproteins and von Willebrand factor studied, bond kinetics clarified

Platelets - Reports add new data to platelets research

Pneumococcal - Co-amoxiclav and opsonophagocytosis overcome amoxicillin resistance

Pneumococcal Vaccines - Recent studies add new data to pneumococcal vaccines research

Pneumococcus - Pneumococcal pathogenesis examined, teichoic acid esterase crystallized

Polio - Identifying dominant mutations of poliovirus genome could lead to new therapies

Polio - India near eradication of poliovirus

Polio Diagnosis - Determination of poliovirus-specific IgA in saliva by ELISA tests

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Studies advance knowledge in polycystic ovary syndrome research

Polyuria - Age and race appear to be factors in prevalence of polyuria

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Intense terrorism does not affect PTSD symptoms

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome - Acute acetylcholinesterase inhibition improves tachycardia in POTS

Pregnancy - Acute fatty liver of pregnancy may underlie third trimester symptoms

Pregnancy - Prepregnancy obesity not a factor in progression to preeclampsia

Prions - Antiprion drugs assessed, use of high-throughput screening described

Prions - Research add new data to prions body of knowledge

Product Licensing - Company obtains license from Valentis for novel drug formulation technology

Product Licensing - Jilin Natural Pharmatech Group licenses DiAoNing

Product Licensing - Late-stage anticancer compound acquired from Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals

Product Licensing - License agreement with Merck entered for use of bacterial cell expression

Product Recall - Vail Products issues nationwide recall of enclosed bed systems

Professional Education - College awards first U.S. degrees in acupuncture and Oriental medicine

Professional Education - Medical training facility opens in Columbus, Ohio

Professional Education - Provider of testing services, nuclear cardiology certification board join forces

Progenitor Cells - Neuronal progenitor cells studied, expression pattern in hippocampus clarified

Prognostics - CRP plus ECG ST-segment depression predicts mortality

Proinflammatory Factor - Common protein found to be novel pro-inflammatory

Prostate Cancer - A20 gene expression regulated by TNF, Vitamin D, and androgen in prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Age at diagnosis decreased over successive generations in PaC families

Prostate Cancer - Androgen deprivation therapy associated with fracture risk in prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Co-cultured cells exhibit bidirectional activity

Prostate Cancer - Early prostate cancer screening may reduce mortality rate

Prostate Cancer - No serological evidence of association between prostate cancer and HSV2/HSV8

Prostate Cancer - No single PSA cutoff would yield both high sensitivity and high specificity

Prostate Cancer - Regulatory filing process for European approvals of prostate cancer drug begun

Prostate Cancer Vaccine - Prostate cancer therapy with inducible caspase and IL-12 described

Prostate Cancer Vaccine - Vaccine therapy for prostate cancer presented

Protein Expression - Dental repair examined, protein expression sequence clarified

Protein Kinase - Protein kinase C studied, influence on transcription of ZO-1 and occludin shown

Protein Kinase - Protein kinase membrane localization studied, nature of regulation defined

Proteomics - Activated protein C promotes wound healing by stimulating angiogenesis

Proteomics - NKG2D receptor analyzed, membrane hexameric assembly revealed

Proteomics - Prolonged p38 activity produces endothelial cell dysfunction

Proteomics - Protein signatures emerge in hepatocellular carcinoma samples

Proteomics - Repressed p53 delays new vessel maturation

Proteomics - TWIST protein motifs analyzed, function of natural mutations revealed

Proteomics - Tumor endothelial marker 7 is a transmembrane receptor in vertebrate brains

Pseudomonas Vaccine - Vector with OprF epitope in capsid protects against Pseudomonas

Public Health - Health indicators helped define public health priorities

Pulmonary Medicine - COPD analyzed, increased arterial carboxyhemoglobin concentrations noted

Pulmonary Medicine - Epidural block - isoflurane/nitrous oxide combo okay for lung resection

Pulmonary Medicine - Mechanism for PV focal firing that converts to atrial fibrillation found

Pulmonary Medicine - New findings in the area of pulmonary medicine detailed

Pulmonary Medicine - Researchers use MRI to characterize proximal pulmonary artery blood flow

Pulse Oximetry - Normal values of pulse oximetry in newborns is lower at high altitudes

Quality - Projects aim to improve care for beneficiaries with high medical costs

Quality - Size, cost of assisted living facilities have little influence on health

Quality - Top U.S. children's hospital named

Quality Assurance - DNA testing lab gets ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation

Quality Assurance - Immune Deficiency Foundation names Preferred Pharmacy Provider Program partner

RNA Research - Preliminary microRNA expression in mouse stem cells presented at conference

RNA Research - Survey reveals top suppliers in the RNA purification market

Radiotherapy - Radiation-induced apoptosis preceded the delayed apoptosis of CGL1 hybrid cells

Receptors - Glucocorticoid receptor examined, nature of regulation defined

Recombinant Technology - Bacteria manufacture protein suitable for medical adhesive use

Reconstructive Surgery - Extracorporal shock waves surpass gene therapy for revitalizing skin flaps

Rectal Cancer Therapy - Sacral neuromodulation effective for post-resection incontinence

Renal Cell Cancer - Echo contrast-enhanced ultrasound assesses renal cell carcinoma angiogenesis

Renal Development - Renal development assessed, regulatory role of podocalyxin-like protein revealed

Renal Graft - Tacrolimus improves serum lipid levels and improves cardiovascular risk

Renal Transplantation - BP, arterial wall properties altered after cyclosporine to tacrolimus switch

Renal Transplantation - Cytokine polymorphisms did not influence rejection in renal transplantation

Respiratory Medicine - Promising phase II data with inhaled anticholinergic LAS34273 reported

Respiratory Research - Novel wireless pulse oximeter developed

Restenosis - Recent findings in restenosis provide new insights

Restless Leg Syndrome - New pramipexole data for restless leg syndrome presented at conference

Retinopathy - Angiopoietin 1 prevents but does not reverse retinal neovascularization

Rheumatoid Arthritis - B cells play a key role in RA pathogenesis, merit further investigation

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Rituximab appears to be a safe and effective targeted therapy for RA

SARS - Controlling wildlife trade key to preventing health crises

SARS - Findings in SARS provide new insights

SARS - Tachycardia reported in patients recovering from SARS

SARS Coronavirus - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of SARS coronavirus

ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - NOGA useful in assessing post-PCI myocardial recovery

Salivary Glands - Cases of intraoral minor salivary gland neoplasms reviewed

Saphenous Vein Grafts - Clinical outcomes after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation are good

Schistosomiasis - Ten million Africans treated by international disease treatment program

Schistosomiasis Vaccine -  Schistosoma japonicum reacts with antisera to other species

Schizophrenia - Brain function can improve with support

Schizophrenia - Researchers uncover building blocks of schizophrenia and drug addiction

Schizophrenia Therapy - Clinicians overestimate antipsychotic treatment adherence

Schizophrenia Therapy - Cognitive-behavioral therapy has limited effects on refractory psychosis

Schizophrenia Therapy - Factors predicting family intervention outcome identified

Sensory Hyperreactivity - Patients may suffer from neurochemical alteration

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Company opens new Center for Collaborative Reproduction

Sexual & Reproductive Health - IUD maker: Survey says IUD users worry less about pregnancy, enjoy sex more

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Pharma company asserts no increased risk of blindness with Viagra

Sexual & Reproductive Medicine - In vitro organotypic model of human endometrium developed

Sexual & Reproductive Medicine - Varicocelectomy improves sperm DNA integrity

Sexual Dysfunction - Role of pudendal nerve in female sexual dysfunction clarified

Sexually Transmitted Infection - High herpes simplex virus-2 and syphilis seroprevalence among female drug users

Shock - Profound hypothermia preserves cognitive functions in a swine model

Sickle Cell Anemia Therapy - Efficacy of procaine in treatment elucidated

Skin Cancer - Bowen disease treated with Mohs micrographic surgery

Skin Cancer - Mouse model may provide approach to testing the importance of genetic mutations

Sleep Disorders - Sleep-related breathing disorders in obese patients examined

Smallpox Vaccine - Cell culture-derived smallpox vaccine developed

Smoking Cessation - Dentists should do more to help patients kick tobacco habit

Smooth Muscles - Airway smooth muscle cells studied, nature of CXCL-8 induction clarified

Sociology - Child-raising toughest on young grandmothers

Sociology - Researchers find a neurobiological basis for social conformity

Sodium Channel - Ras examined, role in Na+ channel coupling defined

Spectrin - Spectrin analyzed, tetramerization site mutational effects revealed

Sports Medicine - Impact of external ankle supports on performance clarified

Sports Medicine - Infrapatellar plica may play role in refractory anterior knee pain

Sports Medicine - Older footballers more likely to 'do a hamstring'

Sports Medicine - Pamidronate shows promise as adjunct treatment for stress fractures

Squamous Cancer - Polymorphisms of GPX1 gene associated with second primary tumors

Staphylococcus Aureus -  S. aureus cysteine proteinases studied, role in vascular leakage defined

Statins - Reports advance knowledge in statins research

Stem Cell Policy - Diabetes group urges Senate action on stem cell research legislation

Stem Cell Policy - Subcommittee approves stem cell policy enhancements

Stem Cell Research - Australian officials launch new human embryonic stem cell line, drives network

Stem Cell Research - BRCA2 deficiency in small intestine leads to spontaneous stem cell deletion

Stem Cell Research - Cell growth from cultured intervertebral disks correlates negatively with IL-6

Stem Cell Research - Company provides update on hESC at stem-cell meeting

Stem Cell Research - EDNRB or KIT signaling needed for maintenance/survival of melanocyte precursors

Stem Cell Research - GCSF & GMCSF have differential effects on neutrophil survival and function

Stem Cell Research - Long-term survival of blood stem cells reported in cloning and stem cells

Stem Cell Research - Molecular markers distinguish bone marrow mesenchymal SCs from fibroblasts

Stem Cell Research - Neural stem cells isolated from postnatal cerebellum

Stem Cell Research - Neurturin augments non-neuronal cell numbers via increased cell proliferation

Stem Cell Research - Peripheral blood cell fractions spawn endothelial progenitor cells

Stem Cell Research - Study finds adult stem cells show same ability to self-renew as embryonic

Stem Cell Research - Study: Cell nuclear transfer in old animals generates youthful immune cells

Stem Cell Research - Zac1 expressed in stem cells of neuroectoderm and mesoderm during embryogenesis

Stem Cell Transplantation - Cultured BM cells can act as substitute for autograft or BMP in spine fusion

Stem Cell Transplantation - IL-6/TNF-alpha polymorphisms identifies risk of unsuccessful limbic SC graft

Streptococcus Pyogenes - Different strains may circulate simultaneously during S. pyogenes outbreak

Stress - Human lens studied, role of reductases in oxidative stress resistance revealed

Stroke - MIT develops "Anklebot" for stroke patients

Stroke - Nerve protector could make for new stroke treatments

Stroke - Protein kinase C delta inhibitors attenuate injury and improve outcome

Stroke - U.S. FDA grants clearance to market blood test for assessing risk of stroke

Strokes - Cerebral endothelial ICAM-1 expression analyzed, aprotinin effect shown

Subglottic Hemangioma Therapy - CO2 laser resection provides optimal outcome

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Bedsharing, even with nonsmoking parents, may increase risk of SIDS

Suicide - Cancer patients associated with higher suicide risk than general population

Surgical Technology - Clearance received for hemispherical polyaxial screw for spine surgery

Surgical Technology - Ophthalmic products ships its newly redesigned Three-Piece Collamer lens

Surgical Technology - Paper analyzes effects of modernizing care for patients undergoing major surgery

Surgical Technology - Post-surgical adhesions therapy data presented at conference

Surgical Technology - Selective heating of fibrous septae key to face surgery success, study indicates

Surgical Technology - Tissue repair technology company launch of TruGraft BGS Syringe

Surgical Technology - Trend toward insured laser eye surgery reported by independent review group

Survival and Mortality - Assessing disease burden in U.S. reported

Synapsin - Synapsin examined, nature of cyclophilin association defined

Telemedicine - New Royal Ottawa Hospital to showcase wireless telemedicine

Tetanus Vaccine - Tetanus and TBE vaccines do not protect healthy elderly adults

Thymic Cancers - Results of multimodality treatments revealed

Thymus Cancer - Chromosomal imbalances occurred in sporadic neuroendocrine tumors of the thymus

Thyoma Therapy - Adjuvant radiation may not be needed after stage III tumor resection

Thyroid Cancer - Controversies over the management of thyroid cancer raised

Tissue Engineering - Researchers' data advance tissue engineering research

Tissue Engineering - Respiratory epithelial cells may be used for tracheal tissue engineering

Tissue Engineering - Rotary culture enhances preosteoblast aggregation and mineralization

Tissue Engineering - Tissue-engineered artificial bile duct resembles native bile duct

Tissue Engineering - Umbilical vein scaffold developed for cardiovascular tissue engineering

Tobacco Use - Alcohol augments cognitive biases for smoking cues

Tobacco Use - Education and employment characteristics predicted smoking status

Tobacco Use - NicoDerm CQ gives "the Patch" a makeover

Tobacco Use - Survey finds Minnesota residents support recent smoke-free ordinances

Total Arch Replacement - Arch-first technique improves neurological outcomes for total arch replacement

Toxoplasmosis Vaccine -  Toxoplasma gondii proteins protect against tissue cyst formation

Tracheostomy - There are no clinical differences between open versus bedside PDT

Transplant Medicine - Basiliximab may reduce incidence of acute organ rejection in lung transplants

Transplant Medicine - Enrollment in trial of new fibrin sealant system for liver transplant complete

Transplant Medicine - Immunosuppressive drugs remain vital years after liver transplantation

Transplant Medicine - Live donor transplant program receives 'UNOS-approved' designation

Transplant Medicine - New findings in transplant medicine described

Transplant Medicine - Repeated pulse therapy increases graft loss in HCV-positive liver recipients

Transplant Medicine - Select therapies limit fibrosis progression after liver transplantation

Transplantation Medicine - Aggressive organ donor management increases amount of organs available for use

Transplantation Medicine - PaO2 <250mmHg is not a definite contraindication for lung transplantation

Transthyretin - Transthyretin studied, synthesis by subcommissural ependymal cells defined

Trial Parameters - International project launched to harmonize trial parameters in lymphoma

Tuberculosis - Antimycobacterial therapy associated with shift toward predominant Th1 phenotype

Tuberculosis - Biochemical changes associated with antituberculosis drugs

Tuberculosis - Cattle movements predict bovine tuberculosis occurrence in Great Britain

Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis diagnosis confirmed by PCR in prehistoric skeleton in Britain

Tuberculosis Diagnosis - Sensitivity of assays for detecting tuberculosis compared

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Ag85B fusion molecule-based tuberculosis subunit vaccine developed

Tuberculosis Vaccines - Findings in tuberculosis vaccines provide new insights

Tumor Suppressor - ING4 functioned as tumor suppressor

Turner Syndrome - Effect on growth hormone therapy on adult height determined

Type 1 Diabetes - Therapy with TRX4 preserves the function of insulin-producing beta cells

Type 2 Diabetes - Type 2 diabetes supplement HPB-84 study results reported

Tyrosine Kinase - Na+, K+-ATPase examined, novel regulation in cortical neurons revealed

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - U.S. FDA grants 510(k) clearance for non-invasive patient monitors

Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Red blood cell depletion systems compared for cell recovery and RBC reduction

Urology - Genetic markers predict clinical outcomes in bladder cancer patients

Vaccine Adjuvant - Adenovirus-HSP72 and CEA-plasmid vaccination prolongs survival

Vaccine Adjuvant - Adjuvant IL-7 and IL-15 improves survival of CD8+ memory cell pool

Vaccine Adjuvant - Beta-chemokines induced by orthophosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides

Vaccine Adjuvant - Macrophage-activating lipopeptide-2 directly stimulates B lymphocytes

Vaccine Development - Biotechnology company extends agreement to boost production of flu vaccine

Vaccine Development - Encouraging the development of new vaccines described

Vaccine Development - Factors affecting manufacturers' decisions to produce vaccines reported

Vaccine Development - Pharmaceutical company announces U.S. FDA reviews of investigational vaccines

Vaccine Efficacy - Children with leukemia benefit from DPT and MMR vaccinations

Vaccine Policy - Immunization policy and its implementation in U.K. outlined

Vaccine Vector - Two nonviral gene therapy vectors for somatic integration compared

Vaccines Adjuvant - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of vaccines adjuvant

Vaccines Development - New data illuminates research in vaccines development

Vaginal Prolapse - Slings can prevent vaginal prolapse

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium - Esp gene detected in all vancomycin-resistant E. faecium strains in Korea

Vascular Anomalies - Urine test may help monitor disfiguring birthmarks

Vector Development - Protein expression using bacterial hemoglobin fusion vector reported

Vector Development - Studies advance knowledge in vector development research

Vector Development - Transduction with viral vectors modulates human dendritic-cell function

Venous Ulcers - Final version of OrCel study protocol submitted to U.S.FDA

Ventricular Hypertrophy - Strategies that decrease ET-1 can improve coronary endothelial dysfunction

Virology - Adenoviral vector binding is toxic to non-targeted tissues

Virology - Alcohol impedes hepatitis C response to therapy in HIV-coinfected patients

Virology - Researchers' findings advance virology research

Virology - Virus-encoded inhibitor blocks RNA interference

Virology Vaccine - Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus VP60 capsid protein expressed

Virology Vaccine - Use of recombinant viruses as vaccines against viral diseases reviewed

Virology Vaccines - New research in the area of virology vaccines detailed

Weight Loss - Dieting linked to increased wealth

Weight Loss - Reasons for intentional and unintentional weight loss in older men outlined

Weight Management - Slow walking may help reduce weight in obese women

West Nile Virus - Neutralizing antibodies to West Nile virus characterized

Wound Healing - Microvascular perfusion improves when murine wounds are exposed to hyperoxia

Yersinia Pestis - pgm locus plays role in Yersinia pestis adaptation to its environment



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