Health and Medicine Week

Gender Study - Genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females

Kidney Stones - Kidney stones are more prevalent in the summer

Urinary Incontinence - Periurethral collagen therapy results are enhanced in women with prior anti-incontinence surgery

AIDS/Tuberculosis Coinfection -  Schistosoma mansoni is associated with progression to active tuberculosis in HIV/AIDS

Abdominal Tuberculosis - Abdominal tuberculosis diagnosed by PCR

Acinetobacter Pathogenesis -  Acinetobacter baumannii adheres to bronchial epithelial cells

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - GSK files for European marketing approval for Atriance as treatment for rare leukemia and lymphoma

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - New survival data on Evoltra (clofarabine) in elderly leukemia patients reported

Addiction Medicine - Cocaine unbalances endothelial tissue factor and tissue factor pathway inhibitor expression

Addiction Medicine - Inappropriate vasopressin secretion was found in ecstasy-using 'clubbers'

Addiction Medicine - Opioid receptor polymorphism is linked to opioid neuropeptide gene expression in heroin abusers

Adenoid Cystic Cancer - Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the sinonasal tract treatments are reviewed

Adipose Tissue - Ca²⁺-ATPase in brown adipose tissue mitochondria can generate heat

Adverse Drug Reaction - Anaphylactoid reactions to ketorolac in pediatric surgical patients are reported

Adverse Drug Reaction - Bepridil use for atrial fibrillation and flutter in elderly requires careful monitoring

Adverse Drug Reaction - Boehringer Ingelheim reports on cases of intracranial hemorrhage in Aptivus trials

Adverse Drug Reaction - Lamotrigine use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of cleft palate/cleft lip

Adverse Drug Reaction - Severe liver disease is associated with prolonged antiretroviral drug exposure

Age-Related Macular Degeneration - American Academy of Ophthalmology recognizes new drug to fight age-related macular degeneration

Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Choroidal neovascular membranes show an early response to photodynamic therapy

Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Choroidal neovascularization recedes when a new collagen derivative is administered to models

Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration have favorable reactions to pegaptanib

Alcohol Use - 5-HT_1A and 5-HT_2C ligands reduce ethanol-withdrawal-induced anxiety-like behavior

Alcohol Use - Olanzapine reduces alcohol consumption in people with seven-repeat allele of DRD4 VNTR polymorphism

Alcohol Use - Seventh and eighth grades are peak years for beginning alcohol use in U.S.

Alcohol Use - There is no economic evidence that the alcohol beverage industry targets youth in its magazine ads

Allergy & Cancer - Link between allergy and cancer reviewed

Allergy & Immunology - beta cell autoimmunity linked to introduction age of fruits, berries and roots

Allergy & Immunology - Bronchial receptor polymorphism is not associated with asthma

Allergy & Immunology - Complement activation regulated by C-reactive protein

Allergy & Immunology - Diet-related lymphocyte leptin receptor expression and signaling clarified

Allergy & Immunology - Fibroblast immune response may function in development of post-operative adhesions

Allergy & Immunology - Microtubule formation is regulated in activated mast cells by gamma-tubulin

Allergy & Immunology - New drugs may stop allergens from entering the body

Allergy & Immunology - Program aims to model immune responses and key infectious diseases

Allergy & Immunology - Rhinitis allergic inflammation modulated by different bacterial ligands

Alzheimer Disease - Alzheimer disease risk is higher in women with ER-alpha polymorphisms and APOE epsilon4

Alzheimer Disease - Donepezil reduces verbal repetition in patients with Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease - Risk for Alzheimer disease is not associated with vascular endothelial growth factor genotypes

Alzheimer Disease - X11 proteins inhibit A-beta production in Alzheimer disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Avicena initiates phase II study of combination therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Anemia - Breath carbon monoxide is used to assess erythrocyte survival in chronic diseases

Angiography - Strategies to reduce risk of contrast nephropathy are reviewed

Angiology - Blood flow in aortic aneurysm after stent-graft implant is illuminated by fluid dynamics

Angiology - Cardiac surgery-associated cerebral ischemic events are studied

Angiology - Cardiotomy suction blood vasoactive effects may be important during surgery

Angiology - Carotid artery stenting optimal activated clotting time is 250 to 299 seconds

Angiology - Caveolin-1-deficient aortic smooth muscle cells show cell-autonomous abnormalities

Angiology - Dexamethasone enhances osteogenic differentiation of pericytes

Angiology - Fibroblasts react to hypoxia by exerting proangiogenic influences in pulmonary artery adventitia

Angiology - Fractional flow reserve of infarct-related arteries detects reversible perfusion defects

Angiology - Heart failure model shows no augmentation of arterial reactivity to noradrenaline

Angiology - Improved femoral artery flow by exercise may be due to downstream vascular changes

Angiology - Intraoperative graft patency control is obtained with dynamic infrared imaging

Angiology - Ischemic stroke after cardiac catheterization may be amenable to thrombolysis

Angiology - Mitral regurgitation is an independent risk variable for CABG patients

Angiology - Primary subclavian vein thrombosis can be nonoperatively managed

Angiology - Shear stress in arteries, veins of arteriovenous polytetrafluoroethylene grafts are assessed by MRI

Angiology - Takayasu arteritis is focus of review

Angiology - Vasospasm during subarachnoid hemorrhage is associated with decreased calcium sensitivity

Angiology & Obesity - Sibutramine therapy is associated with weight loss and improved endothelial function

Anthrax Vaccine - Biological warfare vaccines generate long-lasting T cell responses

Anthrax Vaccine - LigoCyte awarded an additional $2.3M contract for mucosal anthrax vaccine

Anthrax Vaccine - No link was found between anthrax vaccination and risk of optic neuritis

Antibacterial Resistance - Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria are reviewed

Antibiotic Resistance - Resistance in Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae is the focus of review

Antifungal Agents - Nucleotide hydrolase involved in biosynthesis of blasticidin S characterized

Antimicrobials -  Listeria monocytogenes growth inhibited by thyme essential oils

Antimicrobials - Antimicrobial peptide protects urinary tract against bacterial infection

Antipsychotics - Chronic olanzapine induces metabolic and food intake alterations in mouse model

Antituberculosis Drug Development - Antitubercular drugs encapsulated in alginate nanoparticles have increased bioavailability

Aortic Aneurysms - Stent grafts being investigated as minimally invasive treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysms

Apoptosis - Cardiovascular function in remodeled hearts is ameliorated during LV remodeling by apoptosis inhibition

Apoptosis - Fas-associated death-domain protein is required in apoptosis

Apoptosis - Host cell apoptosis is blocked by coxsackievirus protein

Apoptosis - Tumor cell apoptosis protected by 9-O-acetyl GD3

Arthritis - Genetic signs indicate the early onset of arthritis

Asthma - Allergy, asthma and immunology group suggests how to reduce asthma attacks in summer

Asthma - Asthma airways exhibit disproportionate angiogenesis

Asthma - Asthma patients chase symptoms rather than preventing the underlying disease

Asthma Treatment - Novartis submits Xolair for approval in Japan as first-in-class treatment for severe asthma

Astrocytomas - Astrocytoma cell malignancy predicted with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Astrocytomas - Astrocytoma motility influenced by ghrelin and growth hormone secretagogue receptor

Astronomy - Supernova leaves behind mysterious object

Atrial Fibrillation - Symphony initiates phase 2 trial for biologic therapy to prevent postop atrial fibrillation

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Algorithm for pharmacotherapy of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is revised

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder associated with gene polymorphisms

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Child Study Center offers unique summer experience for children with ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Daytrana methylphenidate transdermal system available for ADHD in children

Autism - New model of brain sheds light on triggers of autism

Autoimmune Disease - T cells play an important role in the prevention of autoimmune diseases

Avian Influenza - Baxter initiates study with cell-based candidate H5N1 pandemic vaccine

Avian Influenza - Most companies planning for bird flu pandemic but outcomes are uncertain, report says

Avian Influenza - PowderMed submits regulatory documentation to conduct a clinical trial of a bird flu vaccine

Awards - 3M Health Care receives Frost & Sullivan customer service leadership award

Awards - Abbott's Institute for Health and Healing Director Lori Knutson is Holistic Nurse of Year

Awards - CIGNA International wins Excellency Award for Health Care Business in Guatemala

Awards - David Blauer, founder and CEO of Click4Care, named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2006

Awards - Kinetic Concepts receives Pinnacle Award

Awards - Medifast chair, CEO Brad MacDonald named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year in Maryland

Awards - Sergey S. Akimov, PhD, Makoto Sahara, MD, receive first Stem Cells Young Investigator Awards

Awards - SonoSite MicroMaxx ultrasound system wins 2006 Industrial Design Excellence Award

Awards - Spero M. Manson, PhD, recognized for his work for American Indian and Alaska Native communities

Awards - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia named best hospital for children for fourth year

Awards - UnitedHealthcare designates two Colorado hospitals as Premium Cardiac Specialty Centers

Back Pain - Chronic low back pain may be related to increased estrogen levels in women

Bacteriology - A novel functional T cell hybridoma recognizes macrophage cell death induced by bacteria

Bacteriology - Ultra-high expression of a thermally responsive fusion protein achieved in E. coli

Bacteriology - Viable but nonculturable Escherichia coli O157:H7 detected

Behavioral Medicine - Role of mutagenesis in defining genes in behavior is examined

Benign Prostate Hyperplasia - Nymox reports update on multicenter trial of benign prostatic hyperplasia drug

Biochemistry - Biosensors can be used to purify, crystallize G protein-coupled receptors

Biomedical Engineering - Extracellular matrix proteins accelerate neovascularization after biomaterial implantation

Biotechnology - Dolly's ten-year anniversary reinforces Scotland's leading role in life sciences

Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar disorder screening test effectiveness depends on clinicians' skill

Bipolar Disorder - Lamotrigine is cost-effective for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder

Bipolar Disorder - SSRIs act as mood stabilizers for bipolar II disorder

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer apoptosis induced by intravesical N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) retinamide and adriamycin

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer growth inhibited by quercetin

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer recurrence predictions by urinary cytology varied in accuracy

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer risk association with APE1 genotype evaluated in smokers and nonsmokers

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer treated by oxaliplatin in combination with gemcitabine

Bladder Cancer - Chemoprevention trials should consider higher dose of 4-HPR

Bladder Cancer - Prostate stem cell antigen predicts tumor recurrence in bladder cancer

Blood Banking - Platelet discard rates are high in European blood centers

Blood Glucose - Glucose from subcutaneous adipose tissue can monitor glycemic control after cardiac surgery

Blood Safety - Safe Blood Foundation, Chinese Ministry of Health partner to develop blood quality manual

Bone Marrow Transplantation - Conditioning regimen provides stable engraftment for bone marrow transplants

Brain Cancer - Brain tumor margins delineated using intraoperative sononavigation

Brain Cancer - Childhood brain tumor survivors had increased risk of secondary malignant neoplasms

Brain Tumors - Brain tumors associated with long-term intractable epilepsy treated by peritumoral gyrectomy

Brainerd Diarrhea - Outbreak of Brainerd diarrhea was linked to restaurant in Texas

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer can be diagnosed accurately by open-access breast radiology service

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer chemoprevention reviewed

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer growth and metastases promoted by membrane-type 4 matrix metalloproteinase

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer progression influenced by integrin alpha-2 and beta-3 gene polymorphisms

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer staging uncertainties affecting radiation therapy decisions discussed

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer treated by image-guided breast brachytherapy as an alternative to whole-breast radiotherapy

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer tumorigenesis linked to loss of RAB25 expression

Breast Cancer - Hereditary and sporadic breast cancers are differentiated with decision tree analysis

Breast Cancer - Mammography knowledge is improved with simple educational intervention prior to testing

Breast Cancer - Older women may exhibit cognitive function loss in conjunction with adjuvant chemotherapy

Breast Cancer - Raloxifen reduces breast cancer risk with lower incidence of thromboembolic events

Breast Cancer - Rho GTPase regulator promotes breast cancer cell invasiveness

Breast Cancer - Survival advantage same with low-dose versus high-dose chemotherapy for primary breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Weight gain may increase risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Business & Finance - Clinical Data reports 2006 year-end results

Business & Finance - Deltagen reports 2006 first quarter financial results

Business & Finance - Hemispherx Biopharma reports first-quarter net loss of $5,920,000

Business & Finance - IsoRay withdraws NASDAQ application

Business & Finance - Ivrea Pharmaceuticals raises $11 million for clinical development

Business & Finance - Javelin Pharmaceuticals wins phase II small business innovation research grant

Business & Finance - NascaCell raises 1.25 million Euros in private placement

Business & Finance - National Institutes of Health director cites plans for future

Business & Finance - NationsHealth continues cost containment and efficiency initiatives

Business & Finance - Orchid Cellmark reports first quarter 2006 financial results

Business & Finance - Pfizer sells consumer healthcare business to Johnson & Johnson for $16.6 billion

Business & Finance - Standard Management receives 53.7% of outstanding securities issued by SMAN sub

Business Update - Abbott Northwestern certified as a primary stroke center

Business Update - Abraxis BioScience receives milestone payment from Taiho Pharmaceutical

Business Update - Acusphere completes first commercial scale AI-700 batch

Business Update - Advanced Medical Optics signs contact lens spokeswoman

Business Update - Aegis' ProTek increases stability, reduces immunogenicity of protein, peptide therapeutics

Business Update - Alnylam reports amendment to Merck collaboration to develop RNAi therapeutics

Business Update - Altana Pharma U.S. selects ASI's PDRP QuickStart Solution to achieve compliance

Business Update - America Service Group signs new contract with state of Wyoming

Business Update - America's Health Insurance Plans publishes tools to address disparities in care

Business Update - Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Partnership Plan to cover Medicaid population

Business Update - ARMC arts committee seeks proposals

Business Update - Aureus Pharma licenses AurSCOPE Ion Channel Knowledgebase to Xention

Business Update - Bangalore, India-based Strides Arcolab receives fifth HIV product approval from WHO

Business Update - BD signs deal with BioReference for testing of sexually transmitted infections

Business Update - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia and Piedmont Healthcare contracts expire

Business Update - Board of Techedge Inc. approves company name change to China Biopharma Inc.

Business Update - California-based Sacramento HeartScan installs 64-slice computed tomography scanner

Business Update - Canon achieves milestone with installation of 1000th digital radiography image sensor

Business Update - Cardinal Health aligns manufacturing businesses, names international president

Business Update - CBaySystems introduces automated medical dictation system

Business Update - Clearant Sterile Bone Implants used for first time in successful spinal surgery at UCLA

Business Update - Cleveland Clinic excels in latest U.S. News rankings

Business Update - Corgenix launches diagnostic test for aspirin effectiveness

Business Update - CorVel announces planned new release of MedCheck software

Business Update - Covalent Group amends business combination agreement with Remedium Oy

Business Update - Cylex Inc. announces supply agreement with Medical & Biological Laboratories Co., Ltd.

Business Update - Cyprotex launches mechanism-based inhibition of Cytochrome P450 Screening Service

Business Update - DATATRAK to receive five cardiac safety projects from COResearch relationship

Business Update - Deaconess College of Nursing announces name change

Business Update - Dendrite announces Schering-Plough to use Dendrite's .NET framework

Business Update - DiscoveRx launches Beta-Arrestin assay platform for high throughput GPCR screening

Business Update - DOR BioPharma announces successful completion of cGMP production milestone for RiVax

Business Update - DOR BioPharma provides regulatory update on orBec

Business Update - DOV Pharmaceutical, Inc. announces reorganization of senior management

Business Update - DrugMax announces upcoming launch of new pharmacies in leading medical office sites

Business Update - Easy-to-use LIS solution from Fletcher-Flora allows small hospitals to save time and reduce costs

Business Update - EDAP TMS launches prostate cancer service at first Scandinavian site

Business Update - EDAP TMS S.A. to launch GmbH subsidiary entity in Germany

Business Update - Eisai licenses selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) to Radius

Business Update - Elan signs license agreement with Abbott for Elan's proprietary NanoCrystal Technology

Business Update - EPOCH Senior Living launches innovative brain fitness program

Business Update - European Medicines Agency validates Insmed's regulatory application for Marketing IPLEX in Europe

Business Update - Eyeonics reports number of U.S. implants of its intraocular lens has surpassed 50,000

Business Update - FastSize Extender gains CE Mark

Business Update - Fertility Centers of Illinois offers first-ever needle-free treatment for infertility

Business Update - Futura Medical to develop non-prescription treatment for erectile dysfunction with GlaxoSmithKline

Business Update - Gemalto to design, build and implement first smart card-based healthcare system in Algeria

Business Update - GNC same-store sales increase in second quarter

Business Update - GroPep provides update on its structure review and board opinions

Business Update - Health enhancement programs provider Matria Healthcare reports new and expanded accounts

Business Update - HemCon establishes international distribution partners to branch into new markets

Business Update - Holt, Rinehart and Winston release interactive computer program for youth to learn about health

Business Update - Humana Military Healthcare services marks 10 years of U.S. Department of Defense contracts

Business Update - HydroCision expands its U.S. distribution network to five cities

Business Update - ICON enhances presence in Eastern Europe with new offices in Poland and Lithuania

Business Update - Independent Physicians Network picks MedcomSoft as electronic medical records system vendor

Business Update - Innovate Oncology changes name to Avantogen Oncology

Business Update - IPC announces agreement with United Medical Center in Cheyenne

Business Update - Life Time Fitness to implement employee stock purchase plan

Business Update - Louisville Women's HealthCare joins IntegraMed Network

Business Update - Managed care company ValueOptions launches cardiovascular and behavioral health initiative

Business Update - Marshfield Clinic contracts with medical marketing company for contract monitoring services

Business Update - Max Re Capital becomes part of NASDAQ Global Select Market

Business Update - McGill University hospital, health center launch electronic health record system

Business Update - McGraw-Hill Professional releases Harrison's Practice for multiple platforms as online tool

Business Update - Med Gen signs Ireland distribution agreement with Alliance UniChem International Trading

Business Update - Medefile, Easy Living, Inc. partner to offer medical records management software to seniors

Business Update - Medical Services International to ship VScan HIV test kits into several European countries

Business Update - Merck KgaA and Sachtleben Chemie GmbH mark 10 years of cooperation in UV filter production

Business Update - Merge Technologies updates accounting investigation, reports senior management team changes

Business Update - Microtest picks public relations, advertising agency Tiziani Whitmyre as strategic partner

Business Update - Mississippi-based Gulfport Memorial Hospital launches workforce management software system

Business Update - Misys Healthcare signs agreement with Keane to combine clinical, revenue cycle applications

Business Update - MonoSol Rx completes U.S. DEA registration for two facilities to handle controlled substances

Business Update - Narconon Drug Rehabilitation program launches website

Business Update - Nastech Pharmaceutical enters into development and license agreement with Amylin Pharmaceuticals

Business Update - NexMed announces termination of Alprox-TX agreement with Schering AG

Business Update - NHLBI expands MetaCore license to cover NHLBI, core, CIT and critical care medicine department

Business Update - NuVasive's XLIF lumbar spinal fusion procedure saves Medford Medical Center 20%

Business Update - Omron Healthcare Europe B.V. announces establishment of French subsidiary

Business Update - Perrigo to close two facilities

Business Update - Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative signs 3-year contract for Zix' e-mail encryption service

Business Update - Saint John's, UnitedHealthcare renew agreement, reinstate in-network physician access

Business Update - Siena Biotech expands MetaCore licenses from GeneGo

Business Update - Sierra Health Services notified by Nevada of intent to award Medicaid services contract

Business Update - St. Jude Medical signs agreement with Lumedx to manage cardiovascular patient data

Business Update - Straumann introduces oral tissue regeneration product at periodontology meeting in Spain

Business Update - Summit Corporate Services signs product development, business services contract with Mag-Tec

Business Update - Texas Children's Health Plan selects healthcare management software system

Business Update - Tm Biosciences's test for respiratory viruses to be evaluated

Business Update - Transdermal medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children now available

Business Update - Tripos introduces virtual high-throughput rapid screening software

Business Update - U.S. FDA extends PDUFA date for Polyphenon E Ointment to October 31, 2006

Business Update - Unbound Medicine launches collaborative authoring and publishing platform

Business Update - UniCare implements benefits programs to identify and support people with chronic conditions

Business Update - Uroplasty receives U.S. FDA clearance for next-generation device to treat overactive bladder

Business Update - Varian introduces digital X-ray image detector for dental, medical, other markets

Business Update - Varian medical oncology software scores highly in U.K. health service benchmarking exercise

Business Update - Veeco Instruments Inc. introduces new low-cost scanning probe microscope

Business Update - ZeOmega forms alliance with Milliman Care to integrate clinical care, management software

Business Update - Zimmer Holdings receives U.S. FDA approval to sell ceramic hip replacements

Cancer Drugs - Terphenyl 13g exhibited more potent apoptotic and differentiating activity than resveratrol

Cancer Education - Readability and comprehension instruments used for print and web-based cancer information reviewed

Cancer Gene Therapy - Down-regulation of polo-like kinase elevates breast cancer cell drug sensitivity

Cancer Gene Therapy - p53 and its downstream proteins may be molecular targets of cancer

Cancer Gene Therapy - Recombinant baculovirus used for malignant glioma therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Reduced iodine efflux increases efficiency of thyroid cancer therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Transforming growth factor-beta 1 stimulates angiotensinogen gene expression

Cancer Incidence - Increased cancer incidence among female flight attendants discussed

Cancer Metastasis - Cancer metastasis is blocked when the rodent orthologue of human gravin quells tumor angiogenesis

Cancer Risk Factors - Multi-organ cancer risk linked to A148T variant in Polish population

Cancer Risk Factors - Risks of specific cancer types associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome analyzed

Cancer Therapy - 3-D model reveals secrets of cancer cell metastasis

Cancer Therapy - Cancer proliferation and angiogenesis are stopped by interleukin-27

Cancer Therapy - Disease stability is observed in cancer patients treated with antiangiogenic peptide

Cancer Therapy - Electrodiagnostic evaluation could identify patients at risk for neuronal toxicity

Cancer Therapy - Exercise helps some cancer patients cope with effects of treatment

Cancer Therapy - Hitachi Probeat proton beam therapy system now online at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Cancer Therapy - Liver cancer prospective treatment radioactive microspheres are tested

Cancer Therapy - One therapeutic dose of radiation causes 30% inner bone loss in mice

Cancer Therapy - Pain associated with bone metastasis in prostate cancer patients reduced with zoledronic acid

Cancer Therapy - Phase I dose escalation study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin with topotecan is conducted

Cancer Therapy - Powerful radiation source to further cancer research

Cancer Therapy - Radon testing is community service opportunity for universities

Cancer Therapy - Researchers develop a unique assembly strategy to produce anti-cancer targeting antibody

Cancer Vaccine - Antibody therapy shows promise for CD3-positive tumors

Cancer Vaccine - Anticancer glycolipid monoclonal antibody directly induces tumor cell apoptosis

Cancer Vaccine - Chronic immunotherapy induces loss of tumor-specific CD8+ T effectors

Cancer Vaccine - Declaration calls for global commitment to make cancer control top priority

Cancer Vaccine - Epeius Biotechnologies initiates Tri-REX Vaccination Protocols for breast cancer

Cancer Vaccine - Timely DNA vaccine plus IL-12 prevents parotid carcinomas

Candidemia Epidemiology - Epidemiology of community-onset candidemia in Connecticut and Maryland is reported

Capnography - Patient monitoring during moderate sedation is improved with microstream capnography

Carcinogenesis - Chemical reactivity used as tool to study carcinogenicity

Carcinogenesis - Risk for tobacco-related cancers linked to UGT1A10 codon 139 polymorphism

Cardiac Arrest - Most non-hospital cardiac arrests occur in homes, but survival improves in public places

Cardiac Medical Devices - Ample Medical announces first human implants of its PS3 System

Cardiac Medical Devices - MIV Therapeutics cites evidence showing safety of its hydroxyapatite-coated coronary stents

Cardiac Medical Devices - U.S. FDA approves start of clinical trials for Topspin Medical's intravascular MRI catheter

Cardiac Medical Devices - U.S. FDA clears Lumen Biomedical catheter for removing clots from arteries

Cardiac Medical Devices - WorldHeart reports implanted rotary ventricular assist device explanted, patient released

Cardiology - Anergic lymphocytes prolong rat cardiac graft survival

Cardiology - Atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass surgery is associated with histopathology

Cardiology - CABG surgery performed off-pump does not affect right ventricular function

Cardiology - CABG-associated cognitive decline assessment affected by number of tests

Cardiology - Cardiac alternans is the focus of review

Cardiology - Cardiac beta₂ adrenoreceptor responsiveness is attenuated by endurance exercise training

Cardiology - CPB-associated hyperlactatemia can be detected with carbon dioxide parameters

Cardiology - Diastolic mitral regurgitation is due to restricted diastolic leaflet motion

Cardiology - Functional analysis of vasodilatory peptide recombinant mutants performed

Cardiology - Gender disparities in outcomes after elective percutaneous coronary intervention persist

Cardiology - Heart failure outcomes after treatment are best predicted from peak VO₂

Cardiology - Implantable cardioverter defibrillators and implantable loop recorder uses reviewed

Cardiology - Marfan syndrome augmentation index was determined by pulse wave velocity, arterial system length

Cardiology - Microbubble formation during radiofrequency ablation is detected by phonocardiography before pop

Cardiology - Off-pump isolated CAGB patients immediately extubated have reduced atrial fibrillation

Cardiology - Peak oxygen consumption may not be as predictive in women for timing of cardiac transplant

Cardiology - Tricuspid regurgitation is effectively corrected with a remodeling prosthetic ring

Cardiomyocytes - Cardiomyocyte ATP-sensitive K⁺ channels are inhibited by cocaine

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Inspired oxygen concentrations in early post-resuscitation period are compared

Cardiovascular Disease - Absent pulmonary valve syndrome surgical outcome is linked to pre-operative ventilator dependency

Cardiovascular Disease - Angina-only diagnosis is a factor in suboptimal secondary cardiac care

Cardiovascular Disease - Antiplatelet therapy in peripheral occlusive arterial disease is focus of meta-analysis

Cardiovascular Disease - Aortic valve replacement benefits elderly, though surgery may not be offered

Cardiovascular Disease - Creatine kinase, CRP, and age risk-stratify patients with minor troponin I elevation without MI

Cardiovascular Disease - Distorted left subclavian artery course by MRI is clue to unusual type of double aortic arch

Cardiovascular Disease - Infective endocarditis may be result of Streptococcus gordonii resistance

Cardiovascular Disease - Major aortopulmonary collateral arteries of selected patients are dilated bronchial arteries

Cardiovascular Disease - May-Thurner syndrome is effectively treated with percutaneous thrombolysis and stent implantation

Cardiovascular Disease - Miniaturized circuit in aortic valve surgery is associated with less inflammatory response

Cardiovascular Disease - Pulmonary embolism is unlikely in selected patients with negative D-dimer tests

Cardiovascular Research - Agonist effects on cellular cholesterol handling modeled

Cardiovascular Research - Antioxidants combined with chest pain medication may aid recovery from a heart attack

Cardiovascular Research - Aortic regurgitation is greater workload on female left ventricle due to smaller size, not hormones

Cardiovascular Research - Autoregulation of perfusion in the jejunal mucosa during cardiopulmonary bypass is maintained

Cardiovascular Research - CABG surgery off-pump and on-pump groups demonstrate comparable neurocognitive outcomes

Cardiovascular Research - CABG surgery-associated neuropsychological impairment correlates with white cell count

Cardiovascular Research - Cardiac parasympathetic activity is elicited by cold-water facial immersion

Cardiovascular Research - Cardiac uncoupling and heart rate variability stratify ICU patients by mortality

Cardiovascular Research - Cardiovascular risk prediction based on clinical markers is reviewed

Cardiovascular Research - Chylous ascites methods for diagnosis and treatment are discussed

Cardiovascular Research - Clinical trials will test life-saving interventions for critical trauma and sudden cardiac arrest

Cardiovascular Research - Differential calcineurin/NFATc3 activity contributes to transient outward gradient in mouse heart

Cardiovascular Research - Extravasation in heart is better prevented with albumin than crystalloid or artificial colloid

Cardiovascular Research - Genetic variation may help determine whether a person would benefit from beta-blockers

Cardiovascular Research - Murine myocarditis model shows AV block associated with inflammation, cellular infiltrations

Cardiovascular Research - Murine strain differences in contractile function are temperature- and frequency-dependent

Cardiovascular Research - Off-pump bypass grafting provides a morbidity benefit in dialysis patients

Cardiovascular Research - Researchers are utilizing a protein to switch on the ability to regenerate damaged heart tissue

Cardiovascular Research - Screening for C-reactive proteins and novel risk markers has little value when assessing risk for coronary heart disease

Cardiovascular Research - Sildenafil improves cardiac output and exercise performance during acute hypoxia, but not normoxia

Cardiovascular Research - Women are less likely than men to benefit from hospital quality improvement measures

Cardiovascular Risk Factors - Cardiovascular risk was identified in nearly 90% of preschooler sample

Cell Biology - Murine M cells specifically express annexin V

Cell Biology - Regulated expression of ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase contributes to cell survival

Cell Biology - Shear stress blocks microvascular endothelial cell production of matrix metalloproteinase

Cell Therapy - LTKfarma announces its creation and names advisory board

Cell Transplants - Stem cell transplantation increases survival in some patients with advanced multiple myeloma

Cellular Cardiology - AT₁ receptor antagonist restores cardiac ryanodine receptor function

Cellular Cardiology - Cardiac force-length relationship is determined by crossbridge-dependent cooperativity

Cellular Cardiology - Cardiolipin protonation effect on cytochrome c interaction with model membranes is described

Cellular Cardiology - Increased myocyte biosynthetic activity in hypertrophic hearts is reflected by nuclear hypertrophy

Central Nervous System Tumors - Survivors of central nervous system tumors had reduced risk for leaving home

Central Precocious Puberty - Valera Pharmaceuticals submits NDA for 12-month implant to treat central precocious puberty

Cerebral Palsy - Clinical physical therapy guidelines impact on mothers of disabled children is examined

Cerebral Palsy - Reporting quality of cerebral palsy clinical trials needs improvement

Cerebral Palsy - Review of therapy interventions after botulinum toxin A injections in children with CP inconclusive

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer diagnosed optically by fluorescence spectroscopy technique

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer treatment with intensity-modulated radiation therapy discussed

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer vaccine is result of German and United States collaboration

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer's link to human papillomavirus type 16 integration studied

Cervical Cancer - Concurrent paclitaxel/carboplatin regimen is effective for local control after hysterectomy

Cervical Cancer - Women In Government applauds federal advisory group on papilloma virus vaccine recommendations

Cesarean Section - Emergent cesarean delivery increases risk of fetal complications

Cesarean Section - Postoperative pain following cesarean section is not reduced by magnesium sulfate therapy

Chickenpox Vaccine - One dose of varicella vaccine does not prevent school outbreaks

Chickenpox Vaccine - U.S. CDC committee recommends second dose of chickenpox-containing vaccine

Cholangiocarcinoma - Hilar cholangiocarcinoma outcome improved after resection

Chondrosarcoma - Chondrosarcoma diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration

Chronic Angina - CV Therapeutics' MERLIN TIMI-36 study to continue as planned

Chronic Heart Failure - Chronic heart failure involves correlated serum cardiac troponin I and ventricular arrhythmia

Chronic Ischemia - Rabbit ischemic hindlimb models form vessels after receiving gene therapy containing a new vector

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - BCR-ABL transcript level patterns after allograft is variable in chronic myeloid leukemia

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - U.S. FDA gives rapid approval for new treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia

Climatology - New tool may allow climatologists to predict strength of future hurricane seasons

Clinical Trials - Arbios Systems announces that UCSF will serve as additional site for SEPET clinical trial

Clinical Trials - Atrial fibrillation is converted to sinus rhythm with moderate effectiveness by pilsicainide

Clinical Trials - Early revascularization in acute MI complicated by cardiogenic shock is recommended

Clinical Trials - First patient enrolled in prospective, multicenter outcomes study on SilverHawk Plaque Excision

Clinical Trials - NuVasive announces IDE approval to begin NeoDisc pivotal trial

Clinical Trials - Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation recurrence is more effectively prevented with cibenzoline

Clinical Trials - U.S. FDA changes protocol to accelerate U.S. recruitment for Ventracor feasibility study

Clinical Trials - U.S. FDA, ACRO, and CDISC announce new standards project to streamline clinical trial process

Cognitive Function - Simple lifestyle changes may improve cognitive function and brain efficiency

Colitis Pathogenesis - TNF-alpha disturbs smooth muscle function in colitis model

Collaborations - Abbott, AstraZeneca partner to develop and commercialize Crestor, TriCor combination

Collaborations - Abbott, Dharmacon collaborate to develop new siRNA-based therapeutics

Collaborations - American Medical Systems signs licensing agreement with Caldera Medical

Collaborations - Anika signs agreement with Galderma Pharma for cosmetic tissue augmentation therapies

Collaborations - APS Healthcare and HealthMedia announce strategic partnership

Collaborations - Aramark Healthcare, nurse executives, Studer Group join to develop nursing standards

Collaborations - Asterand signs partnership to supply drug discovery services to Japan

Collaborations - Biolase to enter into strategic relationship with Procter & Gamble

Collaborations - BioSeek initiates compound evaluation deal with GlaxoSmithKline

Collaborations - HHS announces $15 million collaboration on prevention for older Americans

Collaborations - Janssen, Vertex to develop and commercialize hepatitis C protease inhibitor

Collaborations - King and Wyeth announce restructuring of copromotion agreement for Altace

Collaborations - Locus enters into discovery agreement on kinases with Ono Pharmaceutical

Collaborations - Mayo associate Luther Midelfort, Aegis partner to launch employee health assessment software

Collaborations - Neurocrine and Pfizer terminate collaboration agreement for indiplon

Collaborations - Take Care Health, SSM Health Care-St Louis team to bring healthcare services to retail arena

Collaborations - Vertex, Tibotec announce plans for initiative to increase awareness of hepatitis C

Colon Cancer - Colon tumorigenesis linked to involvement of BRCA2 and putative BRCA3

Colonic Neoplasia - Colonic neoplasia incidence rates rose with age, indicating the continued importance of screening

Colorectal Cancer - Anastomotic leak in colorectal cancer surgery predicted by intramucosal pH

Colorectal Cancer - Aspirin, other anti-inflammatory drugs may not reduce risk of colorectal cancer in smokers

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal adenoma cells treated with prostaglandin E-2 express progression-related genes

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer etiology linked to vitamin D and sunshine exposure

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer location at fold-top may reduce risk of lymph node metastasis

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer migration is a product of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 activity

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer patients treated by S-1 combined with irinotecan

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer risk in Taiwanese males linked to cyclin D1 A870G polymorphism

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal carcinogenesis linked to dietary iron levels

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal carcinoma analyzed with the Poisson probability paradigm

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal neoplasia screening test choice does not improve participation

Colorectal Cancer - Distinct colorectal carcinogenesis pathways described

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Breast cancer apoptosis induced by epigallocatechin gallate, the main ingredient of green tea

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Chromatographic fingerprint of herbal preparations of Shuang-Huang-Lian liquid has been developed

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Green tea polyphenol stimulated cancer preventive effects of celecoxib in lung cancer

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Many health care providers support nonconventional healing traditions

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Piper betel leaf extract increased sensitivity of Hep G2 cells to cisplatin

Contraception - Endometrial changes are not evident with use of Nestorone-releasing contraceptive implants

Coronary Artery Bypass - Morbidity risk after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting is tied to perioperative transfusion

Coronary Heart Disease - Heart disease, diabetes risk may be increased in women with hyperapobetalipoproteinemia

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - MM2 cortical subtype of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease clinical features are described

Critical Care Medicine - ARDS patients may benefit from early initiation and prolonged prone ventilation

Critical Care Medicine - EMCO-supported pediatric patients may be monitored using BNP levels

Critical Care Medicine - Mortality in the critically ill is predicted by N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide

Critical Care Medicine - One-shock defibrillation protocol can significantly improve outcomes

DNA Research - Cytidine deamidase biochemical activities correlate with antiviral effect

DNA Research - Interleukin-2 gene complex transfection characterized

DNA Research - Thyroid transcription factor interactions modulate surfactant protein transcription

Dementia - Use of life story in care of people with dementia is reviewed

Dental Research - Dental adhesive polymerization is inhibited by dentin whitening agents

Dental Research - Dental implants early loading promotes an improved peri-implant bone reaction

Dental Research - Mandibular implant-supported overdentures fitted with different attachment types compared

Depression Diagnosis - Edinburgh Post-Natal Depression Scale was reliable for detecting depression in Mongolian women

Depression Risk Factors - Affective disorders risk is increased in patients with adrenocortical insufficiency

Depression Therapy - Drug costs of step-therapy edit for generic antidepressants are reported

Depression Therapy - Physical exercise may decrease depressive symptoms among elderly adults

Dermatology - Congenital melanocytic nevi characterized based on dermoscopic features

Dermatology - Latest aspects in dermatology in view of German social medicine are examined

Dermatology - Plaque psoriasis that is recurrent can be treated with a pulsed dye laser

Dermatology - U.S. FDA grants approval for topical local anesthetic lidocaine-tetracaine 7%/7% peel

Developmental Biology - Histone H3 phosphorylation functions in cell growth and cell transformation

Developmental Biology - Hydrogel materials allow embedding of cartilage tissue engineering chondrocytes

Developmental Biology - Tubulin-expressing Muller glia function in regeneration of zebrafish retina

Diabetes & Atherosclerosis - Higher soluble CD40 ligand levels linked to carotid atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetes

Diabetes & Depression - In type 2 diabetes, depression therapy and prevention improve health-related quality of life

Diabetes & Heart Disease - Atorvastatin 80 mg reduced cardiovascular event rate in coronary heart disease with diabetes

Diabetes & Heart Disease - Coronary heart disease prediction score was developed for type 2 diabetes

Diabetes & Heart Disease - Moderately high-fat diet led to metabolic syndrome but did not alter myocardial infarct

Diabetes & Hemochromatosis - Diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance are common in hereditary hemochromatosis

Diabetes & Obesity - Calpain-10 polymorphisms contribute to diabetes risk by regulating abdominal obesity

Diabetes & Obesity - Metformin improved body composition and fasting insulin in obese insulin-resistant children

Diabetes & Obesity - Novel cyanopyrrolidine analogues show diabetes and obesity therapy potential

Diabetes & Obesity - PPAR alpha improves pancreatic adaptation to insulin resistance and reduces lipotoxicity

Diabetes & Tuberculosis - Diabetes mellitus strongly associated with tuberculosis in Indonesia

Diabetes Complications - Cognition in older type 1 diabetes patients is only mildly disturbed

Diabetes Complications - Diuretics and beta-blockers may accelerate type 2 diabetes development in hypertension

Diabetes Complications - Insulin users have higher hypertension risk in adult type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Complications - Interleukin deficiency leads to hyperphagia, obesity, and insulin resistance

Diabetes Complications - Islet changes in nonobese type 2 diabetes model develop similar to microangiopathy

Diabetes Complications - Panel of experts updates guidelines for use of KCI's V.A.C. diabetic foot therapy

Diabetes Control - 1,5-Anhydroglucitol reflects postprandial hyperglycemia and may be glycemic control marker

Diabetes Epidemiology - Hepatic lipase gene variant impacts coronary heart disease risk differently in obese diabetics

Diabetes Epidemiology - Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 alpha gene P2 promoter haplotype linked to late-onset diabetes

Diabetes Epidemiology - Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 alpha gene P2 promoter mutation linked to late-onset diabetes

Diabetes Epidemiology - HLA genotyping supports nonautoimmune etiology in diabetes diagnosed under 6 months of age

Diabetes Epidemiology - HLA-A24, -DQA1*03, and -DR9 trio linked to acute-onset beta-cell destruction in diabetes

Diabetes Epidemiology - p66^Shc deletion protects against diabetic glomerulopathy

Diabetes Management - Nine Minnesota, Wisconsin healthcare systems earn cash rewards for optimal diabetes care

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 mediates glucose-induced aging in endothelial cells

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Dietary fat intake predicts 1-year change in body fat in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Diurnal rhythm in endogenous glucose production drive fasting hyperglycemia in diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - F35V channels were inhibited by sulfonylurea therapy improving symptoms of neonatal diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Fat before carbohydrate meal slows gastric emptying and eases glycemic response in diabetes

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Glucose regulates Foxo1 through insulin receptor signaling in pancreatic islet beta cell

Diabetes Pathogenesis - High cord insulin and leptin levels are common in children of diabetic mothers

Diabetes Pathogenesis - PGC-1 alpha, estrogen-related receptor-alpha, or mitofusion 2 path changes may raise diabetes risk

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Reactive oxygen species may assist in protecting beta cells from autoimmune destruction

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Retinol-binding protein 4 is higher before diabetes and may be an insulin resistance marker

Diabetes Prevention - Diabetes Prevention Program cost sharing may give financial returns in long-term

Diabetes Prevention - High-risk individuals are reluctant to pay full price for diabetes risk-reduction programs

Diabetes Research - Adiponectin suppresses reactive oxygen species in vascular endothelial cells

Diabetes Research - Compromised transitional B cell generation in diabetic mouse yields relaxed selection

Diabetes Therapy - alpha-Lipoic acid regulates AMP-activated protein kinase

Diabetes Therapy - Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor lowers cardiovascular oxidative stress

Diabetes Therapy - Basal insulin plus oral drug therapy achieves guideline-recommended HbA_1c values

Diabetes Therapy - Diabetes risk does not appear to significantly increase with antipsychotic drugs

Diabetes Therapy - Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition preserves pancreatic beta-cell mass in diabetes model

Diabetes Therapy - Glucose sensor in skeletal muscle reverses type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Lisofylline analogs offer potential treatment options for type 1 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - New study shows cinnamon extract lowers blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Premeal inhaled human insulin improves glycemic control in poorly controlled type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Therapy - Selective AMPK in ventromedial hypothalamus activation may offer type 1 diabetes therapy

Diabetes Therapy - Urinary N-acetyl-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro may be a biomarker for assessing ACE inhibition therapies

Diabetic Dyslipidemia - Function of very low-density lipoprotein in diabetic dyslipidemia is reviewed

Diabetic Nephropathy - Diabetic nephropathy is linked to oxidative phosphorylation gene expression

Diabetic Nephropathy - Endothelial NO synthase targeting and caveolin-1 expression are altered in diabetic kidney

Diabetic Nephropathy - Fibrogenic activity in diabetic nephropathy is abated by antiangiogenic protein

Diabetic Nephropathy - Low-level lead exposure accelerates progressive diabetic nephropathy

Diagnostics - 3-O-(3',3'-dimethysuccinyl) betulinic acid inhibits maturation of HIV

Diagnostics - Air contamination during CO₂ venous studies is detected by simple method

Diagnostics - Blood pressure changes during hemodialysis are detected with electrocardiogram-based method

Diagnostics - Colonoscopy in elderly should be limited to patients with symptoms or specific clinical findings

Diagnostics - Efficacy of chest compressions is not indicated reliably with bispectral index monitoring

Diagnostics - Heart murmur diagnoses in Iraqi children by physician and by echocardiography were compared

Diagnostics - Inhibition and detection of galectins discussed

Diagnostics - Microengraving method rapidly selects single cells producing antigen-specific antibodies

Diagnostics - Targeted Molecular Diagnostics reports data on testing program for targeted cancer treatment

Diagnostics - Ventilatory dysfunction in heart failure patients during exercise test is marked by BNP

Diet & Nutrition - Calorie restriction reversed lipid deposition in tissues preventing insulin resistance

Diet & Nutrition - Cardiomyocyte Ca²⁺ dynamics and antioxidant status are altered by dietary fish oil

Diet & Nutrition - Eicosapentaenoic acid from fish oil forms novel oxidation products in vivo

Diet & Nutrition - Fish omega-3s may improve circulation, reduce inflammation and inhibit disease

Diet & Nutrition - High variability exists in plasma isoflavone levels in women during chronic soy ingestion

Diet & Nutrition - Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators patients do not benefit from fish oil

Diet & Nutrition - Intracerebroventricular C75 reduces meal frequency and AgRP gene expression in rat model

Diet & Nutrition - Large trial shows Mediterranean-style diet cuts heart attack risk better than low-fat diet

Diet & Nutrition - Levan hypolipidemic effects result from altered lipogenic enzyme and PPAR alpha gene activity

Diet & Nutrition - Normal-weight adults consume more fiber and fruit than overweight/obese peers

Diet & Nutrition - UCLA study shows how group dynamics affect fitness, eating habits

Disease Control - Scientists develop biting insect abatement traps with species-specific attractant

Disease Prevention - Global Water Foundation established to aid worldwide water and health initiatives

Disease Prevention - HHS assists states with antiviral drug purchases for influenza

Disease Surveillance - Syndromic surveillance may not mitigate effects of waterborne disease outbreaks

Domestic Abuse - Research shows that race and ethnicity, economic resources, and age are factors in abuse of women

Drug Abuse - Current training in substance abuse assessment and treatment has gaps

Drug Abuse - Interventions to reduce substance abuse may not reduce abortion rate

Drug Abuse - Researchers establish connection between a brain chemistry trait and the tendency to abuse cocaine

Drug Abuse - Substance use disorder treatment outcomes monitoring system is described

Drug Delivery - Drug transfer into cells is achieved via sonoporation

Drug Delivery - Intra-anal administration allows controlled drug delivery for anal fissure treatment

Drug Delivery - pSivida files U.K. patent application for drug delivery platform that can act as adjuvant

Drug Delivery - Vasoactive intestinal peptide analogue for pulmonary administration is developed

Drug Development -  Aloysia polystachya extracts possess anxiolytic-like effects

Drug Development - Acologix' AC-100 forms new dentin in phase II trial

Drug Development - Allosteric enhancer increases chimeric A₁ /A_2A adenosine receptor coupling with G_S

Drug Development - DanioLabs starts clinical trial with new treatments for Parkinson disease symptoms

Drug Development - Dopamine drug leads to recovery of function in rat model of Parkinson disease

Drug Development - EPIX Pharmaceuticals files appeal with FDA regarding Vasovist Approvable Letters

Drug Development - Hana Biosciences submits Zensana (ondansetron HCl) Oral Spray NDA to U.S. FDA

Drug Development - NicOx announces patient enrollment ongoing in NCX 1000 phase 2 study

Drug Development - NovaScreen receives Wyeth contract for high-throughput screen

Drug Development - Penwest announces Endo reports receiving final U.S. FDA Approval for Oxymorphone ER

Drug Development - Regulatory perspectives on pharmacogenomics are the focus of review

Drug Development - Temsirolimus disrupts the angiogenic potential of tumor cells

Drug Development - U.S. FDA grants Fast Track designation for TargeGen TG100-115 cardiovascular compound

Drug Efficacy - Beta-blockers in older hypertensive patients should not be first-line therapy

Drug Resistance - Dyslipidemia, inflammation in coronary artery disease may promote platelet subresponse to aspirin

Drug Resistance - Gangliosides do not affect a transporter function in human neuroblastoma cells

Drug Safety - MultiHance is well-tolerated in children and adults with CAD or impaired renal or kidney function

Drug Safety - sanofi-aventis reports update to telithromycin antibiotic Ketek U.S. prescribing information

Drug Safety - Six million Americans went to Web site in past year to learn about fake, counterfeit drugs

Drug Safety - Talecris to add pathogenic prion removal verification to Thrombate III labeling

Drug Safety - U.S. FDA completes safety assessment of Ketek, new information to be added to product labeling

Dry Eye - Study ranks cities with conditions conducive to dry eye

Ecosystem Recovery - Alaskan ecosystem appears to have fully recovered from the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy - Successful intravenous stem cell injection correlates with cardiac inflammation severity

Emergency Medicine - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation outcome is better with manual CPR

Emergency Preparedness - U.S. HHS announces new HIPAA privacy decision tool for emergency preparedness planning

Emphysema - Pulmonary emphysema is prevented by alpha₁ -antitrypsin

Endocrinology - Acute myocardial protection in females is mediated by estrogen receptor-alpha

Endocrinology - Adiponectin, AdipoR1, and AdipoR2 linked to insulin sensitivity and metabolic parameters

Endocrinology - Adiposity hormones and inflammatory markers may predict cardiovascular death

Endocrinology - American Heart, Diabetes associations release new perspective on metabolic syndrome

Endocrinology - Decreasing adiponectin levels in growing youth may be due to gender type and body fat

Endocrinology - Glucose transporter activity in endurance-trained muscle is isoform specific

Endocrinology - Glucose-6-phosphatase in liver helps control blood glucose in obese diabetic mouse model

Endocrinology - Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide NMR and alanine scans identify peptide activity

Endocrinology - High abdominal adiposity and insulin resistance at 2-4 years follow catch-up weight gain

Endocrinology - Inhibiting endogenous cortisol blunts meal-entrained rise in serum leptin

Endocrinology - Short-term insulin changes do not show regulatory effects on postprandial lipemia

Endocrinology - Thyroidectomy patients can be stratified according to serum calcium levels

Endometrial Cancer - Recommendations for standard treatment of endometrial cancer in young women are needed

Endometrial Cancer - Young endometrial cancer patients are usually more obese but elderly show more complications

Endometriosis - Endometriosis models help investigators assess the value of treatments targeting angiogenesis

Enterovirus Detection - Enteroviral infection rapidly detected by fluorescence resonance energy transfer

Environmental Biology - Former Soviet Union Republic looks to Texas researcher for plant pathology answers

Environmental Health - Gender difference may exist in response to occupational/environmental chemicals exposure

Environmental Research - People's perception of the environment influences public policy and action toward the environment

Enzyme Inhibition - Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitors discovered

Enzymology - Alkyl sulfatase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa defines third class of sulfatases

Epilepsy - Epileptic etiologies may have commonality of discrete high-frequency oscillations

Epilepsy - N-acetyl-L-cysteine does not prevent mitochondrial dysfunction of status epilepticus

Esophageal Cancer - Esophageal cancer staged by number of malignant regional lymph nodes

Esophageal Cancer - Esophageal cancer tumor response and shape change measurements discussed

Estrogen Deficiency - Estrogen levels contribute to loss of muscle mass and ability to recover from inactivity

Extrarenal Rhabdoid Tumors - Diagnosis of extrarenal rhabdoid tumors of soft tissue described

Facilities - Advion breaks ground for new headquarters

Facilities - Altana opens pharmaceutical production facility in Ireland

Facilities - Denali BioTechnologies completes phase one of new manufacturing headquarters

Facilities - Massachusetts entities to establish incubator facility to nurture life science industry

Facilities - Surgery center opens Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute of Arizona in nearby Chandler

Facilities - The Hollinger Group to open its tenth assisted living senior care facility in New Jersey

Fibrosarcoma - Fibrosarcoma metastasis inhibited by caffeic acid phenethyl ester

Finance - 3M updates second-quarter sales and earnings expectations

Finance - Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure, Tug McGraw Foundation get grant for brain cancer research

Finance - Adams Respiratory included in the new NASDAQ Global Select Market

Finance - Advancis Pharmaceutical completes $12 million credit facility

Finance - Adventrx redeems warrants

Finance - Advocat announces comprehensive refinancing commitment

Finance - Alltracel Pharmaceuticals Plc reports 19% increase in revenue

Finance - Alnylam added to Russell 3000 and Russell 2000 Indexes

Finance - Alpha Innotech expects to report fourth consecutive quarter of strong revenue growth

Finance - Ambri reports cash reserves of $6.1 million

Finance - Ambrx secures $52 million in series C financing

Finance - American Oriental Bioengineering added to Russell 3000 Index

Finance - Arcadia begins trading on the American Stock Exchange

Finance - Arcadia Resources obtains $15 million financing

Finance - Avanir awarded $2 million U.S. NIH grant

Finance - Axis-Shield reports 8% increase in revenues are expected

Finance - Bayer announces additional purchases outside Schering offer

Finance - BioMETRX, Inc. closes $1.65 million in new funding with growing interest in IT products

Finance - Biophan receives $1 million allocation in new government grants to support Myo-Vad

Finance - Biopharmaceutical company Metabasis Therapeutics added to Russell 3000 Index

Finance - Biotech development company Oragenics, Inc. reports $600,000 gained from financing rounds

Finance - BSD Medical is listed on Russell Microcap Index

Finance - CardioDynamics reports 17% increase in sales

Finance - CareGuide reports income of $742,000 from continuing operations

Finance - Chembio closes bridge financing

Finance - Company focused on gene regulation Sangamo BioSciences added to Russell 3000, 2000 indexes

Finance - Corautus Genetics announces conversion of Boston Scientific debt into equity

Finance - Cytyc Corporation announces $150.0 million senior unsecured credit facility

Finance - Delcath Systems announces listing on Russell Microcap Index

Finance - DrugMax retires $23 million in subordinated debt with former supplier

Finance - Eleven Florida nonprofit organizations to receive $608,450 in grants from the Blue Foundation

Finance - Emdeon increases financial guidance for the quarter ending June 30, 2006

Finance - Fitch rates Eden Hospital Health Services (Baywood Court) series 2004 revenue bonds 'BBB'

Finance - Galaxy Nutritional Foods announces new credit line agreement

Finance - Gilde raises EUR 85 million for its second healthcare fund

Finance - Horizon Health announces Q3 revenues up 41.7% to $76.2 million

Finance - Idera Pharmaceuticals' reverse split finalized

Finance - Indevus announces exercise of over allotment option by underwriters

Finance - Innovive Pharmaceuticals completes $13.5 million financing

Finance - Longs Drug reports preliminary total June revenues of $490 million, up 9.5% over year ago

Finance - Medical products company Zevex International included in Russell MicroCap Index

Finance - Medstrat Inc. reports quarterly sales in both revenue, unit terms is best in 10-year history

Finance - Merck KGaA shareholders approve EUR 0.85, US$1.08, per share dividend

Finance - Micrus Endovascular expects record $12.5 to $12.7 million revenues, up 76-79% for Q1 2006

Finance - Montefiore, Einstein receive $2 million grant from Reynolds foundation for geriatrics program

Finance - Sigma-Aldrich announces inclusion in new Nasdaq Global Select Market

Finance - Sirna Therapeutics announces its addition to Russell 3000 Index

Finance - Systems Xcellence completes public offering of 3,200,000 shares for $38.7 million

Finance - Tutogen Medical closes $3 million private financing, reports compliance plan accepted by AMEX

Finance - Tutogen Medical reports Q2 2006 consolidated revenues up 21% over same period a year ago

Finance - Walgreen Co. reports June 2006 sales of $3,993,580,000 up 14.2% from June 2005

Fitness & Wellness - Fitness was inversely and BMI was directly related to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Fitness & Wellness - Phosphorylation of Akt substrates AS160 and filamin A in muscle increases after exercise

Fitness & Wellness - Weight status and physical activity patterns in adolescence predict adult weight and activity

Follicular Lymphoma - Follicular lymphoma patient age should not be a contraindication for aggressive chemotherapy

Food Safety - Commission adopts new standards on the maximum allowable levels of contaminants and food additives

Food-Borne Illness - Food safety perceptions affect risky behavior of Kentucky consumers

Gastric Adenocarcinoma - Gastric adenocarcinoma survival factors delineated

Gastric Cancer - Gastric cancer prognosticated by loss of heterozygosity of encoding phosphate and tensin homolog

Gastroenterology -  Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium combination is effective for diarrhea therapy

Gastroenterology - Rectal wall infiltration may be predicted by endorectal ultrasonography

Gender Research - Transgender experience leads Stanford scientist to fight gender bias in science

Gene Delivery - Chitosan oligosaccharide-stearic acid micelles for gene delivery are developed

Gene Therapy - CFTR gene therapy improves pulmonary hypoplasia linked to diaphragmatic hernia

Gene Transfer - Low-fat diet regimen induces regression in advanced atherosclerotic lesions

General Anxiety Disorder - Abiogen's initiates phase II trial in Vienna for new anti-anxiety drug

Generic Drugs - Generic availability of Zocor and Zoloft will create significant cost savings for consumers

Generic Drugs - LEO Pharma receives Paragraph IV certification notice for generic Dovonex solution

Generic Drugs - U.S. FDA approves first generic sertraline

Generic Drugs - U.S. FDA grants final approval to Teva for generic version of Pfizer's Zoloft tablets

Genetic Disorder - Natural history of medium-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency is presented

Genetics & Genomics - Angelman syndrome is more severe in children with larger, class I deletions

Genetics & Genomics - Atherothrombotic event risk is increased with cytochrome P450 3A5 polymorphism in patients on clopidogrel

Genetics & Genomics - Complexity of antisense transcription revealed in developing male germ cells

Genetics & Genomics - Coronary artery disease susceptibility locus was comprised of both apoE and apoCI on chromosome 19

Genetics & Genomics - Dehydratase gene polymorphism modifies plasma/whole blood lead ratio

Genetics & Genomics - Locus on chromosome 3q contributes to variations in plasma adiponectin

Genetics & Genomics - RNA interference alters measles virus transcription

Genetics & Genomics - Transcriptional regulation via cysteine thiol modification described

Genitourinary Tuberculosis - Reconstructive surgery for genitourinary tuberculosis yields satisfactory outcomes

Geology - European Alps could lose 80% of their glacier cover by the end of this century

Geriatrics - Active older adults live longer than inactive peers

Geriatrics - Bibliotherapy increases self-management ability of frail older adults

Geriatrics - Emergency medical services program to promote health of older adults falls short

Geriatrics - Endurance training increases muscle microvascular filtration capacity in the elderly

Geriatrics - Incontinence care of elderly women may contribute to vaginal Candida colonization

Geriatrics - Older adults risk loss of functional capacity within 48 hours of bedrest

Geriatrics - Personalized program helps the elderly perform daily living tasks

Geriatrics - Two million dollar grant awarded to develop a program to train doctors in caring for the elderly

Glioblastoma - Glioblastoma functional outcome improved via navigation-guided fence-post procedure

Glioma Vaccine - IL-13 receptor alpha 2 peptide analogues improve antiglioma CTL responses

Glottic Cancer - Glottic cancer is effectively treated with CO₂ laser endoscopic surgery

Gout Therapy - Rasburicase treats tophaceous gout in patient allergic to allopurinol

Graft-versus-Host Disease - Lymphocyte antigen required in graft-versus-host disease

Gynecological Cancer - Metastatic gynecologic cancer responds favorably to pulmonary resection therapy

HIV-1 Integrase - Screening program identifies 11 small-molecule inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase

HIV/AIDS & Burkitt Lymphoma - HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma successfully treated with chemotherapy plus HAART

HIV/AIDS & Kaposi Sarcoma - Survival remains poor for HIV/AIDS patients with pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma

HIV/AIDS Antiviral - Apolipoprotein B editing catalytic polypeptidedeaminases act as cellular antiviral factors

HIV/AIDS Cardiology - Atazanavir does not result in increases in cardiac corrected QT interval or QT dispersion

HIV/AIDS Cardiology - Right ventricular volume dysfunction not a major clinical problem in HAART-treated patients

HIV/AIDS Caregiving - Stigma associated with AIDS patient caregivers leads to social isolation

HIV/AIDS Diet & Nutrition - HIV infection does not influence vitamin D status

HIV/AIDS Diet & Nutrition - Polyunsaturated fatty acid intake adversely related to liver function in HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Disclosure - Parents often do not disclose their HIV status to their children

HIV/AIDS Drug Adherence - 'Simply forgot' is most frequently stated reason for missed doses of HAART

HIV/AIDS Drug Development - Oral CCR5 inhibitors are under development for treatment of HIV-1 infection

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - HIV-1 K65R mutation may emerge preferentially in absence of zidovudine and TAMs

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance - HIV-1 variants at increasing capravirine levels contain multiple substitutions in diverse patterns

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Predictive demographic factors for HIV positivity determined for Thai clinic attendees

HIV/AIDS HAART - Reduced adherence only partly explains differences in viral suppression from HAART regimens

HIV/AIDS Mental Health - Psychiatric disorders prevalent in youth with perinatally-acquired HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Cyclophilin A alters HIV-1 sensitivity to a TRIM5 alpha-independent innate immune pathway

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 infectivity regulated by inner-nuclear-envelope protein emerin

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 RNA encapsulation occurs mainly in trans

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 Tat is a potent pathological agonist at metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 receptors

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Stimulated mRNA expression in activated T cells depends on functional CRM1 nuclear export pathway

HIV/AIDS Phenotyping - HIV envelope V3 sequences predicts phenotype for HIV-1 subtype C

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Randomized trials needed to determine whether adult male circumcision reduces HIV risk

HIV/AIDS Research - Women who transmit HIV to their offspring were less likely to have autologous neutralizing antibody

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - HIV transmission risk by oral sex is low due to several possible factors

HIV/AIDS Testing - OraSure Technologies signs purchase contract for OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 antibody tests

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Abbott's new tablet form of Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) is approved in Europe

HIV/AIDS Therapy - HIV-infected women show improvement in physical fitness measures through exercise program

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Prezista receives U.S. FDA approval as part of HIV combination therapy

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Response rates to combination anti-HIV therapy are improving across Europe

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Risk factors for follow-up interruption of HIV/AIDS treatment identified in French Guiana

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Lentiviral vectors expressing HIV-1 Rev/Env or HIV-1gp120 generate durable immune responses

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Vaccine-induced immune responses reduce SIVmac239 concentrations

HIV/AIDS Wasting - Treatments are available that may counteract muscle wasting in HIV/AIDS

Haemophilus Influenza Type B -  Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis incidence and case fatality proportion high in Burkina Faso

Hantavirus - Increased risk of hantavirus forecast for U.S. southwest

Hantavirus - Satellite imagery shows how land use, land cover affect human health, food security

Hantavirus - Truncated hantavirus nucleocapsid proteins characterized

Head & Neck Cancer - Dysphagia associated with cancer treatment is improved with exercise pretreatment

Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma carcinogenesis linked to STK11/LKB1 gene mutations

Head & Neck Cancer - Late head and neck cancer survivors experienced deterioration in quality-of-life

Head & Neck Cancer - The response of oral cancer to carboplatin is predicted by blood vessel density

Health Promotion - Preventive innovations in hospital setting depend largely on psychological factors

Healthcare Access - America's pharmaceutical companies expand outreach to Hispanic community

Healthcare Access - Cardiac risk factors, medicine usage, and hospital course differ in immigrants

Healthcare Access - Most wired hospitals and health systems are helping consumers take charge of their healthcare

Healthcare Costs - AdvaMed applauds Bush administration for helping Japanese patients

Healthcare Costs - Cigna CEO links healthcare quality to nation's economic health

Healthcare Costs - Cost-effectiveness of self-managed oral anticoagulation therapy assessed

Healthcare Costs - Length of stay for acute myocardial infarction varies by physician and hospital type

Healthcare Costs - Longitudinal analysis of censored medical cost data conducted

Healthcare Costs - Non-health care and time cost data regarding cancer was collected

Healthcare Costs - Pennsylvania's seniors on PACE/PACENET will pay less for Medicine than the rest of nation

Healthcare Costs - Spending on intensive care may go even higher as the population ages

Healthcare Coverage - Aetna introduces national Medicare retiree health plan for employers

Healthcare Coverage - Aetna introduces new health insurance options for individuals and families in Michigan

Healthcare Coverage - Catholic Health Association joins a campaign for children's healthcare

Healthcare Coverage - CIGNA completes acquisition of Star HRG

Healthcare Coverage - Governor Rendell says PA is on its way to making sure all kids have healthcare coverage

Healthcare Coverage - Health insurance company WellPoint to cover Merck's human papilloma virus vaccine Gardasil

Healthcare Coverage - Political contexts of evidence-based medicine are examined

Healthcare Coverage - Study shows that patients with suspected pneumonia may receive antibiotics unnecessarily

Healthcare Coverage - Survey finds 73% of employers experience 12% average increase in cost of health benefits

Healthcare Coverage - Uninsured children are less likely to be current on vaccinations

Healthcare Information Systems - Oswego Hospital goes live with web-based clinical suite from IntraNexus, including Sapphire

Hearing Aids - Interton selects AMI for development of wireless capabilities in digital hearing aids

Heart Disease - CardioVascular BioTherapeutics cofounder discusses new therapy for heart disease

Heart Failure - DeCODE submits IND on small-molecule inhibitor compound for preventing heart attack

Heart Failure - Using aldosterone blockade in combination therapy optimizes neurohormonal blockade

Heart Transplantation - Cardiac allograft vasculopathy is relieved by angiopoietin gene therapy

Hematology - Antiphospholipid antibodies are prevalent in immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Hematology - Serum from cardiopulmonary bypass patients alters endothelial Ca²⁺ signal transduction

Hepatic Cancer - Hepatic tumor diagnosis by texture analysis in nonenhanced computed tomography images evaluated

Hepatic Cancer - Pediatric hepatic malignancies managed with FDG PET, but more studies are needed

Hepatitis B Virus - Chronic hepatitis B can be treated using entecavir

Hepatitis B Virus - Chronic hepatitis B exacerbation involves a precore-stop mutant

Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B virus capsid-like core cleavage clarified

Hepatitis B Virus - Hepatitis B virus genotyped from whole- and sub-genomic fragments

Hepatitis B Virus - Inhibited hepatitis B replication is linked to expression of editing enzymes

Hepatitis B Virus - Lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B increases risk of adefovir resistance

Hepatitis B Virus - Sustained hepatitis C virus response is associated with genetic polymorphisms

Hepatitis C Therapy - Study shows that Hepatitis C patients report better quality of life once beginning treatment

Hepatitis C Virus - Chronic hepatitis C fibrosis progression is associated with keratin variants

Hepatitis C Virus - Chronic hepatitis C virus antiviral treatment requires caspase activation

Hepatitis C Virus - Chronic hepatitis C-related steatosis is affected by human immunodeficiency virus

Hepatitis C Virus - Cryoglobulinemia in hepatitis C infection is associated with steatosis and fibrosis

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitic C therapies in chimeric mice parallel human outcomes

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C anti-viral effect displayed by hammerhead ribozymes

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C NS3 protein inhibits tumor suppressor p53

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C replicon-related nonnucleoside polymerase inhibitors detected

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C viral genotype and HIV coinfection affect cytokine mRNA levels

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virologic response predicted using serum proteome

Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus cleavage dissociates a complex from the mitochondrial outer membrane

Hepatitis C Virus - Host cell responses are induced by hepatitis C virus binding

Hepatitis C Virus - New subtype of hepatitis C virus genotype 1 reported

Hepatitis C Virus - NS4B protein palmitoylation and polymerization revealed

Hepatitis C Virus - Polyprotein of hepatitis C associated with induction of hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatitis D Virus - Hepatitis D antigen translocation correlates with endoplasmic reticulum stress

Hepatitis D Virus - Hepatitis D ribozyme core structure is influenced by sequence variation

Hepatocarcinogenesis - Predictive model of hepatocarcinogenesis developed

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Cleaved endoplasmic reticulum proteins detected in hepatocellular carcinoma sera

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular cancer incidence linked to elevated expression of CYP2C19 mRNA

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular cancer risk association with PIK3CA hotspot mutations is less likely, per new study

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular carcinoma long-term survival improved with aggressive treatment

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular carcinoma MRI findings described

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma linked to estrogen receptor polymorphisms

Human Papillomavirus - High prevalence of HPV-58 and -82 and no HPV-18 found in Tunisian prostitutes

Hyperoxia - Protection against hyperoxia is uncoupled from growth suppression

Hypertension - BioMarin initiates phase II study of 6R-BH4 in poorly controlled high blood pressure

Hypertension - Cardiac fibrosis was prevented in hypertension model by chronic angiotensin-(1-7)

Hypertension - Hypertension produced by endothelin type B blockade is maintained by endothelin type A receptors

Hypertension - Hypoxia-induced hypertension is associated with enhanced sympathetic outflow, baroreflex inhibition

Hypertension - Specific enzymes contribute to oxidative stress and neurogenic hypertension

Hypoglycemia - Hypoglycemic symptoms may be related to physical activity/energy intake imbalance

Hypothermia - Respiratory responses to cold water immersion are presented in review

Imaging - 16-MDCT craniocaudal scan direction reduces contrast material-related perivenous artifacts

Imaging - Acute chest pain MDCT angiography with ECG-gated and non-gated techniques are evaluated

Imaging - Air contamination during CO₂ angiography occurs in hand-held syringes

Imaging - Imaging agents for potential glucocorticoid receptor PET imaging are synthesized

Imaging - Kimball Electronics forms strategic partnership with XStream Systems

Imaging - Magnetic resonance image acquisition time can be reduced

Imaging - MDCT assesses right ventricular volumes accurately

Imaging - MDCT detects, excludes coronary artery disease in low-likelihood cases with moderate-high sensitivity

Imaging - Media Cybernetics software release features new processing, measurement, analysis tools

Imaging - More thrombo-embolism cases were detected with combined MRI approach than separate examinations

Imaging - MRI of coronary vessel walls with radial k-space sampling showed fewer motion artifacts

Imaging - Researchers study compounds that perform the functions of mutant tumor suppressor gene

Imaging - Stent patency in patients with large-diameter coronary stents can be assessed with MSCT

Immunology - IL-2 signals during priming are needed for expansion of CD8+ memory T cells

Immunology - Immunosuppressive therapy failed to help patient with five immune diseases

Immunology - Links between T cell development, ageing, and interleukin-7 are examined

Immunology - Mucosal dendritic cells play key role in compartmentation of immune response to enteric antigens

Immunotherapy - DMXAA treatment of non-immunogenic tumor does not synergize with immunotherapy

Immunotherapy - Heat shock protein depletion induces multiple B cell receptor signaling defects

Infantile Neuroblastoma - Infantile neuroblastoma prognosticated by MYCN gene amplification

Infection Control - Legislation and accreditation influences infection surveillance and control programs in Korea

Infectious Diseases -  Bacillus cereus group virulence factors analyzed

Infectious Diseases -  Microcystis aeruginosa-induced toxin release clarified

Infectious Diseases - National Institutes of Health to conduct antimicrobial evaluation of ImmuneRegen's Viprovex

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease reaps support from angiogenesis

Influenza - Amarillo Biosciences report oral drug protected mice against influenza

Influenza - Influenza gene-expression profiles analyzed

Influenza Type A - Influenza A virus subtypes H2-H13 not detected among migratory wild waterfowl in China

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza immunization is safe for infants, toddlers, and their contacts

Influenza Vaccine - Influenza vaccine is safe but less effective in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Influenza Vaccine - Technology could produce new human flu vaccines quicker and cheaper than current methods

Influenza Vaccine - U.S. FDA approves use of reverse genetics technology to produce influenza vaccine strains

Information Technology - HumanWare launches Maestro 2.0, the new generation of PDA for the visually impaired

Information Technology - Initiate Systems software to support Ontario-wide healthcare initiatives

Injury Prevention - Ankles can be strengthened to resist sprain

Injury Prevention - Specialists offer tips for summer safety

Intracranial Germinoma - Intracranial germinoma patients without near-complete response to radiotherapy should undergo resection

Intracranial Lipomas - Intracranial lipomas are more frequent in quadrigeminal region of brain

Iron Deficiency - Moderate iron deficiency in infancy may not stunt growth but cause developmental delays

Ischemia - Ischemia-reperfusion injury is protected against by histamine H₂ blockade

Ischemia - Ischemia/reperfusion induces caspase-3 mediated proteolytic cleavage of MEKK1

Ischemia - Late preconditioning cardioprotection by mito K_ATP channels depends on Akt translocation

Ischemia - Reperfusion injury is prevented by bradykinin targeting mitochondrial permeability transition pore

Ischemia - Spinal cord injury during aortic surgery is prevented by intra-aortic injection of propofol

Kidney & Cardiovascular Disease - Coronary disease burden is lower in Mexican-Americans than Whites or Blacks with reduced kidney function

Kidney Cancer Vaccine - Peptide-pulsed dendritic cell vaccine induces immune responses in metastatic renal cancer

Kidney Disease - Glomerulonephritis models benefit from vascular endothelial growth factor production

Kidney Disease - Hypertension management in all stages of chronic kidney disease includes home BP monitoring

Kidney Failure - Renal disease models incur faulty angiogenesis and perfusion in ischemic limbs

Knee Replacement - Researchers working to create a custom knee replacement using biological parts

Legal Issues - Advanced Medical Optics announces settlement with Alcon of patent infringement suits

Legal Issues - Florida Supreme Court decision leaves little or no redress against U.S. tobacco companies

Legal Issues - Impax settles Solvay litigation

Legal Issues - Ligand announces agreements to settle securities class action and derivative lawsuits

Legal Issues - Novo Nordisk prevails in sanofi-aventis challenge to Levemir insulin therapy

Legal Issues - SFBC International announces court grants motion staying demolition of Miami facility

Legal Issues - ViroPharma submits arguments to U.S. FDA on bioequivalence requirements for generic Vancocin

Leukemia - Leukemia apoptosis induced by novel nitrogen heterocycle compound

Leukemia - Leukemia NPM1 mutations identified by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography

Leukemia - Leukemia possibly treated by restoring C/EBP activity

Leukemia - Leukemia survival not linked to NRAS mutations

Leukemia - Leukemia treated by MDM2 antagonists alone or in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs

Leukemia - New leukemia therapies bring promise of cure

Leukemia - Pediatric acute myeloid leukemia outcome impacted by patient age

Leukemia & Crohn Disease - Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia diagnosed in a child with Crohn disease

Leukemogenesis - Persistent transactivation by Meis1 replaces Hox function in myeloid leukemogenesis

Licensing Agreements - Genetic company Ryogen LLC licenses human aminopeptidase P gene patent to R&D Systems

Licensing Agreements - MGI signs license agreement with Cilag GmbH to develop decimating therapy outside N. America

Licensing Agreements - Neose discloses proteins under license agreements with Novo Nordisk

Life Expectancy - Portugal has the lowest life expectancy at birth for men

Lipid Research - Abnormalities in lipid metabolism in rats are attenuated by ferulic and ascorbic acid

Lipoproteins - Apolipoprotein C-I raises hyperlipidemia in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice

Liver Cancer - Howard Hughes technique identifies genes that drive liver cancer growth in mouse model

Liver Cancer - Liver metastases radiologic diagnosis reviewed

Liver Fibrosis - Bone marrow functionally contributes to liver fibrosis

Liver Injury - Induced liver injury can be prevented by interleukin

Liver Transplantation - Predictive factors post-orthotopic liver transplantation revealed

Long Bone Fracture - Aastrom completes patient accrual, treatment for phase II trial of tissue repair cells

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis - Study shows intermediate-term efficacy of minimally invasive X STOP procedure for low back pain

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer apoptosis promoted by melanoma antigen A4

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer cells self-destruct after being treated with dasatinib

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer incidence among pesticide applicators exposed to metolachlor analyzed

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer patients' humoral immune responses against tumor antigen NY-ESO-1 studied

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer recurrence is predicted by serum proteins

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer responds to salvage therapy that combines gemcitabine with tegafur and uracil

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer risk was nonsignificantly linked to air pollution in Europe

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer treated by gemcitabine and epirubicine

Lung Cancer - Phase II study of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin as second-line for SCLC is conducted

Lymphoma - Lymphoma growth controlled by modulating B cell antigen receptor signaling

Lymphoma & Sjogren Syndrome - Lymphoma development linked to CD4+ T lymphocytopenia

Macrophage Activating Syndrome - Macrophage activating syndrome is associated with lobular hepatitis

Macular Degeneration - Antibody Fab fragment against VEGF receptor 2 neutralizes VEGF activity

Macular Degeneration - Smoking or history of smoking elevates risk of developing age-related macular degeneration

Macular Degeneration - U.S. FDA approves Lucentis for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration

Market Analysis - A resurgence in TB transmission prompts establishment of a drug development group

Market Analysis - Analysis highlights brain as number one target for drug development over next decade

Market Analysis - Antipsychotic drug market to dive from $15 billion in 2006 to $10 billion in 2015

Market Analysis - Best Practices looks at keys to successful pharmaceutical launches

Market Analysis - Bioinformatics market set to expand as high-tech companies enter the industry, report says

Market Analysis - Biotech market is on a downward slide in the second quarter of 2006

Market Analysis - Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies market in Norway provides focus of report

Market Analysis - European anti-depressant market earned $4.7 billion in 2005

Market Analysis - Examine inner workings of pharmaceutical pricing functions with new report