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Johns Hopkins University - Prevalence of AMD projected to increase substantially by 2020

Kosan Biosciences - AACR data indicate strong synergy of Hsp90 inhibitor, 17-AAG

La Fe Hospital - Women in Spain self-report problems with chronic constipation

Lab. for Integrative Neurosci & Endocrin., Bristol - Endomorphins expressed by some immune cells

Legal Issues - Two lawsuits filed in bacterial outbreak at Pittsburgh hospital

Lupin, Ltd. - Suprax launched in the U.S.

Maeda Medical Laboratory, Kanagawa - Microwaves regress colorectal tumor tissue in mice

McGill University - Older patients incur greater hospital costs when undergoing CABG

Medical Malpractice - Doctors' group: Caps not only answer to malpractice dilemma

Medical Marijuana - Lawmakers take testimony on medical marijuana bill

Medwave, Inc. - Insiders purchase blood-pressure-measurement company securities

Military Medical College 2 - Genetically modified olfactory ensheathing cells facilitate spinal cord repair

Moredun Research Institute - Technological advances and genomics in metazoan parasites reviewed

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine - Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 induces Flt3-ITD leukemogenesis

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Local chemotherapy preserves eyeballs with vitreous seeding

National Taiwan University - CD30 mediates T-cell inhibition by Hodgkin Reed-Sternberg cells

National Yang Ming Univ. - Notch1 gene involved in ATRA-modulated differentiation process in APL

Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. - Adacolumn Device studied in ulcerative colitis study

Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Preclinical results announced from Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia study

Pharmaceutical Formulations, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces sales increase in 2003

Pharmacyclics, Inc. - Completion of common stock offering announced by pharmaceutical company

Prince Wales Hospital - The TGF-beta₁ gene doesn't link to osteoporosis in the Chinese population

Queen's University - Brain areas identified that "decode" emotions of others

Reimbursement - New coding system released for consumer-driven healthcare

SCOLR, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces plans for CDT platform

Siemens Medical Solutions - FDA provides marketing clearance for 64-slice and open CT systems

St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis - Purified stem cells from alternative donors feasible for pediatric SAA patients

Stem Cell Transplants - Cord blood banking industry flourishes amid controversy

StemCells, Inc. - Biotechnology company announces 2003 financial results

The Quigley Corporation - Proprietary formula QR-336 protects mice in lethal-dose radiation study

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Research center focuses on minimally invasive intravascular stroke treatment

Trinity College Dublin - Antigen-specific regulatory T-cell function reviewed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Americas see virtual elimination of measles

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Government health authority warns against eight supplements

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Reengineered salivary glands act as bioreactors for systemic gene therapies

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. - Calcitonin licensing and manufacturing agreements announced

Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Eye disorder is high among people with type 1 diabetes mellitus

University Medical Center, Utrecht - Specific chromosomes may be linked to the age at which menopause commences

University of Adelaide - Sentinel lymph node dissection and mapping may be useful for recurrent melanoma

University of California - Polluted water linked to health problems among surfers

University of California - Time with patients, staff support boost flu shot rates

University of California, San Francisco -  Plasmodium vivax vivapains characterized

University of California, San Francisco - Early IL-2 treatment increases CD4 cell count in HIV patients

University of Helsinki - Heparin reverses preeclampsia in a factor V Leiden mutation carrier

University of Iowa - Researchers investigate vision impairment and driving

University of Marburg - Melanocortin-4 receptor gene I103 negatively associated with obesity

University of Missouri - Radiolanthanides show promise in targeted cancer immunotherapy

University of Pennsylvania - bis-(Papaverine) analogue potent muscle relaxant in vitro

University of Portsmouth - Macrophages expressing P2X4 play key role in Duchenne pathogenesis

University of Virginia - Unrecognized ectopic pregnancies threaten patient survival

Visual Impairments - $13.1M R&D project set to develop digital devices for visually impaired

Washington University - Lung-tumor therapies improved by combining CT and PET scans

Xechem International Inc. - Strategic alliance announced by biopharmaceutical company

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - Partnership to offer regulatory-based cardiac safety monitoring for studies