Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly

Misys Healthcare Systems - Kentucky medical group selects practice management system

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach - High levels of homocysteine may be associated with cardiovascular disease

Natl. Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan - Mechanism described by which POU transcription factor represses growth in vitro

NuVasive, Inc. - XLIF procedure offers less invasive alternative to traditional spine surgery

Obesity Surgery - Deaths raise fears over stomach stapling

Organetix Inc. - Biotechnology company announces results of hepatitis C quality of life study

Osaka City University - B7-1 gene transduction enhances immune response to metastatic tumor cells

Osaka City University - SEA0400 may have a cardioprotective effect

PURE Bioscience - Bioscience company retains McDermott Will & Emery

Paradigm Genetics, Inc. - Genomics company announces 2004 second quarter financial results

Pasteur Institute - Phylogenetic analysis defines the Tunisian epidemiology of hepatitis C virus

Pediatric Services of America, Inc. - Pediatric home health care company comments on proposed Medicare payments

Personnel - Dr. Pamela Hymel named medical officer for Sedgwick CMS

Pertussis - La Plata County, Colorado, infant has whooping cough

PhotoMedex, Inc. - Contract medical procedure provider announces second quarter results

Point Therapeutics, Inc - Pharma company reports second quarter 2004 results

Private Healthcare Systems - Health care cost management company adds customers in second quarter of 2004

Prussian Private Institute of Technology - Computer program is used for predicting protein folding and structure

Sanofi-Synthelabo - Offer for Aventis tender period expired

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. - Biological products manufacturer extends distribution alliance with Hitachi

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Adenoviral vector containing tumor-specific constructs target ovarian cancer

Siemens Medical Solutions - FDA provides clearance for MAGNETOM C!

Standard Management, Corp. - Vision network acquired by financial holding company for $16 million cash

Sterion Incorporated - Medical devices company reports improvements in third quarter 2004 results

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin. - Feds say "club drug"-related visits to ERs show some sharp declines

Sydney and Westmead Hospital - Eyes' vessel changes could predict severe hypertension risk

T-cellic - Positive data reported at ASCO on T-cell-guided therapy

Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Cancer-focused pharmaceutical company reports second quarter 2004 results

Technical University of Dresden - Plant-derived hanatvirus virus nucleocapsid protein not immunogenic

Technion Israel Institute of Technology - Group neutralizes allergy-causing protein

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Researchers find protein that may control progression of Alzheimer disease

Thomas Jefferson University - Study shows red wine more heart-healthy than gin

TolerRx Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company initiates clinical trial of TRX4 for psoriasis

Tulane University - Erythropoietin is a potent booster of metallothionein gene expression

U.S. Department of Agriculture - A sequence essential for virus replication has been identified

U.S. MedSys Corp. - New company to supply products, services to diabetic Medicare community, others

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Inflammatory cytokines referee angiogenic control during inflammation

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Gene variant linked to risk traits

U.S. Navy - Shigellosis incidence high in Peruvian soldiers in Amazon River basin

UMR University - Antigen-pulsed exosomes protect against Toxoplasma gondii infection

Univ. of California, Davis - Small-animal imaging gives cancer clues

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Methods to recover cells from ELISPOT immunoassay developed

Univ. of Chicago Medical Cntr. - Excess thyroid hormone harmful to fetus

Univ. of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston - Risk of venous thromboembolism is 5-6 times higher in pregnancy

Universal Hospital Services, Inc. - Hospital services company announces second quarter earnings, continued growth

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - Beta-carotene has a potential role in avian embryonic development

University Hospital Regensburg - Cathepsin L-targeted ribozymes limit the devastation of rheumatoid arthritis

University of Alabama - Alabama counties with highest incidence of head and neck cancer identified

University of Athens - Novel oxoamides inhibit group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A₂

University of Birmingham - CD8+ T-cell immunity to cytomegalovirus reviewed

University of Birmingham - Differentially expressed genes are isolated from contaminant-exposed flounder

University of Bristol - Whole cell patch and sharp electrodes compared using tadpole neurons

University of Chieti - Circulating leptin associated with oxidized LDL in postmenopausal women

University of Erlangen-Nurnberg - Leptin expressed in major salivary glands of humans

University of Firat - Pf LDH, attractive inhibitor target, could lead to new antimalarial drugs

University of Frankfurt Klinikum - Interferons effective in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome

University of Iowa - Molecular recognition by LARGE is essential for expression of dystroglycan

University of Minnesota -  Entamoeba lectin epitopes recognized by human IgA antibodies identified

University of Minnesota - Over-expression of Bcl-X-L results in lymphoproliferative disease, malignancies

University of Nebraska - Immunization protects dopaminergic neurons in model of Parkinson disease

University of Newcastle - Tomato extract inhibits human platelet aggregation in vitro

University of Pennsylania - Brownian adhesive dynamics (BRAD) simulate receptor-mediated binding of viruses

University of Pennsylvania - Thermosiphon-based PCR reactor developed

University of Rochester - Child with atypical CML treated successfully with imatinib mesylate

University of Sao Paulo - Trypomastigote challenge of T. cruzi infected mice reduces parasitemia

University of Virginia - Glutamine or alanyl-glutamine improves GI symptoms and increases ART levels

Valeant Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceuticals company initiates phase 2 clinical trials of hepatitis B drug

Vascular Disease Foundation - Coalition formed to educate public about peripheral arterial disease

Washington State University - Vaccine against LH-releasing fusion protein does not increase prostate cancer

Washington University - Longevity protein may slow many neurodegenerative disorders

West Nile Virus - California West Nile toll rises to five with Rialto man's death

West Nile Virus - Four more West Nile cases confirmed in New Mexico

Wolters Kluwer Health - Healthcare information company names Jon Seymour VP and chief medical officer

Yale University - Sustained benefit of HAART lost when prisoners return to community