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National Partnership for Immunization - Hepatitis experts join forces to educate public about disease and prevention

National University of Ho Chi Minh City -  Ceriodaphnia cornuta-based tropical ecotoxicity test effective

Neoprobe Corporation - Surgical and diagnostic product producer announces financing update

Neurostar Solutions, Inc. - Chatham Radiology Group deploys Virtual Radiology Network solution

Nonlinear Dynamics - Bioinformatics provider announces next generation of Phoretix 2D

Ohio State University - Cancer patients unable to intentionally postpone death for significant events

Ohio State University - Report presents method to define reactions that occur in spin-trapping process

PGP Corporation - Enterprise encryptions solution provider sponsors HIPAA conference

Pacific Coast Tissue Bank - Terminal ethylene oxide disinfection inactivates viruses on muscle grafts

Patents - Dow AgroSciences prevails in B.t. corn patent suit

Peking Union Medical College - Baseline heart rate-adjusted ECG triggering improves image quality

Personnel - Community Health Systems names new independent director

Personnel - Foss joins 3D/I as medical planner

Personnel - Toomey resigns as director of state Division of Public Health

Personnel - Williams resigns as Utah Department of Health director

Pfizer - Study finds obesity rates of American workers grew 20-29% in the past decade

ProxyMed, Inc. - Healthcare transaction processing company filed Form 10-Q with SEC

Qualis Health - Washington State home health agencies register quality improvements

Renutra Natural Health Products - Natural health products company secures venture capital investment

Rhodia - Pharma company divests its anesthetics business, signs supply agreement

Rikshospitalet, Oslo - Cochlear implants significantly improve mental health in adults

Roche - Pharma companies submitted NDA for injectable Boniva for osteoporsis

Royal Hallamshire Hospital - VEGF is overexpressed in the nasal polyps of asthmatic patients

SCOLR Pharma, Inc. - IND filed for testing of extended release Ibuprofen

SJS Foundation - Incidence of Stevens Johnson Syndrome may be increasing

Seoul National University - Aerosol delivery of tumor suppressor genes may treat lung cancer

Seoul National University - Rhinitis vaccine associated with chitosan microspheres is immunogenic

Sexual Education - Fewer teenagers getting married in Arkansas

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Rare STD turns up in San Francisco, prompting warning

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. - SARS vaccine induces SARS neutralizing antibodies

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Discovery of key protein's shape could lead to improved vaccine

St. Louis University - Author discusses limitations of alternative combined and composite end points

St. Michael's Hospital, Bristol - Suckling has no effect mother's normal response to the 35% CO₂ challenge

StemCell Technologies, Inc. - AllCells' products to be distributed in Canada, the U.S. and France

SurModics, Inc. - Embolic protection device to have advanced hydrophilic coating

Temple University - HIV-1 Vpr and Sp1 interplay modulates p21(WAF1) gene expression in astrocytes

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Generic drug-focused company announces U.S. FDA actions on 3 drug applications

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Drug use increases risk of opportunistic infections among HIV-infected women

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - U.S. EPA awards grants to study environmental implications of nanotechnology

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - New regulatory approaches to antimicrobial safety developed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Effect of dosage on immunogenicity of typhoid fever vaccine examined

Univ. of California, Santa Barbara - Scientists build nanoscale 'jigsaw' puzzles made of RNA

Universidad Autonoma, Madrid - Thermodynamic binding of tetrahydropterins to phenylalanine hydroxylase studied

University Erlangen-Nurnberg - PPAR-gamma agonists show promise for gastric cancer treatment

University Hospital of North Staffordshire - Use of saphenous vein graft can facilitate axillary artery cannulation

University of Amsterdam - Cholesteryl ester transfer protein is a pivotal target for increasing HDL-c

University of Antwerp - Nitric oxide binding in neuroglobin studied, temperature dependence revealed

University of Bologna - Low frequency magnetic fields turn on stem cell cardiogenesis

University of British Columbia -  Staphylococcus aureus beta-lactam sensor crystal structures revealed

University of California, Irvine - Novel microarray-based assay provides ultrasensitive nucleic acid detection

University of Colorado - Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand can induce apoptosis

University of Florida - Inhibition of angiotensin II increases neuronal activity

University of Glasgow - Immunogenicity of tetanus vaccine improved using promoter expressing FrgC

University of Iowa - Gaps found in health insurance coverage of Iowa children

University of Leeds - Breathtaking find completes puzzle of body's response

University of Leeds - Researchers in England develop a new type of artificial hip

University of Maringa - Metabolic effects of propofol determined in isolated perfused rat liver

University of Michigan - Antitumor effects of PS-341 on HNSCC cells elucidated

University of Michigan - MXI1-0 is overexpressed in glioblastomas

University of Munich - CEACAM1 gene expression is reduced and reversible in renal cell carcinoma

University of Occupational & Environmental Health - New data support an indirect link between hepatitis C and thyroid cancer

University of Padua - Definition of cardiomyopathies should be broader

University of Pavia - Congenital rubella after outbreak shows need for vaccination program

University of Texas - Deregulation of PPMT and PP2A methylation may play role in pathogenesis

University of Texas, Austin - Studies report high incidence of cognitive decline following artery bypass

University of Toronto - Ethical concerns on non-heart-beating heart donation are not insurmountable

University of Valencia - Novel assay detects drug interactions with human serum albumin

University of Virginia - CXC chemokine receptor expression linked to melanoma patient survival

University of Wisconsin - Kinetic models of urea modulation of beta-amyloid fibril growth studied

University of Wisconsin - Regulated mitochondrial translocon protein interactions revealed

University of Zurich - DNA peptide vaccination decreases amyloid plaques in Alzheimer disease models

Vital Needs International - The Voyager wound care technology ready for release

Washington University - Neuronal oxidative injury reduced by proteasome inhibitors

XLHealth - Company awarded second Medicare contract to prevent disease progress

Xillix Technologies Corp. - Medical device company gets 2 U.S. patents for fluorescence endoscopy systems

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - Growing European drug developer awards $1.5 million ECG study