Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions and Ventures Week

Maison de Sante Protestante, Talence-Bordeaux - Laparoscopic gastric resection safe and effective

March of Dimes - Birth defect prevention organization creates website for families of sick babies

McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals - Expiration dates observed on foods, but not always on medications

Medical Services International Inc. - VScan Tuberculosis (TB) rapid test kit achieves regulatory approval in India

Merit Medical Systems Inc. - Disposable products developer introduces BackStopPlus Safety Device

Micrus Endovascular - Vascular disease medical device company acquires Neurologic UK

Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco - Study examines effectiveness of smoke-free ordinances on air pollutants

Mt. Vernon Hospital, Northwood - P-cadherin may play key role in progression

Nagasaki University - Recent studies add new data to cancer therapy research

Nagoya University - BMI-1 is highly expressed in MO-subtype acute myeloid leukemia

Nagoya University, Aichi -  Caenorhabditis elegans, actin cytoskeleton signaling pathway clarified

Navy Environmental Health Center - Occupation-related exposure studied for increased cancer risk among Army women

New Jersey Dental School - Methods for the treatment and opinion prevention of bacterial biofilms reviewed

Northwest Biotherapeutics - Clinical advisory board named for Glioblastoma multiforme vaccine trial

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Update on trial of BPH therapy shows no serious side effects or safety issues

Oxis International, Inc. - Company focuses on oxidative stress agrees to acquire BioCheck

Paul Scherrer Institut - Siemens signs a cooperation contract with the Paul Scherrer Institute

Peking University - TSPY is cancer testis antigen expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma

Peking University, Beijing - Small heat-shock proteins studied, role in insoluble protein complex revealed

Personnel - Dr. Timothy J. McNamara joins HealthGate as chief medical officer

Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Biopharma company announces phase 2 oncology study with talabostat advances

Possis Medical, Inc. - Cardiovascular medical device company reports sales of $16.3 million

Postpartum Hemorrhage - A new strategy could prevent a leading cause of maternal death in Africa

Prostate Cancer - Speed of PSA rise helps predict survival for prostate cancer patients

Resolution Health, Inc. - Health data company names vice president product strategy, business development

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo - Efficacy of gamma knife surgery for intracranial metastases evaluated

Rural/Metro Corporation - Medical transportation company names member to board of directors

Russian Academy of Science, Novosibirsk - Mothers' milk analyzed, lipid kinase activity of antibodies defined

Sankyo Company Ltd. - Parenteral carbapenem highly active against resistant nosocomial pathogens

Schering-Plough Corporation - Healthcare company declares quarterly dividends on common share, preferred stock

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute - HIV-1 env V1, V2, V3 regions affect viral phenotype in isolate-dependent manner

Shandong University - Reports add new data to cardiovascular disease research

Shionogi & Co. Ltd. - Japanese drug company launches carbapenem antibiotic for bacterial infections

Sigma-Aldrich - Agreement to distribute MedAssets' products announced

Sigma-Aldrich - Kit for isolation of endotoxin-free DNA for E. coli cultures introduced

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby - Neuroblast division analyzed, regulation in C. elegans defined

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Second Phase 3 trial to be evaluated in elderly patients with chronic insomnia

State University of New York at Stony Brook - Early acute phase response analyzed, plasma protein modifications revealed

Suidobashi Hospital, Tokyo - Microkeratome blade particles do not cause inflammatory reactions

TNO, Leiden - Findings in atherosclerosis provide new insights

Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology - Leptin studied, secretion in pregnancy and early postpartum period detailed

Touro Foundation - Foundation raises funds to help reopen Louisiana Jewish hospital, care center

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - HPLC-MS/MS method to measure environmental phenols in urine developed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Infectious diseases treated in U.S. emergency departments reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Outcome of smallpox vaccination in healthcare workers described

U.S. National Center for Genome Resources - Grant awarded for sepsis, community acquired pneumonia diagnostics development

U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Intermittent claudication incidence has declined, but mortality is high

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Heterologous L-domain sequences have various abilities to promote HIV-1 budding

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Surface properties limit convective distribution of viruses in CNS

Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador - Insulin resistance influences non-alcoholic fatty liver disease outcomes

Universita La Sapienza, Rome - Researchers describe findings in leukemia studies

Universita di Roma La Sapienza - Testosterone improves body composition, bone health, and lipid profile

Universitat Mainz - Chromoendoscopy and magnifying endoscopy performed for colorectal lesions

University of Amsterdam - Long-term results of patients receiving modified sigmoid neobladder reviewed

University of Auckland - Ancestral infection and selection graph reconstruct host virus histories

University of California, Los Angeles - Response to somatization impacts use of health resources in patients with IBS

University of California, San Francisco - Celecoxib is ineffective against retinoblastoma

University of Cape Town - Studies describe new findings in malaria research

University of Cologne - Triclosan composite lowers Lactobacillus levels in carious lesions

University of Crete - Macrophage apoptosis analyzed, action of urocortins defined

University of Dusseldorf - Pentapeptide QYNAD analyzed, effect on neuronal network activity revealed

University of Edinburgh - Management and outcome of patients with germ-cell tumors reviewed

University of Edinburgh - Prion protein studied, behavior in platelet activation defined

University of Giessen Lung Center - First report out on cancer drug Gleevec as therapy for pulmonary hypertension

University of Glasgow - Broadly neutralizing antibody may energize hepatitis C drug development

University of Groningen - Acute hepatic steatosis does not reduce insulin sensitivity of VLDL production

University of London - Fecal incontinence indicated as late side-effect of pelvic radiotherapy

University of Minnesota - Combination procedure to assist in genotyping breast tissue studied

University of Munich - New findings in the area of cardiac transplantation detailed

University of North Carolina - Researchers urge promoting the use of drugs to prevent AIDS infection

University of Nottingham - Research being done on delivering genes for new bone formation

University of Oklahoma - Adolescent female diagnosed with progressive myelopathy

University of Oklahoma - Coated platelets devised, released microparticles quantified

University of Tokushima - Characteristics of type 2 diabetes in Vietnam reported

University of Washington - IKK beta necessary and sufficient to impair insulin signaling

University of Wisconsin - Examination E7 indicates pRb as important target in cervical cancer analysis

University of the West of England - Study of the psychology of disfigurement is funded

Venezuelan Inst. of Scientific Invest., Caracas - New research in the area of virology detailed

Viragen, Inc. - Developer of pharmaceutical proteins issues annual report

West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto - Strategies for assessing domiciliary oxygen eligibility evaluated

Women Against Lung Cancer - Lung cancer awareness group awards inaugural research grant to Christoph Plass