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Hospital Business Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . May 23rd, 2004

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Anthem Inc. - Anthem posts 54% earnings increase, boosts forecast

Conceptus, Inc. - Contraceptive device maker reports $0.31 per share loss

Eli Lilly and Co. - Drug effective in treating restless leg syndrome

Empire Health Services - Owner of two Washington state hospitals seeks outside help

Health Care - U Share Prescription Drug Discount Card announced

Healthcare Costs - Mellon introduces fully integrated HSA solution

Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, LP - Study: REMINYL may reduce specific behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer patients

Novavax, Inc. - Launch of ESTRASORB underway

OptiMolecular Inc., Toronto - Selective estrogen receptor modulators safer alternative to traditional HRT

Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam - Rab6 membrane association dependent on cellular phosphorylation events

Academy Medical Center, Amsterdam - Systemic treatment of esophageal cancer reviewed

Aker University Hospital - Beliefs about HCV status affect drug users' health-related quality of life

Awards - Unicare receives award for direct-to-member program

B. Braun - New Pinnacle parenteral nutrition management system to be introduced

Barcelona Clinical Hospital - Female liver transplant recipients have poorer psychosocial adjustment

Chung Shan University Hospital, Taichung - Thallium-201 SPET more accurate than CT or MRI detecting squamous cell carcinoma

Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Lipoxin analogs ameliorate CF-related inflammation and infection

Collaborations - IBM, Emergisoft join forces to further improve safety and efficiency in the ER

Correctional Health - Prison for special-needs inmates alleged to provide substandard care

Electronic Medical Records - Bush: America's health records system is stuck in 'buggy era'

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance - Government says companies can cut, end benefits for Medicare-eligible retirees

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance - Maryland senator criticizes EEOC ruling on health benefits

Expansion - Kindred opens two new hospitals, announces plans for two more

IRIS International, Inc. - Device company reports 53% increase in revenue for the first quarter

Marshall Edwards, Inc. - Trial to evaluate phenoxodiol as chemosensitizing agent

Mount Sinai Medical Center - Antiseizure medication may offer relief for the chronic cough

Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York - Infant skull radiographs can reveal a variety of pathologic conditions

Reimbursement - Conseco receives order from Florida office of insurance regulation

Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton - 18FDG PET scans contain artifacts and pitfalls

Sacre-Coeur Hospital - Chitosan augments the efficacy of non-viral gene transfer

Singapore General Hospital - Solitary tumefactive demyelinating lesions are atypical by imaging

St. Jude Children's Hospital - Gabapentin controls seizures in children receiving chemotherapy

St.-Luc University Hospital - Palm-controlled laparoscope holder useful for gynecologic surgery

Steris Corporation - Health science company records 2004 fourth quarter and full year results

Stroke - VHA's StrokeSense awarded JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval

Surgery Complications - Simple steps can stave off infection

Transneuronix - Northwestern Memorial tests "pacemaker" for stomach

TriMed Research, Inc. - Commercialization commences for newly discovered bioactive protein

Turku University Hospital - Transthoracic echocardiography accurately measures coronary artery diameter

University Hospitals Zurich - Study shows coenzyme Q10 may prevent headaches

University of Munchen Hospital - ECG-guided CT angiography useful for arterial bypass imaging

University of Utah - Researchers on front lines in battle against postoperative pain

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic - Safety and efficacy of Campath-1H in children reviewed

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