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Table of Contents . . . March 27th, 2005
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Ankara Education & Research Hospital - L-thyroxine therapy improves lipid-based CVD risk in subclinical hypothyroidism
Healthcare Access - Study projects future shortage of hospital beds
Istanbul University - HRT may improve oxidative stress and lipoprotein metabolism in older women
Jean Hailes Foundation, Clayton - Oral inhalation of testosterone is safe for postmenopausal women
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City - IQ loss linked to mercury costs $8.7 billion
Omnicare, Inc. - Provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly announces financials results
Specialty Laboratories, Inc. - Clinical testing lab announces Q4, full year 2004 results
State Medicaid - Connecticut House passes plan to continue health coverage
3M Health Information Systems Division - U.S. Department of Defense health system contracts for compliance software
Applix, Inc. - Fresenius deploys TM1 in multiple business units
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin - Eosinophil-induced signaling in cholinergic nerve cells characterized
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Minnesota - Minnesota health insurance provider launches depression management program
Business Update - IRIS announces supply agreement for iQ200 Automated Urine Microscopy Analyzer
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen - PLGA microspheres improve antigen delivery to dendritic cells
Chinese University of Hong Kong - Recent findings illuminate research in oncology
Cochrane Vaccines Field, Italy - Vaccination programs for children in U.S., Canada based on little evidence
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center - Cetrorelix and leuprolide acetate comparably inhibit premature LH surges
Duke University - "Social smell" discovered in mice; one chemical that defines maleness
Duke University, Durham - Positron emission mammography device detects small lesions
Emergency Medicine - Univ. of Virginia nurse tends to tsunami victims aboard hospital ship
Environmental Risk - High court says no coverage for pollution by lab
Genzyme Corp. - Company begins phase II gene transfer trial for peripheral arterial disease
Guys Hospital, London - Researchers describe findings in diagnostics studies
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center - Reduced insulin reserve plays major role in progression of diabetes
Healthcare Coverage - Harvard physician group selects PMMC to monitor contractual reimbursement
Hop Tenon, Paris - Severe respiratory disease necessitating hospitalization decreased in HAART era
Hospital Clinics, Montevideo - Medical technologies may hinder rather than help newborn survival
Janssen-Cilag - New patch for treatment of chronic pain launched
Johns Hopkins University Hospital - Amyloid precursor protein may facilitate monocyte entry into brain
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. - Pennsylvania responds to nursing shortage crisis
Kamineni Hospital, Hyderabad - MTHFR allele evaluation will help prevent/reduce morbidity caused by stroke
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm - Five-year survival >80% after HSCT with matched unrelated donors
Leahi Hospital, Honolulu - HIV dementia risk is associated with apolipoprotein E4 in older persons
Massachusetts General Hospital - Research add new data to immunology body of knowledge
Max Re Capital Ltd. - Insurance company announces new appointments
Medicaid - Governor Bush touts Medicaid reform plan to Miami business leaders
Mediware Information Systems, Inc. - Technology company releases donor management system for review
Mizmedi Hospital, Seoul - Steroid hormones control differentiation of ESCs into various cell types
National Council of Certified Dementia - Council urges Alzheimer and dementia training for healthcare workers
Novo Nordisk - Drug helps bleeding stroke patients
PLUS Orthopedics - Availability of computer assisted orthopedic surgery technology announced
Philanthropy - Hutzel Women's Hospital, March of Dimes launch "Virtual Canister" program
Picis - Health system selects operating room and anesthesia management software
Rowan Regional Medical Center - National Stroke Association stroke prevention guidelines offered by center
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