Hospital Business Week

Berlex, Inc. - Agreement signed for magnetic resonance contrast media

Cardiovascular Institute, Goteborg - Hormone replacement therapy reduces left ventricular mass

China Agriculture University, Beijing - Tibolone associated with upregulated expression of estrogen and LDL receptors

Concuity, Inc. - Concuity gets AHA endorsement

Finance - Nursing home company records income of $0.45 per share

Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif - Recent findings in breast cancer described

Healthcare Costs - CVS partners with CMS to broaden outreach to low income consumers

Mayo Clinic, Rochester - Single-dose MPA reduces hot flashes more than daily venlafaxine

Auckland City Hospital - Patients with inflammation may have greater benefit from statin therapy

Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis - Matrix metalloproteinase examined, role in normal alveolar development revealed

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Intensive atorvastatin is not more beneficial than diet and low-dose lovastatin

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Long-term treatment for C. pneumoniae did not reduce the rate of CV events

Careggi Hospital, Florence - Method is more effective than BNP level in detecting high risk for LV remodeling

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de St. Etienne - Cadherin-6 gene expression prognosticated conventional renal cell carcinoma

Copenhagen University Hospital - Hyperpolarized ³He MRI suitable for lung ventilation assessment

Creighton University - Not all calcium-fortified foods provide same benefits

Daxor Corporation - Delaware hospital acquires semi-automated blood volume analyzer

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - Vascular tone and LV function appeared to be impaired by dialysis procedure

General Infirmary at Leeds - Three techniques for in situ diagnosis compared

Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC - GnRH agonists and pleural symphysis augmentation recommended for treatment

Gold Coast Hospital, Queensland - Cerivastatin increases forearm vascular responses in diabetic men