Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 9th, 2005
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American Medical Association - Consumption of soy may reduce risk of fracture in postmenopausal women
Collaborations - Aetna announces alliance with Standard Life for prescription drug plans
Cornell University, New York City - Celastrol has promise as a neuroprotective agent for treatment of PD, HD
Healthcare Costs - Humana announces preferred pharmacy network
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Postmenopausal hormone therapy increases breast cancer risk for all
Monash University, Cheltenham - Transdermal estrogen doesn't reduce male aggressive behavior
APHP Hospital Saint Louis, Paris - Number of nucleated cells infused most important predictor of success in UCBT
Alfred Hospital, Melbourne - Transjugular liver biopsy aids patients with bleeding disorder and hepatitis C
American College of Chest Physicians - National critical care program benefits all
American Medical Association - Insurance status affects ability to secure follow-up medical appointments
American University of Beirut Medical Center - Postoperative antibiotic therapy expensive and ineffective
Bandar Abbas University - Skin disease patterns in Hormozgan, Iran, analyzed
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - Studies advance knowledge in diabetes therapy research
CHU Necker Enfants Malades, Paris - Incidence and significance of anaerobic bacteremia analyzed in cancer patients
CV Therapeutics - Study showing perindopril improved cardiac function presented at conference
Celal Bayar University Hospital, Manisa - Hyperstimulated rat ovaries overexpress angiogenic cytokines
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - A nonhuman primate model of CSOM developed
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh doctors present at international congress
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Hospital wins NIH pediatric rheumatology training grant
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin - Delay in bacterial meningitis treatment associated with poorer prognosis
Duke University Medical Center - Aspirin might prevent Vioxx cardiac damage
Finance - Blue Shield of California Foundation awards $990,000 to reduce infections
Freiburg University Hospital - Part-whole relationships and reasoning analyzed in ontologies
Frost & Sullivan - New medical imaging technologies require more user awareness, analysis indicates
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester - Survivorship of Charnley Elite Plus cemented femoral stem determined
Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles - New findings in cardiology described
Graham Scott Technical Center, La Grange - Ventilation and air-cooling or heating systems are source of mold
Harvard School of Public Health - Many Katrina evacuees had chronic health problems and no insurance
Healthcare Coverage - Guardian introduces HSA-compliant medical insurance plans
Hospital Ninos Super Sor Maria Ludovica, La Plata - Fine-needle aspiration biopsy performed in pediatric oncology patients
Hospital de Especialidades - Early nephropathy common in Mexican patients with type 2 diabetes
Hospital of Thoracic Diseases, Athens - Response to radiotherapy evaluated in NSCLC patients with brain metastases
Houston Health Science Center - Researchers identify determinants of the demand for breast cancer screening
Hurricane Relief - Catholic Healthcare West contributes $250,000 to Gulf Coast relief
Hvidovre Hospital - Prolyliminopeptidase-negative N. gonorrhoeae strain circulating in Denmark
InSightec - Enrollment begins for trial of non-invasive treatment of metastatic bone tumors
Information Technology - Healthcare organizations can optimize contract management with software
Karolinska University Hospital of Huddinge - Long-term outcome of anemia in MDS treated with erythropoietin and G-CSF studied
LandAmerica Financial Group - Company contributes $1,000,000 to Red Cross through insurer for hurricane relief
Landspitali University Hospital - Pneumococcal infections in population with low HIV prevalence examined
Latter Day St. Hospital, Salt Lake City - Heparin, enoxaparin linked to increased re-exploration for bleeding
Massachusetts General Hospital - GATA-2 haploinsufficiency perturbs adult hematopoietic stem-cell homeostasis
Maximus - $17 million contract signed to administer Georgia Healthy Families Program
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland - Life support registry should be altered to include different applications
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