Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 23rd, 2005
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Immune Deficiency Foundation - IVIG therapy patient advocates unite to pursue Medicare reform
Information Technology - Tech firm wins $384M contract to support U.S. CMS
Ingen Technologies, Inc. - OxyAlert maker considers acquisition
Iris International, Inc. - Agreement signed with MedAssets for automated urinalysis systems
Johns Hopkins University - Chemoendocrine therapies compared for treatment of breast cancer
Medicare - Banker's Fidelity Life Insurance to offer Medco Medicare Prescription drug plan
Medicare - Cigna to serve as a national Medicare Part D prescription drug plan provider
Transition Therapeutics Inc. - Diabetes-, Alzheimer-focused company reports fiscal 2005 year end financial results
Alfred Hospital, Prahran - VentrAssist LVAD shows promise for permanent implantation
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen - Dendritic cells in prostate cancer not impaired in T-cell stimulation
CardioDynamics - Study: ICG identifies patients at risk for heart failure-related events
Centene Corp. - Enrollment period for Georgia Medicaid contracts extended
Ceregene - Phase I clinical trial of gene therapy for Parkinson begins
Charles Perrens Hospital, Bordeaux - Interferon-induced mood disorder derives from overlapping conditions
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London - Hepatitis C coinfection heightens vulnerability to AIDS-defining events
Children's Hospital Boston - Optimal management of esophageal coins in children has been clarified
Children's Hospital Boston - Surveillance data suggest that preschoolers drive flu epidemics
Children's Memorial Medical Center, Chicago - Updates on pediatric renal cell carcinoma discussed
Churchill Hospital - Rosiglitazone causes changes in adiponectin receptor expression
Collaborations - Agreement expanded with St. Anthony Hospital to New Women's Health Center
DR Systems, Inc. - North Carolina medical center signs PACS system $1 million contract
Dictaphone Corporation - Houston hospital to implement speech recognition solution
Duke University Medical Center, Durham - New book explains age-old mystery of geometrical illusions
Erasmus Medical Center - Sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents in diabetes investigated
Facet Solutions, Inc. - Anatomic Facet Replacement System implantation completed
General Hospital, Padua - HAART considered first-line treatment for most HIV/AIDS patients developing KS
Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen - Impact of organ motion on intestine doses and complication risks examined
Hospital General Gregorio Maranon, Madrid - HIV-1 gp120 induces COX-2 expression in neuroblastoma cells via NF-kappaB/AP-1
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio - Abnormal glycemic metabolism in essential hypertension examined
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - Mutational analysis of a nucleosidase autoinducer-2 biosynthesis investigated
Information Technology - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center purchases decision support system
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Racial disparities explored in osteoporosis screening
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital - Time of CCB administration did not affect 24-hour BP control
Kawasaki Medical University, Okayama - Predictive factors delineated for recurrence after curative resection
King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam - Cutaneous HIV manifestations predict underlying immune status
Lariboisiere Hospital, Paris - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of thrombosis
Laval Hospital Research Center, Ste-Foy - Study examined protective effect of alcohols against Ca2+ overload
Leiden University Medical Center - PAI-1 promoter haplotype and BMI affect PAI-I concentrations
London Regional Cancer Center - Methadone used in management of intractable neuropathic noncancer pain
Lund University Hospital - Evidence for single-step mechanism in origin of childhood ALL revealed
Massachusetts General Hospital - MGH investigations will focus on the impact of the stem cell environment
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh - Footwear alterations, bracing may have a role in knee OA treatments
Mergers & Acquisitions - Community Health Systems signs definitive agreement to acquire Bradley Memorial
Middlesex Hospital, London - Distribution of saline during radiofrequency ablation mapped by CT
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