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Table of Contents . . . September 24th, 2006
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Advanced Arm Dynamics - Advanced Arm Dynamics awarded $35.92 million contract for prosthetic care to soldiers
Boehringer Ingelheim - Study of depressive symptoms in Parkinson disease shows positive results for Mirapex
Clinical Research Center of North Texas, Denton, U.S. - Findings from the United States describe new data in osteoporosis research
Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria - Recent findings in osteoporosis described by researchers from Austria, the United States and Japan
Harvard University, U.S. - Combined estrogen and testosterone therapy increases risk of breast cancer in women
ORTHOsoft - ORTHOsoft reaches record level in direct sales during second quarter
- Physician reimbursement strategies are associated with diabetes care processes
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Proepicardial cell differentiation receives help from interactive proteins
Attikon University Hospital, Haidari, Greece - CKD patients demonstrate renoprotection with preoperative intravenous hydration
Awards - J.D. Power recognizes Rush-Copley Medical Center as distinguished hospital
Bayer - Bayer Diagnostics launches Advia Centaur XP Immunoassay System
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Hyperpermeable tumor vessels belong to distinct subsets
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Australia describe recent advances in diet & nutrition research
Business Update - Assisted Living Locators to offer franchise opportunity
Business Update - Cape Cod Hospital selects Concuity's system for denial and payment variance management
Business Update - Online course in medication administration launched by Medical Simulation Corporation
Business Update - Tennessee health system uses DYS Analytic's e-mail management software in server migration
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland - Effective melanoma-specific CD8+ T cells are induced in circulation by vaccine
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan - Findings from Taiwan, Italy and the United States in head & neck cancer provide new insights
Charing Cross Hospital, London, U.K. - Metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma should be treated by surgery when feasible
Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust, U.K. - HAART-induced maintenance of adaptive immunity related to protection from HIV-induced mortality
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, U.S. - New data from the United States and Japan lluminates research in cardiology
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Japan add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S. - Research from the United States and United Kingdom add new data to obesity body of knowledge
Columbus Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, U.S. - Findings from the United States in antibiotics provide new insights
Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia - Rectal cancer recurrence risk factors after resection varied among patients
Cook Group - Cook's Celect Vena Cava Filter successfully implanted in first North American patient
Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Sentinel node imaging for diagnosing breast cancer and melanoma described
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Canada and Brazil report recent findings in cardiology
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Acute myeloid leukemia infants have high incidence of t(7;12)(q36;p13)
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Under-5 mortality in Africa is concentrated in specific population subgroups
Fitness & Wellness - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh asks football players and coaches to exercise caution
Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway - Fluid gain is reduced during cardiopulmonary bypass by infusing hyperosmolar/hyperoncotic solution
Hayashi Eye Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan - Yellow tinted intraocular lenses produce comparable visual function
Healthcare Costs - New tool from Aetna enables employees to compare costs of dental plans
Healthcare Coverage - American insurers say President's executive order advances quality healthcare
Hokkaido Orthopedic Memorial Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan - New findings in surgery described from the United States, France and Canada
Hospital de S. Joao, Porto, Portugal - Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis in Portugal diagnosed by immunofluorescence and PCR
Hospitals & Health Networks - Alliance unites caregivers and hospital management
Illumina - Massachusetts General, Harvard select Illumina HumanHap300 BeadChips for ALS research
Information Technology - Healthcare industry accelerates wireless adoption; spending on telecom approaches $43B
Kagoshima Seikyo Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan - Bladder cancer responds to 5-lipoxygenase inhibition with growth suppression
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