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Table of Contents . . . October 22nd, 2006
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Claude Bernard University of Lyon, France - New data from France and the United States lluminates research in osteoporosis
Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Brain tumor and subdural hematoma management in the elderly is reviewed
Federal University of Bahia, Brazil - Position on use of hormone therapy in Latin America women has been released by expert panel
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy improves left ventricular diastolic function
Medicare - Wolters Kluwer study indicates Medicare Part D "doughnut hole" pushes seniors to drop meds
Metabolic & Atherosclerosis Research Center, Cincinnati, U.S. - Increased cancer incidence not associated with fluvastatin treatment
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals - Sucampo's Amitiza effective in treating constipation in people age 65 and older
AZ Waasland Hospital, St. Niklaas, Belgium - Mobile-bearing knee replacement kinematics are compared to fixed-bearing
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Optimal management of Marfan syndrome requires careful monitoring of entire aorta
AdvanDx - Published study finds Candida albicans rapid diagnostic text saves on antifungal therapy costs
Alexandra Hospital, Singapore, Singapore - Single nucleotide polymorphisms do not indicate increased diabetes nephropathy risk
American Roentgen Ray Society, U.S. - Diverticulitis, common in older adults, is now seen in young, obese adults
Anis Rassi Hospital, Goiania, Brazil - Risk score for Chagas' disease mortality prediction has been developed and validated
Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami, U.S. - Recent findings in breast cancer described by researchers from the United States
Baylor University, U.S. - Researchers hope a new injected gene therapy is effective in preventing prostate cancer
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Pathological angiogenesis is alternately regulated by Akt and rapamycin
Cardium Therapeutics - Neurosurgeon reports benefits of InnerCool system in inducing hypothermia during aneurysm surgery
CareTech Solutions - Detroit Medical Center wins Infrastructure Management World's best practices award
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - Studies from the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates advance knowledge in meningitis research
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, U.S. - MLL-AF9 initiates transformation from committed progenitor to leukemia stem cell
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S. - New findings from the United States and Spain in the area of brain cancer detailed
Children's Hospital, Bronx, U.S. - Glucagon receptor gene ablation raised fetal lethality and altered islet development
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, U.S. - Children on maintenance dialysis are at high risk for cardiovascular disease
ClearWay Minnesota - ClearWay Minnesota board approves new officers, transitions leadership
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, U.S. - Research from the United States, People's Republic of China and Canada add new data to cardiology body of knowledge
Columbus Children's Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Scotland describe new findings in obesity research
Curis - Curis augments scientific advisory board with leaders in cancer research and development
Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Reports from Netherlands and United States add new data to HIV/AIDS research
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Angiogenesis rates in fibrin matrix hinge on fibrinogen variants
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Breast cancer linked to thirteen new p53 gene mutants
Erciyes University, Turkey - Polycystic ovary, but not polycystic ovary syndrome, is common in women with type 2 diabetes
Facilities - SmartCare opens retail family medical centers in three North Carolina Kerr Drug stores
Foch Hospital, Foch, France - Cardioprotective effects of sevoflurane were not supported
Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel - tPA activation of smooth muscle cells is mediated by LRP and alphaV beta3
Healthcare Costs - U.S. annual hospital bill is approaching $800 billion
Healthcare Coverage - Humana introduces individual health insurance in Iowa
Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland - EuroSCORE model predicts mortality, morbidity risk of cardiac surgery in octogenarians
Hospital General Valle Hebron, Barcelona, Spain - Novel p53 related genes are downregulated in colon and lung carcinomas
Hospitals & Health Networks - LifePoint Hospitals to sell two West Virginia hospitals
Hospitals & Health Networks - Terry Belmont named CEO of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children's Hospital
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, U.K. - Findings from the United Kingdom and Brazil advance knowledge in anesthesia research
Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden - Studies from Sweden and the United States describe new findings in diabetes research
Kartal Kosuyolu Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey - Researchers from Turkey and Thailand describe findings in cardiology studies
King Fahd Medical City, Saudi Arabia - Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia outbreak caused by contaminated nebulized sulbutamol
Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan - Researchers from Japan, the United States and the South Korea describe findings in lung cancer studies
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