Hospital and Nursing Home Week

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University - Cytokine gene therapy staunches murine melanoma

Louisiana State Univ. - Facial reconstruction techniques after skin cancer ablation are presented

Medical College of Georgia - Bcl-X-L helps cells resist death under hypoxic conditions

Medicare - More than two dozen companies to offer prescription drug discount cards

Medicis - Specialty pharmaceutical company declares cash dividend

Mental Health - Indiana police academy teaching others how to recognize mental illness

Nanobac Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Company announces nanostructures in human aneurysms

Novum Pharmaceutical Research Services - New clinical research facility opens in Las Vegas, Nevada

Obesity - Nevada experts say obesity epidemic could crush health system

Ortho Biotech Products, LP - GTx enters into a worldwide SARM agreement

Pasteur Institute, Paris - Pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus found in seafood products in France

Paul Scherrer Institute - Stress-responsive promoters leave cells vulnerable to radiation therapy

Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth - Variant CD14 allele linked to atopy in children, but not adults

Prous Science - 2-Methods oxyestradiol targets the tumor cell compartment as well as angiogenesis

Public Health - Survey reveals low awareness of prostate cancer among African-American men

Quality Assurance - British health system improving, prime minister says

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - First TB4 wound healing technology patent issued by Australia

Schering-Plough Corporation - Ezetimibe/Simvastatin tablet approved in Mexico for elevated cholesterol

Schering-Plough Corporation - Pharmaceutical company names new executive vice president and general counsel

Spectral Genomics, Inc. - Genomics company announces acquisition and closing of series B financing

St. Louis University - As obesity epidemic peaks, our grandparents are starving to death

Staffing - Mayo Clinic completes Lawson e-Recruiting implementation

Stanford University - Gray matter volume declines faster in aging men than in women

Substance Abuse - Study shows link between drinking and gender harassment in workplace

Sung Kyun Kwan University - Anti-PRSP efficacy of meropenem evaluated

The Netherlands Cancer Institute - RNA interference boosts understanding gene function

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Effects of anthrax lethal toxin reviewed

United Nations - Pacific islands face rapidly expanding HIV epidemic

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - CXCR2 inhibition ends lung cancer angiogenesis and proliferation

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Hysterectomy has more immediate effect on QOL than other treatments

Univ. of Wisconsin - Platinum agents are the usual first-line treatment for advanced NSCLC

University of Alabama - UAB plans expansion of brain research projects

University of Illinois - Liver transplantations are acceptable for disulfiram-linked liver failure

University of Laval - Oral mucosa defends against Candida albicans infection in humans

University of Ouagadougou - KBR 3023 is comparable to DEET for antimosquito protection

University of Pittsburgh - Combined therapies prevent bone loss in those with inflammatory bowel disease

University of Seville - Sherry shown to have health benefits

University of Utah - Distinct immunohistochemical features of pediatric BL and DLBCL identified

University of Washington - Odorants enhance survival of olfactory neurons

Valentis Inc. - Therapeutics company earns milestone payment

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces departure of chief operating officer

Women's Health - Women with DCIS need to be better educated about treatment choices