Hospital and Nursing Home Week

Mergers & Acquisitions - DrugMax provides update on DrugMax/Familymeds merger integration

Micro Therapeutics, Inc. - Medical device company reports fourth quarter results

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Test created to measure efficiency of attention networks

Nagasaki University - Preventing type 1 diabetes from viewpoint of beta-cell damage outlined

Nagoya University - Studies add new findings to oncology body of knowledge

National Institute of Neuroscience, Tokyo - Synthetic glycolipid OCH prevents insulitis and diabetes in NOD mice

National Taiwan University, Taipei - Health insurance database reveals high incidence of hip fracture in Taiwan

National Yang Ming University - Vitamin B₆ deficiency impairs striatal dopamine release in rats

Natl. Jewish Medical & Research Center - African-Americans may need more medication to control asthma

NeoGenomics, Inc. - Clinical testing lab announces entry into the flow cytometry resting market

Novavax, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company receives SARS vaccine funding

NutraCea - Biomedical foods company receives large purchase order

Oakland University, Rochester, MI - Thioredoxin reductase studied, role in growth of lens epithelial cells revealed

Okayama University - Heightened mortality rate linked to acute liver failure patients

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam - Rate of contrast nephropathy rises with growing use of intra-arterial contrast

Pasteur Institute - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of liver cancer

Pediatric Healthcare - Bill transfers child care inspections from Mississippi Health Dept. to DHS

Pediatric Healthcare - Newest in nation's children's hospital building boom opens at U. of Chicago

Personnel - GTESS names regional sales director and regional sales manager for Southeast

Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick - Dexmedetomidine without loading dose avoided undesirable effects

Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. - Cytyc expands women's health presence with acquisition

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Encysive Pharma shares surge as Thelin drug meets late-stage study

Rhodia Pharma Solutions - Biopharmaceutical company signs long-term supply agreement

Russian Academy of Sciences - MMP1 gene polymorphism associates with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Schick Technologies, Inc. - Digital radiographic imaging company announces third quarter results

Sensitech, Inc. - Dr. Rafik H. Bishara joins cold-chain management company

SkinMedica, Inc. - Dermatology-focused company names Ted G. Schwarz VP of cosmeceutical sales

South Africa, Natl Inst Communic Dis, Johannesburg - Entry inhibitor BMS-378806 may have reduced efficacy against non-B HIV-1

SpectRx, Inc. - Partnership will conduct clinical trial of noninvasive cancer detection device

Stanford University - Young blood revives aging muscles

State University of Ghent Hospital - Photodynamic therapy successfully treated feline skin cancer

Strategic Management Systems, Inc. - Consulting firm names vice president

Theodor Bilharz Research Institute - Grapefruit juice enhances antischistosomal effects of artemether

Tm Bioscience Corporation - Genetic testing company closes $9.3 million private placement of common shares

Tohoku University, Miyagi - Loss of LKB1 function may lead to carcinogenesis of gastric cancer

Toranomon General Hospital, Tokyo - HLA mismatched SCT based on feto-maternal tolerance alternative to matched donor

Transax International Limited - IT healthcare systems provider reports record January 2005 transaction volume

U.S. National Institutes of Health - C-18 mutations critical for CCR5-binding/HIV-1 fusion inhibition

UCI Medical Affiliates, Inc. - Nonmedical management services provider reports Q01 fiscal year 2005 results

URAC Standards - Study shows medical management organizations respond to quality care initiatives

United Bioinformatica Inc. - Companies announce agreement to sell DNA, RNA molecular biology extraction kits

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - One-third of drug ads do not contain references supporting medical claims

Univ. of Missouri, Columbia - Research could lead to answers about SIDS, sleep apnea

University of Bristol - Chromosomal effects of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty determined

University of California, Berkeley - Cellular gene expression changes induced by copper overload identified

University of California, San Francisco - Ethical challenges of geriatrics examined

University of Cincinnati - Morbidly obese pay nearly twice as much for healthcare

University of Dundee - Human PTIP maintains genome stability

University of East Anglia, Norfolk - Rhizobium regulatory protein studied, nature of operator binding clarified

University of Florida, Lake Alfred - Cold storage of grapefruit decreases survival of salmonellae

University of Lausanne - Heterogeneity of Ag-specific CD4 cell responses regulated by Ag exposure/Ag load

University of Liverpool - Intracellular pharmacology of protease inhibitors improves therapeutic efficacy

University of Melbourne - Utility of sacral nerve stimulation and other treatments reviewed

University of Montreal - Antibodies against Haemophilus parasuis characterized

University of Nijmegen - Researchers' findings advance birth defects research

University of North Carolina - Brain center shows there is accounting for taste

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Effects on newborns of maternal eating disorders during pregnancy studied

University of Oxford - NMR structure of C-terminal BRCT domain of BRCA1 described

University of Pennsylvania - Adenoviral vectors used, CFTR expression and properties clarified

University of Pittsburgh - Blocking estrogen may be crucial to lung cancer survival

University of Porto, Oporto - LDL size, antioxidant status, oxidized LDL studied in normal human pregnancy

University of Rome La Sapienza - QOL questionnaire doesn't identify patients with subclinical vertebral fracture

University of Sheffield - Studies describe new findings in osteoporosis research

University of Strasbourg - Signal transduction modulation through PrPc linked to lipid raft incorporation

University of Tennessee - Findings advance knowledge in diabetes pathogenesis research

University of Texas, San Antonio -  Gpx4 plays a role in the mechanism of apoptosis induced by oxidative stress

University of Tokushima - Influenza A virus PB1-F2 protein studied, mitochondrial function revealed

University of Tsukuba - Exercise induces tissue-specific change in endothelin-1 expression

University of Tsukuba - Study explored changes resulting from long-term endothelin antagonism

University of Utah - Alpha-conotoxins studied, distinct nicotinic acetylcholine receptor sites shown

University of Wurzburg - Data advance knowledge in melanoma vaccines research

VA Palo Alto Health Care System - Protein with key role in cytokinesis is regulated by p53

Vanderbilt University - STK15 gene implicated in carcinogenesis

Vical Incorporated - Special protocol assessment for trial of metastatic melanoma treatment completed

Vyteris, Inc - Pharmaceutical company appoints member of board of directors

WRQ, Inc. - Web-based information software selected by Florida health delivery system

Wake Forest University - Still more to learn before treating rotator cuff injuries

Washington State University - Freeze-dried plates improve four-culture assay for ground beef pathogens

Wistar Institute, Philadelphia - New research in the area of kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus detailed

Yonsei University - Hypertriglyceridemia implicated in diabetic nephropathy

Zynex Medical - Maker of stroke recovery systems announces new clinical study