Hospital and Nursing Home Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 10th, 2006
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Business Update - Anthem receives notice of intent to award Nevada Medicaid and Nevada Check Up contract
Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey - Recent findings from Turkey, Japan and Norway illuminate research in heart disease
Fitch Ratings - Fitch affirms Cleveland County HealthCare System, North Carolina, bonds at 'A+'
National Parkinson Foundation, U.S. - National Parkinson Foundation recognizes differences in young Parkinson patients
Oregon Health & Science University, U.S. - Computer card game detects cognitive changes in the elderly
Tumorzentrum ZeTuP, St. Gallen - Researchers from Switzerland, Scotland and Germany report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
Aarhus University, Denmark - Bladder cancer prognosis is associated with HER3 and HER4 expression
Agencourt Personal Genomics - Applied Biosystems completes acquisition of Agencourt Personal Genomics
Allscripts - Ohio hospitals select Allscripts for emergency department automation and information sharing
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, U.S. - Tiny airborne particles are a major cause of climate change
American Oriental Bioengineering - American Oriental Bioengineering provides update on acquisition of Guangxi Lingfeng
American Physiological Society - Insufficient oxygen supply to the heart is ruled out as the critical variable in hypothermia survival
Anesiva - Anesiva completes meeting with U.S. FDA, will file new drug application for pain drug
Baker Medical Research Institute, Melbourne - Reports from Australia, Switzerland and the United States advance knowledge in diabetes research
Biophan Technologies - Biophan announces Senate approval of $400,000 for cardiac assist device
Boston Biomedical Research Institute, U.S. - Boston Biomedical scientists discover promising therapeutic target for heart disease
Business Update - MedCom opens market of Medicaid benefits ID cards to New Jersey medical and dental providers
CHU Bocage, France - Hepatitis C infection is not linked to transfer protein gene polymorphism
California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - Preterm birth risk for black women could be reduced by treating gynecological infections
Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Netherlands - Psychosocial functioning improves following bariatric surgery
Catholic University, South Korea - DP1 plays tumor suppressor role in colon carcinogenesis
Cegedim Strategic Data - Anti-diabetic market report examines competitive sales messages to physicians in 8 countries
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal - Studies from Canada, the Netherlands; k and the United States describe new findings in breast cancer research
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France - Ultraviolet A control of matrix enzyme parallels angiogenic impairment in skin cells
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - Chronic hepatitis B can be exacerbated by a precore-stop mutant
Charing Cross Hospital, London, U.K. - A mutation is associated with mild clinical features in spindle cell melanoma
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, U.S. - Transvenous lead systems implanted in children have similar incidences of venous occlusion
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Findings from the United States describe new data in obesity research
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, U.S. - Intestinal transplant recipients had improved outcomes due to a low-dose, anti-rejection protocol
Chinese University of Hong Kong - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS described by researchers from the People's Republic of China and United States
City University of New York, U.S. - Chimeric HIV-1 containing SIV matrix replicate in cell-type-dependent manner in human T cells
Cleveland Clinic, U.S. - Thinking beyond risk factors may allow their neutralization through effective action
Colorado BioScience Association - Seven finalists announced in BioWest 2006 Venture Showcase competition
Columbia University, New York - Studies from the United States, Japan and Italy advance knowledge in diabetes research
Columbia University, U.S. - Drug-eluting stents treat intermediate lesions safely with markedly less restenosis
Columbia University, U.S. - Researchers discover a protein in nerve cells that acts as a switch for chronic pain
Cornell University, U.S. - Role of mitochondria in inherited neurodegenerative diseases is reviewed
Crucell - Crucell and DSM Biologics announce Invitrogen as first partner in PER.C6 Vendor Network
CytoViva - Aetos Technologies wins award for CytoViva technology
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma, Japan - Metformin contributes to glucose-6-phosphatase drop in liver
Diagnostic Center for Population & Animal Health, Lansing, U.S. - Coronavirus associated with epizootic catarrhal enteritis in ferrets characterized
EDAP TMS - Maple Leaf HIFU and EDAP continue North American success at Canadian conference
ENOVIA MatrixOne - ENOVIA MatrixOne introduces enhanced PLM Solution for medical device industry
Emory University, U.S. - Persistence of oropharyngeal cancer after chemoradiation detected by PET-CT
Endometrial Cancer - Endometrial cancer arose in both horns of didelphys uterus in a woman with Down syndrome
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Atorvastatin lowered apolipoprotein A5 and triglycerides in type 2 diabetes
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People's Republic of China - Asphyxia model shows cardiopulmonary resuscitation with transesophageal pacing is effective
Fitch Ratings - Fitch assigns 'B+' Issuer Default Rating to DaVita Inc.
Food and Drug Administration, U.S. - Epidemiologic data is used to measure impact of food safety control programs
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, U.S. - Women with lobular cancer may be good candidates for breast-conserving therapy
Free University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Candidate gene analysis is applicable to multiple sclerosis
FzioMed - FzioMed launches new Laresse Dermal Filler in Europe
General Hospital, Padua - Studies from Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain add new findings to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
Geriatrics - Elders who drive are less likely to enter nursing homes
Hacettepe University, Ankara - Recent studies from Turkey, Australia and Jamaica add new data to diabetes research
Harvard University, U.S. - Suspected coronary artery disease with unrecognized myocardial scar is linked to high cardiac risk
Healthcare Coverage - AllHealth Insurance Services introduces student health insurance
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Findings from Israel, Australia and Austria in obesity provide new insights
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, People's Republic of China - Receptor kinase signaling and functioning is mediated downstream
Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris - Recent findings from France, Switzerland and Netherlands illuminate research in heart disease
Hopital La Pitie Salpetriere, Paris, France - Dexefaroxan enhances hippocampal neurogenesis
Hospital Clinic University, Barcelona, Spain - AdipoR1 expression in intra-abdominal adipose tissue was not altered by obesity or diabetes
Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain - Questionnaire identifies psychosocial repercussions of lipodystrophy in HIV/AIDS
IMPAX Laboratories - IMPAX launches branded products division
INSERM U645, Besancon - Researchers from France, the United States and the United Kingdom detail new studies and findings in the area of genetics
Imperial College London - Researchers from the United Kingdom, United States and South Africa detail new studies and findings in the area of vaccines
Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Italy - New findings in cancer treatment described from Italy and the United States
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Italy - Dedifferentiated central chondrosarcoma management discussed
Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, Shertogenbosch - Research from Netherlands, Japan and United States add new data to bladder cancer body of knowledge
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Ribonucleic acid interference targeting suppresses anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
Kyushu University, Japan - Colorectal cancer proliferation inhibited by Gli1 via Wnt signaling activation
Kyushu University, Japan - H2 O2 - and alloxan-related pancreatic cell death was not linked to acidification
LAB International - LAB International announces positive Fentanyl phase II results in cancer pain
Laval University, Canada - Stent coatings for 316 stainless steel are developed
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Bombay, India - CABG method for surgical dissection of the internal mammary artery is described
Lumenis - Lumenis launches ActiveFX procedure for skin rejuvenation
MIV Therapeutics - MIV Therapeutics updates data supporting company's biocompatible stent technology
Market Analysis - Healthcare merger and acquisition activity soars in second quarter 2006
Marshall Edwards - Clinical oncology company Marshall Edwards raises nearly $14 million in private equity financing
Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Germany - Researchers highlight effects of B cells, immunoglobulin in the central nervous system
Mayo Clinic - Reports from the United States and South Korea describe recent advances in leukemia research
Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Bicuspid aortic valve and NKX2-5 mutation link was not demonstrated
Medical College of Wisconsin, U.S. - Research from the United States and Germany in cardiology provides new insights
Medical University of Vienna, Austria - Carotid stenosis progression is predicted by myeloperoxidase in states of low HDL cholesterol
Medicare - Humana launches consumer-focused program to facilitate healthy aging for Medicare members
Medicare - Montana plan expands health coverage to 3,000 children from low-income families
Medtronic - Medtronic marks milestone sale of 1 millionth steroid-eluting cardiac pacing lead
Medtronic - U.S. FDA approves clinical trial for Medtronic's DIAM Spinal Stabilization System
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, U.S. - Gastrointestinal stromal tumor apoptosis induced by flavopiridol
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, U.S. - Scardino named surgery department chair at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mergers & Acquisitions - Cardinal Health to acquire medical analytics firm MedMined
NanoMed - NanoMed Pharmaceuticals closes initial financing
National Institute on Aging, U.S. - SDF1 alpha/CXCR4 signaling stimulates beta-catenin transcriptional activity in neural progenitors
Netherlands Cancer Institute - New data from the United Kingdom, Germany and Netherlands lluminates research in melanoma
Neurologix - Neurologix names Sapan chief development officer
New York University, U.S. - Diesel-exhaust-exposed bronchial epithelial cells induce dendritic cell maturation
Novartis - Novartis passes 50% acceptance threshold in offer for NeuTec Pharma
OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals - OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals joins Russell Microcap Index
Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark - Findings from Denmark, Germany and Italy describe new data in diabetes research
Oragenics - Four dental experts join Oragenics' international scientific advisory board
PAREXEL - PAREXEL International provides financial guidance
Panacos Pharmaceuticals - Panacos promotes Allaway to president and chief operating officer
Pathwork Diagnostics - Predicant Biosciences acquires Pathwork Informatics; names merged into company Pathwork Diagnostics
Pediatric Prosthetics - Pediatric Prosthetics triples revenues and achieves profitability in third quarter of fiscal 2006
Per-Se Technologies - Washington clinics outsource revenue cycle management to Per-Se Technologies
PeriCor Therapeutics - PeriCor Therapeutics elects Robert L. Engler, MD, to board of directors
Personnel - California Regional Health Information Organization appoints new CEO
Personnel - John M. Doyle named chief accounting officer of IASIS Healthcare, LLC
Personnel - Michael Kasper named executive VP for Pennsylvania regions by HealthAmerica, HealthAssurance
Pheromone Sciences - Charles Allard appointed to Pheromone board of directors
PhytoMedical Technologies - PhytoMedical partners with Ricerca to develop compound for cachexia
Purdue University, U.S. - Protein in the nucleus of victims' cells triggers progression of poxviruses
Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham - Researchers' work from the United Kingdom, France and Netherlands adds to meningitis body of knowledge
Research Unit 03/UR/08-14, Monastir, Tunisia - Reports from Tunisia, the People's Republic of China and Netherlands describe recent advances in genetics research
Roche - Back-to-school checklist includes diabetes tool kit
Roche - Selective B cell therapy rituximab for treating rheumatoid arthritis approved in Europe
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo - Studies from the United States and South Korea describe new findings in brain cancer research
SePuy Spine, U.S. - Minced cartilage without cell culture is an effective cell source for cartilage repair
Serologicals - Celliance enters agreement with Novozymes A/S to develop recombinant human albumin
Serono International - European Commission approves revision of therapeutic indication for Rebif
Siemens Medical Solutions - Doctors Imaging Services installs Siemens 150th MAGNETOM C! MRI System
Sigma-Aldrich - Sigma-Genosys introduces mass-based purification systems for peptide services
Simmons College - Suicidal thoughts in teens may predict adulthood mental health problems, new study finds
Smith & Nephew - Smith & Nephew launches new two-screw nail for treatment of femoral fractures
Solexa - Solexa reports first shipments of genome analysis system for DNA sequencing, profiling
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, U.K. - Radical trachelectomy is associated with fewer short-term but more long-term morbidities
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Cidofovir safe and effective for adenoviral infection in pediatric stem cell transplantation
St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, U.K. - Non-Lynch syndrome patients should also undergo colonoscopic surveillance, but at longer intervals
Stanford University, U.S. - New findings from the United States, India and Canada in the area of hypertension detailed
State University of Campinas, Brazil - Researchers from Brazil and India detail new studies and findings in the area of lipids
Thomas Jefferson University, U.S. - Expression of anti-rabies virus monoclonal antibody is achieved in tobacco cell culture
Tohoku University, Japan - Murine lung cancer highlights the antiangiogenic properties of metronomic Rubiae isolate
Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Researchers from Japan, the United States and Scotland publish new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis C virus
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada - HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B treated using entecavir
Tsumura & Company - Researchers from Japan and Canada publish new studies and findings in the area of diabetes
Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland - Transesophageal-guided cardioversion with anticoagulation is effective for atrial fibrillation
University College London, U.K. - Lipidic peptide dendrimers provide protein transduction
University College London, U.K. - Tuberculosis vaccines must be able to stop development of progressive disease
University Hospital Puerta Hierro, Puerta Hierro, Spain - Induction therapy post-heart transplantation with basiliximab is safer than muromonab
University of Alabama - Researchers' findings from the United States and Japan advance diabetes research
University of Alabama, U.S. - Glioma tumor invasion quantified by novel technique using serial microscopy sections
University of Amsterdam - Reports from Netherlands, United States and Sweden add new data to heart disease research
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Helicobacter pylori stomach infection alters bone morphogenetic protein signalling
University of Barcelona, Spain - Portal hypertension models show how heme oxygenase-1 renders positive and negative effects
University of Bordeaux, France - Rest-to-exercise changes in LV dyssynchrony correlate with stroke volume, mitral regurgitation
University of Caen Basse Normandie, France - Ovarian cancer chemoresistance linked to alteration of FAK, ERK and p38 activation
University of Calgary, Canada - Feline Immunodeficiency Virus envelope exerts differential neuropathogenic effects
University of California, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and South Korea report details of new studies and findings in the area of colorectal cancer
University of Cincinnati, U.S. - Religious affiliation does not affect duration of untreated psychosis
University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany - New research from Germany and the United States in the area of obesity detailed
University of Exeter, Plymouth - Recent findings from the United Kingdom, United States and Japan illuminate research in diabetes
University of Florence, Italy - Breast cancer cell growth is staunched by platelet-activating factor receptor antagonist
University of Gothenburg, Sweden - Findings from Sweden and the United States in obesity provide new insights
University of Halle Wittenberg - Research from Germany and Netherlands add new data to endometrial cancer body of knowledge
University of Illinois, U.S. - Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator cost effectiveness per life-year saved is assessed
University of Iowa, U.S. - Tetraspanin participates in integrin-dependent tumor cell functions
University of Kuopio - New findings in osteoporosis described from Finland, the New Zealand and Denmark
University of Leeds, U.K. - Vascular smooth muscle cell motility is controlled by sphingosine-1-phosphate-activated Ca channel
University of Messina, Italy - Antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome is associated with hyperhomocysteinemia
University of Michigan Health System, U.S. - Native aortic root thrombosis in hypoplastic left heart syndrome is rare but life threatening
University of Michigan, U.S. - Concurrent use of alcohol and prescription drugs were studied in a university population
University of Munich, Germany - Parkinson's disease patients demonstrate increased postural responses
University of Oklahoma, U.S. - New findings from the United States and Ireland in the area of apoptosis described
University of Pittsburgh - Findings from the United States and Colombia describe new data in malaria research
University of Queensland, Australia - Prophylaxis dermatologic surgery in wound infections may be overused
University of Ryukyus, Japan - Controlling body weight in youth may be key in preventing high C-reactive protein
University of Texas, San Antonio - Researchers' data from the United States and Japan advance neurology research
University of Texas, U.S. - Accuracy of osteoporosis risk assessment tools may vary by ethnicity
University of Tokushima - Data from Japan and the United States advance knowledge in influenza research
University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki - New data from Japan and the South Korea lluminates research in renal cancer
University of Ulm - Reports from Germany and the United States describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS research
University of Utah - New research from the United States, Belgium and Argentina in the area of cardiology detailed
University of Valladolid, Spain - Studies from Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom describe new findings in tularemia research
University of Washington, U.S. - Oral sexual contact is associated with human herpesvirus 8 infection acquisition
University of Wurzburg - New findings from Germany and Netherlands in the area of cell biology described
VA of Puget Sound Health Care Systems - Researchers from the United States, Belgium and United Kingdom detail new studies and findings in the area of neurology
VIASYS Healthcare - VIASYS Healthcare acquires Tiara Medical Systems and expands into sleep therapy market
Vectron Therapeutics AG - Recent findings in melanoma described by researchers from Germany and the United States
Visiogen - Visiogen VP Barbara Niksch named industry representative to U.S. HHS Ophthalmic Devices Panel
West Virginia University, U.S. - Sperm DNA vaccine has contraceptive effects in female mice
Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, U.K. - THA-associated infection may be reduced with bacteriology swab testing
ZymoGenetics - ZymoGenetics begins trial of interleukin 21 with monoclonal antibody in non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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