Lab Law Weekly

Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Computerized prescriber order entry systems may not decrease patient harm

Northwestern University - Alarming rise in incidence of lung cancer and death seen in women

Novavax, Inc. - Rahul Singhvi named VP, pharmaceutical development and manufacturing operations

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. - Biotechnology company appoints new member to board of directors

Organon USA Inc. - Pharmaceutical company to close manufacturing facility

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. - FDA issues final approval for ribavirin capsules

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Researchers link common airborne bacterium to Alzheimer disease

Prana Biotechnology, Ltd. - Paper further validates brain protein theory

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Drug development company raises $4.5 million

Purdue University - Self-assembling "nanotubes" offer promise for future artificial joints

Quidel Corporation - Diagnostics company expects first quarter total revenues of $19.7M

Refractec, Inc. - FDA approves vision technology for presbyopic baby boomers

Seoul National University - Genetic polymorphisms in PPAR-delta associated with obesity

Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences - Metastasis-associated protein analysis indicates different metastasis roles

Slovak Academy of Sciences - DNA vaccines encoding ras epitopes and B7.1 reduced tumor burden in rats

SoLar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces appointment of executive vice president

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase II elsamitrucin trial launched for refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Stryker Corporation - Medical device company announces appointment of new president

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company appoints three new members to board of directors

Target Discovery Inc. - Collaboration to test theories concerning the mechanism of childhood autism

Tehran University of Med. Science & Health Service - Serum levels of zinc affect bone mineral density in beta-thalassemic youth

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - Intracytoplasmic sperm injection works when oocytes have abnormal structures

Telemedicine - Video technology aids home healthcare

Thomas Jefferson University - Polypeptides in hepatitis B virus carriers correlate with disease status

Tohoku University - Transcription factor Ets-1 is essential to the induction of angiopoietin-2

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Prostaglandin E₂ regulates metalloproteinase-3 in gingival fibroblasts

Trinity College Dublin - Antigen-specific regulatory T-cell function reviewed

Tyco Healthcare Group LP - Patent infringement lawsuit filed for reusable sharps containers

U.S. Army - Mental health symptoms common at Pentagon after 9/11

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention -  Rickettsia parkeri is cause of spotted fever rickettsiosis in U.S.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Characteristics of children who leave WIC program identified

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Genes from 1918 pandemic influenza virus used to test pathogenicity

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Prairie dogs transmit monkeypox to humans

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - RNA recombination plays induces genomic change in coxsackie B viruses

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Binge drinking declined in late '80s, rose again in late '90s

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC: Flu season fairly typical, despite severe start in the West

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - UV exposure decreases skin thickness

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Government health authority warns against eight supplements

U.S. National Inst. of Standards and Technology - Glowing microspheres improve fluorescence measurements

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Anti-LFA-1 delays viral clearance in RSV infection

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Reengineered salivary glands act as bioreactors for systemic gene therapies

UFR Pharmacie, Reims Cedex - P-glycoprotein-derived peptides inhibited multidrug resistance of tumors

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Liver X receptors regulate macrophage-produced proangiogenic growth factor

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Sentinel lymph node tumor status is important for staging melanoma

Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Eye disorder is high among people with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - Frozen section and permanent analysis of sentinel nodes are equivalent

Univ. of Texas, Dallas - Antisense RNA molecules select for molecules linked to sickle cell disease

Univ. of Wales, College of Cardiff - Study shows there's a learning curve in performing sentinel node biopsy

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona -  Pasteurella multocida contains multiple hemoglobin-binding proteins

University College London - New gene linked to brain disorder

University Medical Center, Utrecht - Specific chromosomes may be linked to the age at which menopause commences

University of Alabama - Nasal Flt3 ligand cDNA elicits dendritic cells for enhanced mucosal immunity

University of Barcelona - Novel CD4+ T-helper lymphocyte epitope identified in hepatitis A virus

University of California, San Francisco - Lytic KSHV infection inhibits host gene expression

University of Cambridge - Fc gamma RIIb balances pathogen clearance and consequences of sepsis

University of Cambridge - Heat shock protein promotes presentation of antigens to immune system

University of Chicago -  E. coli LPS induces heat shock protein 25 in intestinal cells

University of Chicago - Socioeconomic inequality of obesity exists in the United States

University of Cincinnati Medical Center - Novel molecular assays detect mycobacteria, pseudomonads in metalworking fluids

University of Cologne - Adenoviral vectors for gene transfer and therapy reviewed

University of Edinburgh - CPI-17 associated with protein kinase C and casein kinase I

University of Geneva Hospital - Handrub promotion extremely cost-effective

University of Giessen - Bulimia nervosa patients show no differences at disgust control centers

University of Hong Kong - Response to plasmid DNAs encoding SARS-CoV spike gene fragments characterized

University of Lausanne - Amoebae-resisting bacteria isolated from amoebal coculture

University of Lausanne - Uniaxial accelerometry useful for assessing energy expenditure

University of Laval - Whey proteins and enzymatic digests have immunomodulatory activity

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Mast cells have protective role during urinary bladder infections

University of Michigan - Age-related macular degeneration may have gene-linked origins

University of Michigan - Lung doctors most likely to have flu vaccine on hand

University of Michigan - The stillborn birth rate is high among Zimbabwean women

University of Munich - CpG-A and CpG-B oligonucleotides stimulate CD8+ T-cell responses in vitro

University of Nantes - Origin and maturation of CD11b+Gr-1+ iMacs elucidated

University of North Carolina - Nonculturable bacteria thrive in the human urinary tract

University of North Dakota - Hyperacetylation define classes of acetylated SV40 chromosomes

University of Pennsylvania - bis-(Papaverine) analogue potent muscle relaxant in vitro

University of Portsmouth - Macrophages expressing P2X4 play key role in Duchenne pathogenesis

University of Queensland - Effect of Candida infection on murine hematopoiesis characterized

University of Tokyo - Breast cancer patients self-participation depends on length of consultation

University of Toronto - Mortality rate higher for homeless women in Toronto

University of Toronto - Perinatal neural stem cells have bidirectional stress-dependent plasticity

University of Tsukuba - SREBP-1c expression in liver of diabetic mice is insulin independent

VIRxSYS Corporation - Board recommends dosing of final two patients in VRX496 trial

Vical Incorporated - Biopharmaceutical developer announces patents for gene delivery technologies

Victor Segalen University - E152 amino acid region of HIV integrase characterized

Virginia Polytech Institute - Steroid-linked taxol analogues cytotoxic to cancer cells in vitro

WHO Collaborating Centre, Semarang - Early aggressive combination treatment can halt radiographic progression

Washington University - Calorie restriction drastically reduces risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes

Washington University - Control of diabetes after transplantation of pig pancreatic anlagen

Wonkwang University - Pv30 antigen valuable for malaria serodiagnosis in Korea

World Health Organization - World to be polio-free by next year, but losing AIDS war

Yamagata University - LPS-induced COX-2 expression attenuated in diabetic blood vessels

Zargis Medical Corp. - Update announced on Zargis Acoustic Cardioscan System FDA submission

Zevex International, Inc. - Medical device manufacturer reports revenue increase in 2003

Zonagen, Inc. - Progenta breast cancer treatment data presented at cancer research meeting

ZymoGenetics - U.S. FDA issues agreement for Interleukin 21 phase I cancer study