Law and Health Weekly

National Center for Sensor Research - Daphnetin offers a novel approach to treating renal cell carcinoma

National Consumers League - New campaign focuses on preventing common medication errors in the home

National Jewish Medical & Research Center, Denver - Ser¹⁸⁴ phosphorylation by Akt regulates Bax neutrophil activity

National Public Health Institute, Finland - Environmental and dietary causes of type 1 diabetes reviewed

National Research Council Canada - Multiring radio-frequency coils suitable for MR microimaging

National Taiwan Univ. Hospital, Taipei - HBV/HIV coinfected patients increased risk for virologic failure after HAART

National Tumor Institute, Milan - IDN 5390 overcomes paclitaxel resistance in ovarian cancer xenografts

Natl. Inst. for Cancer Research & Treatment, Milan - CTAB-urea-based technique isolates melanin RNA for microarray analysis

Naval Health Research Center - Molecular analysis of adenovirus isolates from young adults reported

Netherlands Cancer Institute - Oncogenic marker is a powerful prognostic tool

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary - Less invasive surgery is effective, safe for fungal sinus disease

New York State Department of Health - Huntington disease transgenic mice exhibit early behavior abnormalities

Newborn Health - Fifty-six newborns legally surrendered since 2001 in California, newspaper reports

Nippon Medical College - Cyclooxygenase-2 supports gastric cancer angiogenesis and apoptosis inhibition

Nippon Medical School - T cells primed by DCs pulsed with hepatoma acid-eluted substances

Norwegian Radium Hospital - Tumor-associated antigens show promise for prostate cancer vaccines

Novartis AG - LAF237 oral tablet improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes study

Nuclear Policy Research Institute - Study documents dramatic increase in thyroid cancer in women and children

Nutrition 21, Inc. - Chromium supplementation may improve glucose and insulin metabolism

Nuvelo, Inc. - Preliminary phase II alfimeprase results in trial reported

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Company summarizes survival benefits in key patient subsets from BR.21 study

Obstetrics - Antifungal spray may be teratogenic

Oregon Health and Sciences University - New studies reveal high levels of anabolic steroid use by teenagers

Oregon National Primate Research Center - Acetylcholine is an autocrine/paracrine hormone in lung bronchial epithelium

Orthovita, Inc. - Patient enrollment completed for synthetic cortical bone void filler trial

Paralysis - Living-donor nerve transplant performed to reverse paralysis

Parkinson Disease - Miss North Dakota to campaign for Parkinson's disease support

Parkside Oncology Clinic - Bonefos increases survival in primary operable breast cancer patients

Personnel - Alaska virology lab director retiring

Personnel - Former PricewaterhouseCoopers exec joins Health Fitness Corp. board

Personnel - James Unruh named to Tenet's board of directors

Personnel - Prime Therapeutics names new chief medical officer and senior vice president

Pfizer Inc - Lipitor reduces heart attacks and strokes in study patients with diabetes

Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Talabostat may reduce neutropenia due to myelosuppressive chemotherapy

Policy - Survey: Most Americans support Nancy Reagan's call for more stem cell research

Poliomyelitis - Health officials say Botswana polio campaign was wake-up call to the world

Procyon Biopharma Inc. - PL-100 HIV protease inhibitor profile presented at international workshop

Public Health - Major health groups join forces to fight leading causes of death

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong - "Buddy balloon" technique enables angioplasty on calcified stenosis

RITA Medical Systems, Inc. - 92% survival rate reported in stage I NSCL cancer patients at 1 year

Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd. - Microbia attains milestone in Precision Engineering technology alliance

Recom Managed Systems, Inc. - Life sciences company announces new member of medical advisory board

Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome - Carboplatin and weekly paclitaxel safely manage advanced lung cancer

Regional Medical Research Center, Orissa - Traditional population groups in India have a low prevalence of hypertension

Repligen Corporation - Biopharmaceutical company reports fourth quarter financial results

Respiratory Infection - SaltAire Sinus Relief introduces compact pump bottle for frequent air travelers

Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen - HSCT plus fludarabine induces long-term remission in heavily pretreated patients

Roche - Study: Oral Xeloda is equivalent IV chemo in adjuvant colon cancer

Royal Perth Hospital - The split labium minus flap graft technique shows success

STAAR Surgical Company - Ophthalmic product manufacturer to sell 2.0 million shares of common stock

San Raffaele Scientific Institute - Islet transplantation reserved for uncontrolled type 1 diabetes

Sao Paulo University - Factors affecting immune responses to Salmonella vaccine reported

Schick Technologies, Inc. - Imaging systems manufacturer names new chief executive officer

Science Institute Casa Sollievo Sofferenza - Female AI patients with hypercortisolism are at risk for low spinal BMD

Semmelweis University of Medicine - High leptin accompanied by decreased long leptin receptor transcript

Seoul National University - Epigallocatechin gallate and genistein consumption lower cancer formation risk

Serologicals Corporation - EX-CYTE viral clearance validation study published

Sexual Health - New Virginia promotion - 'Sex with a minor, don't go there'

Sichuan University - I¹³¹ human epidermal growth factor suppresses human breast tumors in mice

Smith & Nephew - Ultrabraid polyethylene suture launched for soft tissue repair

Smoking Ban - California health advocates try again to bar smoking in cars carrying kids

Smoking Ban - Los Angeles County bans smoking at two unincorporated beaches

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale - Measure of barriers to HIV testing among high-risk individuals developed

St. George Hospital, Syndey - Questionnaire proves valuable as an outcome measure in USI patients

St. Michael's Hospital, Bristol - Silent sinus syndrome after nasogastric tube insertion reported

State University of New York, Buffalo -  Schistosoma dismutase cross-reacts with host superoxide dismutase

Substance Abuse - Sober.com releases Sobersystems to reduce substance abuse relapse

Sunnybrook & Women's College, Toronto - Versican isoform induces neuronal differentiation and promotes neurite outgrowth

Swedish Medical Center - Low plasma adiponectin concentrations associated with gestational diabetes

Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology - The extra-domain B of fibronectin is a tumor diagnosis and treatment marker

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. - Medical device company expresses sympathy on death of board member

Synteract, Inc. - Successful upgrade of ORACLE Adverse Event Reporting System announced

TB Alliance - Ann Ginsberg named head of clinical development for TB group

Takeda Pharmaceuticals - Actos shows sustained efficacy over 2-year period

Targeted Genetics Corporation - AAV-based treatment completely suppresses rheumatoid arthritis in animal models

Teva Neuroscience, Inc. - Copaxone reduces brain atrophy in MS patients

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Pharmaceutical company receives FDA approval of ciprofloxacin tablets

Texas A&M University - G-17 induces cyclin D1 transcription via beta-catenin/CREB pathway activation

The Immune Response Corporation - New data on Remune suggests HIV-1 specific immune responses

The Southwest Oncology Group - Taxotere-based regimen reduces prostate cancer patients' risk of death by 20%

Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals, LLC - Generic drug manufacturing company announces dismissal of ICN appeal

Thrombosis - Austrian study finds men run a higher risk of recurring blood clots

Tokai University, Kanagawa - CART peptide in anterior pituitary gland suppresses prolactin secretion

Trimedyne, Inc. - U.S. patent covers laser devices for treatment of mitral valve regurgitation

Tulane University, New Orleans - Meta-analysis finds that fish intake reduces coronary heart disease

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - U.S. adults with asthma do not lack antioxidants

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - States must maintain or improve antismoking programs for further progress

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Macrophages release TNF-alpha and IL-12 in response to B. anthracis

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Protein biomarker unique to Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 identified

U.S. National Institutes of Health -  Brugia malayi immune evasion characterized

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Estrogen affects neuronal gene expression in primate prefrontal cortex

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Farmers wheeze due to diesel tractor and solvent use

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - Lung cancer screening recommendations are revised

U.S. VA Hospital, San Francisco - Management strategy for anemia in HIV infection elucidated

Univ. of British Columbia Hospital - Incidence of neoplastic disorders is higher in patients with celiac disease

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Hepatitis delta virus ribozymes are controlled by a conformational switch

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Carrier-added tracers highlight bone lesions during bone scans

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Different levels of adherence determine specific antiretroviral resistance

Univ. of California, San Francisco - VEGF and angiopoietin-1 help to maintain the plasticity of adult vessels

Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City - Young adults think health habits reduce smoking's harm

Univ. of New Mexico - FAS diagnosis requires history of environmental, behavioral, and genetic status

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Recent discoveries in cardiac biology lead to new treatment approaches

Universidad de La Laguna - Stability indicating method for SPf66 antimalarial peptide in solution

Universite Paul Sabatier - Fission yeast strain expressing human CDC25A phosphatase developed

University College, London - Conference sets guidelines for biopsy and specimens of testicular cancer

University Hospital of Zurich - Diversity of prions reviewed

University Hospital, Essen - Treatment of periprosthetic total hip infection reviewed

University Hospital, Freiburg - Radiosurgery unlikely to cause cochlear implant failure

University Trondheim Hospital - Early response predicts thalidomide efficacy in advanced multiple myeloma

University of Aberdeen - Cancer care takes a toll on rural patients in Scotland

University of Alabama - Bis-anthracycline antibiotics inhibit HIV-1 transcription

University of Arizona - Neuropeptide Y gene expression increases in women as they age

University of Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand - Human melanoma cells are highly sensitive to hederacolchiside A1

University of Barcelona - Low doses of metformin can prevent PCOS in girls with insulin resistance

University of Berlin - Dacarbazine induces phototoxic dermatitis in malignant melanoma patients

University of Calgary - Mice with disrupted Hexa gene make good model for late onset Tay-Sachs

University of California, Davis - Interaction between IFN-gamma and PMNs reviewed

University of California, San Francisco - Aortic smooth muscle cell expression of PKG-1 characterized

University of Cambridge - Megakaryocytes have a role in estrogen-induced bone formation

University of Chicago - Sleep apnea may increase risk for diabetes in women with PCOS

University of Cologne - SV40 DNA sequences are absent in primary central nervous system lymphomas

University of Colorado - Diabetes prevention may depend on managing islet autoantigens

University of Colorado - Role of continuous glucose sensors in diabetes care outlined

University of Colorado, Denver - Stem cell research leads to progress in engineering pancreatic islets

University of Connecticut - Kaposi sarcoma is a model for cancer immunotherapy

University of Edinburgh - Backbone dynamics of CCP modules reveal mobility in binding surfaces

University of Edinburgh - Inadequate vaccines can help breed more vicious malaria strains

University of Edinburgh - Scottish study of deaths in drug injectors shows early help is critical

University of Florence - Ras gene mutations identify leukemia patients with previous toxic exposures

University of Freiburg - Expression of CRH in placenta acts on gestational tissues in late pregnancy

University of Heidelberg - Marginal accuracy of different implant-supported partial dentures determined

University of Helsinki - IUD versus oral contraception study reveals equal acceptability rates

University of Ioannina - Proangiogenic growth factor distinguishes melanoma from dysplastic nevi

University of Iowa - Dysferlin involved in plasma membrane repair in muscular dystrophy

University of Kiel - New system can be used to classify pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia

University of Leuven - Artificial vibration of muscles leads to easier rehab

University of London - Novel passive catheter tracking technique developed

University of Maastricht - Study questions cancer risk in workers exposed to acrylonitrile

University of Mainz - Enzymatic cleavage of CD95 leaves tumor cells resistant to destruction

University of Maryland - Researchers find possible cause for prevalence of chronic pain in women

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Warfarin skin necrosis reported in patient with protein S deficiency

University of Miami - Prevention interventions needed to elicit prevention myths in active drug users

University of Miami - Study: Key markers for CVD risk improve in diabetics taking combination therapy

University of Michigan - Doctors, patients could do more for preventive health

University of Michigan - Regenerative molecules and inducible promoters institute bone renewal

University of Minnesota - Beta-cell replacement therapy for diabetes requires integrated approach

University of Montreal - Risk assessments support a link between previous PAH exposures and lung cancer

University of Montreal - TDBAF causes no increased risk to progeny in case of contraceptive failure

University of Munster - Neruokinin-1 receptor and substance P required for antigen sensitization

University of Nebraska - Some vehicles are better suited for transdermal oligomer delivery than others

University of North Carolina - New nonaspirin pain drug proves effective against recurrent cancer

University of Oklahoma - Angiostatin reduces retinal vascular leakage in rodent models

University of Oslo - Low-level laser therapy stimulates bone-implant interaction in rabbits

University of Oviedo - Cancer prevention programs that consider psychosocial factors make an impact

University of Oxford - Novel M. tuberculosis gene products to detect TB identified

University of Padua - Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 p13^II negatively regulates cell growth

University of Pennsylvania - 12/15-Lipoxygenase is increased in Alzheimer disease

University of Pisa - Interventional radiology manages vascular complications after liver transplants

University of Quebec - Surface-accessible proteins protect mice against pneumococcal disease

University of Rome Tor Vergata - Diffusion-weighted MRI distinguishes benign and malignant renal tumors

University of Sao Paulo - B-cell, T-cell, and Hodgkin lymphomas have different lung infiltration patterns

University of Sao Paulo - Dipyridamole makes cisplatin more toxic to human larynx cancer cells

University of Sao Paulo - No adverse lipid effects found in women 35+ using triphasic combined OCs

University of Sheffield - Age at diagnosis reflects disease stage and subsequent quality of care

University of Sheffield - University computer cluster to help heart health and cancer patients

University of Texas - Rabbit osteomyelitis effectively treated with biodegradable microspheres

University of Texas Health Science Center - Report: First of new class of drugs for diabetes shown successful

University of Tokyo - Immunoglobulin light chain in fugu characterized

University of Toronto - Education on pain outcomes did not improve pain management after CABG

University of Tubingen - Cloned transgenic animals produce high levels of antitumor bispecific antibody

University of Ulm - CD8+ T-cell expansion impedes interferon's efforts against hepatitis C virus

University of Ulsan - Anti-CD137 monoclonal antibody humanized

University of Ulster - Researchers continue to explore the action of phytoestrogens against cancer

University of Ulster - Virtual reality lends helping hand to stroke patients

University of Utah - Research uncovers how genes get us wired

University of Virginia - Cerebral glucose metabolism in diabetes examined

University of Virginia - Normalizing hemoglobin aids hemodialysis patients

University of Wales - NO and oxygen delivery by glycated hemoglobin reduced in diabetes

University of Wales College of Medicine - k-ras G12C mutation is increased in MYH polyposis colorectal adenomas

University of Warwick - New research helps explain the rise in hospital MRSA infections

University of Washington - Gaps, tensions, and conflicts in the FDA approval process described

University of Washington - Octagam is efficacious for treating primary immunodeficiency diseases

University of Wisconsin - Interleukin-12 arrests canine hemangiosarcoma growth in murine xenografts

VA Palo Alto Health Care Systems - Growth hormone treatment should be individualized in patients with AGHD

Viva Diagnostika - Inverness Medical Innovations acquires German distributor

Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research - Negative selection of semimature thymocytes characterized

Washington University - Diabetes and heart disease risk unchanged after liposuction

Washington University - Myocytes of chorionic vessels from placentas with MAVN exhibit apoptotic markers

West Nile Virus - Three more dead birds test positive for West Nile in Mississippi

World Health Organization - Study highlights burden of environment on child health in Europe

Wright State University - Jet propellant-8 presents unknown hazards to aviation industry workers

Yale University - MEKK4 helps mediate STAT4-independent IFN-gamma production

Yale University - New potential asthma therapeutic targets related to parasites and insects

Yale University - Olfactory system matures in different stages

Yale University - Study finds cannabis triggers transient schizophrenia-like symptoms

Yokohama City University - Adenylyl cyclase disruption negates increase in G-alpha-olf expression

Yonsei University - Endoscopic disconnection treats intractable hypothalamic hamartoma seizures