Law and Health Weekly

Mayo Clinic - Irregular heart rhythm linked with sleep disorder

Mayo Clinic - Researchers use human antibody to cure malignant melanoma in mice

McGill University - Scientists discover key step in the development of nerve cells

McMaster University - Cytomegalovirus control after stem cell transplant is inconsistent

Medical College of Georgia - Genetic mutation is major contributor to autoimmune diabetes

Medical College of Wisconsin - With more intensive counseling, prisoners take fewer sexual risks after release

Medical Error - Metal clamp left in Los Angeles hospital patient

Medical Malpractice - Wyoming State loans for doctors include risk-retention groups

Medical Transcription - Program launched to lower costs of transcription services

Medicis - Pharmaceutical company enters license agreement for SubQ aesthetic product

Medtronic, Inc. - Insulin pumps produce statistically significant reduction in HbA1c levels

Medtronic, Inc. - Trial to evaluate CRT therapy in heart failure patients with mild symptoms

Melanoma - Treatment with 5-FU and celecoxib helps reduce UVB-induced skin tumors in study

Mental Health - Utah mental health service says it will have to turn away patients

Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. - Universal childhood vaccination benefits society

Merck KGaA - Chemical Diversity Labs announces drug discovery agreement

Merck Research Laboratories - Orexigenic action of peripheral ghrelin mediated by proteins

Mergers and Acquisitions - Highmark Healthcare acquires rehabilitation, long-term acute care hospitals

Metaphore Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Clinical trial to study M40403 with morphine for post-operative pain

Microsoft Corp. - Pharmaceutical innovation award program announced

Mid-American Heart Institute, Kansas City - Low-density lipoprotein should be between 50 and 70 mg/dl

Montana State University - Features linked to antibody protection against ricin determined

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine - Protocols for testing of diabetic foot ulcers presented

Muir-Torre Syndrome - Dermatopathologists play role in diagnosis of Muir-Torre syndrome

Mylan Laboratories Inc. - Settlement and license agreement ends paclitaxel litigation

Nat. Inst. of Public Health & Environ., Bilthoven - Efficacies of pertussis vaccines against B. parapertussis compared

National Lipid Association - OTC statin options discussed at inaugural meeting of Midwest Lipid Association

National Public Health Institute, Helsinki - Vaccine surveillance helps evaluate safety of vaccines

National Taiwan University Hospital - SARS exposure led to infection among 4.7% of ED workers in Taiwan study

National University of Singapore - PCL-TCP scaffolds seeded with osteoblasts sustains osteogenic expression

Natural Health Trends Corp. - Personal care products marketer applies for NASDAQ national market listing

NeoRx Corporation - Cancer therapeutics development company files IND for metastatic breast cancer

Netherlands Cancer Institute - Coadministration of Pgp inhibitors improves docetaxel penetration into brain

Netherlands Cancer Institute - Effects of P-glycoprotein inhibitors on paclitaxel uptake clarified

Neurochem Inc. - Fibrillex selected for new FDA Pilot 2 program

Neuromed, Technologies Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces new president and CEO

New England Center for Headache - New data reveals weather can trigger headaches

New York Medical College - Clenbuterol retards loss of motor function in motor neuron degeneration

New York University - Biologic brachytherapy extends drug delivery with microvascular free flaps

Niigata University - Utility of implantable cardioverter defibrillator reviewed

North Carolina State University - Combined approach to analysis of protein mutant outlined

Northwestern University, Chicago - Diet causes blood pressure differences between northern and southern Chinese

OAO HealthCare Solutions, Inc. - EZ-CAP System integrates with products from Goodale Systems, Inc.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Nanoprobe creates world of new possibilities

Obesity - Cookies, cholesterol and KFC: China confronts consequences of free trade

Obesity - Study: Children of obese parents face highest risk of being overweight

Obstetrics - Antioxidant prophylaxis may prevent placental oxidative stress

Ohio State University - Alemtuzumab effective therapy for CLL with p53 mutations and deletions

Ohio State University - First medical test on CD gets good results - fast

Okayama University - Reconstructed skin model useful for drug evaluation

Ontario Cancer Institute - Brca1 and Chk2 have collaborative roles in tumorigenesis

Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Certificate of Suitability granted for Cephradine

Oregon Health and Science University - Leptin and development of hypothalamic feeding circuits reviewed

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics - Diagnostics company granted sublicense for assay to assess cardiovascular risk

Orthovita, Inc. - Biomaterial developer expands line of bone repair products

Osaka University - Gene therapy shows promise for treating cardiovascular disease

Osaka University - Hepatitis C virus core protein amino acids hold the key to viral localization

Osiris Therapeutics - Adult stem cell producer appoints C. Randal Mills president and chief executive officer

Pain Therapeutics, Inc. - DURECT announces positive clinical results with its ORADUR technology

PamGene International BV - Microarray platform licensed to University of Nottingham

Pan American Health Organization - Vaccination policy can drive economic growth, expert says

Parker Hughes Institute - NNRTI stereochemistry and regiochemistry profoundly affect anti-HIV activity

PathCentre Locked Bag 2009, Nedlands - Increased serum folate levels associated with reduced breast cancer risk

PeopleSoft Inc. - Saint Barnabas to consolidate procurement and financials with new software

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Licensing agreement forged for antiphospholipid therapy technology

Personnel - American Medical Foundation announces new president

Personnel - Cigna HealthCare expands North Texas sales team

Personnel - MediServe announces new chief medical officer, emergency department products

Pfizer Inc. - Drug company launches initiative to expand prescription medication access

Pfizer Inc. - Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry quantifies SU5416 E-isomer

Pfizer Inc. - Valdecoxib acts faster than rofecoxib on acute postsurgical pain

PharMetrics, Inc. - Medical database agreement to enhance ACG risk adjustment system

Pharmacyclics, Inc. - Initiation of Xcytrin Phase 2 clinical trial in renal cell carcinoma announced

Pharmos Corporation - Pharmaceutical company added to Russell 2000 Index

Phoenix Biosciences, Inc. - Patent issued for development of HIV/AIDS drug

PointCare Technologies, Inc. - Alliance formed for point-of-care CD4 monitoring for HIV/AIDS patients

Precis, Inc. - Membership marketing company announces share repurchase authorization

Prescription Drugs - Campaign launched to warn people against illegal prescriptions

ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company announces contract with GlaxoSmithKline

ProVation Medical, Inc. - Information technology company releases sixth generation of ProVation MD

Proteomics - Indiana Centers for Applied Protein Sciences announces founding members

Quality Assurance - Los Angeles County, California, nurses say hospitals aren't following law

Quality Assurance - Report says Vallejo hospital posed immediate threat

Queen Alexandra Hospital - Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 facilitates a number of human pathologies

Queensland Institute, Herston - Donor treatment with pegylated G-CSF promotes transplantation tolerance

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine - Antibody isotype patterns to Schistosoma antigens identified

Revivant Corp. - Company reports rapid adoption of AutoPulse Resuscitation System

Rib Lesions - Gamma probe may help orthopedic surgeons with rib abnormality biopsies

Roche - Many patients missing opportunity to benefit from HIV breakthrough

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of GB - Pharmacists highlight antibiotic misunderstanding and overuse in public survey

RxHub LLC. - Health care technology company names David J. McLean CEO

Sahlgrens University Hospital, Gothenburg - Most cardiac care patients surveyed know about CPR and CPR education

Sanguin Research CLB, Amsterdam - EBV viral load increases and reaches setpoint after HIV seroconversion

Schatz & Nobel, P.C. - Class action suit charges Cardinal Health issued false financial statements

Schering-Plough Europe - CHMP recommends approval of shorter course of PegIntron/Rebetol therapy

Scripps Research Institute - Carbohydrate microarray improves fucosyltransferase inhibitor screening

Seconda University of Naples - Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A complications rare with early diagnosis

Seoul National University - Alpha syrtuclein linked to Parkinson, Alzheimer disease

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Government orders abortion boat not to leave Dutch waters

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Epigenic regulation of HSC level directly affects the mature progeny

Siemens Medical Solutions - Image recording software enables real-time visual sharing of medical procedures

Siemens Medical Solutions - Tech company partners with Platinum to distribe fluoroscopic imaging equipment

Sinai Hospital - Immune regulation plays crucial role in wound healing

SkyePharma PLC - Phase III trials of inhaled corticosteroid asthma treatment completed

Sleep Solutions - Medicare awards provider status to sleep apnea diagnostic company

Small Cell Lung Cancer - Published study reports on radiation therapy for small cell lung cancer

Smoke-free Workplaces - HealthPartners to eliminate smoking on all property

Southmead General Hospital, Avon - IL-10/TNF alpha region haplotypes predict mortality after unrelated donor SCT

Specialized Health Products International, Inc. - Development and supply agreement forged with Kendall for bone biopsy needles

St. Jude Children's Hospital - Encephalopathy in pediatric patients after HSCT associated with poor prognosis

St. Jude Children's Hospital - Sendai virus expressing RSV glycoprotein elicits immune protection

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Gene profiles could improve acute leukemia diagnosis

Stem Cell Research - Ebay founder donates $1 million to campaign backing stem cell measure

StressGen Biotechnologies Corp. - Biotech company and FDA meet at end of phase II on respiratory drug development

SuperGen, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company applies for European agency approval of oral cancer drug

TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. - FDA approves new dosing options for PREVACID

Taipei Medical University - Novel crural block improves anesthesia

Technology - Laser treatment of vein bypass graft occlusion in single patient successful

Teleflex Incorporated - Medical products company completes acquisition of Hudson Respiratory Care

Temple University - HIV-induced macrophage alterations play role in HIV encephalopathy pathogenesis

Temple University - Training may increase nurses' anxiety about death in the short term

Texas A&M University - Building a better hospital just what doctor ordered for patients, staff

The Jenex Corporation - First payment made in Therapik multi-year agreement

TissueLink Medical, Inc. - Ernst & Young names biotech president, CEO Eastwood entrepreneur of the year

Tohoku University - CD34-positive alveolar capillaries increase in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Tuberculosis - Virginia Health officials find tuberculosis bacteria in more than 100 patients

Tyco International Ltd. - Nellcor receives favorable rulings in patent infringement case

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention -  Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection affects molting of tick larvae

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Rapid diagnostic test for assessing malaria during pregnancy evaluated

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Medication can help diabetics lose weight, but long-term effects uncertain

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Androstenedione had few effects on in utero development in rats

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Genes with expression level linked to time of day identified

U.S. National Institutes of Health - NIAID expands WNV treatment trial

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Radiolabeled peptide nucleic acids elicit site-specific DNA damage

U.S. Walter Reed Army Medical Center - Kidney transplant in HIV infection plausible in era of HAART/immunosuppressives

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Microparticles act as carriers to deliver plasmid DNA in vaccines

Univ. of California, Berkeley - New research determines the kinetics and stability of luciferase

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Mobile HIV testing program removes barriers to testing in sub-Saharan Africa

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Hepatic insig overexpression reduces lipogenesis in obese rats

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - siRNA against NF-kappaB p65 subunit enhances sensitivity to chemotherapeutics

Universal McCann - U.S. adults take blame for obesity, Britons share with manufacturers

University Hospital Freiburg - Novel human platelet septin SEPT8 is interaction partner of SEPT4

University Hospital of Kiel - HAART increases survival of patients with HIV-associated Hodgkin disease

University at Buffalo - Mirror-image of tarantula venom peptide shows promise as a drug

University of Arizona - New 20-year study links COPD and asthma

University of Bari - Factors affecting good and poor CD34+ cell mobilization in AML determined

University of Bristol - Decision aid may help hypertensive patients choose treatment

University of California, Irvine - Diketo acid integrase inhibitor resistance impairs HIV-1 replication/integration

University of California, Irvine - Left brain memory activity stronger in women, right brain in men

University of California, Riverside - Novel phosphorylation sites in HMGN1 protein from breast cancer cells identified

University of California, San Francisco - Some HIV patients treated during early infection test negative

University of California-San Francisco - MGDF potent growth factor for primitive hematopoietic progenitors in the fetus

University of Cambridge - HTLV-I dimerization initiation site forms hairpin loop

University of Cambridge - P300 regulates p53-dependent apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells

University of Chicago - Iatrogenic VSD closure with Amplatzer occluder reported

University of Cincinnati - Newer antipsychotics associated with lower mortality than haloperidol in elderly

University of Edinburgh - Researchers call for ethnic minorities to be included in health trials

University of Freiburg, Germany - Stem-cell transfer could improve cardiac functioning after heart attack

University of Goteborg - Interleukin-6 deficient mice exhibit reduced exercise endurance

University of Guanajuato -  Entamoeba histolytica protein recognized by IgA from carriers

University of Helsinki - Endogenous antisense transcripts regulate nephrin expression

University of Hong Kong - PIN1 overexpression/beta-catenin gene mutations distinct oncogenic events in HCC

University of Illinois - ESC-derived CD34+CD38-precursors exhibit embryonic gene expression pattern

University of Illinois - Novel technique provides fast assessment of striatal nitrate and nitrite

University of Kentucky - VEGF is a mediator of PCB 104-induced breast cancer cell invasion

University of Kuopio - Critical human skeletal muscle ischemia displays distinct gene patterning

University of London - Markers distinguishing TMD and AMKL identified

University of Maryland - Prolonged aspirin chewing can damage teeth

University of Michigan - Intrauterine fetal demise associated with laminaria-induced cervical ripening

University of Milan - Enoxaparin shows promise as therapy

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Intestinal transplantation feasible for CIPO patients

University of Munich - ACE polymorphism affects therapeutic outcome in depressed women

University of Munich - MDCT and MRI detect atherosclerotic lesions

University of Naples Federico II - The kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 is deregulated in thyroid cancer

University of Newcastle - In vivo TLD dosimetry possible in mammography

University of North Carolina - Active PAI-1 expression reduces invasive breast, gynecologic cancer phenotypes

University of North Carolina - Doctors more likely to encourage quitting if they get practice in residency

University of Otago - Excessive TV viewing in childhood and adolescence linked to poor adult health

University of Pennsylvania Hospital - Oncological impact of gene expression profiling reviewed

University of Perugia - ANP may play key role in pulmonary function

University of Picardie, Amiens - Similar P. jirovecii genotypes found in different forms of infection

University of Pisa - Sudden cardiac death may have a genetic cause

University of Pittsburgh - FGFs enriches embryonic liver cultures for hepatic progenitors

University of Ryukyus - Nucleotide sequencing-based genotyping used to assess HPV disease link in Japan

University of Sheffield - Skin condition linked to genetics in Caucasian and Chinese populations

University of Siena - Vitamin D status and bone turnover studied in women with acute hip fracture

University of Szeged - Effect of citalopram on lymphocyte gene expression characterized

University of Tennessee - Roles of IL-18 in collagen-induced arthritis investigated

University of Tokyo - IL-5 plays role in cell survival and Ig production in mature B-1 cells

University of Toronto - Ribosome biogenesis factors regulated at post-transcriptional level

University of Ulm - Novel A1A2 Na+/K+-ATPase variants associate with neuropathic disease

University of Utah - Carvedilol is a powerful treatment for heart failure patients

University of Utah - Malignant hematopoietic disease from internal exposure to Pu-239 uncertain

University of Vermont - Store-operated calcium ion entry regulates vascular smooth muscle gene activity

University of Washington - Fish research may offer clues to hearing loss

University of West Indies, Kingston - Severe childhood malnutrition increases morbidity/mortality risk in HIV/AIDS

University of Wisconsin - G protein regulators play key role in cocaine seeking

University of Wisconsin - Migrating birds offer insight into sleep

University of Zurich - BLM and CAF-1 coordinate to promote survival in response to DNA damage

University of Zurich - Silicon model of early visual system can replace animal models

University of the Mediterranean - Tests for hepatitis C virus infection show variable complementarity

Uppsala University - Serotonin transporter gene variation correlates with social phobia severity

Urinary Incontinence - Study: Unnecessary to leave indwelling catheter in place for days after surgery

VA Med Center, Portland - Myelin peptide induces severe chronic autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Vancouver General Hospital - 2D cardiothoracic ratio easily extracted from digital PA chest x-rays

Velcura Therapeutics, Inc. - Michigan biotech company hires lab administrator, staff scientist

Verdia, Inc. - DuPont completes purchase of Maxygen subsidiary

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boston - Influence of vitrectomy on electrophysiologic test results clarified

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc - Pharmaceuticals company announces departure of board members Livolsi and Parenti

Visiprise, Inc. - Software manufacturer named 'Hottest Company' by tech industry publication

Vista Medical Technologies, Inc. - Medical group appoints new chief financial officer

Vyteris, Inc. - Holding company merges with developer of transdermal drug delivery systems

Wake Forest University - Methods predict hepatitis A vaccination in men who have sex with men

Walgreen Co. - Arizona names pharmacy benefit provider for state employees

Washington Hospital Center - Post-PCI vascular complications heighten long-term cardiac risk

Washington University - Lack of immune system protein prevents lupus-like condition in mice

West Nile Virus - No human West Nile cases in Louisiana; 12 more birds die

West Nile Virus - Staten Island man tests positive for West Nile; first in New York City this year

Women's Health - West Virginia expands breast-feeding support program

World Health Organization - New edition of WHO prequalification list to include four new anti-AIDS medicines

World Health Organization - WHO publishes new guidelines on preventing mother to child transmission of HIV

Wyeth - CDC recommends resumption of third dose of Prevnar

Yale University - Protein phosphatase 1 and actin regulatory proteins identified

Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College Med - Reductions in linker histone levels are tolerated in developing spermatocytes

Zhengzhou University - TCR DNA vaccine induces humoral response for lymphoma beta chain

aiWorks - aiWorks launches prescription drug program in Dallas-Fort Worth