Law and Health Weekly

Mental Healthcare - Texas hospitals struggle to help rising number of mentally ill patients

Mergen, Limited - Oligo-based DNA microarray technology company settles patent infringement

Mergers & Acquisitions - Invacare Corporation acquires Australian Healthcare Equipment Pty Ltd

Merit Medical Systems Inc. - Disposable products developer announces release of prep kit

Metabolon, Inc. - Company specializing in metabolomics collaborates with High Q Foundation

MicroMed Technology Inc. - Implantable ventricular assist technology company names president, CEO

Molecular Cardiol. & Neuromusc. Inst., New Jersey - SERCA1 overexpression triggers apoptosis in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes

Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Chicago - Standard MAP calculations are improved by including an HR factor

Municipal Public Health Service, Rotterdam - Young men all too often excluded in bid to curb chlamydia infection

NDO Surgical, Inc. - Surgical technology company raises capital

NOVASCREEN Biosciences Corporation - Research company awarded biodefense contract

NTD Labs - Bio-medical lab debuts at-home blood test for chromosomal abnormalities

Nagoya University - Autoantibodies to DFS70/LEDGF are increased in alopecia areata patients

Nagoya University - Intensive chemotherapy and imatinib rapidly induces CR in BCR-ABL+ AML patients

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Estrogen receptor alpha signaling at plasma membrane analyzed

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Human KIF7 gene characterized in silico

National Institute for Medical Research, London - Immunization strategy improves protection against tuberculosis in mice

National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw - Potency of pertussis component in DTP vaccine in Poland evaluated

National Taiwan University and Hospital - GH can't enhance recovery of DEX-induced osteopenia after withdrawal in rats

Natl. Jewish Medical & Research Ctr., Denver - Transcriptional effects of LPS-induced ALI characterized

Neothermia Corporation - Cancer diagnostics announces appointment of executive vice president

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. - Company focusing on marine biomasses signs distribution agreement

Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam - p116(Rip) studied, role in RhoA/ROCK-regulated neuritogenesis clarified

Neurochem, Inc. - Francesco Bellini re-ups for 3 more years as chairman, president, and CEO

Niigata University - Serum LECT2 levels convey acute liver failure prognosis

Northfield Laboratories Inc. - Blood substitute developer announces offering of common stock

Northwest Health Foundation - Health foundation announces establishment of Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Norwegian Health Services Research Ctr. - Clinical trial participants fare no better, no worse than other patients

Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo - DNA ploidy analysis sheds light on genetic changes involved rare tumors

Norwegian University of Science & Technol. - New research reinforces importance of aerobic health

Nottingham Trent University - Near-ultraviolet photolysis studied, implications on human health clarified

Novartis Institute Biomedical Research, Basel - Drug combination prevents heart allograft rejection before established chimerism

Novogen Limited - Pharma company receives royalty payment from Solae LLC

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Second hand smoke adversely affects children's reading, math and reasoning

Obstetrics - Center to address growing trend of adult unintended pregnancies

Obstructive Jaundice - Researchers report on post-op morbidity, mortality in obstructive jaundice

OctoPlus - Drug delivery company secures second financing round

Ohio State University - Researchers map the sexual network of an entire high school

Omega Healthcare Investors - Long-term care real estate company announces dividend

Opinion Dynamics Corporation - Market research company reports New Year's low-carb comeback

Oregon Health & Science University - Protein stops growth of brain tumor

Orphan Medical, Inc. - Pharma company announces fourth quarter 2004 results

Osaka University - Alpha(V) studied, functional effects of amino acid mutagenesis revealed

Osaka University - Bcl-2 proteins studied, role in non-apoptotic cell death revealed

Osaka University - Fetal cells in mother rats assist liver and kidney remodeling after injury

Osaka University - Protocadherin protein expression studied, inhibition due to myelination revealed

Osped Civile, Verona - Radiotherapy successfully used in case of primary cutaneous plasmacytoma

Oulu University Hospital - Study finds fluoxetine and citalopram ineffective in treating hot flashes

PAREXEL International Corporation - Biopharmaceutical outsourcing organization reports financial results

Pacific Northwest National Lab - Want to petrify wood without waiting a few million years? Try this

Pediatric HIV/AIDS - Health officials talk of eliminating AIDS in infants

Pediatric Hospice - Pediatric Medication Use Guidelines launched for pediatric hospice management

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. - Newborn and maternal fetal physician services company expands reach

Peking University - 'Yang'-promoting Chinese remedy improves immunity in aged mice

Personnel - Cogent names Drs. Russell Holman, Stacy Goldsholl national medical directors

Pfizer, Inc. - Study yields positive results for Geodon

Pharmaceuticals - Arkansas House approves bill to salvage nursing home medications

Pharmaceuticals - Medical journal publishes controversial study of Vioxx

Pharmaxis Ltd - Pharma company submits application to market Aridol in Australia

Philanthropy - Ethos Water brings clean water to tsunami victims

Philanthropy - Foundation gives $750 million for immunization programs in developing countries

Philanthropy - GNC supports tsunami disaster relief with children's multivitamin donation

Philanthropy - International Medical Corps dispatches second medical aid boat into Indonesia

Phillips University, Marburg - Interwoven signals bind angiogenesis to thyroid cancer proliferation

Ponce School of Medicine - Env quasispecies evolve from host-selective pressure despite viral suppression

Premier Inc. - Healthcare alliance offers tools to manage intravenous immune globulins

Prince Henry's Inst. Med. Research - Expression of 21 chemokines in endometrium analyzed

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba - Fibroblast growth factor 1 is a key regulator of adipogenesis

Prison Health - Death of Nashville inmate prompts investigation

Pro-Pharmaceuticals - Pharma company completes enrollment in DAVANAT clinical trial

Purdue University, Indiana - DOE approves research of evolutionarily important organisms

Purpan Hospital, Toulouse - HLA-G*0105N null allele induces cell surface expression of HLA-E molecule

Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead - Splinting is unnecessary after microsurgical digital nerve repair

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane - Sustained dengue outbreak due to repeated introductions of different strains

Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society - Regulatory summit panel addresses U.S. FDA process with combination products

Research Triangle Institute - Cost-benefit analysis of typhoid fever immunization programs performed

Rikshospitalet University Hospital - Thermosensitive paramagnetic liposomes can monitor MRI-guided thermal ablation

Rio Horgega University Hospital - Study finds osteoporosis and cardiovascular risk factors unrelated in diabetics

Rockefeller University - Critical "checkpoint" suggests new therapy for complex autoimmune disease

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo - Somatic D-loop mitochondrial DNA mutations frequent in uterine serous carcinoma

Royal Free Hospital, London - Balloon catheter used to clear lower esophageal meat bolus in elderly patient

SAIC Frederick Inc. - Birt-Hogg-Dubllb syndrome increases the risk for renal carcinoma

Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido - CIITA methylation may enable some GI cancer cells to escape immune surveillance

Schering AG - Approvable letter issued for new contrast agent MS-325

Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel - Distinct gene signatures characterize the prognosis of Ewing sarcoma

Science University of Tokyo - Properties of monodispersed rifampicin-loaded PLGA microspheres determined

Seattle Genetics - Genetics company issued two U.S. patents for cancer treatment

SecureCARE Technologies, Inc. - Visiting nurse group partners with Internet-based data transfer systems maker

SeeBeyond - Information technology companies provide solutions to Swedish local government

Select Medical Corporation - Hospital company begins tender offers and consent solicitations

Sentillion, Inc. - IT company says identity, access management critical to national health network

Sention Inc. - CNS-focused company collaborates to develop compounds for mental retardation

Seoul National University - Amyloid accumulation analyzed, related protein profiled

SeqWright, Inc. - Genomics-focused company celebrates 10 years with new labs, equipment, IT

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation - Life science company to acquire JRH Biosciences division of CSL for $370 million

Simulations Plus, Inc. - Drug discovery software developer reports 1Q 2005 financial results

Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago - Society of Thoracic Surgeons issues guidelines to improve women's outcomes

Somnia, Inc. - Anesthesia company CEO objects to untrained personnel administering anesthetics

Specialty Laboratories, Inc. - Clinical reference laboratories relocates to new facility in California

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Notice of U.S. patent allowance for superficial bladder cancer drug received

Speedel - Professor added to pharma company's scientific and technical advisory board

St. Louis University - Replication-competent adenoviruses are safe gene and vaccine vectors

St. Louis University - Researchers' work adds to virology body of knowledge

St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Paris - Specific pediatric populations benefit from hepatitis A vaccination

State Medicare - Minnesota Senator aims to overturn Medicare ban on drug price negotiations

State University Campinas, Sao Paulo - Paper shows how oxidative stress occurs in LDL receptor defective cells

Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta - Melatonin reduced heart and lung damage from mycotoxin

Sungkyunkwan University - beta-Adrenergic receptor sensitivity is lower in women with PD than men

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. - Increase in UK equity development funding by senior living company announced

Supertex, Inc. - High voltage analog switch for medical ultrasound imaging applications broadened

SurModics, Inc. - Medical device company acquires InnoRX, opthalmology technology company

Surgical Procedures - U.S. surgeons create new esophagus in rare medical procedure on 5-year-old boy

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Breast cancer organization named outstanding foundation by fundraising group

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. - Report: Biomaterial buttress in gastric bypass staple line lessens failure risk

Sysmex Corporation - Technology developed to diagnose risk of early-stage breast cancer recurrence

TGC Research, Ltd. - Diametrics Medical acquires certain assets in the United Kingdom

Taipei Veterans General Hospital - Progression is low in select liver cancer patients given locoregional therapy

Taratec - Companies partner to offer pharmacovigilance audit service for drug safety

Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran - Plasma and erythrocyte oxidation studied, role of vitamin K revealed

TeamStaff, Inc. - Martin J. Delaney named senior vice president of healthcare staffing company

Technical University of Munich - Thirty-seven genes identified that are up-regulated in Ewing family tumors

Technische Universitat Munchen - Findings in sports medicine provide new insights

Tel Aviv Med Center & School of Medicine - New lymphocyte population is overexpressed in HIV-infection

Temple University - Drug shows promise in overriding all Gleevec resistance

Terumo Cardiovascular - Endoscopic vein harvesting system for coronary bypass grafting introduced

The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT - Study shows brain reorganization occurs in sufferers of macular degeneration

The Nanotech Company, LLC, - Co-founder of nanotechnology company wins 2005 Japan Prize

Threshold Pharmaceuticals - Molecule-focused pharmaceutical names Alan Colowick, MD, chief medical officer

Tobacco Use - Smoke-free workplaces proposed in New Mexico

Tohoku University - Concurrent radiation and combined bleomycin, ifosfamide, cisplatin evaluated

Tohoku University - E4F1 gene may be important in estrogen-related atheroprotection of human aorta

Tokyo Metropolitan Red Cross Blood Center - Japan should implement new screening procedures for blood donations

Tokyo Metropolitan Red Cross Blood Center - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of transfusion medicine

Tokyo Women's Medical University - Retinal thickness measure helps evaluate therapeutic agents

Tufts University - New findings in diabetes pathogenesis described

U.K. Medical Research Council - Important new research identifies how brain cells die during a stroke

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Lung cancer risk from hexavalent chromium exposure assessed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rise in infant mortality in 2002 linked to greater number of small babies

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Antimicrobial use in equine hospitals lead to multidrug-resistant Salmonella

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Experimental disease model for necrotic enteritis developed

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Negative Mg balance affects Ca, K, cholesterol metabolism in older women

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Efficacy and safety of vaccines against bioterrorism evaluated

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Oxidized mitochondrial proteins identified in alcohol-exposed cells

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Results suggest molecular link between cellular injury and inflammatory response

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Telomere shortening at chromosomal ends could contribute to HSC senescence

U.S. Navy - Antiplatelet agents are important in therapy to prevent recurrent stroke

U.S. Navy - Peripheral arterial disease is underdiagnosed and undertreated

United Business Media Plc - U.S. healthcare-focused media company acquires French doctor's publications

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Interferon-gamma assays in immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis reviewed

Univ. of California, Davis - Occult infection precedes immune response during vaginal SIV inoculations

Univ. of California, Irvine - Hearing aid signal not clear? Then switch frequency to FM

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Severity of liver disease not a reliable indicator of quality of life

Univ. of California, San Diego - Priming embryonic stem cells to fulfill their promise

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Citrus aurantium not effective for promoting weight loss

Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Satellite data reveal immense pollution pool over Bihar, India

Univ. of Texas Southwestern - Exercise helps reduce symptoms of depression

Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Recent findings illuminate research in diabetes pathogenesis

Universite Claude Bernard - New model of aging developed using an obesity-resistant rat

University College Medical School, London - The FSAP511E allele exacerbates atherosclerosis or its clinical sequelae

University College of London - Collagen II analyzed, binding site for discoidin domain receptor revealed

University Hospital Essen - AHSCT outcome in atypical CML not worse than in patients with BCR-ABL+ CML

University Hospital Geneva - Synapse formation enhances HIV transmission from dendritic to T cells

University Hospital, Basel - More evidence for drug-specificity of bispectral index presented

University Medical Center Nijmegen - Model of familial RCC tumorigenesis developed

University at Buffalo - Metaphase positioning of bivalents during meiosis elucidated

University of Alabama - Folate is associated with the natural history of high-risk HPVs

University of Alabama - Neuregulin-1 beta induces neurite extension, arborization in hippocampal neurons

University of Albany - Prion proteins studied, role of hydrophobicity in disease clarified

University of Alberta - Keto-glutamine analogues attack SARS 3C-like proteinase

University of Amsterdam - New research in the area of lipid studies detailed

University of Arkansas - Stress-activated kinase pathways studied, specific protein complex revealed

University of Athens - Study determined prognostic factors for cardiac events

University of Bern - Crystal structure of a dodecameric tetrahedral-shaped aminopeptidase reported

University of British Columbia - Hyperglycemia produces cardiac abnormalities in rats fed PUFA-rich diet

University of California Davis - California researchers find farm-to-school programs shift students' diets

University of California Irvine - Agrin in cortical neurons studied, role of Ca²⁺-mediated signaling clarified

University of California San Diego - PPAR alpha, beta/delta, and beta studied, inhibition features identified

University of California, Irvine - Novel laser system facilitates controlled microtubule ablation

University of California, San Diego - Protein has gene-silencing role in development of nervous system

University of California, San Francisco - Treatment with raloxifene for 2 years increases vertebral BMD

University of Canberra - Virtual models of HLA class I antigen-processing pathway developed

University of Chile - Researchers describe findings in melanoma vaccines studies

University of College Dublin - Structure of GIP fragment determined

University of Colorado - Mammary ECM composition and function are altered by reproductive state

University of Dundee - New data illuminates research in diabetes pathogenesis

University of East Anglia, U.K. - Better social research needed but it doesn't come cheap

University of Erlangen-Nurnberg - Effects of VASP deficiency on murine cochlear function determined

University of Extremadura - Oral tryptophan affects rat serotonin/melatonin levels and innate immunity

University of Florida - Taking herbs with other drugs may harm health and fizzle finances

University of Freiburg - Utility of computer navigation in cochlear implantation evaluated

University of Gdansk -  Vibrio harveyi and Escherichia coli chaperone machineries compared

University of Geneva - Circadian gene expression in fibroblasts characterized

University of Glasgow - Reports add new data to vaccines adjuvant research

University of Groningen Hospital - Brain death-induced transcriptional changes in rat kidneys characterized

University of Guelph - Embryos derived from PSOS SCs exhibit enhanced preimplantation development

University of Illinois - Routine use of nose-to-stomach tube slows recovery from abdominal surgery

University of Ioannina - Researchers' work adds to head and neck cancer body of knowledge

University of Iowa - Colposuspension and pubovaginal sling are most effective surgical treatments

University of Iowa - Research add new data to cancer vaccines body of knowledge

University of Iowa - Studies add new findings to pulmonary medicine body of knowledge

University of Kentucky, Lexington - Proteasome inhibition increases DNA/RNA oxidation in astrocytes and neurons

University of Klinikum Hamburg Eppendorf - Stem-like cells present in hepatoblastoma

University of Leipzig - Findings in Alzheimer disease provide new insights

University of Lodz - Acrylamide may impair DNA repair

University of London School Hyg & Trop Med - Mortality rates from HIV/AIDS vary greatly among sub-Saharan African countries

University of Louisville - Murine model of diabetic nephropathy developed

University of Manchester, U.K. - Research could lead to new treatments for blindness

University of Medicine, Berlin - Changes in expression of RNA-binding proteins may control collagen synthesis

University of Melbourne - DiOHF is able to prevent vascular reperfusion injury

University of Melbourne - Vaccine trials used to estimate burden of disease

University of Michigan - Activity not out of the question for people with chronic pain

University of Michigan - CXCR4 regulates growth of both primary and metastatic breast cancer

University of Michigan - Ex vivo models define enzymes essential to neovascularization

University of Michigan - Neutrophils analyzed, novel behavior during sepsis revealed

University of Mississippi - Dentinal lesions studied, infleuence of multiple lesions on pulp clarified

University of Missouri - Peptide chaperone studied, role in amyloid fibrillogenesis and toxicity revealed

University of Missouri, Columbia - No correlation between HIV fusion peptides and their membrane affinities

University of Munster - Gangliosides and glycoproteins are receptors for the anticancer drug rViscumin

University of Munster - Gene polymorphisms lead phenotypic traits in Klinefelter syndrome patients

University of Mysore - Cytosolic alanine aminotransferases studied, effect of starvation clarified

University of Naples - Cardiac performance is correlated with growth hormone status

University of New Mexico - "Alzheimer's gene" makes it harder to "remember to remember" even if healthy

University of Newcastle - CaMKII studied, activity after long-term hippocampal potentiation clarified

University of North Carolina - Tethered mucins prevent adenoviral transfection of respiratory epithelium

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Alterations in the murine GAPDS gene produce infertility in male mice

University of Nottingham - G protein activation studied, evidence for agonist-specific reaction revealed

University of Oslo - Data advance knowledge in cancer vaccines research

University of Oxford - Association of insulin receptor substrate 1 gene with diabetes disputed

University of Paris - Liver regeneration studied, stromal factor and receptor expression revealed

University of Parma - Successful cochlear implantation reported in Paget disease patient

University of Pennsylvania - Adeno-associated virus transduction requires intracellular viral processing

University of Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris - Adjuvant interleukin-12 immunogene therapy manages metastatic lesions

University of Pittsburgh - Obesity partially accounts for influence of PCOS and C-reactive protein on IMT

University of Pittsburgh - Recent findings in liver transplantation described

University of Pittsburgh - Regulation and function of TFF3 in biliary tree characterized

University of Portsmouth, U.K. - EU-funded project expected to yield long-term benefit to amputees

University of Rome La Sapienza - Raloxifene modulates IL-6 and TNF-alpha synthesis in vivo

University of Rouen - BRCA2 rearrangements in male breast cancer families without BRCA1/2 mutations

University of Sevilla - Selective COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib delays gastric ulcer healing

University of Sheffield - Statins do not influence inhibitory effects of clopidogrel on platelet responses

University of Sherbrooke - Angiotensin II receptor studied, effect of domain mutagenesis reported

University of Siena - Novel CPB perfusion route suitable for use in thoracic aorta repair

University of Southern California - Recovery of morbidly obese surgical patients better with desflurane

University of Texas - Relationship between gene expression, smoking and survival clarified

University of Texas Southwestern - Auditory screening for newborns can be successful,

University of Texas, Austin - In situ microfabrication allows for alteration of neuronal development

University of Tokushima - Leukoprotease inhibitor is a defense against influenza A virus infection

University of Tokyo - Cord blood transplantation safe/effective for adult hematologic malignancies

University of Toronto - Longer cardiac rehab programs necessary, say researchers

University of Toronto - The role of PINK1 polymorphism in Parkinson disease etiology remains undefined

University of Utah - Scheme for modeling current flow within heart reduces relative error

University of Utrecht -  Salmonella enteritidis cell invasion studied, role of flagella clarified

University of Utrecht - Review focuses on remodeling of myocardial gap junctions during hypertrophy

University of Virginia, Charlottesville - Sintered polymeric microsphere matrix used for tissue-engineered bone formation

University of Wageningen & Research Center -  Clostridium perfringens can adapt to low temperatures

University of Washington - Contextual analysis of breastfeeding duration conducted

University of Washington - Research in neuroscience provides new insights

University of Yamanashi - Blunted reduction of pulse pressure at night may play a role in CV complications

VA Medical Center, Vermont - HIV receptor expression on ectocervical cells investigated

Vasomedical, Inc. - Cardiovascular-focused company reports 2Q fiscal 2005 financial results

Veeco Instruments Inc. - Microscope manufacturer introduces high-resolution unit for nanoscience research

ViOptix, Inc. - U.S. FDA gives market clearance for noninvasive tissue oxygen measuring device

WL Laboratories - Developing laboratory launches herbal acne gel

Wageningen University - Sweet preferences and sugar consumption of children reported

Waseda University, Tokyo - Heme-degrading capacity of RES does not surpass ability to eliminate bilirubin

Washington University, St. Louis - Harmonic phase analysis yields results comparable to homogeneous strain analysis

Washington University, St. Louis - Potentially harmful fluoride levels found in some instant teas

Wholefood Farmacy Corp. - Health and wellness products company comments on dietary guidelines

Wonkwang University, Jeonbuk - Osteopontin expressed in activated rat hepatic stellate cells

Wood Mackenzie - Study asserts total 10-year cost of Medicare Modernization Act overestimated

World Health Organization - 700,000 AIDS patients in developing countries now receiving treatment

Yale University - Studies describe new findings in hormone replacement therapy research

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. - Prescription medication for symptoms of overactive bladder launched in U.S.

Yonsei University - Microalbuminuria prevalence determined in young patients with diabetes

Yonsei University College of Medicine - Dominant negative protein receptor mitigates arterial hyperplasia

Zassi Medical Evolutions, Inc. - Sole-source agreement awarded by Premier, Inc. for bowel management system

sanofi-aventis Group - U.S. FDA licenses menactra vaccine against meningococcal infection