Law and Health Weekly

HIV/AIDS - Breaking Down Barriers: a Woman's Path to Reducing HIV Stigma in the Arab American Community

HIV/AIDS - HIV drugs, Abacavir and Didanosine increase the risk of heart attack

HIV/AIDS - Host Jennifer Love Hewitt Joins SBE, the Abbey and Los Angeles Magazine for 'The Envelope Please,' Benefiting AIDS Project Los Angeles

HIV/AIDS - Imitating monkey's 'jumping genes' could lead to new treatments for HIV

HIV/AIDS - New hope for hepatitis C sufferers

HIV/AIDS - Novel mathematical model predicts new wave of drug-resistant HIV infections in San Francisco

HIV/AIDS - U of M researchers determine structure of protein that mutates DNA of the AIDS virus HIV-1

HLTH Corporation - HLTH Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter Financial Results

HLTH Corporation; WebMD - HLTH Corporation and WebMD Announce Agreement to Merge

Hooper Holmes - Hooper Holmes Updates Guidance

Hormones - Cook Pharmica Names Fred Larimore, Ph.D., Vice President of Scientific Affairs, CSO

Hormones - New findings on emerging contaminants

HOYA ConBio - HOYA ConBio Announces Educational Agreement With LVI Global

HTP, Inc. - HTP Charity Compliance Manager(SM) Helps Hospitals Meet IRS 990 Requirements

HUG Video Productions - New Scenic Relaxation Videos Help Reduce Stress, Promote Sense of Calm and Tranquility

Hypertension - Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Reaches Milestone with Filing of NDA for First Product, CloniBID, to Treat Hypertension

Hypertension - Blacks awaiting lung transplants more likely to die or be denied than whites

Hypertension - Drinking milk may help ease the pressure

Hypertension - Impact of electronic personal health record on hypertension under study

I-Flow Corporation - I-Flow Announces Closing of Acquisition of AcryMed Incorporated

IBF Conferences, Inc. - IBF Conferences Inc., (International Business Forum) and BioEnterprise Present the 2nd Annual Global Healthcare Investing Conference

ID Analytics, Inc. - ID Analytics' Identity 2008: See More Potential Conference

IDM Pharma, Inc. - IDM Pharma Announces Compliance With NASDAQ Minimum Bid Price Requirements

Imaging Technology - IMTEC to Become Technology Solutions Provider for Meat & Livestock Australia

Immunization - Vaccinex Antibody Licensed to GlaxoSmithKline

Imperial College London - Journey to the center of the Earth -- Imperial scientists explain tectonic plate motions

Implants - Ranier Technology Secures GBP8m Funding for its Cadisc Replacement Spinal Discs

Incontinence - Covidien Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell European Incontinence Business

InforMedix Holdings Inc. - Creative Tecknology to Market and Sell InforMedix's Med-eMonitor(TM) System Into its Canadian Customer Base

Ingen Technologies, Inc. - -Ingen Technologies Registers Oxyview(R) in Taiwan-

Input - Federal Health IT Market to Reach $4.5 Billion by 2013

Institute for Health Freedom - IFH Says Google Personal Health-Records System Gives Consumers Greater Control Over Privacy than HIPAA Rules

Insulet Corporation - Insulet Corporation to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results on Monday, March 17

Insulin Resistance - Impaired fat-burning gene worsens diabetes

Integrand Software, Inc. - Integrand Joins TSMC's 65-nanometer RF Tool Qualification Program

Integrated Benefits Institute - Integrated Benefits Institute Accepting 2007 Employer Benchmark Data

Intelligent Data - Mayo Clinic Chooses Brainware to Automate Invoice Processing

International Neuromodulation Society - The International Neuromodulation Society Reports Record Growth in Professional Membership and Attendance at World Congress

IntriCon Corporation - Demand for Body-Worn Devices Drives IntriCon's Strong Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results

Iowa State University - Iowa Staters talk biofuels, healthy oils and 'pharma crops' at AAAS meeting

JAMA and Archives Journals - Survival rates appear to differ among level I trauma centers

Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Javelin Pharmaceuticals Names Peter Kiernan to Board of Directors

Johns Hopkins University - New technology makes 3-D imaging quicker, easier

Journal of Experimental Medicine - Why recovery from flu may increase odds of bacterial infection

Kaiser Permanente - Greg Cleary Named Vice President, Membership Administration for Kaiser Permanente

Kansas State University - K-State Trauma Researcher Says Being Prepared, Taking Action Are Vital in Preventing Tragedies Like the One at NIU

Kaydon Corporation - Kaydon Corporation Announces Key Management Appointments

Kensey Nash Corporation - Kensey Nash Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for New Safe-Cross(R) Vessel Wall Detection Technology

Kensey Nash Corporation - Kensey Nash to Present at the Canaccord Adams Small-Cap Orthopedics Conference

Kidney Cancer - Onyx Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Twelve-Month 2007 Financial Results

Kidney Disease - AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces FDA Acceptance for Filing of Ferumoxytol New Drug Application in Chronic Kidney Disease

Kidney Disease - California Dialysis Patients and Providers Visit State Capitol to Oppose Medi-Cal Cuts to Life-Saving Dialysis Services

Kidney Failure - Study: Before a CT scan or angiogram, many people should take inexpensive drug to protect kidneys

Kidney Transplants - New Independent Research Study Indicates That Cylex's ImmuKnow Test May Identify Kidney Transplant Patients at Risk for Early Acute Rejection

Kidneys - Renal Solutions, Inc., a Portfolio Company of ATEL Ventures, Inc. and Oxford Finance Corporation, Acquired by Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

Kilimanjaro Education Foundation - Video: Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb Saves Local Tanzanian School From Closing

Kryptiq Corporation - Frederick Primary Care Associates Partners With Kryptiq for Patient Online Services

Kryptiq Corporation - Hillsboro Advanced Surgical Care Extends Value of EMR With Connect IQ Secure Messaging

Kurt Salmon Associates - Kurt Salmon Associates Names John Karonis Managing Director, North America

Lasers - Nanotech's health, environmental impacts worry scientists and the public

Learning Disability - An Insightful Look at the Role of Neuroscience and Neuropsychology as It Relates to Response to Intervention

Life Time Fitness, Inc. - Life Time Fitness Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2007 Financial Results

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. - LifePoint Hospitals Announces New Director

LifeSecure Insurance Company - LifeSecure Insurance Company Relocates to Larger Headquarters

LifeSync Corporation - LifeSync Corporation Opens New Research Facility in Atlanta

LifeSync Corporation - LifeSync Hires Dr. Mark Phelps to Lead Research & Development

Liver Cancer - Celsion Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter 2007 Results

LodgeNet Interactive Corporation - LodgeNet Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007

Louisiana State University - LSU researchers challenge analyses on sustainability of Gulf fisheries

Lower Back Pain - Physical Therapists Offer Low-Cost Solution to High-Cost Expenditures for Spinal Conditions

Lung Cancer - Expression Pathology Aids Research in Identifying Biomarkers of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Survival

Macy's - Macy's Thanks for Sharing Campaign Raises Record $13 Million

Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc. - Mad Dogg Athletics and ECA World Fitness Team up to Produce Fitness Conferences

Magnetic Resonance - 'NMR on a chip' features NIST magnetic mini-sensor

Malaria - Appropriate medical screening for antimalarials vital to US military personnel

Malaria - First Lady Laura Bush Visits AED/Netmark Malaria-Control Project in Ghana

Malaria - New model helps scientists understand aspects of parasite biology

Managed Care - New 2008 Health Plan Directory Features Year-End 2007 Enrollment Data and 4,600 Key Executives

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - 24 Hour Fitness Partners With Derek Jeter to Launch Signature Sports Clubs in New York City

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - 3M Teams with Patient Care Technology Systems To Broaden 3M's Track and Trace Portfolio

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Arkansas Non-profit Hospitals Announce $2.6 Million Savings in 2007, $11.4 Million since 2000 Through Premier Healthcare Alliance

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Cleveland Clinic Collaborates with Google

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Enterprise Expands Loan Products to Finance Housing and Healthcare Facilities

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - LifeCycle Pharma Launches Its First Product in the U.S.

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Medsphere and Century City Doctors Hospital Implement Enterprise-wide Clinical Application in Record Time

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Opelousas General Selects McKesson Technology to Advance Patient Safety and Health Care Quality

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - RemedyMD and Dell Team to Deliver Solutions for Information Based Medicine and Research

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Share Issue Gives Cellectricon SEK 89 Million to Continue its Rapid Market Expansion

Marketing and Licensing Agreements - Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Announces Milestone Payment from Inflammation Collaboration

Massachusetts General Hospital - MGH study identifies enzyme that protects against intestinal bacterial toxin

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT expert: How to toughen up environmental treaties

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT physicist to describe strange world of quarks, gluons

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT professor to discuss future of biofuels

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT program aids graduate students

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT researcher: Learning about brains from computers, and vice versa

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT: No easy answers in evolution of human language

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT: Turning 'funky' quantum mysteries into computing reality

Mathematical Modeling - Math model identifies key to controlling epidemic

Mathematical Modeling - Mathematical modeling offers new approaches to fight dual-resistant hospital infections

McGraw-Hill Professional - McGraw-Hill Professional Products Win Awards From Association of American Publishers

McKesson Corporation - Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Chooses McKesson for Advanced Clinical Environment

MD On-Line, Inc. - Blue Shield of California and MD On-Line Make Claims Processing Easier

MedAptus Corporation - MedAptus Selected by Kentucky Medical Services Foundation for Professional Charge Capture Technology

MedCath Corporation - MedCath Announces Venture With Two New Jersey Hospitals

Media Fusion Technologies, Inc. - Media Fusion Technologies Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Medicare and Medicaid - Access Diabetic Supply Helps to Save Lives by Providing Free Diabetic Meters

Medicare and Medicaid - HAP Announces Largest Expansion in Its History With Securing of Statewide Provider Networks for PPO Products

Medicare and Medicaid - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Extends LifeMasters Demonstration Project in Florida

Medicare and Medicaid - TrailBlazer Announces Final Medicare Administrative Contractor Schedule for Claims Processing in Four States

Medivation, Inc. - Medivation Reports Year-End 2007 Financial Results and Pipeline Progress

MedQuist Inc. - MedQuist Announces Appointment of Warren E. Pinckert II to Its Board of Directors

Medtronic, Inc. - Medtronic Board Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend

Medversant Technologies, LLC - Puerto Rico-based New Image Credentialing Services Selects Medversant's OneSource(TM) Physicians Credential Verification System

MemorialCare Medical Centers - MemorialCare Medical Centers CEO Barry Arbuckle Elected Chair of California Hospital Association

Menopause - Menopausal women need better health care and community support in rural areas

Mental Disorders - Examine Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders across the Lifespan

Mental Health - An Introduction to Mental Health Practice Ideal for Non Psychologists

Mental Health - VA Secretary Announces New Walla Walla Facility

Mental Health - Veterans for America's (VFA) Wounded Warrior Outreach Program Responds to Fort Drum in Aftermath of Report

Mental Illness - Arizona State bioethicist says mental illness is subject to biological and sociocultural factors

Mergers & Acquisitions - Amedisys Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire TLC Health Care Services, Inc.

Mesothelioma - Giving Patients a Lift

Metabolic Research, Inc. - Metabolic Research, Inc. to Spin-Off IDZIN, Inc.

Metabolism - Okuma Nutritionals Introduces PolyTeaNx Weight Loss Tea Extract Capsules

MichBio - MichBio Announces Annual Meeting Keynote and Pre-Meeting Workshop

Michigan Health & Hospital Association - Media Statement: MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality OHRP Ruling

Microbiology - Unexplored microbes hold incredible potential for science and industry

Microsoft Corp. - Simplifying and Saving Costs, Methodist Healthcare Completes Shift to Microsoft Technology Infrastructure

Millennium Research Group - Fixed C-Arms Revolutionize Operating Room Environments

Millennium Research Group - Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler Market Skyrockets

Misonix, Inc. - Misonix Announces Initial Sales into Chile

Mobile Anesthesiologists Holdings, LLC - Mobile Anesthesiologists Announces the Spin-Off of its Procurement Operation to Serve the Rapidly Growing Alternate Site Surgical and Diagnostic Market

Molecular Modelling - Multiscale Simulation Methods for Nanomaterials Addresses a Range of Organic, Inorganic and Bio-Materials

Molecular Modelling - New Book Addresses Critical Bioinformatics Research Areas of Protein-Protein Interaction, Molecular Modelling In Drug Design and Structural Biology

Molecular Systems - Siemens Receives FDA Approval for the VERSANT 440 Molecular System

Multiple Sclerosis - Stanford Researchers Find Protein Targets for Potential Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenland's rising air temperatures drive ice loss at surface and beyond

National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research - Coral reefs may be protected by natural ocean thermostat

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - NIST building safety efforts mark fifth anniversary of RI nightclub fire

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Turtle studies suggest health risks from environmental contaminants

National Press Club - FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, MD, to Speak at February 29 National Press Club Luncheon

National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Worldwide effort bringing ALMA telescope into reality

National Science Foundation - Scientists discover 'giant fossil frog from hell'

Nationwide - Spiraling Health Care Costs Cause Sharp Rise in National Retirement Risk Index

Natural Nutrition Inc. - Natural Nutrition CEO Tim Connolly to Appear on Wall Street.net

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - 'Women and children first'

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - Into the abyss: Deep-sixing carbon

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - Is that sea otter stealing your lunch -- or making it?

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - New tool for resolving fisheries conflicts

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - Ocean's fiercest predators now vulnerable to extinction

Neck Pain - 7-year neck pain study sheds light on best care

Neose Technologies, Inc. - Neose Receives Delisting Warning Letter from NASDAQ

Nerve Sheath Tumors - Tumor-targeting viral therapy slows neuroblastoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

Neurochem INC. - Neurochem announces departure of two members of management team

Neurodegenerative Disease - Gene newly linked to inherited ALS may also play role in common dementia

Neuromuscular Disease - 2-way cell talk provides clues about neuromuscular disease

Neurosurgery - Dr. Neil Martin, Chief of Neurosurgery UCLA Medical Center to Present New Cell Phone Solution for Viewing PACS Images Remotely to Diagnose Critically Ill Patients

New York University - Study identifies new patterns of brain activation used in forming long-term memories

NewsworthyStories.com - The Search for Healthier Drinks Turns Up Yerba Mate

NHS Choices - NHS Choices Launches Tool to Assess Drinking Behaviour

NOAA Headquarters - Health effects of pesticide mixtures: Unexpected insights from the salmon brain

NOAA Headquarters - Oregon researchers study widespread areas of low oxygen off northwest coast

NOAA Headquarters - The art of using science to inform ecosystem restoration in Puget Sound

NOAA Research - Can Dungeness crab and eelgrass help improve management of our marine resources?

NOAA Research - Impacts of fossil fuels on fish and people

NOAA Research - Oceans, coasts and your health: Reducing risks and reaping rewards

NOAA Research - Valuing ocean services in the Gulf of Maine -- New approaches for conflict resolution

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Millennium Expands VELCADE(R) (Bortezomib) for Injection Program In Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Bayer and Onyx Provide Update on Phase 3 Trial of Nexavar in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

North American Insurance Leaders, Inc. - North American Insurance Leaders, Inc. Postpones Stockholders Meeting

Northwood Health Systems - Northwood Health Systems Wins a Third National Website Award

NotifyMD, Inc. - Large Healthcare Providers Benefit from New Patient Care Initiatives

Novavax, Inc. - Novavax Enters Into Estrasorb(R) Asset Sale and Supply Agreements with Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC

NTEC - NTEC Announces New Stakeholder, Halff Associates

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Nu Skin Enterprises Announces Increase in Quarterly Dividend

Obesity - American Heart Association Journal Report: Reducing Kids' Salt Intake May Lower Soft Drink Consumption, Reducing Obesity, High Blood Pressure and Later Health Risks

Obesity - Lower-income neighborhoods associated with higher obesity rates

Obesity - Sleep duration may play important role in childhood obesity

Obesity - Society for Adolescent Medicine to Focus on Adolescent Obesity at Annual Meeting in Greensboro, North Carolina

Obesity - Warning: Expert at UH adds obesity to side effects of lead exposure

Obesity and Diabetes - Elixir Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data on Ghrelin Inhibition at Keystone Meeting

Obesity and Diabetes - Large changes needed to address global obesity epidemic

Obesity and Diabetes - Metabolic syndrome linked to cold tolerance

Obesity and Diabetes - Obesity linked to stroke increase among middle-aged women

Obesity and Diabetes - Weight-Loss Surgery Can Cure Diabetes for the Obese

Ocular Disease - MacuSight Expands Management Team With Appointment of Dr. Joel Naor as Chief Medical Officer

Old London - Old London Launches Skinny Jeans Contest

Omnicare, Inc. - Omnicare Appoints Jeffrey W. Ubben to Board of Directors

Oncology - On Second Anniversary, Compendia Bioscience Announces Significant Revenue Growth, Completion of Product Milestone and Expansion of Pharma Customer Commitments

Oncology - OneOncology Announces Senior Staff Promotion

Oncology - RBC Life Sciences Announces MPM Medical Partnership with Kroger

Oncology - Siemens Healthcare Announces Exclusive Partnership With Prowess Inc.

Oncology - Varian Medical Systems Announces Symposia on RapidArc Technology for Faster, More Precise Radiotherapy Treatments

Ophthalmology - Dr. Ira Wong to Assume Medical Director Role for Chakshu Research

Opnext, Inc. - Opnext Names New Senior Vice President Global Sales

Oracle - Swedish Medical Implements Oracle(R) Enterprise Content Management Software to Support New Electronic Medical Record System

Orbel - Orbel Adds In-house Photo Tooling to Become a Fully Integrated Supplier for Photo Chemical Milling and Electroplating

Oregon State University - Climate change has major impact on oceans

Organic Electronics - NanoMarkets Releases White Paper: Pushing Low-Cost Sensors to Market

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - OSI Pharmaceuticals Announces Year End 2007 Financial Results

Ossi, Najem & Rosario - John Travolta and Kelly Preston Help Raise $1.2 million for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida

Osteoarthritis - Osteoarthritis: Which Treatments Work and Which Don't?

Osteoporosis - Link between treating osteoporosis with bisphosphonates and incidence of bone necrosis examined

Osteotech, Inc. - Osteotech Reports 2007 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Financial Results; Full Year Revenue of $104.3 Million Exceeds $100 Million Milestone; Diluted Earnings Per Share Was $.15 in 2007

Ovarian Cancer - Phase II Results for Yale's Early Stage Ovarian Cancer Blood Test 99% Accurate

Oxford University Press - Zoologists challenge longstanding theory that 'eyespots' mimic the eyes of predators' enemies

Pace Analytical Services, Inc. - Pace Analytical Services, Inc., Purchases Laucks Testing Laboratory, Inc.

Pain Management - Physicians focus on stopping pain epidemic

Paine & Partners, Llc - Paine & Partners, LLC Announces Sale of Byram Healthcare to OPG Groep N.V.

Pancreatic Disease - SiDMAP Founders to Provide Metabolomics Component of $5.6 Million Center Grant from the NIH to Study Mechanisms of Action in Both Inflammatory and Proliferative Diseases of the Pancreas

Parexel International Corporation - Announcement in Relation to the Movement in the ClinPhone Share Price

Patents - ISO 14971-Certified Risk Management System Yields First Labeling Translation Patent

Patents - Start Licensing, Inc. Challenges Korean Company's Provision of Dog Cloning Services

Pathology - Congressman Buchanan Tours Florida Clinical Laboratory; Learns Vital Role in Patient Care

Pediatrics - Child obesity seen as fueled by Spanish language tv ads

Pediatrics - Children's Hospital Researchers Pursue Multiple Approaches to Preventing and Treating Type 1 Diabetes

Pediatrics - National survey shows minority children experience multiple disparities in health care

Pediatrics - Neonatologists and Pediatricians Highlight Progress and Barriers to Preemie Care

Penn State - Solar cell directly splits water for hydrogen

Penn State - Will North Atlantic threshold response to ocean changes be enough?

Pennsylvania Bio - Pennsylvania Bio Re-Launches the Pennsylvania Bio MedTRACK Database

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces Investment in UPMC Braddock Expansion

Perot Systems Corporation - Perot Systems Ranked #1 IT Vendor by Healthcare Providers

Pharmion Corporation - Pharmion Corporation Announces 2007 Operating Results

Physiology - Europe's Columbus laboratory leaves Earth

Picis - Picis' Customer Results Featured at HIMSS 08 Annual Conference

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. - Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2007 Financial Results

POZEN Inc. - POZEN's Dr. William Kelce Appointed Adjunct Associate Professor at UNC, Chapel Hill

PPD, Inc. - PPD Announces Plan to Repurchase Shares of its Common Stock

Prematurity - Researchers Aim to Prevent Global Prematurity and Stillbirths

Premerus - Premerus Issues Study Addressing Medical Misdiagnosis in America 2008: a Persistent Problem with a Promising Solution

Premier Inc. - 32 Participants in Premier Insurance Management Services Share $733,000 in Experience Credit Payments

Premier Inc. - Premier Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with New Agreements for Exam Room Furniture

Premier Inc. - Premier Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with New Contracts for Material Safety Data Sheets

Princeton University, Engineering School - Panel identifies greatest technological research challenges of the 21st century

Principal Financial Group - The Principal Financial Group Women in Business Teleclass Shows Companies and Employees Get Physically and Financially Fit

Priority Health - Priority Health Expands Coverage Area

Proctitis - Positive results from phase 1 clinical trials of cuprindro

Prostate Cancer - Diagnostic Center for Disease: Prostate Biopsy Spreads Prostate Cancer Cells

Prostate Cancer - Early warning: PSA testing can predict advanced prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Announces Filing of IND with APOPTONE(TM) in Hormone Sensitive Cancers to Commence Phase I/II Clinical Trial in Late-Stage Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer - New, noninvasive prostate cancer test beats PSA in detecting prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Overweight and obese men have lower PSA values, even before they get prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - PSA testing can predict advanced prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Study identifies which men are likely to have persistent prostate cancer

Psychiatry - Psychiatric Solutions Reports a 27% Increase in Fourth Quarter Earnings to $0.42 per Diluted Share

Psychotherapy - UT Knoxville researcher links psychological research to practice

Public Health - Public Health Service Bureau Changes Name to Ramsell Public Health Rx and Expands Offering with Introduction of New Pharmacy Benefit Management Solution

Purdue University - Gene guards grain-producing grasses so people and animals can eat

Pure Med Spa - Pure Med Spa appoints William C. Korner as President and CEO - Correction from Source

Pure Med Spa - Pure Med Spa(TM) appoints William C. Korner as CEO

QSGI, Inc. - QSGI Announces Onsite Data Security Services Contract with Major Veterinary Technology Company

QuadraMed Corporation - QuadraMed Corporation Appoints New Director

Quantum - ADVISORY/Quantum CEO To Speak At 2008 National Pay for Performance Summit in Los Angeles

Quidel Corporation - Quidel Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results

Quixtar Inc. - Quixtar Announces Fifth Consecutive Year of Billion-Dollar Sales

Radiation Therapy - Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. Completes Merger with an Affiliate of Vestar Capital Partners, L.P.

Radiography - Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Swissray's Innovation and Leadership in the Design, Manufacture, and Marketing of High-tech ddR Technology

Radiology - American Imaging Management Launches Patient Safety Program to Increase Awareness of Radiation Dose Associated with Advanced Imaging Procedures

Radiology - CORTOSS(R) Podium Presentation at 2008 ASSR Meeting

Radiology - Foundation Radiology Group and Brownsville Tri-County Hospital Sign Long-Term Contract for Diagnostic Imaging Services

Radiology - Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Selects Patient Care Technology Systems' Tracking Software for Radiology Department

Raymond James & Associates - Raymond James Health Care Investment Banking Group Advises Amedisys on $395 Million Acquisition of TLC Health Care Services, Inc.

RBC Life Sciences - RBC Life Sciences Names Vice President of Marketing

REACT Systems, Inc. - REACT Systems Expands Healthcare Industry Presence Via Partnerships with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Seton Medical Center

Ready two Go - Ready two Go(TM) Brings New Stylish FUN to Safer Sex

Regulatory Actions - FDA Grants Priority Review for Daiichi Sankyo, Lilly Drug, prasugrel

Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) - Biotech Pioneer William J. Rutter to Deliver Keynote at 2008 RAPS Horizons Conference

RehabCare Group, Inc. - John Short Appointed to Maryville University Board of Trustees

Rehabilitation Research - Robert Fahlman Announces ''Paradigm Hero'' Thomas Eckel

Reproductive Health - Fish devastated by sex-changing chemicals in municipal wastewater

Research and Markets - Analyse the Molecules That Changed the World

Research and Markets - Discover the Issues That Will both Concern and Excite the Pharmaceutical Industry in 2008 in this Specialised Report

Research and Markets - Handbook of GC/MS Fundamentals and Applications is Available Now

Research and Markets - Pocket Guide to Teaching for Medical Instructors 2nd Edition Now Available

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: Gain Insight into Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; One of the World's Leading Pharmaceutical Companies With New Report

Research and Markets - Research and Markets: the Nutraceuticals Market in 2007 Was INR18.75 Billion and is Expected to Grow at 20% CAGR to Achieve a Market Size of INR27 Billion in 2009 - Indian Nutraceuticals 2008

Research and Markets - The Last Two Years Has Seen Omega3 Explode onto the Us Food and Beverage Scene as a Highly Desirable Food Additive

Research and Markets Ltd. - Latest Book 'Metallic Biomaterial Interfaces' is the First to Concentrate on the Highly Important Area of Metal-Based Implants and Their Improved Functionality and Acceptance by the Body

Research and Markets Ltd. - Learn the Best Methods for Effective Writing in Psychology

Research and Markets Ltd. - New Bestseller Provides a Comprehensive, User Friendly, Down-to-Earth Guide to Medical Elementary Statistics

Research and Markets Ltd. - New Edition of How the Immune System Works Essential Reading for Both Medical and Bioscience Students

Research and Markets Ltd. - New Report Examines the Outlook for Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities in the US

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Complete and Comprehensive Analysis of Teleflex, Inc. and Their Competitors Includes a SWOT Framework Analysis

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Gain Insight into Global Healthcare Group Fresenius with New Strategic Analysis Profile

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Get a Complete and Comprehensive Analysis of Cubist Pharmaceuticals

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New NBTY Inc Company Profile Offers Detailed Strategic Analysis of the Company's Business, Examining Its Performance in the OTC Healthcare Market

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New Profile of Dainippon Sumitomo Contains In-depth Product and R&D Reviews, Including Clinical Trial, Lifecycle Management and Analysts Forecasts

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: New Set of Exercises for Problem-Solving in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: Strategic Analysis Profile of ResMed Inc. Details Insightful Company Information Which Addresses Business and Competitor Intelligence Needs

Research and Markets Ltd. - Research and Markets: the Brain Atlas: a Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System, 3rd Edition Available Now

Research and Markets Ltd. - The Indian Pharmaceutical Industry is One of the Fast Growing Sectors of the Indian Economy and Has Made Rapid Strides over the Years

Research and Markets Ltd. - The Second Edition of the Informed Practice Nurse Offers Both the New and Experienced Practice Nurse the Opportunity to Reflect on Their Current Practice

Research and Markets Ltd. - This Book Addresses all the Current, Up-to-Date Developments in Hepatotoxicity From Genomics to In Vitro and In Vivo Models

Research and Markets Ltd. - World Optical Transport and Switching Infrastructure Markets Provides Insights into the Current Trends in the Market and Factors Influencing the Current Growth in the Market

Research and Markets Ltd. - Wound Treatments in Italy Report Offers a Comprehensive Guide to the Size and Shape of the Market at a National Level

Reynolds American Inc. - Reynolds American Subsidiary to Receive Payment Following Gallaher Joint-Venture Termination

RF Technologies, Inc. - The Special Addition Birth Center at Shawnee Mission Medical Center Expands Partnership with RF Technologies(R) to Protect Newborns and Children with Safe Place(R) Infant Security Solution; Offers A

Rice University - Rice computer chip makes Technology Review's top 10

Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute - The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute Announces Its Winter and Spring 2008 Audio Conference Lineup

Robotics - Minnetronix Teams up with St. Paul School for National Robotics Competition

Roche - Press Statement: Roche Affirms That Tamiflu(R) is in Ample Supply Nationwide

Roche - Roche Completes Tender Offer for Ventana Shares

Rotavirus - FDA Advisory Committee Recommends US Approval of Rotavirus Vaccine

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Gb - Darzi Plans Threaten Access to Local Healthcare

Rpr Marketing Communications - Spectragenics Names Rpr Marketing Communications Agency of Record

RTX Healthcare A/S - RTX Healthcare at HIMSS '08

Saatchi & Saatchi - Video: the Saatchi & Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas

Sacramento Central Labor Council - Philanthropist Moe Mohanna Hosts Fundraiser for Honduran Hospital

SAGE Publications - Does socializing make us smarter?

Santarus, Inc. - Santarus Announces Launch of ZEGERID Products by GlaxoSmithKline in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

Schizophrenia - Aussie neuroscientist tests addiction drug

Schizophrenia - Memory Pharmaceuticals & Roche Expand Development Program for MEM 3454 in Schizophrenia

Sciele Pharma, Inc. - Sciele Pharma and LifeCycle Pharma Announce U.S. Market Launch of Fenoglide(TM)

Science and Technology Facilities Council - Edinburgh astronomers deliver 'origins' camera

SeaWeb - Bottom trawling impacts, clearly visible from space

SeaWeb - New research reveals shark superhighways and hotspots

Securian Dental - What Should U.S. Children Expect Under Their Pillows?

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - Nursing Home Workers Strike Over Employer Misconduct

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West - UHW Launches Campaigns for More Than 75,000 Hospital and Nursing Home Workers

SensiGen, LLC - SensiGen Receives Investment from Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Sequenom, Inc. - Sequenom Reports 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

Service Employees International Union - SEIU Members Endorse Sen. Barack Obama

Setaram Inc. - Setaram Inc. Acquires Hy-Energy LLC

Sevocity - Sevocity Adds Practice Management Software to EHR Solution Suite

Shaklee Corporation - Shaklee Introduces New Cinch(TM) Meal-in-a-Bars and Strawberry Shake Mix Flavor

Sidec Ab - Sidec is Granted 4 Million SEK for Vizualisation Project

Siemens Healthcare - Siemens Solutions Help Healthcare Providers Drive Patient Safety Improvements

Signalife, Inc. - Signalife & Athletes Foundation Complete Second Mobile Health Screening

Sikka Software - Sikka Software and Dental Economics Announce Alliance

Skin Cancer - Gene found to play a suppressor role in skin cancer development

Skinny Nutritional Corp. - Celebrities Seen Swigging Skinny Water at the 50th Annual GRAMMY(R) Awards

Sleep Disorders - New Sleep Diagnostic Center Opens at Methodist Mansfield

Small Cell Lung Cancer - Pipeline for Lung Cancer Therapies is Focus of New MedPredict Report

Smiths Medical - Stimulating Catheters for Peripheral Nerve Blocks Now Available from Smiths Medical

Smithsonian - Tropical winter habitat drives natal dispersal of young migratory birds

Smoking - Two New Published Studies Emphasize the Need for Testing Tobacco Use and Second-Hand Smoke Exposure

Smoking - Women and cigarettes, the causes for consumption

Society for Neuroscience - SfN releases 'Best Practices for Protecting Researchers and Research'

Society of Chemical Industry - Global Biopact on biofuels can bring benefits to both rich and poor nations

Society of Nuclear Medicine - PET outperforms CT in characterization of lung nodules

Soil Science Society of America - Tropical soils impede landmine detection

Spectroscopy - New laser technique promises better process control in the pharmaceutical industry

Spectrum Health - Spectrum Health Enhances Web Site With Payment Information

Speech - Linguist tunes in to pitch processing in brain

Spheris - Spheris Elects New Board Member

Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy; University of California, Irvine Stem Cell Scientist; and California Stem Cell Announce Collaboration for Safety Studies for Stem Cell Therapy in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

SRI International - Dr. Caroline Wagner presents on dynamic self-organizing networks in higher education

Stanford University - Group led by Stanford physicist says there's an urgent need for nuclear detectives

Stanford University - Human culture subject to natural selection, Stanford study shows

Stanford University - Stanford's Bill Perry to speak at AAAS on engineering's 'Grand Challenges'

Stanford University - To save or savor? It's decision time for Atlantic bluefin tuna

Stanford University - Unveiling the underwater ways of the white shark

Stem Cell Research - Advanced Cell Technology Demonstrates Efficient Generation of Functional Hepatocytes (Liver Cells) From Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Stem Cell Research - ASU researcher finds direct democracy in science too much of a good thing

Stem Cell Research - BMP signaling, skin stem cells and hair formation

Stem Cell Research - Building brains: Mammalian-like neurogenesis in fruit flies

Stem Cell Research - CalbaTech's LifeStem Subsidiary Announces Joint Venture Agreement with Major California Medical Institute

Stem Cell Research - California Stem Cell Agency Proposes Unjustified Increase in Top Salary Ranges

Stem Cell Research - From stem cells to organs: The bioengineering challenge

Stem Cell Research - National Stem Cell Holding, Inc. Has Engaged BMA Securities to Assist and Advise the Company With Its Current Capital Raise of $3,500,000

Stem Cell Research - Neuralstem Inc. Announces Strategic Investment by Korean CJ CheilJedang Corporation

Stem Cell Research - Protein maintains cross talk between cells that control hair growth

Strategic Diagnostics Inc. - Strategic Diagnostics Expands Executive Team with 26-Year Veteran from Agilent Technologies

Stratus Technologies - Stratus Medical Grade Servers Deliver 24/7 Online Information Access and Application Availability

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. - Fox Hill Senior Condominium Development Thrives During National Housing Slump

Surgery - Americans Well-Represented in the World of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Surgery - Ascension Presents Key Enabling Technology for Minimally Invasive Surgery at IN3 Medical Device Summit

Surgery - Hospital for Special Surgery shares best practices to benefit of British patients

Surgery - Public disagrees with doctors on when it's right

Surgery - Study confirms cardiac surgery drug increases death rate

Surgery - Surgeons Rethink Approach to Minimal Incision Foot and Ankle Surgery

Surgical Technology - B-Line Medical and Immersion Medical Announce Partnership

Surgical Technology - Xylos to Present at the Windhover Investment in Innovations (In3) Medical Device Summit

Symmetry - Awareness Month Helps Keep Nutrition Top of Mind

Tangent Inc. - Tangent to Exhibit New Medical Grade PC Line-up at HIMSS to Help Healthcare Go Digital

Technology4Medicine, Llc - Former Biolase CEO & EVP Launch Technology4Medicine

Tendonitis - Achilles Tendon Surgery Advances Speed Recovery

Terrorism - Sniffing out insider threats

Terumo Interventional Systems - New Manufacturing Techniques Employed in the Terumo Pinnacle TIF Tip(TM) Introducer Sheath Reduce Vascular Complications

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Teva Presents Growth Strategy at Investor Day

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Teva's Developed G-CSF is the First Biosimilar to Receive a Positive Opinion from European Union Regulators

Texas A&M University - Texas A&M testing oral contraceptives for animals

Texas Association of Health Underwriters - Texas Association of Health Underwriters Launches Advocacy Initiative

Textronics, Inc. - Textronics, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance on Textile Electrode

The Amerigroup Foundation - Texas Senator Robert Duncan Honored as 'Champion for Children' by the AMERIGROUP Foundation

The Oaks Center for Cosmetic Dentistry - Smiling on the Campaign Trail - Cosmetic Dentist Michael Kosdon Rates the Candidates

TheraDoc - Three Multi-Hospital Provider Organizations Implement TheraDoc Solutions to Improve Quality of Care

ThermoGenesis Corp. - ThermoGenesis Corp. Announces Voluntary Recall of Selected Lots of AXP Bag Sets

Thomson Healthcare - Thomson Healthcare Announces Next Generation of Medstat Advantage Suite(R)

Thrombectomy - Possis Medical, Inc. Reports Second-Quarter Results

Thrombosis - Half of patients undergoing cerebrovascular stent placement respond poorly to clopidogrel

Thyroid Cancer - Mailman School PH study finds increase in thyroid diseases risk from exposure at Chernobyl

Tissue Banking - Florida Tissue Services Receives National Accreditation

Tissue Engineering - Growing Acceptance of Orthobiological Products Stimulate the Growth of Bone Graft and Bone Grafts Substitutes Market in the United States

Tissue Engineering - Scientists move towards stem cell therapy trials to mend shattered bones

Toolhouse - Toolhouse Creates Website for Cystic Fibrosis Education and Inspiration

Touchstone Health - Managed Care Veteran Jane E. Rollinson Joins Touchstone Health as Chairman of the Board

TransUnion - Columbus Regional Hospital Selects TransUnion's Healthcare Revenue Cycle Platform to Improve Its Emergency Department's Registration Process and Reduce Bad Debt

Travel Health - Novel molecules developed at UB can boost vaccine potency

Tri-Isthmus Group, Inc. - TIGroup Launches Updated Website

TriWest Healthcare Alliance - Joanne Steen Presents Grief Solutions at the Headquarters Marine Corps 2008 Casualty Conference

Tropical Disease - Fact Sheet: Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases Around the World

Tuberculosis - Handbook of Tuberculosis Clinics Diagnostics Therapy and Epidemiology is the Third Volume in This Comprehensive Series on This Deadly Airborne Disease

Tuberculosis - This Complete 3 Volume Set of the Handbook of Tuberculosis Examines in Detail this Infection and its Vaccination Process

Tuberculosis - Vitamin E may increase tuberculosis risk in male smokers with high vitamin C intake

U.S. Department of Labor - U.S. Labor Department Reaches $1 Billion Paid in Part E Benefits Under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Creating Advisory Panel on Rural Health

Uluru Inc. - ULURU Inc. Provides Details On Altrazeal(TM) Launch

Universidad de Granada - Confeccionan el primer mapa de fallas activas situadas en el Arco de Gibraltar, que ayudará a prevenir posibles terremotos

Universidad de Granada - Design the first map of active faults in the Gibraltar Arc to prevent earthquakes

Universidad de Granada - Mujeres y tabaco, causas del consumo

University College London - Giant frog jumps continents

University College London - How believing can be seeing: Study shows how context dictates what we believe we see

University of Alabama at Birmingham - Poxvirus potency uncovered in new atomic map

University of Alberta - Beavers can help ease drought

University of British Columbia - UBC scientist invokes future generations to save tuna populations from collapse

University of Calgary - Who's slowing you down?

University of California - Davis - How crystal becomes a conductor

University of California - Santa Barbara - Small sea creatures may be the 'canaries in the coal mine' of climate change

University of California - Santa Cruz - Past greenhouse warming events provide clues to what the future may hold

University of Central Florida - Where will we find the next generation of engineers?

University of Chicago - Brain waves pattern themselves after rhythms of nature

University of Cincinnati - Rare examination reveals adolescent reaction to Iraq War

University of East Anglia - Nitrous oxide: definitely no laughing matter

University of Florida - Advertisers, neuroscientists trace source of emotions in brain

University of Houston - UH researchers study Hispanic children's activities, views on places to play

University of Leicester - Ancient mystery solved

University of Leicester - Worldwide hunt to solve the mystery of gamma-ray bursts

University of Maryland - Early environment may be key to determining bird migration location

University of Michigan - Aunque los síntomas de depresión mejoren con antidepresivos, el pesimismo puede persistir

University of Michigan - Avian origins: new analysis confirms ancient beginnings

University of Michigan - Birds, bats and insects hold secrets for aerospace engineers

University of Michigan - Haz de láser de Michigan podría haber marcado récord de intensidad

University of Michigan - Hidden art could be revealed by new terahertz device

University of Michigan - Michigan laser beam believed to set record for intensity

University of Michigan - Seeing our spouses more negatively might be a positive

University of Montreal - AMD discovery: New hope for treatment of vision loss

University of Montreal - Nouvel espoir dans le traitement de la perte de vision

University of New Hampshire - Resuscitating our seas -- Noted UNH oceans expert to address annual AAAS meeting

University of Nottingham - Asian tigers urged to reject polluting foreign investors

University of Nottingham - Cool spacedust survey goes into orbit

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - UPMC Completes First Redemption in Auction Rate Bond Tender

University of Southern California - Small bit of a CMOS chip holds 2-D through-the-walls radar imager

University of Southern California - What gives us fingertip dexterity?

University of Washington - In the race to the top, zigzagging is more efficient than a straight line

University of Wisconsin-Madison - The key to quieter Atlantic hurricane seasons may be blowing in the wind

Université Laval - Genetic and environmental hormonal response to stress in children depends on family context

Unotron, Inc. - Washable Keyboard News Debuts as Authoritative Source for Healthcare, Government, Education and Retail Information Technology Decision-Makers

URAC; SNAPforSeniors - URAC Launches Online Decision Support Tool to Ease Housing, Care Transitions

Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Urigen Pharmaceuticals Retains Redington for Investor Programs

Vaccines - ImmunoVaccine Technologies Appoints the Honourable Michael Kirby as Chair

Vaccines - PA Department of Health Reports Rise in Flu Activity; Reminds Public of Need for Flu Shot

ValueOptions, Inc. - ValueOptions(R) Introduces New Program Allowing Members to Distinguish High Performing Providers

Vendormate, Inc. - Vendormate Eases Compliance Burden for Healthcare Vendors

Veninos - "Cycling One Legged Around the USA for Street Kids in Venezuela"

Venture Global Limited - Venture Global Limited Introduces an Innovative Anti-Cellphone Radiation Sticker Named 'VEGO Power Blocker'

Vermillion, Inc. - Vermillion Announces Stockholder Approval of Reverse Stock Split

Verticals onDemand, Inc. - Verticals onDemand Launches First SaaS CRM Application with Full Samples Management Functionality

Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Vion Pharmaceuticals Pays Interest on 7.75% Convertible Senior Notes

Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Vion Pharmaceuticals to Implement a One-for-Ten Reverse Stock Split

Visiprise, Inc. - Visiprise Exceeds 2007 Objectives

VISN It - VISN IT, Provider to SMB Companies, Joins the MSPmentor 100

Vomiting - MonoSol Rx Completes Thin Film Ondansetron Pilot Bioequivalence Study

WebMD - WebMD Announces Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Weight Loss - Leventhal Weight Loss Incorporated President Mark Leventhal to Address Frederick County Bar

Weight Management - Medifast Franchise Systems Sells First Territory in Baltimore

Weil Institute of Critical Care Medicine - What Price to Save a Life?

WeissComm Partners - WeissComm Partners Names Tom Jones Managing Director to Deepen Global Product Communications Offering

Wellness - 1-Minute Wellness Website Helps Business Achieve a Health Culture

Wellness - 5W Public Relations Hosts Exclusive Beauty & Wellness Industry Event

Wellness - BioIQ Raises $2.5M

Wellness - Crystal Light and Mandy Moore Launch Unique Online Wellness Community for Women

Wellness - ZYTO Corp. Receives Commitment for $3 Million

WellPoint, Inc. - WellPoint Named Top Green IT Company by Computerworld Magazine

Wendell-Alan Ltd. - Faster Pain Relief than Flat Hot or Cold Packs: New Torex Roll-On Sleeves Surround Limb for 360-Degree Treatment

West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative - West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative Seeks Exhibitors for Annual Life Science Showcase

Westaim Corporation - Westaim announces 2007 year-end results

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research - Single microRNA fine-tunes innate immune response

Wholly Guacamole - New Guacamole 100-Calorie Packs - the Solution for Clashing February Holidays

Women's Health - AmniScreen(TM) Amniotic Fluid Detection Device is Now Available

Women's Health - BMP Sunstone Completes Sunstone Acquisition

Women's Health - Newly discovered role of thyroid hormone during pregnancy

Women's Health - Rodale Reports 2007 Full-Year Results

Women's Health - Study Shows New Therapy Opens Blocked Fallopian Tubes, Returns Fertility Without Surgery

World Wildlife Fund - Learning from cod collapse to save tuna

Wyeth Consumer Healthcare - Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Names New Head of Global R&D

XTend Medical Corporation - XTend Medical (XMDC) to Issue Ten-Percent Stock Dividend to Shareholders

XTENT, Inc. - XTENT Announces 2007 Financial Results

Zynchros, Inc. - Zynchros Introduces New Chief Technology Officer