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Table of Contents . . . April 1st, 2005
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Avax Technologies, Inc. - Alliance established for trial of non-small cell lung cancer vaccine
Finance - Clinical software maker reports revenue in excess of $25M in fourth quarter
SmartPill Diagnostics, Inc. - Clinical trials underway for ingestible GI monitoring system at first of 5 sites
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions - Electronic health record software selected by Indiana healthcare system
Ankara Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital - Atrioventricular wall perforation from transvenous lead implantation reported
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Comm - Studies describe new findings in obstetrics research
Beaumont Hospital - Peptides targeting VEGF limit its autocrine and paracrine functions
Bioterrorism - Nebraska Medical Center opens biocontainment unit
Business Update - Doctor exodus may cost Connecticut millions of dollars
Business Update - Paper highlights benefits of digital technology in hospitals
Business Update - Westchester Medical Center could run out of funds by summer officials say
Cardiology - Researchers identify enzyme that predicts heart disease
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles - XIAP gene transfer corrects the adverse effects of immunosuppressive therapy
Children's Hospital Michigan, Detroit - Case highlights the potential multifactorial pathogenesis of cytopenias
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Brain linked to mind in a common chromosomal disease
Children's Hospital, Philadelphia - Resurrecting free play in young children may help prevent obesity
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center - High-intensity focused ultrasound shows promise for cardiac valve ablation
Compiegne Hospital Center - Clinical significance of mitral valve SAM during DSE clarified
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals, LLC. - Company announces strategic alliance to develop new cancer therapies
Duke University - Implanted devices detect high-risk heart failure patients
Genaera Corp - Positive preliminary data presented for EVIZON
General Hospital Ptuj - New findings in coronary artery disease described
Gilead Sciences - Data comparing Viread vs. Abacavir presented at meeting
Gui de Chauliac Hospital, Montpellier - Several factors influence the physiological neurogenesis process
Guy's Hospital, London - Rare case of primary intratesticular leiomyosarcoma in a mixed-race man reported
Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem - Study suggests hPar1 and FAK cooperate to promote malignancy
Health Coverage - Medicare Advantage turnaround continues
Healthcare Access - Rejection of plan for hospital has Tunica officials scrambling
Healthcare Coverage - Insurance companies team with Boise, Idaho, Chambers of Commerce for discount
Healthcare Coverage - Tennessee Governor denies plan to financially drain TennCare advocates
Healthcare Reform - Former Human Services chief, doctor write book on health reform
Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Buenos Aires - Soluble thrombomodulin levels aren't indicative of endothelial injury
Information Technology - Advanced ICU Care signs agreement to license ICU technology
Information Technology - Agfa launches integration services portfolio
Intraop Medical, Inc. - European cancer centers form European Consortium for Research in IORT Studies
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung - Dexamethasone acts on nucleus tractus solitarii to elicit hypertension
Karolinska Hospital - Utility of anesthetic depth monitors compared using novel gold standard
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. - Healthcare facilities company completes acquisition of Pharmacy Partners, Inc.
Legal Issues - Nurse at Philadelphia nursing home convicted of cutting patients' feeding tubes
Mergers & Acquisitions - Amedisys acquires home health agency from North Arundel Hospital
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