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MD Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . March 17th, 2006

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Harris Interactive, Inc. - Despite risks, adults not shying away from cosmetic surgery and other treatments

Hospira, Inc. - Hospira launches LifeCare PCA infusion system

Information Technology - GetWellNetwork signs twelve new agreements with U.S. hospitals

LMS Medical Systems Inc. - LMS Medical Systems reports year to date revenue increase of 34% up to US$1.15 million

Allergy & Immunology - Allergy sufferers no better off with high efficiency vacuum cleaners

Allergy & Immunology - Asthma treatment sought at emergency departments when care is delayed

Allergy & Immunology - OTC decongestant as effective as prescription drug in relieving hay fever symptoms

Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas - Acute graft-versus-host disease can be diagnosed by high levels of donor T-cell chimerism

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Neurodegenerative disease could benefit from regulation of cAMP response element transcription

Bristol Royal Infirmary & General Hospital - QOL scores linked to surgical outcome for cancer of esophagus or gastric cardia

Business Update - IPC-The Hospitalist Company reports continued growth and expansion

Cardiogenesis Corp. - Successful clinical application of PHOENIX TMR plus stem-cell delivery system announced

Care Fusion - Care Fusion signs agreement with GE Healthcare for Wireless CareAssist

Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles - Coronary artery disease assessment and nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and MRI roles are examined

Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer - Laryngectomy pharyngeal closure with linear stapler safe and cost-effective

Chiang Mai University - High frequency of G9 rotavirus detected in children with diarrhea in Thailand

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Chromosome rearrangements not as random as believed

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Strokes in children need to be recognized quickly

Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC - Sexual differences in immune response appear at puberty

Diet & Nutrition - Calcium and vitamin D help women avoid hip fracture, but not other fractures

Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam - Osteoporosis not always linked to gene variant for low bone mineral density

Federal Armed Forces Medical Center Ulm - Endotracheal intubation prehospital airway management safe despite complications

Gastroenterology - Colonic ischemia, serious constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome studied using insurance claims

Group Hospital Pitie Salpetriere, Paris - Harakiri may contribute to the delayed hypersensitive reaction in AIDS patients

Guy's Hospital, London - In gynecologic laparoscopy, ProSeal and SLIPA SLAs reduce surgery time

Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem - Intravenous NDV-HUJ oncolytic virus examined in glioblastoma multiforme

Healthcare Costs - U.S. forecasters predict health spending will reach $4 trillion in 10 years

Healthcare Coverage - Pets Best to provide comprehensive insurance plans for pet owners and their pet family members

Helsinki University Central Hospital - Snoring is not relieved by nasal surgery despite improvement in nasal resistance

Hopital Paris - Reports describe recent advances in leukemia research

Hyogo Medical Center for Adults - Findings describe new data in prostate cancer research

Information Technology - Delaware children's hospital selects demand management software system

Information Technology - Healthcare information company Solucient signs agreement with Continuum Health Partners

Information Technology - Jopari, JT2 sign agreement for compliant paperless medical bill processing in California

Information Technology - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital deploys EMscribe Dx computer assisted coding solution

Information Technology - TVR, Zodiac Gaming to provide interactive video games to hospital patients, visitors, staff

Johannes Gutenberg-University Hospital, Mainz - Measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine is immunogenic and safe in children

Johns Hopkins University Hospital - Methylation of tumor-suppressor genes linked to oral squamous-cell carcinoma

Juntendo University, Tokyo - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer

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