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Table of Contents . . . September 22nd, 2006
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Advanced Arm Dynamics - Advanced Arm Dynamics awarded $35.92 million contract for prosthetic care to soldiers
Fitch Ratings - Fitch affirms St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District 2 (Louisiana) GOs at 'A-'
ORTHOsoft - ORTHOsoft reaches record level in direct sales during second quarter
- Health plan delivery system organization affects healthcare clinical quality
Awards - Cigna Behavioral Health employee assistance program recognized as best
Biosite - Biosite and Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve sign kidney injury collaboration
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Glioma patients tolerated a combination of EGFR and mTOR inhibitors
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Obese orthopedic patients have higher postoperative complication and failure rates
Business Update - Blue Shield of California develops network to enhance quality, control costs of bariatric surgeries
Business Update - MedMined extends data mining infection surveillance services to 200 U.S. hospitals
Business Update - Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, MedAssets form affiliation for supplies and services
Business Update - Vigilan launches updated version of assisted living operations management software
CVS/pharmacy - CVS/pharmacy to present $2.1 million to ALS Therapy Alliance
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - Less invasive techniques shrink rehab period in joint replacement surgery at Cedars-Sinai
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, U.K. - Findings from the United Kingdom, Australia and Italy describe new data in HIV/AIDS research
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, U.S. - New findings from the United States and United Kingdom in the area of meningitis described
Crucell - Research from Netherlands, Switzerland and United States add new data to vaccines body of knowledge
Diagnostics - Findings from Finland, Japan and Sweden advance knowledge in diagnostics research
Duke University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Austria describe findings in lung cancer studies
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Hepatitis C virus naturally occurring recombinant genotype identified
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm growth is reduced in statin users
First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, People's Republic of China - Thrombolytic agents improve outcome for patients treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Free University of Brussels, Belgium - PCR detects low HIV-1 RNA in semen preparations used for assisted reproduction
Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium - New research from Belgium, Japan and the United Kingdom in the area of neurology detailed
Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, U.K. - Studies from the United Kingdom and United States add new findings to cardiology body of knowledge
Harefield Hospital, Harefield, U.K. - Reports from the United Kingdom, Austria and Canada advance knowledge in angiology research
Healthcare Access - SwedishAmerican Hospital joins CIGNA HealthCare managed care network
Healthcare Costs - Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy offers advice for managing drug expenses
Healthcare Coverage - America's Health Insurance Plans makes a statement on the U.S. Census Bureau's uninsured report
Hippokratio General Hospital, Athens, Greece - Deferoxamine and deferiprone together improve liver iron deposition and glucose intolerance
Hospital Privado Center Medical Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina - Autologous stem cell transplantation predicted by cell number in blood
Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain - Antioxidant, hypolipidemic, and anti-inflammatory effects are exerted by red grape juice
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Taiwan and Japan detail new studies and findings in the area of arthritis
Hutzel Women's Hospital, Detroit, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States and QC H9X 3V9; kristine illuminate research in obstetrics
INSERM U720, France - Predictors identified for losses to follow-up among HIV-infected patients
Institute Salud Carlos III, Spain - Cefotaxime and ceftazidime resistance Escherichia coli can spread between health facilities
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, U.K. - Recent studies from the United Kingdom and Brazil add new data to anesthesia research
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