Managed Care Business Week

Louisiana State University - Options in bariatric surgery reviewed

Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry - Cytokine activity in schizophrenia reviewed

Mayo Clinic & Mayo Foundation - Primary sclerosing cholangitis heightens the risk for cholangiocarcinoma

MedImmune, Inc. - CFO appointed, senior executives promoted at biotech firm

Medical Error - Florida doctor loses license after patients die from overdoses

Medical University of Lodz - Role of CD59 in polymyositis and dermatomyositis determined

Mental Healthcare - New York senate introduces own mental health parity bill

Mergers and Acquisitions - Maxis Health System to join Catholic Health East

MetaMateria Partners, LLC - NanoDynamics acquires balance of nanomaterial synthesis technology company

National Center for Genome Resources - Non-profit research institute names chief operating officer

Neurogen Corp. - Drug-discovery company reports on portfolio, announces lower first quarter net losses

NexMed, Inc. - NexACT maker reports Q1 net loss of just under $4 million

Northwestern University - Microvascular obstruction underlies stent-related myonecrosis

Novavax, Inc. - Vaccine maker reports 170% increase in total revenues during first quarter

Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. - Additional data needed to support Oxymorphone ER New Drug Application

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - Gammadelta T cells and NK cells play key roles in innate tumor surveillance

Pfizer - Patients with schizophrenia reduce weight and lipids in Geodon study

Prefectural University of Kumamoto - Dietary protein modulates effect of CLA on lipid metabolism in rats

Prescription Drugs - Democrats want task force on drug imports to speed recommendations

Prescription Drugs - Man pleads guilty to selling prescription drugs online

Prescription Drugs - Wisconsin Governor adds more medications to state prescription drug site

Preventive Medicine - Study suggests breastfeeding reduces cardiovascular risk later in life

Probiodrug AG - Method to determine incretin hormone levels in human plasma developed

Ricardo Gutierrez Children Hospital - P6 protein intranasal vaccine protects against Haemophilus influenzae

SRD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company acquires drug patents for novel AIDS treatment

Scott and White Hospital and Clinic, Temple - Temporary coronary guidewire pacing feasible during percutaneous intervention

State University of Campinas - Anti-tumor activity of dehydrocrotonin and derivatives evaluated

TNO Human Factors Institute - Trial found no impact of Malarone on performance and alertness tasks

Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry - Japanese girls' attitudes to eating disorders vary with age, knowledge

U-Systems, Inc. - Ultrasound systems manufacturer appoints new member to board of directors

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Fate of chemicals in skin after dermal application investigated

Univ. of California, San Diego - Questionnaire and potassium sensitivity test enable quick diagnosis

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Secondary hormonal treatment is indicated for recurrent prostate cancer

Univ. of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Relaxin aids in the establishment and maintenance of early pregnancy

University of Alabama - The survivin promoter is tumor-specific in virus-mediated gene therapy

University of Antioquia - Parkin mutation renders lymphocytes susceptible to apoptosis

University of Birmingham - MMR vaccine controversy offers insights into health risk communication

University of California - Urban homeless often battle chronic lung disease

University of Copenhagen - Ghrelin receptor activity is signaling set-point in appetite regulation

University of E Anglia - Enzyme inhibitor enhances the work of breast cancer adjuvant endocrine therapy

University of Florence - Somatostatin receptor subtype 2 represents cell differentiation marker in tumors

University of Illinois - Early childhood ear infections linked to asthma

University of Iowa - Charnley hip replacements durable over three decades

University of Kiel - Angiogenic inhibition may benefit patients with degenerative Achilles tendons

University of Liverpool - Assessment interview boosts anorexia patients' motivation to gain weight

University of Mississippi - Novel hLAMP-1 clones should facilitate study

University of Naples - Cognitive impairment is common in older patients with congestive heart failure

University of Pisa - Innovative tissue engineering structure powerful means to study cell response

University of Pittsburgh - Prostate-specific antigen doubling time is useful in finding recurrent disease

University of Sao Paulo - A subfamily of Ras-related genes may be a tumor suppressor in prostate cancer

University of Sao Paulo - Genes coding for immunomodulatory T. cruzi mucins identified

University of South Florida - Researchers discuss cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and its variants

University of the Basque Country - Blastocyst-derived cell is source of neural derivates for differentiation study

Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Dalbavancin superior to vancomycin for bloodstream infections, data shows

Wageningen University - Leptin responsiveness not affected by variation in leptin receptor gene

Wake Forest University - Monkey study suggests ET may lower androgens in postmenopausal women

Warmia-Masuria University -  Anisakis simplex larvae reduce pepsin activity after infection

West Nile Virus - Health officials fear complacency as another bout with West Nile begins

Yale University - Apoptosis of vasopressinergic hypothalamic neurons occurs in diabetes

Yale University - Cancer expert calls for faster drug development process