Managed Care Business Week

Noguchi Thyroid Clinic & Hospital Fdn., Oita - Crank-shaped sternotomy modifies the reversed T-shaped sternotomy

Novo Nordisk, A/S - EU approves Levemir, a long-acting insulin analog

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Herbert Michael Pinedo joins board of oncology company

Obstetrics - Studies will investigate benefits of early labor at home

Okayama University School of Medicine - Hypothalamus is involved in ghrelin secretion in the lactating rat

Oulu University Hospital - Fatal complications after symmetry aortic connector use described

Oxford University - Drink can improve effectiveness of psychosis drugs, lessen side effects

Oxford University - Selenium in fingernails is not linked to prostate cancer risk in British men

Patient Satisfaction - Waits to see specialists vary widely in major cities

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne - CD28 costimulation triggers tumor recognition by modified T cells

Pharmaceutical Settlement - Arkansas agencies get refunds from drug antitrust case

Poison Centre and Pharmacovigilance Unit - Link between vaccinations and autoimmune disease reviewed

Priority Healthcare Corporation - Specialty distributor provider chosen for Apokyn Parkinson therapy

Quidel Corporation - Diagnostic tests provider announces new board chairman

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. - U.S. FDA grants tentative approval to market fenofibrate tablets

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Thymosin Beta 4 receives Orphan Drug designation for Epidermolysis Bullosa

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Detector-induced acute endotracheal tube occlusion reported

Seoul National University - DNA methylation of integrin alpha 4 gene supports gastric cancer formation

Speedus Corp. - Zargis Acoustic Cardioscan cleared for marketing

St. Lukes Hospital, Milwaukee - De novo liver cancer in liver transplant candidates warrants list advancement

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America - Trial tests diabetes drug in treatment of multiple sclerosis

Thios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company appoints new vice president, clinical development

Tohoku University - Green tea may not decrease the risk of developing breast cancer

Tosoh Corporation - Monoclonal antibodies captured using hydrophobic interaction chromatography

University College, London - ErbB3 is necessary for breast cancer proliferation

University Medical Center Utrecht - Insulin-like growth factors and pancreas beta cells reviewed

University of Amsterdam - HIV-1 variant in patient with low viral load exhibits RNA dimerization defect

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Regulation of myelin proteolipid protein gene expression reviewed

University of Buenos Aires - Anti-cerebral mAChR antibodies involved in cognitive dysfunction

University of Cagliari - Immediate mandibular reconstruction serves oral cavity cancer patients well

University of California San Diego - Alternatively spliced soluble CARs inhibit coxsackievirus infection

University of Ferrara - Oxidative stress may cause endothelial and myocyte dysfunction

University of Florence - CXC chemokines forge a link between inflammation and angiogenesis

University of Glasgow - Mutant of response-regulator homologue from Streptococcus crystallized

University of Granada - Utility of several differet types of latex immunoassay particles compared

University of Graz - Lymphocyte dopamine receptor expression linked to persistent personality

University of Leicester - Telomere length is maintained during early tumorigenesis

University of Limerick - In vitro degradation of insulin-loaded nanoparticles reported

University of Manitoba - Total IgE measurement is valid surrogate for antigen-specific IgE

University of Montreal - Role of anchoring proteins in cardiac sudden death investigated

University of Oklahoma - SYBR green-based assay detects 100% of West Nile virus target region variants

University of Roma Tor Vergata - Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty ameliorate cancer-derived fracture pain

University of S. Florida - Ipsilateral-mammogram computer-aided detection helps reduce false positives

University of Virginia - FGFR-3 signaling helps regulate formation of intestinal crypts

University of Zurich Hospital - Novel technique devised for pediatric mitral valve annuloplasty

University of the Witwatersrand - Smallpox as biological weapon reviewed

Uppsala University - Ubiquitin proteasome system involved in synaptic and axonal degeneration

Valeant Pharmaceuticals - Kinerase product line to expand in 2004

Washington University - Human subjects play mind games

Wayne State University - MUC1 may indicate aggressive phenotypes in pancreatic neoplasia

West Nile Virus - Experts predict the continued spread of West Nile virus this summer

Women's Health - Researcher urges effort to get more women to have mammograms

Wright Medical Group, Inc. - Advance Double-High Knee System launched