Managed Care Business Week

SIH Telemedicine - Israel-based telemedicine systems developer reports Q1 2005 results, contracts

Urban Institute - Higher Medicaid payments are good, but not great, says policy expert

AFSCME Council 31 - IRS petitioned to seek to delay Hospital chain's sale of tax-exempt bonds

Abiomed, Inc. - Device firm reports loss of $0.11 per share

Aerogen, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company gets Nasdaq listing determination

Affitech AS - Protein L license granted to U.K. biotech company

Alpharma, Inc. - Agreement signed with Indian firm Shasun

Amarin Corporation plc - Neuroscience company reports loss of $0.09 per share

Armed Forces Inst. of Pathology, Washington, DC - LV noncompaction is frequently associated with other cardiac defects

Ballarat Health Service - Ventilator-associated pneumonia more prevalent in antibiotic prevention studies

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Chemoattractant protein studied, regulation of inflammatory responses revealed

Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. - Clinical lab company reports 19% increase in revenue

Biovail Corporation - Pharmaceutical firm renews revolving term credit facility

California Table Grape Commission - Grape group: Fresh grapes promote heart health, prevent oxidative stress

Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Study links regions of two chromosomes to susceptibility for type of autism

City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte - Breast cancer cells analyzed, differential sensitivities elucidated

College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul - Calmodulin studied, effect on Cl^- channel activation shown

Columbia University, New York - Inflammation may provide a new therapeutic target for stroke prevention

Conor Medsystems, Inc. - Company initiates COSTAR II pivotal drug-eluting stent clinical trial in U.S.

Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli-Hospital, Sabadell - Fistulous tract formation is a serious complication of endocarditis

Cytochroma, Inc. - Company reports successful efficacy trial for topical treatment of psoriasis

Danish Inst. Food & Veterinary Research, Soborg - Anthocyanins had adverse effects on plasma-and LDL-cholesterol

Diabetes Therapy - Methylglyoxal modifies albumin antioxidant capacity

Eastman Kodak Company - Imaging company announces availability of mammography system with workstation

Eli Lilly and Company - Deidre Connelley named president of Indiana-based pharmaceutical company

Free University of Brussels - Acute phase mediators analyzed in hospitalized geriatric patients

Genentech, Inc. - Phase III clinical data from Tarceva trial presented

Geron Corp. - Data published on GRN163L

GlaxoSmithKline - U.S. FDA approves new ARIXTRA indication: prevention of VTE in abdominal surgery

Graz University - Role of levamisole and interferon alfa in adjuvant therapy with 5-FU studied

Greatbatch, Inc. - Components maker announces appointment of Thomas J. Hook as president and COO

Health Insurance - Health Net promotes Dorothy Lucas to VP of Medicaid, Health Net of the Northeast

Henry Ford Health Science Center, Detroit - Human marrow stromal cells studied, role in astrocyte communication defined

Hokkaido University - Pulmonary VEGF studied, nature of decline and down-regulation clarified

Hopital Henri Mondor, Creteil - Carotid stenting has better outcome than endarterectomy

Hopital de St. Antoine, Paris - Hepatitis E associated with lymphocytic destructive cholangitis

Hopital de Tenon - Axilla scoring system predicted non-sentinel lymph node status in breast cancer

Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan - Novel procedure restores continence in children with neurogenic bladder

Hyundae General Hospital, Taegu - Biomechanical comparison reported for four extensor tendon repair techniques

Illinois Hospital Association - Hospital Association applauds approval of hospital assessment program

Immusol, Inc. - Immusol, Inc. announces two management appointments

InNexus Biotechnology, Inc. - InNexus Biotechnology Announces Expansion to Product Development Strategy

Information Technology - Eclipsys Sunrise RIS being deployed by Illinois community healthcare provider

Innogenetics - Results of phase IIb trial of the hepatitis C therapeutic E1 vaccine reported

Innovatix, LLCCopyright - Innovatix, LLC engages experts to support new Preferred Provider Program

Institute of Ophthalmology, London - MMP examined, distribution during early corneal wound healing defined

Institute of Science San Raffaele, Milan - Researchers look at dendritic cells to induce T-cell responses

Int'l Center for Genetic Eng & Biotech., New Delhi - Multi-epitope protein developed as dengue diagnostic reagent

InterMune, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical firm announces divestiture of Amphotec

IntraLuminal Therapeutics, Inc. - Medical device firm appoints Michael L. Eagle as executive chairman

Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. - ADVEXIN and INGN 225 featured at American Society of Gene Therapy meeting

Ion Health - Ion Health Wins Economic Development Award for Providing Growth, New Jobs

Iranian Center Breast Cancer, Tehran - Depression linked to use of complementary medicine among breast cancer patients

Istanbul University - Bone cement can improve outcome of incudostapedial rebridging ossiculoplasty

Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz - Use of MRI data yields valid quantification of resting myocardial blood flow

Johns Hopkins University - Chronic CMV infection may contribute to frailty in older women

Johns Hopkins University Hospital - Pars plana aspiration prevents positive vitreous pressure in triple procedures

Johnson & Johnson Wound Management - New dressings to treat chronic wounds introduced

KH Barmherzige Bruder, Salzburg - "White bowel" designated a sonographic sign of intestinal lymph edema

Kansai Medical University, Osaka - New data illuminates research in angiology

Kellogg Company - Cereal company partners with Girls on the Run to promote healthy lifestyles

Kenya Med. Research Inst. - Trait offers malaria immunity to children

Kyoto University - Rac activator analyzed, role in neural signaling and migration defined

Kyushu University - Arterial atherosclerosis analyzed, angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis clarified

Laiko Hospital, Athens - Removal of spleen may help to prevent cardiac damage in beta-thalassemia

MDS Nordion - Biotechnology companies announce research and development collaboration

MDS/Sciex - FAC/MALDI-MS shows promise for compound mixture screening

Mayo Clinic - Studies identify risk factors for embolisms

Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester - Assessing both SigmaSTR and MB yields information beyond single measure

MedAmerica - Long term care insurance company announces $4.8 million acquisition

Medical University of Vienna - Genetic variations identified in glomerular and aortic endothelial cells

Merck & Co. Inc. - A₁ AdoR antagonists may be alternatives to beta-adrenergic agonists

Merck Research Laboratories - Estradiol, acting at ER-beta, induces antidepressant-like effects in mice