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Managed Care Business Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 16th, 2005

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Coalition America, Inc. - Medical claim savings provider secures key agreements in first half of 2005

I-Flow Corporation - Contracts signed for reimbursement of pain relief device

PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. - Health system to provide benefits for companies with 5-50 employees

PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute - Survey shows rising healthcare costs cut into profits of large U.S. businesses

Able Laboratories, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm receives inspectional observations from U.S. FDA

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc. - Pharma firm sets pricing for public offering

Alcan, Inc. - Guardlid launched as new child-resistant pharmaceutical packaging solution

American Academy of Dermatology - Dermatologist addresses academy session on common nail problems

Aphios Corporation - Deal signed with Japanese firms to develop anticancer therapeutic

Bavarian Nordic - Phase II trial with Imvamune in HIV infected patients initiated

Bayer Corporation - P38alpha/beta MAPK acts as molecular switch to activate quiescent satellite cell

Baylor College of Medicine - New data illuminates research in childhood obesity

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Veterans with spinal cord injury have more stress than civilians

Berlex, Inc. - Recruitment completed for Betaseron BEYOND study

Biophan Technologies, Inc. - Nanotechnology company executes agreements with Boston Scientific

Biotechnology Industry Organization - Biotech group names chairman, board members for 2005-2006

Bipolar Disorder - Medical education company offers lessons on bipolar disorder

Bremenn Research Labs - Hylexin eliminates dark circles under the eye

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Reports describe recent advances in cardiology research

Brown University - Dual reuptake inhibitors incur lower tachyphylaxis rates than SSRIs

Business Update - Health Net of California awarded another government contract

Catholic University Leuven, Belgium - Insulin spares intensive care patients from organ failure and death

Catholic University of Louvain - Endothelial dysfunction may contribute to increased CV mortality in hot weather

Chiba Cardiovascular Center - Gamma knife surgery treated brain metastases

Children's Hospital, Los Angeles - Rac3 expression cultivates malignant lymphoblast precursors

Consortium for SE Hypertension Control - Cardiovascular risk in Southeastern United States examined

Cornell University - Anticoagulation therapy for antiphospholipid syndrome is subject of debate

Covance, Inc. - Company reports strong earnings growth of 28% to $0.46 per share

Danco Laboratories, LLC - Company announces updated labeling for Mifeprex

Finance - Genworth Financial reports Q2 2005 net earnings of $285 million

Fiocruz MS, Rio De Janeiro - Lymphocyte subset analyses after yellow fever vaccination reported

Genomatix Software, GmbH - Software company contracts with French National Genomic Research Consortium

Geron Corp. - Company inks agreement with Merck for cancer vaccines targeting telomerase

Given Imaging, Ltd. - Imaging company announces U.S. management change

Guava Technologies, Inc. - Lawrence F. Bruder elected president, chief operating officer by biotech company

Gunma University - Patients with early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with radiation

Hannover Medical School - Researchers describe findings in transplant medicine studies

Harris Interactive Inc. - Survey shows number of those searching Internet for health information grows

Herbalife, Ltd. - Supplements maker appoints new director

Hopital Cardiologique du Haut-Leveque, Pessac - Apical ventricular pacing can cause ventricular dyssynchrony

Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris - Long-term outcome of cementless hip arthroplasty evaluated

Hospira, Inc. - First orders of ceftriaxone injection shipped

HumanWare - Adaptive reading device available for patients with impaired vision

Iatrogen, LLC - RxWise launched as portable medication safety checking system

India National AIDS Research Institute, Pune - Orchestrated action of different immune mechanisms decide HIV infection outcome

Inst. of Animal Science Pharmaceutics, Gansu - Herb polysaccharides enhance coccidiosis vaccine effects

Institute Biology & Experimental Med, Buenos Aires - Progesterone neuroprotection in spinal cord trauma involves BDNR upregulation

Istanbul University - Novel rat model of microarterial traction developed

Ivax Diagnostics, Inc. - CE certification granted for Parsec System diagnostic device

Johns Hopkins University - B lymphocyte activation by HPV-like particles induces Ig class switch

Kanazawa University, Ishikawa -  S. cerevisiae heat shock response studied, regulation defined

Karolinska University Hospital - Intravenous acetaminophen has weak opioid-sparing effect

Karolinska University Hospital - Selective D2 -like receptor agonist shows promise as radioligand

King Fahd University Hospital - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of childhood obesity

King's College London - Mice lacking alpha 7 nicotinic receptors show no changes in nicotine tolerance

Kochi Medical School - Clinicopathologic study of primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver reviewed

Korea University, Gyeonggi - Hepatitis B virus-associated liver cancer harbors c-kit-positive tumor cells

Kumamoto University - Mannosylated dendrimer/cyclodextrin conjugates improve gene delivery

Kurashiki Medical Center, Okayama - Induced apoptosis studied, kinase involvement and suppression defined

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Economic analysis of pneumococcal vaccine for elderly reported

Mahidol University, Bangkok - HIV-1 uncoating requires cellular activation

Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville - New findings in hypertension described

Massachusetts General Hospital - In the debate of atherosclerosis and scavenger receptors, who's right?

Medical Consultants Network Inc. - Healthcare publishing and education firm launches business model for training

Medical Services International Inc. - Diagnostic test manufacturer delivers HIV test kits

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston - Paper reviews evidence for links among inflammation, CRP, dietary fiber, and CVD

Medical University of Vienna - Pilocarpine- and stimulus-induced accomodation compared

Medtox Scientific, Inc. - Laboratory testing services company reports Q2 2005 financial results

Mergers & Acquisitions - Cigna HealthCare to acquire Managed Care Consultants of Nevada

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. - Life science company reports record operating results

Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company comments on data from hepatitis B treatment study

Missouri Bone and Joint Research Foundation - Cementless, patella-sparing, PCL-retaining arthroplasty effective

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Factors predicting brain shift affected success of resection of brain tumors

Nanjing University - Pulse-inversion technique enhances tissue harmonic imaging

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan - UCBT for heatstroke resuscitation reduces shock and ischemic injury

New York Academy of Medicine - Changing treatment indications contributed to improved survival in HIV/AIDS

Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA - Pharmaceutical company completes Parkinson disease trial

Nishi Eye Hospital - Sharp capsular bend prevents posterior capsule opacification

Northwestern University, Chicago - New tool for cancer care developed

Nutrition 21, Inc. - Study reaffirms Diachrome improves cardiovascular disease risk in diabetes

Ohio State University, Wooster - Culture with molecular confirmation rapid/sensitive for M. avium diagnosis

Oita University - K252a inhibited proliferation of ovarian cancer cells by upregulating p21(WAF1)

Oita University - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of ischemia

Okayama University - New hybrid gel phantom helped visualize 3D-temperature distribution

Okayama University - Transplant of dHGF-cultured hepatocytes prolongs survival of acute liver failure

Oral Health - Aetna sponsors dental campaign

Phase 2 Consulting - Consulting company managing director named to board of Miracor Diagnostics

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association - Women unaware of differences in bad and good cholesterol, survey shows

Quality Care Solutions Inc. - Information technology company releases new version of application system

Rhode Island Hospital - Two dosages of rotavirus vaccine found comparable in immunogenicity

Roche - Pharma company files for new indication of Tamiflu in Europe

Rosetta Biosoftware - Biosoftware company and GeneGo to offer interoperability

Rosetta Genomics - Dozens of novel human microRNAs identified

Royal Free & University College, London - ADH1C genotype modifies relationship between alcohol consumption and CHD risk

Royal London Hospital - Utility of electrodiagnostic tests reviewed

Rubicon Genomics, Inc. - Agreement signed to recover genetic information from clinical serum samples

SARA Project, Washington, DC - Population-specific infant mortality rates guide HIV and infant feeding policy

Sangart, Inc. - Phase 2 clinical trial for hemoglobin-based blood alternative Hemospan initiated

Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido - Peptide-based vaccination for colorectal cancer reviewed

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University - Evodiamine induced human melanoma A375-S2 cell death

SkyePharma, Inc. - Once-daily oral treatment for lipid disorders, cholesterol launched in U.S.

Swiss Federal Inst. of Technology, Zurich - The proteinase ADAMTS1 alters fibroblast and endothelial cell migration

TNO Prevention and Health, Leiden - Assay is new method for studying TAFI in cardiovascular disease

Technical University of Denmark - Model devised for classifying drug candidate membrane permeability

Tel Aviv University - Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection may be due to colonization

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. - Generic drug company announces record Copaxone sales of $291 million in Q2

The Beryl Companies - Hospital selects after-hours nurse triage service for pediatricians

Theragenics Corporation - Brachytherapy-focused corporation reports Q2 2005 consolidated financial results

Thromgen, Inc. - U.S. NIH awards $1.49 million grant to prepare blood clot drug for human trials

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Reports add new data to coccidiosis vaccines research

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Four reported deaths prompt warning about Mifeprex

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Recent findings illuminate research in malaria vaccines

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research - Study finds that HMOs should be part of California's solution to obesity crisis

Univ. of California, San Diego - Alpha-synuclein immunization may help in treating Lewy body disease

University College, London - Study demonstrated an economic difficulties gradient in coronary events

University Hospital Regensburg - Predictors of hemodynamic response to volume replacement compared

University of Antwerp Hospital, Edegem - Research in anesthesia provides new insights

University of Athens - Abdominal lymphadenopathy has ties to post-transfusion chronic hepatitis C

University of Birmingham - Health, responsibility, and choice of the public examined

University of Defence, Hradec Kralove -  Francisella tularensis vaccine studied, proteomic analysis reported

University of Dumlupinar, Kutahya - Researchers' work adds to lipid studies body of knowledge

University of Florida - Epinephrine and milrinone lack post-bypass lusitropic effects

University of Freiburg - DNA methylation disturbances present a new way to target lung malignancies

University of Gottingen - Extracardiac ICD successfully implanted in small infant

University of Iowa, Iowa City - Stable mixed chimerism induction by ESCs requires functional Fas/fasl engagement

University of Louisville - Correctable sources of disparities in cancer among minority elders identified

University of Louisville, Kentucky - Combination therapy leads to partial recovery from spinal cord injury in rats

University of Miami - Weight loss increases systolic and early diastolic velocities

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - Tests allow for stratifying patients by risk for progression to CV events

University of Padua Medical School - Single lymphatic pathway drained entire mammary gland

University of Reading - THP monocyte-derived macrophages demonstrate a preference for VLDL-1.

University of Sao Paulo - Safety of yellow fever vaccination investigated

University of Tartu, Tallinn - Menstrual irregularity may be indicative of psychosocial problems

University of Toronto - Electrically evoked middle latency response determined in pediatric users

University of Toronto - Review examines new modalities for assessment of vascular health in SLE patients

University of Toulon-Var, Nice - Analysis is useful to identify ventilatory thresholds in exercise tests

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Tn5 transposase target screen identifies HIV-1 inhibitors

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. - Medical device company named to Russell 3000, 2000 and Microcap indexes

Veterans General Hospital-Taipei - Mononeuropathy multiplex/chylothorax early manifestations of pulmonary TB

Vical Incorporated - Canadian marketing approval received on DNA IHNV virus vaccine for salmon

XLHealth - Disease management company names David Hollis, MD, chief medical officer

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Bankruptcy court approves company's bid to acquire pain management portfolio

Yale University - Studies advance knowledge in obesity and diabetes research

Yokohama City University - Biatrial pacing improves cardiac hemodynamics

eFoodSafety.com, Inc. - Final EPA protocol testing of anthrax sporicidal completed

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