Managed Care Business Week

Business & Finance - The Quantum Group begins generating revenue through community health systems

Cutting Edge Information - Report finds early-stage pricing analysis leads to favorable reimbursement status

5W Public Relations - Signalife, Inc. names New York-based public relations firm as agency of record

ALZA Corporation - Durogesic D-TRANS fentanyl system bioequivalent to original reservoir system

Alfred Hospital, Melbourne - Barriers to asthma guideline adherence are identified

Alliance for Consumer Education - Cold, flu threats don't worry moms

AthleteInMe, LLC - Dieting may lead to more weight loss, but exercise is still mandatory

Autoimmune Hypophysitis - Registry needed to collect and evaluate the course of autoimmune hypophysitis

Bambino Gesu Pediatrics Hospital, Rome - Surgical repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia taxes cerebral hemodynamics

Baskent University, Adana - IP insulin plays a more important role in the pathogenesis of HSS than glucose levels

Boston Scientific Corp. - New Medicare pass-through payments for rechargeable neurostimulators approved

Bowling Green State University - A behavioral weight loss program with a stepped-care approach may improve patient outcome

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Body mass index linked to increased risk for chronic kidney disease in men

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Findings advance knowledge in stents research

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Role of chemotherapy in brain metastases examined

Brown University, Providence - Plasmapheresis may lower risk of recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. - Manufacturing agreement inked for production of Generx

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - Noninvasive technique developed to detect transplant rejection at cellular level

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland - Adenosine A_2A receptors mediate GABAergic inhibition of respiration in immature rats

Cellzome - First genome-wide screen for protein complexes is completed

Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados-Coapa, Mexico City - Study finds sildenafil could have role in pharmacotherapy of diabetes-associated pain

Chang Gung University Medical College, Taoyuan - High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is independent marker of coronary vasospasm

Children's Hospital, Boston - Tiny RNA molecules shown to fine tune brain synapses

China Medical University, Taichung - Anti-inflammatory potential of Antrodia camphorata demonstrated

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin - Leukemia xenografts are inhibited by adenovirus-mediated tissue inhibitor

Chiron Corp. - Cubicin granted marketing approval in Europe

Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc. - Distribution and marketing agreement inked with Techcomp

Clarient, Inc. - Stephen T.D. Dixon, CFO of cancer-focused company, resigns

Congenital Heart Institute of South Florida - Database shows case complexity, mortality is highest for neonatal CHD surgery

CyGenics, Ltd. - Cord blood banking business expanded into India

Cytogen Corp. - Breach of contract lawsuit filed against Advanced Magnetics, Inc.

Deakin University, Burwood - Family environment affects children's television viewing time and physical activity levels

Duke University, Durham - Complement component C3d-antigen complexes can augment or inhibit humoral immunity

Durect Corp. - Clinical program to expand use of post-operative pain relief drug

Environmental Health - Pennsylvania DEP mercury collection efforts reclaimed 1451 pounds of mercury in 2005

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - DRE deemed unnecessary in men with undetectable PSA after radical prostatectomy

Federal University of Maranhao, Sao Luis -  Orbignya phalerata Mart activates peritoueal macrophages, which may assist in tumor treatment

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health - Mold from moisture-damaged buildings causes occupational asthma in Finland

Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Millions of people on the brink of starvation in the Horn of Africa

GE Healthcare - All-digital Pepin Heart Hospital & Dr. Kiran C. Patel Research Institute unveiled

Galapagos - Drug-discoverer expects Q4 revenues to meet guidance, reduce full-year 2005 cash burn

Gammacan International - Immunotherapy company closes additional $1.2 million in investments

German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg - Chemokines guide endothelial progenitors to new tumor vessels

German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg - Etheno-DNA adducts may be lead markers for inflammatory cancer-prone diseases

Getinge - Patient-handling equipment company reorganizes production structure within Extended Care

Gladstone Institute of Virology & Immunology, San Francisco - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS pathogenesis described

Global Pharmatech, Inc. - Natural Pharmatech successfully transfers new drug patent

Guy's Hospital, London - Extended benefit for women after 5 years of tamoxifen therapy is observed with letrozole

Harvard School of Public Health - Low to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced MI risk

Harvard University - Adult cardiomyocytes can divide

Healthcare Access - Kroger encourages participation in Citizens' Health Care Working Group activities

Healthcare Costs - HealthEquity and Preferred Health Systems to offer integrated health savings accounts

Healthcare Coverage - Interactive Health Solutions to provide worksite health screenings to Performax participants

Healthcare Coverage - Research reveals employer healthcare mandates fail to cover uninsured and lead to job loss

Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris - Optimized factor analysis of the left ventricle detects wall motion abnormalities

House Ear Institute - Hearing science organization launches hearing youth focused consumer awareness campaign

Imaging - Orthopedic, breast imaging complex contracts with GE Healthcare for diagnostic equipment

Imperial College, London - Study examined delivery of ODN into saphenous veins and adjunct effect of ultrasound

Information Technology - DrFirst to provide Rcopia ePrescribing to physicians through ePrescribe initiative

Information Technology - Epocrates introduces web-based drug and health plan formulary product

Information Technology - Lawson Software contracts with New Jersey hospital to support supply chain operations

Information Technology - United Regional Health Care System deploys new clinical, revenue cycle software

Innsbruck Medical University - NH2-terminally truncated p73 isoforms predicted poor prognosis in ovarian cancer

IntegraGen - Genetic test maker appoints Gerard Vaillant as non-executive director

International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists - Pharmacists' academy approves uniform labeling guidelines

Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases - Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay detects C. difficile toxin B gene

Jiangsu Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Sociodemographic factors affect food habits of adolescents in China

Kennedy Krieger Institute - Major funding commitment announced for unprecedented U.S. national autism database

Kissei Pharmaceutical - Researchers' findings advance obesity pathogenesis research

Kyoto University Hospital - Recent studies add new data to gastroenterology research

Laserscope - U.S. patent issued for photoselective vaporization methods of prostate and other tissues

Leiden University - Review examines diagnostic, prognostic value of noninvasive imaging in coronary artery disease

Lipoprotein Research Laboratory, Casablanca - Studies advance knowledge in diet & nutrition research

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Gold nanoparticles can assemble themselves to find, treat disease in the body

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Spleen tyrosine kinase mediated breast tumor suppression