Managed Care Law Weekly

McGill University - Scientists discover key step in the development of nerve cells

Mergers and Acquisitions - Highmark Healthcare acquires rehabilitation, long-term acute care hospitals

Mid-American Heart Institute, Kansas City - Low-density lipoprotein should be between 50 and 70 mg/dl

Molecular Devices Corporation - Complete acquisition of Axon Instruments announced

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine - Protocols for testing of diabetic foot ulcers presented

National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka - AA variant of the HMOX1 gene reduces ischemic heart disease in Japanese subjects

National Lipid Association - OTC statin options discussed at inaugural meeting of Midwest Lipid Association

National University of Singapore - Support vector machine approach helps identify torsade-causing drugs

Natural Health Trends Corp. - Personal care products marketer applies for NASDAQ national market listing

Ohio State University - Alemtuzumab effective therapy for CLL with p53 mutations and deletions

Okayama University - Reconstructed skin model useful for drug evaluation

OncoMethylome Sciences - Patent issued for method to predict effectiveness of chemotherapy

Oregon Health Sciences Univ. - Hemostatic agent in periradicular surgery has no cardiovascular effects

Orthovita, Inc. - Biomaterial developer expands line of bone repair products

Owen Mumford USA, Inc. - District court permanently enjoins SurgiLance One-Step

Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation - Household members disagree on home smoking bans

Pain Medicine - Trapezius muscle activity does not cause shoulder and neck pain in women

Pan American Health Organization - Vaccination policy can drive economic growth, expert says

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company comments on Diastat litigation

Personnel - Cigna HealthCare expands North Texas sales team

Personnel - Independence Blue Cross announces promotions

Polish Academy of Sciences - Zinc stimulates cortical brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression

Power Mobility Coalition - Court ruling helps patients gain access to power wheelchairs

Priority Healthcare, Corporation - Acquisition of Integrity Healthcare Services complete

Quality Assurance - Michigan hospitals better set for human, natural disasters

Quidel Corporation - Point-of-care rapid diagnostic test provider expects second quarter loss

Russian Academy of Science, Moscow - Structure and function of chromosome 13q14 characterized

RxUSA.com - Pharmacy offers generic pricing guaranty versus Medicare.gov

Sentillion - Healthcare facilities adopt high tech identity, access management system

Sinai Hospital - Immune regulation plays crucial role in wound healing

St. Elizabeth Hospital, Munich - Vasopeptidase inhibition has a potentially serious side effect

TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. - FDA approves new dosing options for PREVACID

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Center offers hope for families coping with birth defect

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Medication can help diabetics lose weight, but long-term effects uncertain

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Estrogen is an angiogenic switch in human breast cancers

United Arab Emirates University - Vitamin E improves metabolic parameters of diabetic rats

Univ. of California, Berkeley - New research determines the kinetics and stability of luciferase

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - MRI analysis shows brain connections that develop last decline first

University of British Columbia - Antennapedia transduction sequence promotes antitumor immunity

University of Cape Town - Safe practices for spinal anesthesia during caesarian section given

University of Florida - Researchers report link between overeating, obesity and addiction

University of Guanajuato -  Entamoeba histolytica protein recognized by IgA from carriers

University of Helsinki - Endogenous antisense transcripts regulate nephrin expression

University of Liege - Glycol chitosan improves efficacy of bovine herpesvirus vaccine

University of Mainz - Experiences with metformin-associated lactic acidosis reported

University of Mississippi - Myomectomy and MRI-directed cryotherapy shrinks fibroid tumors

University of Naples Federico II - New evidence shows Her-2/neu receptor correlates with prostate cancer risk

University of Rome 'La Sapienza' - Intracortical activity on awakening from different sleep stages characterized

University of South Florida - Notch-1 signaling mediates BMS influence on hematologic malignant cell growth

University of Tokyo - Runx3 major growth regulator of gastric epithelial cells

University of Toronto - Ribosome biogenesis factors regulated at post-transcriptional level

University of Wisconsin - Migrating birds offer insight into sleep

Vanderbilt University - RNA interference might treat growth hormone-related disorders

Ventana Medical Systems - Medical instruments developer reports second-quarter sales higher than expected

Wacker Silicones - Silicone producer markets antifoam systems under its own trademark

Washington Hospital Center - Post-PCI vascular complications heighten long-term cardiac risk

Washington University - Developmental genomic changes identified in L. major

Washington University - Lack of immune system protein prevents lupus-like condition in mice

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - Managed care service company reorganizes, changes name, sells common stock

Women's Health - West Virginia expands breast-feeding support program

World Health Organization - Clinton, World Health Organization join to support China's HIV/AIDS efforts

World Health Organization - Technologies to increase safety of vaccine administration described

Zhengzhou University - TCR DNA vaccine induces humoral response for lymphoma beta chain