Managed Care Law Weekly

Mayo Clinic - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

McMaster University, Hamilton - Initial low exertion strength training motivates elderly toward strength-training program

Medical University of South Carolina - Research in Anti Infectives provides new insights

Medicare - Cigna and Longs Drugs team up to comarket Cignature Rx Medicare prescription drug plan

Mid-Michigan Health Centers, Jackson - Interstitial cystitis may be more prevalent than previously reported

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Brcl-mediated DNA repair and damage tolerance bypasses a repair defect

Nagaham Institute of Bioscience & Technology, Shiga - Genetic and environmental determinants of risk for cholangiocarcinoma examined

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Depth of tumor invasion measured by assessing entire lesion by thin sections

Neurocrine Bioscience, San Diego - Interaction with aromatic pocket controls signaling in the obesity therapeutic target MC4

New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Pharma company names Robert Colucci as vice president, clinical development

New York University School of Medicine - Diabetic patients undergoing CEA do not experience increased risk of complications

Ohio State University - Mutations in determinants of HTLV-1 Env SU do not prevent viral replication

Pediatric Services of America, Inc. - Pediatric home health company announces revenue growth of 6% to $172,200,000

Philanthropy - Family donates $1.8 million to battle diabetes

Philanthropy - Foundation awards grants to improve community health in Washington and Oregon

R&D Sigma-Tau S.p.A. - Dual integrin antagonist elicits antiangiogenic activity

SRA International, Inc. - U.S. National Institutes of Health selects information technology company for support services

Sahlgrens University Hospital, Molndal - Standard functional measures and stiffness self-assessment scales responsive and reliable

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium - Nanotechnology shows promise in finding and treating breast tumors

St. John's Mercy Medical Center, Saint Louis - Obesity is associated with a wide variety of ECG abnormalities

Stanford University - Ex vivo expanded DCs home to T-cell zones of lymphoid organs and survive in vivo after BMT

Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran - Nucleostemin is expressed in BMSCs and turns off after induction of neural differentiation

Thailand Department of Livestock Development - Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 epidemic is ongoing in Thailand

Theravance, Inc. - Dr. Eve E. Slater appointed to drugmaker's board of directors

Tottori University - Oral geranylgeranylacetone pretreatment improves rat survival after LPS injection

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Sanitized cantaloupes are susceptible to Salmonella recontamination

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Vaccination schedules affect excretion of oral poliovirus vaccine strains

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Low body mass index for women with endometriosis may suggest early disease origin

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Serotonin transporter absence decreases serotonin synthesis and regulation

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre - Glutaric acid administration impairs energy metabolism in midbrain and skeletal muscle

University Hospital Munster - Repicci minimally invasive unicondylar arthroplasty has promising short-term results

University Hospital of Heraklion - Use of Ligasure Vessel Sealing System reduces operative time

University of Alabama - Risk factors leading to hypercholesterolemia and colorectal cancer studied

University of Alberta - Findings describe new data in Pulmonary Medicine research

University of Calgary - Akt/protein kinase B activation contributes to NF-kappa B-dependent CXCL10 expression

University of California, Los Angeles - Reports add new data to Cancer Vaccines research

University of California, Los Angeles - Response of glioblastomas to EGFR kinase inhibitors linked to molecular determinants

University of Essen Gesamthsch - HIV-associated cardiomyopathy can be detected early and may be effectively treated

University of Frankfurt - Colorectal polyps detected in patients with sporadic adenomas or adenocarcinomas

University of Glasgow - Iodobenzylguanidine and topotecan combination effectively treats tumors

University of Heidelberg - Recent studies add new data to Hepatitis C Virus research

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine - Studies describe new findings in ophthalmology research

University of Kentucky - Ecdysone receptor function is influenced by ultraspiracle/retinoid X receptor

University of Limburg - Smoothelin-A functions in intestinal smooth muscle contractility

University of Michigan - Laparoscopic-guided liver biopsy safe and informative in pediatric HSCT

University of Munich - Implant size doesn't affect outcome of unconstrained total knee arthroplasty

University of North Carolina - Patient perspectives on research recruitment surveyed through cancer registries

University of Pennsylvania - Enzyme inhibitor limits radiation-induced tumor angiogenesis and invasion

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - Phorbol ester-induced apoptosis in prostate cancer cells detailed

University of Poitiers - Therapeutic use of cannabinoide agonists and antagonists proposed to treat eating disorder

University of Rome Tor Vergata - Percutaneous kyphoplasty effective for treatment of intractable pain due to vertebral collapse

University of Rostock - PFT induced p53 inhibition does not affect liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy

University of Schleswig Holstein, Lubeck - Adjuvant interventional treatments may help the bridge to liver transplantation

University of Sheffield - Triptans show little effect on diseased epicardial coronary arteries

University of Southern California - HBV replication is suppressed independent of core protein phosphorylation

University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - Prognostic factors for rhabdoid tumor of the kidney delineated

University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Herbal agent overwhelms glioma proliferation

VA Greater Los Angles Healthcare Systems - Vegetable with high cyclo (His-pro) improved insulin sensitivity and body weight control

VA Medical Center, Lebanon - Review examines medications for treating alcohol dependence

Vancouver Cancer Center - Phase II study of oregovomab for recurrent ovarian cancer indicates further study is warranted

Yale University - ADH4 gene variation is associated with alcohol and drug dependence

Yale University School of Medicine - Differences seen in characteristics of Black women seeking binge eating disorder therapy