Managed Care Law Weekly

Mesos Medical Center, Utrecht - Endovenous laser treatment eliminates great saphenous vein reflux

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Physician recommendation may improve adherence to colorectal screening in minority women

National Institute of Health, Seoul - HAV from clotting factors implicated in infections among hemophiliacs

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer

New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. - U.S. FDA accepts new drug application for NRP104 as treatment for ADHD

Niigata University - Antibody response to influenza vaccine is low in nursing home residents

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Macugen receives European regulatory marketing approval as AMD treatment

Ohio State University - Alemtuzumab induces caspase-independent cell death in lymphocytic leukemia cells

Oita University - Reovirus could be developed into an effective therapy for cancer

OptiMedica Corporation - Ocular disease technology company introduces new photocoagulator

Osaka University - Neurotrophic agent protects against mitochondrial dysfunction in cortical neurons

Osaka University - Polyphenols protect cells from Porphyromonas gingivalis, may be useful for enamel diseases

PRA International - Clinical research organization adds three experts to global product development services group

Perrigo Company - Healthcare supplier receives U.S. FDA approval to market nicotine lozenges

Personnel - David B. Nash, MD, and Bruce Morra, PhD, named to InforMedix, Inc. board

Postgraduate School of Gastroenterology, Milan - A model accurately predicts severe fibrosis or cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C

Professional Education - Emergency nurses group selects online learning service to develop geriatric care course

Qilu Hospital, Jinan - Onyx embolization shows promise for endovascular CAVM treatment

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Recombinant factor VIIa can control bleeding caused by thrombocytopenia

Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas - Unilateral IOLs improve visual acuity development after pediatric cataract removal

Rose Moss Laboratory for Parkinson & Neurodegenerative Diseases, Los Angeles - Ataxin-2 is not critical in development or adult survival, but leads to adult-onset obesity

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University - Rosiglitazone restores AMPK signaling in muscle of insulin-resistant obese rats

SAFC Supply Solutions - Sigma-Aldrich Group member forms entity to provide raw manufacturing materials

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg - Tesaglitazar improves metabolic anomalies related to insulin resistance in nondiabetics

Sichuan University, Chengdu - Research in transplant medicine provides new insights

Singapore Ministry of Health - Massive quarantine effort helped control SARS epidemic in Singapore

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston - Increase in QTc interval duration predicts mortality in heart transplant patients

Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Ayelsbury - Cataracts can cause false positives on frequency doubling perimetry screening for glaucoma

Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester - Hepatitis B virus Ig-lamivudine combination protects liver allografts

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Connecticut to receive mental health state incentive grant of $13.6 million over 5 years

Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research, Athens - TPA plus NF-kappaB may improve the therapeutic efficacy of TPA in some myeloid leukemia patients

Technical University of Munich - Use of neoadjuvant chemoradiation in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus examined

Tehran University of Medical Sciences -  Phlebotomus alexandri is probable vector of Leishmania infantum

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. - Natural and organic products company reports record Q2 2005 sales up 10% from year ago

The Zuellig Group - George Pontiakos named president, CEO, North American operations, of nutrition company

Thermo Electron Corporation - Analytical instruments company reports Q4 2005 revenue growth of 21%

Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo - Interferon therapy is efficient in elderly patients with chronic hepatitis C

Translational Genomics Research Institute - Partners form joint Center for Systems and Computational Biology

TyRx Pharma, Inc. - License agreement set with Baylor, M.D. Anderson to develop antimicrobial coated implants

Tyrolean Cancer Research Institute, Innsbruck - HPV-18 and -45 E7 proteins can be detected in cervical carcinoma biopsies

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Cervical mucosal antibodies protect against human papillomavirus 16

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Dengue proteins offer limited protection to interferon-deficient mice

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Migration of AIDS patients has little impact on destination health care services

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Nongenetic determinants operate in spontaneous clearance of HCV in hemophiliacs

U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke - Monocytes foster vascular repair following brain injury

U.S. National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders - STAT3 activation is differentially regulated in squamous cell carcinomas

U.S. VA Medical Center, Cincinnati - Acetazolamide improves central sleep apnea in heart failure

Umea University - Pre-existing alterations exist in normal epithelium of patients with head and neck cancer

Universita degli Studi, Udine - Excess weight may protect against early fibrosis after liver transplantation

University Hospital Gottingen - Flat-panel detector volume CT enables high-resolution tooth imaging

University of Aberdeen - Recent findings illuminate research in osteoporosis

University of Antwerp - Lipid peroxidation increases during postprandial phase with glucose and triglyceride changes

University of California, Berkeley - Newly discovered brain hormone puts brakes on reproduction

University of California, Davis - Rho kinase mediates endothelial tension development in microvascular leakage

University of California, Irvine - Study confirms that a single memory is processed in three separate areas of brain

University of California, Irvine - Valley fever disease incidence associated with antecedent climate conditions

University of California, San Francisco - Extended-release clarithromycin well tolerated and bioequivalent to IR formulation

University of California, Santa Barbara - Scientists find cellular pathway that could lead to drug treatment for polycystic kidney disease

University of Cape Town - Multigene HIV-1 subtype C DNA vaccine is ready for clinical trials

University of Kuopio - Diabetes increases risk of heart disease, even in women without prior cardiovascular events

University of Linkoping - Wound compression superior to drainage for reducing blood loss after hip replacement

University of Michigan - Race may influence how disability due to chronic pain effects women

University of Milan - Sequencing antiretroviral drugs extends the suppression of HIV replication

University of Munich - Studies advance knowledge in leukemia research

University of North Carolina - Inequality in recreational resources decreases physical activity, boosts weight gain

University of Nottingham - Barrett esophagus and gastroesophageal reflux disease linked to higher mortality rates

University of Sydney Discipline of Pediatric & Child Health - Researchers' work adds to ovarian cancer body of knowledge

University of Texas, Austin - Nutrition knowledge is linked to higher weight loss in obese and overweight low-income mothers

University of Tubingen - Findings describe new data in transplant medicine research

University of Wisconsin Medical School - Skin cholesterol content identifies increased carotid intima-media thickness

University of Wyoming - Cardiac contractile dysfunction in ventricular myocytes found in mouse model

VA Palo Alto Health Care System - Study supports a flexible approach to methadone dosing

VISX Inc. - Wavefront system predicts post-LASIK night vision symptoms

Ventracor Limited - Fifth VentrAssist implanted in U.S. feasibility trial

Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone - New data illuminates research in tuberculosis vaccines

Vyteris Holdings (Nevada), Inc. - Drug delivery pharmaceutical company announces workforce reduction

Wayne State University, Detroit - New findings in the area of drug resistance described

Westmead Hospital, Sydney - Study found no differences in RF ablation between normal vs. scarred myocardium

eFoodSafety.com, Inc. - Human clinical trials commenced on citroxin 02 ingestible