Managed Care Law Weekly

Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, U.S. - End-stage phase of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy prevalence and clinical profile are studied

Mission Pharmacal - Mission Pharmacal submits sNDA to U.S. FDA for tinidazole as bacterial vaginosis treatment

Monogram Biosciences - Four studies affirm significance of Monogram's Trofile HIV co-receptor tropism assay

Nagoya University, Japan - Cholangiocarcinoma tumor invasion linked to FAK signaling in TNF-alpha-dependent MMP-9 production

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, U.S. - Role of protein disulfide isomerase in HIV-1 protein-mediated fusion was examined

National Quality Care - National Quality Care enters into license and merger agreement with Consolidated National

Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, U.S. - Bacterial biofilms on sinus mucosa remain an inconclusive factor in chronic rhinosinusitis

Neurochem - Neurochem receives approvable letter for eprodisate for treatment of amyloidosis

Newark Department of Health & Human Services, U.S. - Newark children's immunization alliance announced

North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, U.K. - Surgical noninnervated radial forearm flaps are investigated for sensory recovery

Northwestern University, U.S. - Reports from the United States, Turkey and Netherlands add new data to transplants research

Nventa - Nventa Biopharmaceuticals announces second quarter 2006 loss

Ohio State University, U.S. - Research from the United States and United Kingdom add new data to colorectal cancer body of knowledge

Ortho McNeil - Interstitial cystitis is often unrecognized and misdiagnosed

Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada - Most quality control strategies produced improvements in glycemic control

Peking University, People's Republic of China - Researchers' findings from the People's Republic of China, Netherlands and Australia advance genetics research

Personnel - Thomas S. Visotsky joins Besler Consulting as national sales manager

Philipps University of Marburg, Germany - Researchers from Germany and the United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of heart disease

Poniard Pharmaceuticals - Poniard Pharmaceuticals reports second quarter corporate activities, financial results

Queen's University, Canada - New findings from Canada, the United States and Japan in the area of breast cancer detailed

Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia - New data from Australia, Israel and Germany lluminates research in streptococcus

Rice University, U.S. - Recent findings in oral cancer described by researchers from the United States and Austria

Robarts Research Institute, Canada - Studies from Canada and the United States describe new findings in imaging research

Rowett Research Institute, U.K. - Studies from Scotland, the People's Republic of China and France describe new findings in obesity research

Sacred Heart Catholic University, Italy - Unstable angina patients can be stratified based on ventricular arrhythmias

Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - Pulmonary lesions with pure ground-glass opacity surgical recommendations listed

Semmelweis University, Hungary - Pre-operative coronary revascularization role in high-risk vascular surgery patients is examined

Senetek - Senetek PLC reports Q2 2006 revenues of $2,005,000, up 36% from same prior year period

Siller Medical - Facial basal cell carcinoma treated by use of 5% imiquimod cream

South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, U.K. - Regular screening improves survival for cancer patients with family history of breast cancer

Spanish National Cancer Center, Madrid, Spain - Researchers from Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany describe findings in breast cancer studies

Spherix - Spherix reports revenue of $7.6 million for Q2 2006 up 7% from same period in 2005

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Primary childhood cancer survivors might develop Ewing sarcoma-family tumors

Stanford University, U.S. - Impaired fasting glucose does not necessarily increase coronary heart disease risk factors

State University of New York, U.S. - Gastric bypass induces catabolic changes responsible for weight reduction in obese rat model

Tanta University Hospitals, Tanta, Egypt - Cerebrospinal fluid fistula detection is accomplished by using topical intranasal fluorescein

The Female Health Company - Female Health Company reports Q3 2006 revenues of $3,301,206, up from $2,854,017 in Q3 2005

Tobacco Laws - Mankato, Minnesota's smoke-free ordinance significantly improves indoor air quality

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan - pH-sensing nanocrystals of carbonate apatite provide intracellular delivery and release of DNA

Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland - Researchers' work from Finland, Switzerland and Japan adds to cardiology body of knowledge

UK Biobank - U.K. Biobank gets unanimous backing from international experts after piloting phase

Umea University, Sweden - New data from Sweden, Japan and Strasbourg lluminates research in renal cancer

University Hospital of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - Recent findings in breast cancer described by researchers from Austria, Canada and the United Kingdom

University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland - Coronary artery imaging with 64-slice computed tomography is still a complementary modality

University of Alabama, U.S. - Intravenous busulfan improves outcomes in non-Hodgkin lymphoma

University of Arkansas, U.S. - New findings in uterine cancer described from the United States

University of Auckland, New Zealand - Levonorgestrel intrauterine system offers cost-effective treatment for menorrhagia

University of Auckland, New Zealand - New findings from New Zealand, Finland and Denmark in the area of diabetes described

University of Bath, U.K. - One in ten teenage girls have self-harmed, study shows

University of Bergen, Norway - Testicular cancer risk is not related to adolescent BMI but is related to height

University of California, U.S. - Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity is influenced by c-jun N-terminal kinase

University of California, U.S. - Canine mitral regurgitation model shows rotigaptide reduces atrial fibrillation vulnerability

University of California, U.S. - Decline in exogenous gene expression correlates with plasmid DNA degradation

University of California, U.S. - Endothelial function is improved by external counterpulsation

University of Connecticut, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States and Japan adds to genetics body of knowledge

University of Dundee, U.K. - AMP-activated protein kinase may play a role in obesity and type 2 diabetes

University of Freiburg Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany - Transplanted human stem cell rejection does not involve natural killer cells

University of Gottingen, Germany - Salivary gland tumors in children and adolescents vary from the adult form

University of Illinois, U.S. - Chronic hepatitis C viral kinetics monitored during treatment

University of Iowa, U.S. - Airway epithelia differentiation dependent on erbB2

University of Iowa, U.S. - Gene transfer achieved with poly-melittin peptides

University of Leicester, U.K. - Myocardial preconditioning protects against both apoptosis and necrosis

University of Massachusetts, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Japan add new findings to osteoporosis body of knowledge

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, U.S. - Rape victims may have increased risk of developing future unexplained pelvic pain

University of Melbourne, Australia - Diabetic retinopathy is not associated with apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms

University of Michigan, U.S. - Researchers uncover two previously unknown roles for water in RNA enzymes

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Crohn colitis patients requiring surgery linked to higher risk of dysplasia and adenocarcinoma

University of Naples Federico II, Italy - Researchers from Italy describe findings in cardiology studies

University of Palermo, Italy - Research from Italy and winsull@bcm in heart disease provides new insights

University of Paris, France - Adrenocortical cancer clinical and biological features and prognostic factors studied

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Japan and Turkey detail new studies and findings in the area of surgery

University of Salamanca, Spain - Sympathetic hyperactivity, cardiovascular dysfunction are result of Vav3 proto-oncogene deficiency

University of South Florida, U.S. - Researchers find nicotine withdrawal begins as soon as a half hour after smokers quit

University of Southampton, U.K. - Studies from the United Kingdom and United States describe new findings in RNA research

University of Surrey, U.K. - Bowel cancer survivors need supportive care after surgery to manage chronic symptoms

University of Surrey, U.K. - British Heart Foundation announces latest research investment at Surrey

University of Texas, U.S. - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in diabetes research

University of Tokushima, Japan - Colon carcinoma apoptosis induced by tricyclic antidepressants

University of Udine, Italy - Rectal cancer survival after cancer treatment predicted by lymph node status and tumor location

University of Vienna, Austria - Combined therapies increase live birth rate in women with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage

University of Virginia, U.S. - Methyl inosine monophosphate not protective against lethal influenza A virus in inbred mice

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa - New research from South Africa, United States and United Kingdom in the area of HIV/AIDS detailed

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa - Penetrating cardiac injuries are characterized within context of experience in South Africa

University of York, U.K. - Scientists have made a huge leap forward in the search for smarter antibiotics

University of Zurich, Switzerland - Living autologous heart valves engineered from prenatally harvested progenitors

Vanderbilt University, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Poland in angiology provide new insights

VaxGen - VaxGen publishes phase 1 clinical trial results on anthrax vaccine candidate in Vaccine

WellBound - WellBound self-care dialysis center opens in Northern California

Yale University, U.S. - Anxiety before surgery complicates recovery in children

Yonsei University, South Korea - New findings in diabetes described from South Korea, India and Japan