Medicine and Law Weekly

Masimo - Northern California Shriners Hospital converts to SET Oximetry

Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine - GABA_B receptors modulate microglial interleukin release

Mayo Clinic - Clinic establishes research program to predict and prevent addictions

Mayo Clinic - The androgen receptor may be a target for prostate caner therapy

MedImmune - FluMist maker says costs hold profit growth to 1%

Medicaid - International Biometric Group awarded $1.7M contract to evaluate smart card

Medical College of Wisconsin - Common anemia drug may protect infants undergoing heart surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin - Powered-tool usage leads to artery damage

Medical College of Wisconsin - Researchers explore "early bird" and "night owl" sleep patterns in rats

Medical Discoveries, Inc. - Company files patent application for MDI-P for sepsis

Medical Error - Woman who discovers scissors in abdomen after surgery plans to sue

Medical Malpractice - Florida Senate: No lawsuit protection for mammogram readers

Medical Malpractice - Pennsylvania statistics don't back up claims of liability scare

Medical Services International, Inc. - HIV test kits recently tested

Medical Trends - Doctors making house calls is becoming a rare phenomenon

Medical University of South Carolina - First study of resveratrol finds effect on breast, prostate cancers unlikely

Medtronic, Inc. - Clinical trial investigates new treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysms

Medtronic, Inc. - Devices designed to aid in diagnosing and curing arrhythmias

Mental Health - Avera McKennen plans mental health hospital for Sioux Falls

Mental Health - Blacks less likely to have known suicide risk factors than whites

Merck Research Laboratories - Interleukin-10-related cytokines and their receptors are therapeutic targets

Mergers and Acquisitions - Healthcare IT developer acquires $2.8M equity stake in DataFuzion

Mettler Surgical - Silberg TPS launched for use in open-heart or CABG procedures

Mosquito-Borne Disease - New season of mosquito-spread illnesses begins

NIPER - Terpenes can improve transdermal zidovudine delivery

Nagoya University - Hormone modifications due to pregnancy may reduce colon cancer risk

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Molecular footprints may gives clues about human lung cancer progression

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - RIST with matched unrelated donors feasible

National Council for Scientific Research - Findings boost idea that Neanderthals distinct from humans

National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo - Subchronic toxicity from enzymatically decomposed rutin not observed in rats

Navigant Consulting - Report looks at expansion strategies for pharmas facing maturing market

Nellcor - N-250 Pulse Oximeter supports clinical trial in preterm infants

Neoprobe Corp. - Company announces issuance of second Cardiosonix patent

New York University - Magnetic resonance imaging of the diabetic foot reviewed

Nexia Biotechnologies, Inc. - Successful completion of milestone triggers Protexia drug development

Nike Sports Research Laboratory - No connection between alternative therapy and athletic performance

Nippon Medical College - Immunoregulatory role of B7-H1 reviewed

Northeastern University - Anger predisposes people to prejudice

Northwestern University - Optimal duration of post-SCT myeloid growth factor treatment determined

Nutrition - Fewer fizzy drinks can prevent childhood obesity

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp. - Study: Statins boost cognition in the elderly

Osaka University - NY-ESO-1 shows promise as antigen for breast cancer vaccine development

Otsuka Maryland Research Institute - Medication for heart failure may be helpful addition to standard therapies

PLC Systems, Inc. - Transmyocardial revascularization performed in Ohio with robot

Papworth Hospital, Cambridge - Symptoms and treatment of TB-related respiratory failure reviewed

Peking Union Medical College - Bone morphogenetic protein receptor-II mutation causes hypertension

Pennsylvania State University - Moderate iron deficiency affects cognitive performance of young women

Personnel - Center for women's health advisory council formed

Personnel - Former Merck executive appointed president at Selfhelpworks, Inc.

Personnel - Health Fitness Corp. names Ralph Colao VP, consulting and best practices

Personnel - LaPorte named GM of VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Brevard County

Personnel - Mississippi Senate confirms directors of Medicaid, DHS, DEQ

Personnel - University of Louisville cancer researcher regains visa

Pfizer Inc - Lawsuit filed against Internet site selling copy of Lipitor

Pfizer Inc. - Long-term lasofoxifene preserves bone health in menopause models

Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc. - Kali Laboratories to be acquired for approximately $135M

Post-Grad. Inst. of Medical Education & Research - Possible mechanisms of insulin antinociception described

Prescription Drug Importation - City saves $2 million in 9 months on Canadian prescription program

Preventive Medicine - Dietary calcium associated with reduced risk of kidney stones in younger women

Preventive Medicine - Updated booklet helps older adults stay healthy

Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick - Researchers study the psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors

Quantum Dot Corp. - Bioscience company appoints new chief executive officer

Queens University - Patients and physicians must collaborate to treat interstitial cystitis

Quinton Cardiology Systems - Networked version of cardiac rehabilitation telemetry system shipped

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine - Varicella and MMR vaccines can be administered together safely

Royal Hallamshire Hospital - Women decline breast cancer trial participation out of fear

SARS - China steps up anti-SARS measures

Sankyo Co., Ltd. - Gene Logic receives multiyear renewal for information services

Scripps Research Institute - Viral-induced diabetes is accompanied by phagocytosis of beta cells

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Mice created without genetic fathers

SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. - Antiseptic nasal spray developer announces 2003 revenue increase

Smoking - Disparities reported in smoke-free workplace policies in food service industry

Soc. for Cardiovasc. Angiography & Interventions - Task force on drug-eluting stents takes lead on economic, social, legal issues

Solae Co. - Isoflavone-rich soy protein can lower "hidden" risk factors for heart disease

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Eoquin anti-tumor activity studies initiated in U.S.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation - Group awards $1.125 million in grants to support SMA research efforts

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Research reported on DNA replication and repair

Stanford University - Blood screen may help cancer patients thwart radiation side effects

Stanford University - Elusive but ubiquitous microbe fingered as gum disease culprit in Stanford study

State Medicaid - Senator calls part of North Carolina audit "irresponsible"

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Stronger evidence needed to identify suspicious sudden infant deaths

Sungkyunkwan University - High-dose 3D re-irradiation benefits nasopharyngeal cancer patients

Swiss Tropical Institute - Antigenic cross-reactivity noted between P. falciparum MSP2 alleles

The Thomson Corporation - Competitive intelligence provider for pharmaceutical industry acquired

Tissera, Inc. - American Society of Transplant Surgeons president appointed to board

Tobacco Use - Study shows tobacco use on decline among Ohio teens

Tokyo Institute of Technology - Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase needs peptide insertions for angiostatic activity

Transplant Medicine - New York cites hospital for transplant program violations

Tsing Hua University -  M. tuberculosis Hsp16.3 chaperone activity modulation elucidated

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Nipah virus conforms to rule of six in minigenome replication assay

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Rotavirus typing methods and algorithms reviewed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Many health care workers not getting flu shot

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Obesity patients not getting advice

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Behaviors in three rat strains investigated

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Difluoromethylornithine has few effects on body weight in rats

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Effect of HIV infection on NK cell inhibitory receptors clarified

Univ. of California Los Angeles - Relative tumor area predicts nonsentinel node metastases and recurrence

Univ. of California, Davis - Smoking linked to more than 60% of cancer deaths in black men

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Hypoxia bridges vascular and hypoxia-related cytokines in human oral cancers

Univ. of Science & Technology of China - Diurnal hormone rhythms are amplified in women with major depression

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - BACE 1 cleaves amyloid-beta precursor protein

Univ. of Texas School of Nursing - Marriage helps men to accept multiple sclerosis-related impairment

Univ. of Texas, Dallas - Expert calls for standard epinephrine doses when treating children

University Hospital, Ulm - Certain somatostatin analogues may delay diabetes-related eye disease

University of Arizona - Ultraviolet-A triggers signals linked to skin tumor promotion and progression

University of Barcelona - Metabolic effects of lopinavir-ritonavir regimens evaluated

University of Bordeaux 2 - New Chlamydia trachomatis reference strains will aid Cameroonian labs

University of Bristol - Insulin-like growth factor binding protein helps prevent gastric cancer

University of California, Berkeley - Pax5 may regulate lineage-specific Ig heavy chain gene rearrangement

University of Cambridge - Gammaherpesvirus-68 mutant deficient for ORF73 has vaccine potential

University of Chile - Oxidative stress rises with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease progression

University of Cologne - Role for neuronal insulin resistance in neurodegenerative diseases

University of Florida - Pharmacy researcher gets $3.5 million to study drug effectiveness based on genes

University of Freiburg - Ultrasound analysis of breast cancer vascularization predicts patient survival

University of Granada - Fatty acid profile changes linked to acinar cell function

University of Iowa - Research bank grateful for cord blood donations that aid medical studies

University of Iowa - Some infertile couples unaware of multiple birth risks

University of Kansas - Prodrugs becoming an integral part of the drug discovery paradigm

University of Khartoum - Evolution of drug-resistant P. falciparum in eastern Sudan characterized

University of Leeds - Genetic studies may reveal the cause of primary and secondary microcephaly

University of Manitoba - Interferon-alpha inhibits SARS coronavirus

University of Maryland - More than a million Americans abuse prescription drugs

University of Massachusetts - Cholesterol levels fluctuate with the seasons

University of Massachusetts - EHD2 and binding protein couple endocytosis to actin cytoskeleton

University of Massachusetts - Puerto Rican partners of adolescent mothers say fatherhood affirms identity

University of Michigan - Diagnostic algorithm quickly distinguishes anthrax from flu

University of Michigan - Her-2 and EGFR are osteosarcoma vaccine targets

University of Michigan - Inhibition of SCF lowers cytokine release during allergic airway responses

University of Michigan - Vagal efferent signaling to pancreas evoked by hypoglycemia

University of Minnesota - Midwives tend to have good outcomes with vaginal birth after cesarean section

University of Missouri - Trans fat linked to increase in cholesterol

University of Montana - Cochlear ablation in mice lacking SHP-1 results in neural cell death

University of Munster - Endothelin and its receptors signal the malignant potential of breast lesions

University of Naples Federico II - Autocrine stimulation by osteopontin sustains carcinoma proliferation in vitro

University of Naples Federico II - Canine breast tumors overexpress vascular endothelial growth factor receptor

University of New Mexico - Polycystin-1 multiprotein complex disrupted in kidney disease cells

University of North Carolina - Families generally happy with initial early-intervention services

University of Padova - Squamous cell carcinoma antigen variants are overexpressed in liver cancer

University of Pisa - Rare solitary floating vena caval thrombi curable if diagnosed early

University of Pittsburgh - Adenoviral vectors rely on compatible materials for transfer effectiveness

University of Saskatchewan - SSAO-mediated deamination involved in weight gain in obese mice

University of South Carolina - Domestic violence threatens the health of Hispanic women in the United States

University of Texas Southwestern - Fat distribution better predictor of cardiovascular risk and death

University of Tokyo - Serine/threonine kinase enriched in brain is involved in NGF signaling

University of Toronto - Images of thin models boost dieters' self-image

University of Toronto - Link recognized between Internet use and cancer outcome

University of Vermont - MS patients with fatigue may have abnormal sleep cycles

University of Washington - Ethnic differences found in hepatic lipase and HDL

University of Washington - Presenilin-1 and calcium stores regulate neuronal glutamate uptake

University of the Basque Country - New faster methods for the detection of food germ developed

Urinary Incontinence - 57% of surveyed women report symptoms of urinary incontinence

VIASYS Healthcare - CEO of medical technology company announces new board member

Vancouver Hospital - Study questions use of pulmonary artery catheter in less severely ill patients

Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Ctr. - Racial disparity in deaths equalized by insurance coverage

Vascular Solutions, Inc. - Medical device company announces record first quarter results

Vaudois Regional Blood Transfusion Service - Reversible agglutination and flocculation of cryopreserved stem cells described

VaxGen, Inc. - Animal efficacy studies of smallpox vaccine candidate show positive results

VaxGen, Inc. - New type of anthrax vaccine moves into larger-scale trial

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. - Medical systems manufacturer reports sales and net income increases

Violence - Mozambique: Abuse of women and children in the spotlight

Virginia Pharmacists Association - FDA, HHS, pharmacists distribute educational materials

Wake Forest University - Novel cooperation up-regulate vitamin D receptor protein

Washington University - Alcohol and other drugs stem brain development by causing neuronal suicide

Washington University - Protein may help prevent autoimmune attacks

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces vacating of consent decree

Wayne State University - Daptomycin useful for treating drug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens

Wayne State University - Intracranial aneurysms in Finnish families linked to chromosome 19q13.3

Wayne State University - Mastoparan potentiates NO release from insulin-secreting cells

Weight Loss - Medifast to launch new low-carbohydrate diet

Weizmann Institute - Brain scans show humans stimulated in the same way by the same things

Weizmann Institute - DNA computers could control gene expression

Weizmann Institute - New imaging approach enables better view of kidnesy

Weizmann Institute of Science - Thrifty bacteria use just-in-time ordering

West Nile Virus - Health officials hope West Nile virus cases drop this summer

WuXi PharmaTech - R&D service company announces key appointments

Xanthus Life Sciences - Patent issued for anti-cancer compound Xanafide amonafide

Yale University - Expression of ENaC in the rat intestinal epithelium investigated

Yale University - Scientists correct defect in mice with turmeric extract

Yale University - Voltage-gated potassium channel regulates insulin sensitivity

York University - Leptin increases cardiomyocyte hyperplasia

Zhejiang University - NF-kappaB involved in oligochitosan-induced macrophage NO, TNF-alpha production

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