Medicine and Law Weekly

Medical University, Wroclaw - MLH1 and CDKN2A are important factors in oncogenesis of laryngeal cancer

Medivance, Inc. - Company receives CE mark for the Arctic Sun Temperature Management System

Medline Industries, Inc. - HealthTrust Purchasing Group awards exam and surgical glove agreement

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Scalp reconstruction techniques evaluated

Mental Health - Advisers recommend approval of new use for nerve stimulator

Mental Health - North Carolina overhaul of mental health services is lagging

Merck KGaA - Trials show Erbitux provides new options for patients with colorectal cancer

Mergers and Acquisitions - Pediatrix acquires Columbus, Ohio-based neonatal physician group practice

Mergers and Acquisitions - SunGard Corbel acquires SBPA Systems

Mitsubishi Pharma Corp. - MediciNova acquires phase II anxiety compound

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Enrollment begins for ProCord study in complete spinal cord injury

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Palliative care becoming new standard in patient care

NASA Ames Research Center - Lower body negative pressure suitable for simulating gravity effects

Nagoya City University - Repeated endostatin transfection extends the survival of fibrosarcoma models

Nat. Inst. for Advanced Industrial Science & Tech. - Antisense inhibition of Bcr-Abl/c-Abl alters leukemia cell proliferation

National Cheng Kung University Hospital - Human beta-defensin 2 likely expressed in nasal mucosa

National Cheng Kung University Hospital - Long-term laryngeal mask airway use can be effective for infants

National Institute of Standards and Technology - New findings on drug composition may allow better preservation in heat

National Taiwan University - Intermolecular double-quantum coherence MR microimaging evaluated

NeoRx Corp. - Promising data reported from STR dosimetry study at ASCO meeting

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. - Corinne H. Lyle joins board of neurological/endocrine-focused company

NicOx, SA - HCT 3012 as effective as Rofecoxib with no increase in systolic BP

Nigerian Red Cross Society - Denial of AIDS puts sailors and partners at risk

Norfolk & Norwich Univ. Hosp. - Estrogen causes nasal congestion during ovulation

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Molecular defect found for the first time in IBS patients

Nutrition 21, Inc. - Data: Chromium picolinate and biotin combo lowers blood sugar

Occupational Health - OSHA proposes over $113,000 in fines for Irby Steel in Gulfport

Ohio State University - Daily eye drops hold key to glaucoma prevention

Orebro University Hospital - A novel technique can facilitate coronary artery catheter insertion

Organ Donation - Strategies outlined to boost organ donation

Orphan Medical - Data highlights Xyrem as a treatment for excessive daytime sleepiness

OsteoBiologics, Inc. - Osteochondral scaffolds data presented at Cartilage Repair Society Symposium

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation - Malnourishment impairs humoral response to S. mansoni

Oxford Brookes University - Physical activity levels low in girls in United Arab Emirates

Pacific Biometrics, Inc. - Research services company completes $2.5 million financing

Pall Corporation - Experts call for heightened action to remove pathogens from hospital water

Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. - Ribavirin patent infringement case dismissed

Patient Safety - Disagreement on medical error reporting may place patients at risk

Pennsylvania State University - Control of alternative sigma factor in E. coli described

Pennsylvania State University - Megamitochondrial artifacts randomize in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis livers

Pennsylvania State University - Novel polysulfated galactose-derivatized dendrimers binding antagonists of HIV-1

Perlegen Sciences, Inc. - Genetics company names vice president, engineering and informatics

Personnel - Tupelo doctor elected AMA president as group demands drug study

Pharmaceutical Drugs - U.S. doctors' group rejects proposal to soften 'freebie' policy

Pharmacyclics, Inc. - Study evaluates Xcytrin plus Taxotere for advanced refractory tumors

Pluristem Life Systems, Inc. - Biotechnology company announces new chief executive officer

PrecisionMed Inc. - Cerebrospinal fluid sample bank launched

Prince Henry's Inst. for Medical Research - Fetal osteoblastic cell line sheds light on aromatase expression regulation

ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. - Oral efficacy confirmed for autoimmune disease therapeutics

Proneuron Biotechnologies, Inc - Cell processing facility to be established for ProCord trial

Prostate Cancer - Oncura to provide brachytherapy products to Premier members

Prostate Cancer Education Council - New cancer drug approved for prostate cancer treatment

Purdue University - Heterozygosity of field and laboratory Schistosoma mansoni compared

Quintiles Transnational Corp. - Drug development services provider receives CDISC certification

RMIT University, Bundoora - Myocytes source of IL-6 mRNA expression and protein release during contraction

Reddy's Laboratories Limited - FDA grants approval for Ciprofloxacin tablets

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company adds medical and scientific advisory board member

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Positive preliminary results announced for VEGF Trap study in solid tumors

Repligen Corporation - RG2133 appears safe and clinically effective for bipolar disorder, depression

RheoGene Inc. - Licensing agreement signed for RheoSwitch research kits

Rockefeller University - Somatic hypermutation limited by CRM1-dependent AID nuclear export

Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh - Mills sleeve prosthesis effective for incus long process reconstruction

Royal Melbourne Hospital - Re-entrant tachycardia reported in patient with normal ventricular function

Royal North Shore Hospital - Genetic changes after one X-ray dose resemble those of resistant cancer cells

Ruhr University of Bochum - Reconstructing the extremities after cancer surgery needs interdisciplinary approach

Russia Ministry of Public Health - Early hemorrhagic cystitis treatment in THSC patients resolves symptoms

Saint Antoine Hospital - GemOx more effective than gemcitabine alone in pancreatic cancer study

Sandoz - Sabex Holdings Ltd. to be acquired in $565M cash transaction

Schering Plough Research Institute - Piperazine-based CCR5 antagonists effective against HIV-1

Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital - Robot assistance improves rotatory stability of hip endoprostheses

Scripps Research Institute - TLR3 dispensable for effective antiviral immunity

Semafore Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - In vivo efficacy data for novel targeted PI3K inhibitors presented

Siemens Medical Solutions - Mayo Clinic to implement SIENET

Silesian Medical University - Cladribine extends remission in acute myeloid leukemia patients on DA-7

Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish Hospital, Montreal - HIV-1 long terminal repeat repressed by the c-Myc oncoprotein

Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. - Systemic efficacy of siRNAs demonstrated in multiple animal models

Sodertorn University College - Degradation of apoptosis sensor precedes nuclear pore clustering

Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Tocosol Paclitaxel shows anti-tumor activity in advanced cancer, well tolerated

Southend Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea - A fast-track referral system for head and neck cancer is ineffective

Spectral Diagnostics - Florida-based hospital acquires Endotoxin Activity Assay for sepsis detection

Spedali Civil, Brescia - Large multicenter study to examine vascular access infection

Sports Medicine - Trainers association urges concussion awareness

St. Bartholomew's Hospital - Early therapy start improves exacerbation outcome in COPD

St. Elizabeth Hospital, Straubing - Antibiotic resistance emerging in nosocomial urinary tract infections

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Acquisition of Epicor Medical, Inc., completed

Stanford University - Factors affecting quantitative microL2MS analysis identified

State University of New York, Stony Brook - Pili are present on surface of Francisella tularensis

Stem Cell Research - British scientists apply for license to clone human embryos

Stem Cell Sciences Limited - Agreement means new stem cell lines available for research

Sung Kyun Kwan University - MALDI-TOF MS enhances measurement of microsphere peptide content

Sunnybrook and Women's College - Elderly people take their own lives because of illness, pain

Surgery Risk - Infections reported in U.S. women who had cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic

Taipei Medical University - Aerobic exercise is beneficial for patients with hypertension

Taipei Medical University - Quercetin stimulates the heme oxygenase-1 gene in aortic smooth muscle cells

Taipei Veterans General Hospital - 3D technology pinpoints origins of irregular heart beats

Takeda Chemical Ind Ltd. - CCR5 antagonists may be effective as anti-HIV-1 agents

Takeda Pharmaceuticals - Studies show that ACTOS has positive effects on dyslipidemia, insulin resistance

Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Tapestry data highlights potential of NBT-287 in paclitaxel-resistant tumors

Technical University of Munich - Ascorbic acid makes cancer cells insensitive to chemotherapy

Technical University of Munich - Empirical data on varicella situation in Germany released

Technical University of Munich - SM22 alpha modulates vascular muscle cell phenotype in atherogenesis

Therion Biologics Corporation - Vaccine shows promise in advanced pancreatic cancer, data shows

Thomson Professional Postgraduate Services - Education program addresses diagnosis, management of acne in teens

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Worldwide rights acquired for development of iloperidone antipsychotic agent

Transplant Medicine - Japan rethinks transplantations ethics as patients look elsewhere for organs

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Study demonstrates prognostic value of TriPath Imaging assay

Trillium Therapeutics Inc. - Research and development company adds new member to scientific advisory board

Twelfth of October Hospital, Madrid - Interferon blocks HCV-induced renal injury after transplantation

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Earlobe blood monitoring unacceptable for lead surveillance

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Laboratory surveillance for bacterial meningitis established in Croatia

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Monitoring for prenatal alcohol exposure remains important

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Polymorphic markers for typing Penicillium marneffei developed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Prevalence of overweight among children and obesity among adults not decreasing

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Ad campaigns against drunk driving may be effective

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC reports latest data on suicide behaviors, risk factors, prevention

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Role of melanocortin receptors in appetite and metabolism studied

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - EPA gives $224,000 grant to study cluster

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Incentives available for developing treatments for inborn errors

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Mucosal immune responses reviewed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Alcohol abuse up, but alcoholism down

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Children of people with irregular heartbeat are at increased risk

U.S. National Institutes of Health - IL-2 secretion by CD4 cells characterized in vivo

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Mechanism of fluconazole resistance in C. glabrata during prophylaxis elucidated

U.S. National Institutes of Health - SARS coronavirus spike protein protectively immunizes mice

Uniformed Svcs Univ of the Health Sci., Bethesda -  Shigella flexneri mutant shows no attenuation of virulence

Univ. of California, Davis - Hepatitis C virus genotype 1a responds to a host of immunodominant epitopes

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - PCOS more prevalent in Mexican-American women

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Subterfuge enables gene therapy to cross the blood-brain barrier

Univ. of California, San Diego - Technique for deciphering brain recordings can capture thinking as it happens

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Axon guidance molecule netrin controls epithelial cell migration

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Folding of prion protein investigated

Univ. of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Thymidylate synthase can transform murine cells to malignancy

Univ. of North Carolina - No association found between migraine and coronary heart disease

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid - Mobility of proteins restricted in polar regions of E. coli

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - Sleep deprivation protects against HIVgp120 and TNF-alpha deleterious effects

Universidad de Alcala - LPS-binding protein predicts infection in cirrhotic patients

Universite Paris-Sud XI - Diabetic cardiomyopathy reviewed

Universite de Montpellier II - Processing method does not affect mycotoxin levels in coffee

University Hospital of Essen - Dopexamine modulates cellular immune functions during systemic inflammation

University Medical Center, Nijmegen - Pharmacokinetics of indinavir plus low-dose ritonavir in children similar

University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Rome - HOX and HOX cofactor genes are expressed in the mammalian ovary

University of Adelaide - The CXCR3 ligand I-TAC correlates with chronic hepatitis C-related inflammation

University of Bath - MRSA increasingly resistant to last antibiotic have evolved in eight countries

University of Birmingham - Different promoter organizations produce different outcomes in bacteria

University of Bologna - Cardiac resynchronization can correct ventricular dyssynchrony

University of Bonn - Fusion inhibitors effective in HIV patients able to maintain virological control

University of Bordeaux 1 - VEGF mediates interactions between pericytes and endothelial cells

University of Calgary - 2D microcomputed tomography suitable for cortical bone porosity analysis

University of Chicago - Metastatic gastric cancer does not respond to 9-aminocamptothecin (9-AC)

University of Chieti - Antioxidants decrease in girls who gain weight during valproate therapy

University of Colorado, Denver - Prediction and prevention of type 1 diabetes reviewed

University of Copenhagen - Low-dose iron supplementation does not increase HIV-1 load

University of Debrecen - Low formaldehyde concentrations induce DNA damage in UV-irradiated skin cells

University of Dusseldorf - IDO degraded by the proteasome and NO has an effect on IDO protein stability

University of Dusseldorf - Loss of p53 expression unbalances androgen receptor signals in prostate cancer

University of Edinburgh - Enzyme inhibition improves cognitive function in type 2 diabetes

University of Edinburgh - Health risks are passed to future generations

University of Florida - Obesity research suggests new way to beat biochemical bottleneck

University of Freiburg - UVB-irradiated dendritic cells fail to tolerize murine CD8+ T cells

University of Lausanne - Cancer mortality rates in Europe are variable

University of Louisville - Zinc controls nuclear factor-kappa B activation to protect against liver injury

University of Mainz Clinic - Surgical interdisciplinarity is needed for abdominal surgery

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Granulomatous infectious diseases linked to TNF antagonists

University of Michigan - Polarization mapping improves spectral analysis

University of Michigan - Pulsed dye laser therapy does not improve acne

University of Michigan - Research: Intensive diabetes control yields less nerve damage years later

University of Minnesota - Expression of MOR1C mu-opioid receptor mRNA characterized in rat brain

University of North Carolina - New tumor subtypes with poor clinical outcomes characterized

University of Oulu - Oligomenorrhea and hirsutism may identify women with risk factors for CVD

University of Pittsburgh - ''Collateral damage'' linked to cephalosporin or quinolone antibiotic therapy

University of Pittsburgh - Epithelial sodium channels activated by furin-dependent proteolysis

University of Sacred Heart, Rome - Complications with A. niger infection is characterized by a high mortality rate

University of Southampton - Fragranced candles pack a killer punch

University of Stellenbosch - Cyclosporine has limited long-term benefits in developing areas

University of Surrey - Clubbing and driving apparently don't mix

University of Surrey - Isoflavone absorption differs between genders

University of Tennessee - Collagen-induced arthritis mediated by HLA-DR1 (*0101) and HLA-DR4 (*0401)

University of Tennessee - Multivalent streptococcal vaccine protects mice against infection

University of Tokushima -  P. gingivalis lipopolysaccharide induces calprotectin release from neutrophils

University of Tokyo - Anthracycline dose most potent predictor of cardiac complications after HSCT

University of Tokyo - Microfluidic device developed for gas-liquid-solid hydrogenation reactions

University of Uppsala Hospital - Novel HLA-Cw*05 allele identified

University of Utrecht - Factors affecting cerebral dysfunction in type 1 diabetes examined

University of Utrecht - Lipopolysaccharide of Neisseria meningitidis examined

University of Wales Hospital - Skin cancer registries in the United Kingdom have room for improvement

University of Washington - Algorithm for ranking protein similarity described

University of Washington - Brains at work: Learning a second language may not be as laborious as believed

University of Wurzburg - Imiquimod induces apoptosis in metastatic melanoma cells

University of Wurzburg - NFAT and NF-kappaB functions reviewed

Vaccine Fraud - Community Health Care Centers in Utah pays fine for vaccine fraud

Vanderbilt University - Cryotherapy lowers intra-articular temperature after ACL reconstruction

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Investigational PI 640385 (VX-385) indicates activity against HIV

Wake Forest University - Animal study reveals negative adrenocortical effects of long-term estrogen

Wake Forest University - New study finds estrogen use doesn't reduce dementia risk in older women

West Nile Virus - First human case of West Nile virus this year reported in Lincoln, Nebraska

Westmead Hospital - Insulin resistance helps predict chronic hepatitis C-related liver fibrosis

Yale University - Protein phosphatases involved in cell signaling in vascular cells

Yamaguchi University - KIR polymorphisms linked to psoriasis