Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 4th, 2004
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American Health Care Association - Resources intended for nursing home care diverted to pay rising lawsuit costs
Biotechnology - BioShield shortcomings subject of industry conference
Bioterrorism - Defense Department starts first responder tech center at Pitt
Business Update - HealthSouth reaches agreement with noteholders
Business Update - New HealthSouth CEO seeks to move firm past scandal
GlaxoSmithKline - Is GSK guilty of fraud?
HIV/AIDS Treatment - Alabama prison system settles suit as judge decries care of AIDS inmates
HIV/AIDS Treatment - Drugs donated by AIDS patients in U.S.helps prolong lives worldwide
Healthcare Coverage - Half of California voters support healthcare initiative
Healthcare Coverage - State eliminates some co-pays in the Oregon Health Plan
Legal Issues - Federal appeals court says Arizona twins should get Social Security benefits
Legal Issues - Lawsuit accuses director of New Orleans health center of postponing abortions
Legal Issues - United States senators target dietary supplement law
Medicare Fraud - Two plead guilty to defrauding Medicare
Medicare Fraud - West Virginia prosecutors say chiropractor case shows fraud won't be tolerated
A.I. duPont Hospital for Children - Cat scratch disease may lead to IgA nephritis
AMDL, Inc. - Gene therapy may be useful in cancer treatments
Abbott Laboratories - Pill may stave off disease and ease pain
Acceleration Therapeutics - AT-101 device shows promising use for treating asthma
Active Pass - David MacDonald promoted to president, CEO at biotech firm
Advanced Magnetics, Inc. - Study initiated for ferumoxytol under company's agreements with NCI
Aerogen, Inc. - Distribution deal signed for Aeroneb Professional Nebulizer System
Ajou University - Priming deficient polymerase in HBV core particle allows for oligomer synthesis
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company reports loss of $0.69 per share
Allos Therapeutics, Inc. - Application filed for European marketing approval of RSR13 (efaproxiral)
Amer. Council for Fitness & Nutrition - Group calls on Congress to support collaborative obesity solutions
American Society of Gene Therapy - New research on the progress of gene therapy presented at meeting
American University of Beirut - Clinical trials of invasive coronary interventions have unanswered questions
Babraham Institute - CD45 isoform expression compared in T-cell subsets
Beckman Research Inst. of the City of Hope, Duarte - RNAi is gene-specific therapeutic option to control HIV-1 replication
Benaroya Research Institute - IRS1 variant linked to type 1 diabetes in families from U.S. and U.K.
BioCrossroads - Sports medicine/exercise group joins Indiana's life sciences initiative
BioElectronics Corporation - Middle East distribution deal signed for ActiPatch therapy
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Nanoparticle-based oral insulin study data published
BioTrove, Inc. - Alan Barber named chief financial officer at biotech firm
Biotechnology - Experts warn that gene research could be used for warfare
Breast Cancer - Increased access to high-quality mammography needed to reduce cancer deaths
Breast Feeding - HealthPartners to study how to help mothers with decreased breast milk supply
Business Update - Legacy trauma center reopens
Business Update - MSSI-TeleScience receives $15M commitment
Business Update - SEC finds Schering-Plough unit made bribes through charity
Cancer Hospital, Sao Paulo - Tumor cells can be removed from blood salvaged during cancer surgery
b360 - Survey reflects positive outlook for healthcare industry for remainder of 2004
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