Pharma Investments, Ventures and Law Weekly

Methadone - Nebraska aims to protect children from methadone laboratories

Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital - Widespread nerve fiber damage associated with fatigue

Mt. Sinai Medical Center - Clip markers can migrate after imaging-guided directional vacuum-assisted biopsy

Natl. Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science, Hyogo - Cultured alumina ceramics could prevent aseptic loosening of joint implants

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital - Study finds vasectomy reversal highly effective, even after 15 years

NexTherapeutics, Inc. - Harvard inks letter of intent to acquire assets of antibody development company

Nutrition - Government computerizes calorie plan

Nutrition 21, Inc. - Nutritional supplements developer reports fiscal second quarter results

Oita University - A new gene carrier steers interleukin-12 to solid tumors

Ortec International, Inc. - Frozen OrCel promotes superior healing in venous leg ulcers, study shows

PHT Corporation - LogPad electronic patient diary to be used in postop pain clinical trial

Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Human clinical trials of HIV maturation inhibitor to commence

Pfizer, Inc. - Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Zoloft lawsuit

Pharmasset, Inc. - Phase II HIV study results of Reverset announced

Physiometrix, Inc. - Medical device manufacturer announces 2003 financial results

Postpartum Depression - Magellan identifies barriers to diagnosis, treatment of postpartum depression

Progen Industries Ltd - Lung cancer compound phase II trial commences

Quality Partners of Rhode Island - Signed consent requirement for influenza vaccination should be eliminated

RAND Corp. - Choosing hospice care raises federal program costs for last year of life

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Benazepril Hydrochloride Tablets approved for marketing

Recom Managed Systems, Inc. - Life sciences company announces new director of business development

Reddy's Laboratories - FDA plans expedited evaluation of AmVaz NDA

Royal College of Surgeons England - Working party reports on feasibility of facial transplantation

Royal Free Hospital, London - Specialty nurses benefit patients with neuroendocrine tumors

SEQUENOM Inc. - Novel mass spectrometry assay aids genotype identification

Scientific Inst. of Public Health, Belgium - Meta-analysis suggests HPV testing helps identify potential cases

Seoul National University Hospital - BiCONTACT revision stems with distal interlocking screws prove satisfactory

Serenex, Inc. - Drug discovery and pharmaceutical companies sign research agreement

Siemens Medical Solutions - Healthcare costs tops list of Americans' concerns

SinoFresh HealthCare, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces new chief financial officer

Skejby University Hospital - Cardiac troponin I mutation linked to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Society of Critical Care Medicine - Docs aim to reduce blood infection deaths

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - FDA approves EstroGel transdermal gel for estrogen therapy

Sontra Medical Corporation - Skin permeation device facilitates rapid skin anesthesia within 5 minutes

St. Anna Hospital, Ferrara - Contrast-enhanced sonography guides transthoracic biopsy of lung lesions

Technical University of Liberec - Centrality indices characterize fat deposition in youngsters

Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical Univ. - Pathogenetic tropism of varicella-zoster virus to human hepatocytes reported

Turku University - Myocardial perfusion not linked to peripheral endothelial function

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention -  Taenia solium antigen diagnostic for cysticercosis characterized

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Infection with Ebola virus persists under conditions of partial immunity

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - More needs to be done to fight heart disease in young people

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Nitric oxide mediates anti-TB effects of vitamin D

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Putrescine indicates decomposition in penaeid shrimp

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Electrostatics affect antigen recognition in chronic beryllium disease

Ukraine's Health Ministry - Ukraine criticizes U.N. decision to suspend funding for HIV/AIDS

Univ. College Hospital, Galway - Lack of cytogenetic response after imatinib treatment predicts relapse

Univ. Medical Center Utrecht - HIV-1 trans-activator protein affects pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection

Univ. Medical Center, Ljubljana - Computer program helps with planning gastric cancer surgery

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Community-acquired pyelonephritis is linked to drug-resistant E. coli

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Update on the 2004 Database of Interacting Proteins reported

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Retroviral replication system aids HIV TAR study

Univ. of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Studies: Tazarotene is well tolerated

Univ. of North Carolina - Fetal mouse brain cells self-destruct when maternal folate levels are deficient

Univ. of Roma La Sapienza - Amine oxidases and tumors are correlated

Univ. of Southern California - Breast cancer risk significantly reduced in association with soy intake

Univ. of Southern California - Children with history of diabetes have reduced beta-cell function

University Hospital, Mainz - [¹⁸F]FDG-PET identifies patients ready for reconstructive surgery

University of Alabama - Surface layer protein EA1 is not component of Bacillus anthracis spores

University of Bologna - Real-time SYBR green PCR useful for HIV viremia measurement

University of Cambridge - Hedgehog-independent pathway identified for oligodendrocyte development

University of Essex - Glycation end products accumulate in kidney, retina, and peripheral nerve

University of Frankfurt - Antibiotic prophylaxis in aseptic orthopedic surgery is evaluated

University of Glasgow - British children become sedentary at young age

University of Hong Kong - Adiponectin attenuates protease inhibitor-induced dyslipidemia

University of Illinois - Fitness can improve thinking among aging

University of Iowa - Equine cloning's triple play sheds light on calcium, cell signaling

University of La Laguna - RAPD method allows Leishmania species differentiation

University of Malawi - Food tastes stronger when you're hungry

University of Massachusetts - Perinuclear HIV RNA release mediated by hRIP

University of Munich - Mantle cell lymphoma treatment reviewed

University of Natal - GBV-C infection has protective effect in HIV+ mothers

University of Padova - Treatment for endocrine disease: Is something missing?

University of Padua - Mast cells localize near blood vessels in the human area postrema

University of Paris-South - CTP biosynthesis inhibitors augment 3TC efficacy

University of Pavia - Apolipoprotein A phenotypes mark CHD familial aggregation

University of Pennsylvania - Gene therapy could lead to super athletes

University of Pittsburgh - A cell-mediated approach to sFlt-1 gene therapy targets thyroid cancer

University of Pittsburgh - Hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy improves islet transplantation outcomes

University of Vienna - Genetic screening counseling should be offered to infertility patients

University of Washington - Exposure to low-level magnetic fields causes DNA damage in rat brain cells

University of Washington - Stem cells found in adults may repair nerves

University of Zagreb - Dental and minor physical anomalies reveal youth with developmental disorders

Virax Holdings, Ltd. - VIR201 data presented at conference

Virgen del Rocio Univ. Hospital - Genotypic resistance after abacavir, efavirenz salvage treatment characterized

Wakayama Medical University - Rapid bone loss is a transient and unfixed phenomenon

Wake Forest University - Premature babies of anxious moms more likely to have worse development outcomes

Washington University - In utero exposure to alcohol appears to boost risk of psychiatric disorders

World Health Organization - WHO adds Fujian flu to vaccine list for next winter

Yale University - Cytoskeletal protein 4.1G binds to loop of A₁ adenosine receptor