Physician Law Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 30th, 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
ADViSYS Inc. - Plasmid-based hormone therapy could improve disease or age-induced wasting
ARYx Therapeutics Inc. - Pharmaceutical R&D company completes $55M Series D financing
Aarhus University - Hormonal variation may influence risk
Abbott Laboratories - Manufacturing, commercial rights to trandolapril acquired from Aventis
Abortion - Study compares data-collecting methods regarding attempted induced abortion
Accreditation - Bridgeport Hospital Chest Pain Center gets accreditation
Active Biotech AB - Biotech firms conclude agreement regarding manufacturing of cancer drug
Advanced Biotherapy, Inc. - U.S. patent granted for asthma, allergy treatment
Advanced Magnetics, Inc. - Study initiated for ferumoxytol under company's agreements with NCI
Advanced Neuromodulation Systems - Pain therapy device firm announces stock repurchase plan
Aesgen, Inc. - L-glutamine formulation helps prevent, treat common chemotherapy side effect
Aichi Cancer Center Hospital - MGB1 differentiates metastasized breast cancer from primary lung lesions
Albany College of Pharmacy - Low-molecular-weight heparins may interfere with tumor growth and metastasis
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Vaccines for the prevention of diseases caused by potential bioweapons
Alfacell Corporation - Andrew P. Aromando named senior VP at biopharmaceutical firm
Alkermes, Inc. - Companies agree to discontinue commercialization of Nutropin Depot
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 Diabetes Association - ADA issues new advice to doctors on lowering diabetes-heart disease risks
American Oriental Bioengineering - Chinese biotech firm issues update on AMEX listing
American Society of Gene Therapy - Katherine High named president of gene therapy group
American University of Beirut - Clinical trials of invasive coronary interventions have unanswered questions
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical firm announces move to new facility
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. - DNA-embedded security solutions provider announces new president
Array BioPharma, Inc. - Milestone payment issued from Amgen as part of drug R&D deal
Aspect Medical Systems - Study: Brain monitoring predicts treatment response in depressed patients
AstraZeneca - Iconix announces chemogenomics collaborative relationship
AstraZeneca - Seroquel combined with mood stabilizer may improve mania symptoms
Barts & London School of Medicine - C. parvum enterocyte infection may affect expression of defensins
Baskent Univ. School of Medicine, Adana - Bcl-2 expression decreases in endometrial carcinomas
Bayer Vital GmbH - Ciprofloxacin therapy is efficacious for UTI treatment
Benaroya Research Institute - IRS1 variant linked to type 1 diabetes in families from U.S. and U.K.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Prognosis estimations for advanced dementia patients
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. - Contract signed with Lockton Companies to control healthcare costs
BioCrossroads - Sports medicine/exercise group joins Indiana's life sciences initiative
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. - Positive phase III data reported on Aryplase for MPS VI
BioTrove, Inc. - Alan Barber named chief financial officer at biotech firm
Biophan Technologies - Can implants run on body heat?
Biotech Holdings - Sucanon marketing agreement signed for Mexico
Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar disorder study shows lack of treatment, frequent mistreatment
Blood Shortage - Annual summer blood shortage came early this year for Missouri
Boston Scientific Corporation - Advanced Bionics acquired for $740M in cash
Breast Cancer - High mastectomy rates due to patients' choices, study finds
Breast Cancer - RARbeta P2 promoter methylation in RPFNA is biomarker for cancer risk
Breast Feeding - HealthPartners to study how to help mothers with decreased breast milk supply
Budget Cuts - Some legislators upset two nurses not reinstated
Burnham Institute - EphB4 and ephrin-B2 interactions modulate breast tumor growth
Business Update - Legacy trauma center reopens
Business Update - MSSI-TeleScience receives $15M commitment
Business Update - Provider Synergies manages Medicaid pharmacy programs in Florida
Business Update - SEC finds Schering-Plough unit made bribes through charity
Business and Finance - Psychiatric Solutions completes purchase of inpatient psychiatric facilities
CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, Boston - CXCL12 mediates CCR7-independent homing of central memory cells
CHU Cote Nacre, Caen - Virologic failure in HIV patients associated with poor adherence to NNRTIs
CJW Vascular Medical Center - Combination therapy to treat acute blocked peripheral arteries evaluated
Cancer - Free electronic greeting cards offer encouragement to cancer patients
Cancer Death Rates - Study finds rising death rates from prostate cancer after 15 years
Cancer Hospital, Sao Paulo - Tumor cells can be removed from blood salvaged during cancer surgery
Cancer Prevention - More women opt for preventive surgery when they fully assess risks
Cancer Risk - Illinois holding international conference on PCBs
Cancer Therapy - Drug treatment first big improvement in brain cancer in decades
Cancer Treatment - Gene activity may change as breast cancer progresses
Cardica, Inc. - Guidant to distribute technology designed to make heart bypass surgery easier
Cardiovascular Disease - Urine albumin considered independent marker for kidney, cardiovascular disease
Case Western Reserve University - Gene therapy tested to protect bone marrow during chemotherapy
Case Western Reserve University - Oxidative stress and mitotic changes necessary for Alzheimer disease progression
Centenary Institute, Newtown - Implantable defibrillator effective against hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Salmonella enterica Javiana infections linked to amphibian contact
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Economic analysis of two-dose MMR vaccination program in U.S. reported
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Genetic analysis of measles viruses in U.S. performed
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Measles elimination goals assessed
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Measles outbreak epidemiology in the U.S. in 1993-2001 reported
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Vaccination levels associated with lack of measles in preschoolers
Centre National de Genotypage, Evry - Fas and FasL polymorphisms and haplotypes do not correlate with AIDS progression
Chang Gung University, Tao Yuan - Alternative genetic pathway to human colorectal cancer found
Chiba University - Renal cancer tumor vessels express a member of the RGS superfamily
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Emergency department may be an ideal setting for teaching home injury prevention
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Immunohistochemistry with INI1 Ab assesses INI1 loss in pediatric CNS neoplasms
ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. - Medical device firm names Allred as consulting pathologist, board member
Chungbuk National University - Glucose regulates glomerular endothelial cell proteoglycans
City of Hope Cancer Center - Doctor named young investigator of the year by gene therapy society
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Clot-busting drug-device combination provides effective treatment
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Hypothalamic glutamate decarboxylase expression cuts rodent feeding behavior
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Rasburicase mitigates the nephropathic effects of tumor lysis syndrome
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - Loss of circadian genes results in epilepsy
Collaborations - American Healthways expands deal with Principal Financial Group
Colorado State University - Multiple polymorphic loci used to type strains of Mycobacterium leprae
Columbia University - Treatment of type 1 diabetes by preserving insulin secretion reviewed
Cornell University - Enzyme containing selenium could promote type 2 diabetes
Cornell University - Rituximab safe and effect for ITP treatment
Critical Care - Study examines deaths at pediatric ICUs
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - License agreement completed for worldwide rights to hepatitis B product
Curon Medical, Inc. - Secca clinical patient registry for bowel incontinence treatment
Cutting Edge Information - 38% of pharma companies involve thought leaders in clinical trial kick-offs
Cytos Biotechnology - Influenza A vaccine based on M2 domain provides weak protection
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Attitudes may deter African Americans from lung surgery
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - Unique genes or gene products profile hepatocellular carcinomas
David Grant Med. Center, Travis AFB - Survey finds most urogynecologists prefer transvaginal urethrolysis approach
DePuy Spine, Inc. - Panel recommends CHARITE artificial disc for FDA approval
Deakin University - Selenoprotein SelS is novel glucose-regulated protein
Dendrite International, Inc. - j-forceNET helps enhance pharmaceutical field force productivity in Japan
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pavia - Carrageenan-based delivery of ophthalmic drugs shows promise
Derriford Hospital, Devon - DUEC test doesn't replace cystometry for diagnostics
Diagnostic Ultrasound Corporation - Agreement signed to distribute BladderScan for urological diagnostics
Diametrics Medical, Inc. - Device firm announces new financing
Disease Management - New ways to deliver savings without compromising participant satisfaction
Disease Prevention - Connecticut receives $3 million for Lyme disease study
Disease Threat - Motel 6 denies hepatitis claim
Do-Coop Technologies - Water-based buffer for enzyme stabilization, storage available
Draft - Merging health and beauty trends drive cosmeceutical growth
Duke University - Elderly, diabetics, women at risk for postsurgery infection
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. - John Cardis elected to board at cardiovascular disease company
Emergency Medicine - Women seem to tolerate traumatic injury better than men
Employee Health - Employers should provide wellness programs, according to survey respondents
Entropin, Inc. - Refinement of topical ENT-103 formulation begins
Epix Medical, Inc. - MRI pharmaceuticals company prices $75M offering
Estacio Sa Univ., Rio De Janeiro - FRAXA premutation correlated with premature ovarian failure
Federal University of Minas Gerais - Chemokines linked to Sydenham's chorea pathogenesis identified
Finance - Assisted Living Concepts explores strategic financial alternatives
Fitness & Wellness - Wellness program working at Southfield, Michigan, hospital
ForHealth Technologies, Inc. - Mississippi hospital buys IV automation technology
Forbes Medi-Tech, Inc. - Reducol nears approval in New Zealand and Australia
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia - Hepatitis delta virus antigenomic RNA transcripts undergo alternate processing
Fresenius Kabi - Hospira expands manufacturing capacity
Frost & Sullivan - Biological response modifiers' image dominates arthritis therapies despite price
GeneGo, Inc. - Systems biology company enters licensing agreement with Invitrogen Corp.
Genentech, Inc. - Avastin study shows extended survival in metastatic colorectal cancer patients
Genetics - Human Genome Project looks beyond man
Genetronics Biomedical Corp. - Results on electroporation-enhanced DNA vaccine delivery presented at meeting
Genitope Corp. - Cancer immunotherapies company announces closing of public offering
Genomatix Corp. - Company adds cell-based knockins to its vector application services
Georges Pompidou European Hospital - 4-ASA enemas well-tolerated by patients with 5-ASA-induced pancreatitis
Georgetown University - Researchers develop better understanding of tamoxifen resistance
GlaxoSmithKline - Vaccine in final phase of testing
Green Lane Hospital, Auckland - Pre-op IgG therapy facilitates off-pump CABG in ITP patient
Guys Hospital, London - Recent imaging techniques are helpful in detecting hepatocellular carcinoma
HIV/AIDS Treatment - G-8 adopts plan to speed HIV vaccine development
Harvard Medical School - Peripheral blood microarrays provide valuable information on MS pathology
Harvard Medical School - With aging, DNA damage may reduce expression of genes involved in learning, memory
Harvard University - Pin1 may link signal transduction to cancer and Alzheimer disease
Health Insurance - Benefits brokers see employer interest in HSAs growing
Health Protection Agency, London - Pneumococcal vaccine prevents pneumococcal disease but not pneumonia
Health Risk - Teacher fired after student pricks finger on insulin needle
Healthcare Costs - HIRC's drug copay service shows trend toward increased patient cost-sharing
Healthcare Coverage - Health groups oppose a for-profit Premera
Healthcare Coverage - Making sure your health insurance company isn't curbing your medical treatment
Hematech - Hematech develops way to use cow's blood to fight disease
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. - Company receives approval for WNV protocol with Alferon N treatment
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Long-term tibolone therapy appears to benefit lipid profile
Hospital Clinic de Barcelona - Transcriptional networks controlling beta cell function identified
Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta - Prevalence of diabetes in the province of Girona, Spain reported
Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere - Revision total knee arthroplasty safe and effective
Hunter Area Pathology Service, Newcastle - Objective markers for histology grading of papillary urothelial tumors validated
Hypertension - Home blood pressure monitoring improves control
Immucor, Inc. - Transfusion company announces 3-for-2 stock split and stock repurchase program
Institut Gustave-Roussy - Nasopharyngeal carcinomas and Epstein-Barr virus reviewed
Institute of Cancer Research - Hybrid LTR retroviruses seek and transfect tumor endothelial cells
Institute of Endocrinology, Prague - HLA antigen expression in autoimmune endocrinopathies predicts clinical course
Institute of Medical Research, Zagreb - BMD depends on bone and body size
Intec-Pharma - Researchers win Kaye prize for gastro-retentive sustained-release system
IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Antimicrobial-drug company announces exercise of over-allotment option
Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome - Dioxin-like compounds and endometriosis studied in Italian and Belgian women
Jarvis Heart, Inc. - Fluid dynamics research aids development of children's artificial heart
Johns Hopkins Asthma & Allergy Center - Actin cytoskeleton suppresses basophil signaling
Johns Hopkins University - Localization of nNOS influences its role in neuronal precursor proliferation
Johns Hopkins University - Role of IL-10 in skin disease pathogenesis and/or treatment reviewed
Karolinska Institute - Mechanism of caffeine as psychomotor stimulant proposed
Karolinska Institutet - Opsonic antibodies target fibrinogen binding protein of Staphylococcus
Korea Advanced Inst. of Science & Technology - The plant alkaloid sanguinarine suppresses angiogenesis
Korea University, Seoul - Pro-inflammatory cytokines not risk factors in older Korean women
Kuwait University - Decreased serum zinc levels may be linked to thyroid cancer disease status
Kyoto University - Aberrant MHC class II expression not sufficient to induce thyroid autoimmunity
Kyoto University - The 5-fluorouracil derivative UFT foils non-small cell lung cancer angiogenesis
Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd - Cytochrome P450 isoforms involved in oxatomide metabolism identified
Kyushu University - SOC1 inhibits HPV-E7-mediated transformation via degradation of E7 protein
Laureate Pharma, LP - Company begins operation of 2500-liter bioreactor
Legal Issues - Ruling upholds denial of breast reconstruction
Leiden University - AFLP accurately identifies Candida colonization in children undergoing SCT
Linkoping University - Third heart sound can occur in patients with heart failure
Lipid Sciences, Inc. - Company focused on lipids announces sale of real estate assets totaling $5.4M
Lund University - Neuroblastoma cells express Olf/EBF transcription factors
Madigan Army Medical Center - Pelvic organ support throughout pregnancy varies
Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital - Bleomycin resistance stems from faulty transport mechanisms
Mayo Clinic - Patients' genes may influence how they experience fatigue and quality of life
McMaster University - Diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease reviewed
Measles - CDC lifts suspension of adoptions from Chinese agency
Medicaid - Texas company appeals award of North Carolina Medicaid contract
Medical Education - Grant establishes center for medical training in Cleveland
Medical Misconduct - Former nurse's aide convicted of rape, sexual assault
Medication Safety - CQI charts enable hospitals to accelerate IV medication safety
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is safe and feasible
Menopause - Research shows that the seasons may be involved in menopause onset
Mental Health - Arkansas lawmaker see 'crisis state' for criminally insane
Mental Health - Mental health advocates rally at North Carolina Legislature
Menzies School of Health Research - Diabetes care and complications in remote health care setting described
Merck & Co. - Link with lower urinary tract symptoms found in older men
Mergers and Acquisitions - Omnicare to commence tender offer to acquire NeighborCare
Miravant Medical Technologies - SnET2 NDA accepted by FDA with priority review designation
Mitsubishi Kagaku Bio Clinical Lab., Tokyo - Adenoviruses D and E diagnosed by phylogeny-based classification method
MultiCell Technologies, Inc. - Cell-line company adds Dr. Stephen Chang to scientific advisory board
NUCRYST Pharmaceutical Inc. - Nanocrystalline silver cream potentially therapeutic for skin inflammations
Nanjing Medical University - Microarray analysis reveals putative spermatogenesis genes
Nanogen, Inc. - Diagnostics company appoints new president
Nanosphere, Inc. - Company announces genetic-detection advance in nature biotechnology
Neogen Corp. - AccuPoint ATP sanitation monitoring system launched
New York State Psychiatric Institute - School-based interpersonal psychotherapy effective for depressed adolescents
New York University - Agents that activate NRIF3 coregulators would target breast cancer cells
Niguarda Hospital, Milan - Ventricular assist can bridge heart failure patients until transplantation
Norovirus - Stricken cruise ship departs on new voyage after scrub-down
Noveon International, Inc. - Lubrizol completes acquisition; CEO announces organizational changes
Novo Nordisk, A/S - EU approves Levemir, a long-acting insulin analog
Ohio University - Nitric oxide deficiency raises cardiovascular disease risk in African Americans
Oral Cancer - Marijuana use not associated with increased risk of oral cancer, study shows
Oregon Health & Science University - Yoga reduces fatigue in MS patients, OHSU study finds
Orthopedics - Studies: Heel pain a huge problem in the United States
Orthovita, Inc. - Company wins patent for Filled Canister apparatus related to bone repair
Orthovita, Inc. - Synthetic biomaterial restores function after vertebral compression fractures
Osaka Saiseikai Izuo Hospital - Ticlopidine beneficial for hypercoagulability in diabetic patients
Osaka University - Streptozotocin injections cause early onset of glomerulosclerosis
Oulu University Hospital - Fatal complications after symmetry aortic connector use described
Oxford Health Plan - Managed care plan expands to include beneficiaries in two New York counties
Oxford University - Drink can improve effectiveness of psychosis drugs, lessen side effects
PHT Corp. - Ligand selects LogPad for phase IV pain trial
Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Single-dose phase I trial of first-in-class HIV maturation inhibitor completed
Par Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. - Joseph E. Smith elected to board of directors of pharmaceutical company
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. - Development and marketing agreement signed for novel formulation of amoxicillin
Patient Satisfaction - Waits to see specialists vary widely in major cities
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General - $272,000 released to Pennsylvanians for Taxol and paclitaxel purchases
Pennsylvania State University - Exercise more critical than calcium for adolescent bones
Personnel - Alex Kozersky appointed national sales director of Cigna Behavioral Health
Personnel - LabOne adds Jill L. Force to board of directors
Personnel - Molina Healthcare announces appointment of new director
Personnel - New member elected to American HomePatient, Inc., board of directors
Personnel - RehabCare Group announces board member
Personnel - Toby Cosgrove, MD, named chief executive officer of The Cleveland Clinic
PharmaBlood - Follow-up data presented on autologous hemoderivative vaccine
PharmaNet - Duu-Gong Wu joins drug development firm as senior director
Pharmaceutical Drugs - FDA accuses maker of antiretroviral of misleading promotions
Pharmessen Scientific, Inc. - Nutraceutical/pharmaceutical company selects Central American distributor
Pharsight Corporation - Software/strategic services provider announces senior VP, business development
Phase III Medical, Inc. - NeoStem granted license to operate adult peripheral blood stem cell bank
Pliva d.d. - U.S. FDA approves Sanctura for treatment of overactive bladder
Pneumonia - The high cost of community-acquired pneumonia investigated
Pozen Inc. - FDA issues not-approvable letter for MT 100 migraine treatment
Priority Healthcare Corporation - Specialty distributor provider chosen for Apokyn Parkinson therapy
Procyon Biopharma Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company appoints VP, preclinical and basic research
Public Health - Report: Well-being of children improving
Quality Assurance - Toolkit available to help hospitals improve care and safety in ICUs
RTI International - Public sees childhood obesity as serious health threat
Rabin Medical Center - Epidermal growth factor receptor and Cerb-B2 fail to predict tongue cancer
Regulatory Issues - Dietary supplement law said inadequate
Regulatory Issues - FDA rejects Illinois drug import pilot program
Rush University, Chicago - Infection activates cells through toll-like receptor 4
Russian Academy of Sciences - Novel assay provides rapid detection of 2,4-D and simazine pesticides
SUNY Upstate Medical University - Creep is main component of fatigue damage at cement-bone interface
SangStat Medical Corporation. - Oral RDP58 permits CPT-11 dose escalation and relieves gastric tract toxicity
Sanofi-Synthelabo - New Arixtra indications: Acute deep venous thrombosis, acute pulmonary embolism
Schering-Plough Corporation - Pharmaceutical company reaches agreement with Texas Attorney General's Office
Science Applications International - David Hardison joins IT firm's life sciences practice
SemBioSys Genetics Inc. - Biotechnology companies to co-develop DHA-rich safflower oil
Seoul National University - Capsaicin changes neuropeptide Y and cholecystokinin expression
SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. - Genomics Collaborative acquired through stock deal
Serenex, Inc. - Drug discovery company announces new board member
Serono, Inc. - Phase III trial to study Serostim as treatment, maintenance therapy for HARS
Shandong University of Technology - Cu(II) binding modes of mammalian normal prion protein examined
Shiga University of Medical Science - M2BP-derived CTL epitopes with possible use in cancer immunotherapy identified
Silverlink Communications - Voice applications provider announces new board member
Singapore General Hospital - Allogeneic HSCT has favorable outcome in early CML in younger patients
SkyePharma PLC - Strategic Alliance formed for pulmonary delivery technologies
Slovak Academy of Sciences - DNA double-strand break repaired by homologous recombination
Sports Medicine - New research reveals two-thirds of kids are dehydrated before practice
St. Antoine Hospital, Paris - Disrupted STAT3 signaling opens the door to tumor cell invasion
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - New laboratory model can be used to test new treatments for pediatric eye cancer
St. Lukes Hospital, Milwaukee - De novo liver cancer in liver transplant candidates warrants list advancement
St. Marianna University, Kanagawa - Expression of CYP3A4 mRNA correlates with metabolic activity in human liver
St. Vincent's University Hospital - Bone sialoprotein-coated femoral implants subject to loosening
Staffing - U.S. physician shortage are expected to peak by 2020
Stem-Cell Research - Stem cell backers hope to pressure Massachusetts leader
Stratagene Corp. - Diagnostics company satisfies NASDAQ's initial listing requirements
Texas A&M University - Human cytomegalovirus large terminase subunit pUL56 characterized
The Medicines Company - FDA does not approve application to amend existing Angiomax label
Thermo Electron Corp. - Fischer obtains $4.25M accelerated payment of remaining patent funds owed
Thermogenesis Corp. - U.S. Patent Office requested to re-examine cord blood stem cell patent
Thomas Jefferson University - Human urine contains colorectal cancer detection markers
Tobacco Settlement - Oregon court reinstates $80 million tobacco judgment
Tokai University, Kanagawa - Histologically diverse lymph node lesions signal poor outcome in gastric cancer
Toronto General Hospital - A four-step model outlines the progress of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Collaboration to deliver 3D imaging applications for vascular X-ray systems
Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical Univ. - PBMC-influenced interleukin levels differ in normal vs. preeclamptic pregnancy
Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical University - Myc-associated zinc finger protein activates murine RAG-2 promoter
TriPath Imaging, Inc. - FDA approves expanded labeling claims for SurePath Liquid-Based Pap Test
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - States awarded grant for colorectal cancer prevention educational program
U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Noise in flat-panel displays with subpixel structure investigated
U.S. National Cancer Institute - Hepatic artery infusion has high partial response but no longevity benefit
U.S. National Cancer Institute - Recombinant anti-MUC1 scFv has improved stability
U.S. National Cancer Institute - Vif-resistant mutant APOBEC3G may provide gene therapy approach to HIV infection
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Pregnancy more likely from one act of unprotected sex than previously believed
U.S. National Institutes of Health - Proteasome inhibition boosts viral replication in an HBX-dependent manner
Univ. of California, Irvine - Perchlorate may be acceptable in water at higher-than-recommended levels
Univ. of California, San Diego - Tension-free vaginal tape reduces maximum flow rates
Univ. of California, San Francisco - CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell CDR3 clonotype expansion do not correlate with SIV viremia
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara - University awarded patent for "date rape" drug test
Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio - Incidence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection high in prison population
Universidad Complutense - Antibodies against enterococcal bacteriocin enterocin P evaluated
University of California, Davis - Patients in Japan, U.S. react differently to the same chemotherapy regimen
University Medical Center Utrecht - Insulin-like growth factors and pancreas beta cells reviewed
University North, Cape Town - Misconceptions regarding condom use have implications for HIV prevention
University at Buffalo - Fights and vandalism shown to be related to drinking at school
University of Alabama - CCK-8 response changes after MC3/4-receptor blockade reported
University of Amsterdam - HIV-1 variant in patient with low viral load exhibits RNA dimerization defect
University of Auckland - Taper-design uncemented femoral stem may reduce bone loss
University of Bologna - Oocyte cryopreservation gives cancer patients hope
University of Buenos Aires - Anti-cerebral mAChR antibodies involved in cognitive dysfunction
University of Cagliari - Immediate mandibular reconstruction serves oral cavity cancer patients well
University of California, Davis - When combining new oral agents with standard chemotherapy, timing may be crucial
University of Edinburgh - Functional evidence for single endodermal origin for thymic epithelium
University of Freiburg - New neurons express unique mechanisms to facilitate synaptic plasticity
University of Glasgow - Mutant of response-regulator homologue from Streptococcus crystallized
University of Gothenburg - Maternal FA ingestion may effect immunological tolerance in offspring
University of Heidelberg - Major 5' site mutation renders CMV-driven HIV-1 proviral clone Tat-dependent
University of Helsinki - Familial tooth agenesis signals the risk for colorectal cancer
University of Karachi - Immunomodulatory oxazolone derivatives synthesized
University of Lausanne - PIDDosome activates caspase-2 in response to genotoxic stress
University of Laval - Calcium and thrombin trigger factors that spark endothelial cell proliferation
University of Leicester - Telomere length is maintained during early tumorigenesis
University of Liege - Promoter of mouse melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 characterized
University of Lodz - Melatonin protects against oxidative stress in Chinese hamster B14 cells
University of Malaga - Puupehenone and associated compounds are angiogenesis inhibitors
University of Manitoba - Total IgE measurement is valid surrogate for antigen-specific IgE
University of Michigan - Dental pulp cells provide neurotrophic support for dopaminergic neurons
University of Michigan - Even among those who need them most, statin prescriptions go unfilled
University of Michigan - Short-term weight loss improved metabolic syndrome in overweight adults
University of Munich - The advent of ifosfamide-related encephalopathy is unpredictable
University of Oklahoma - SYBR green-based assay detects 100% of West Nile virus target region variants
University of Paris - Intravenous nitroglycerin studied in preterm labor
University of Paris 05 - Dendrites cross-present HIV antigens from live and apoptotic infected CD4+ cells
University of Pittsburgh - Cancer therapy combining cisplatin and WR-2721 doesn't prolong patient response
University of Pittsburgh - Trivalent arsenic stimulates proangiogenic signals
University of Porto - Downregulated Bcl-2 or xIAP enhances the efficacy of breast cancer chemotherapy
University of Regensburg - Stem cell transplants reactivate resolved hepatitis B virus infections
University of Rochester - Interaction between HIV-1 RT and dNTP substrate contributes to viral mutagenesis
University of Rochester - Researchers seek clues to healing radiation scars
University of South Carolina - Preschool policies and practices affect children's physical activity
University of Sydney - Breast screening program in Australia detects more ductal carcinomas in situ
University of Tennessee - Seeding specificity in amyloid growth induced by heterologous fibrils
University of Tokushima - Estrogen deficiency accelerates certain type of murine autoimmune arthritis
University of Wales - Intestinal bypass syndrome presents as erythema nodosum
University of Washington - Pharmacogenomic profiling of PI3K/PTEN-AKT-mTOR pathway in tumors elucidated
University of Zurich Hospital - B7-2 protein levels reduced in HD tumor cells
University of Zurich Hospital - Novel technique devised for pediatric mitral valve annuloplasty
University of the Sacred Heart, Rome - TGF-beta1 production is activated in kidney transplant recipients
Uppsala University - Ubiquitin proteasome system involved in synaptic and axonal degeneration
VHA, Inc. - Novation signs two agreements for Novaplus ice bags, hot-and-cold packs
Valeant Pharmaceuticals - Kinerase product line to expand in 2004
Vanderbilt University - pdx1 and HNF6 play roles in proliferation of endocrine precursors
Vical, Inc. - NIH supports phase I clinical trial of DNA-based anthrax vaccine
Virginia Commonwealth University - Genetic shifts emerge during hepatitis C virus-linked carcinogenesis
ViroMed Co. Ltd - Modified thrombospondin-2 cDNA transduction stops tumor growth and angiogenesis
Washington University - Study of hospital falls suggests ways to reduce risk
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Generic Zyban launched under supply agreement
Wayne State University - XPC protein plays key role in cell cycle regulation during cisplatin treatment
Weight Management - Aetna announces new weight management program
West Nile Virus - Experts predict the continued spread of West Nile virus this summer
West Nile Virus - Florida's first West Nile case of year reported in Sarasota
Wilhelminenspital, Vienna - FDG-PET not suitable for lymph node metastasis testing
Xechem International, Inc. - Ceptor Corporation receives grant for hearing loss study
Zila, Inc. - New reimbursement code established for oral cancer screening
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