Physician Law Weekly

Mergers & Acquisitions - Grey Healthcare Group acquires strategie & kommunikation, gmbH

Mergers and Acquisitions - IMS Health to acquire United Research China Shanghai

Mergers and Acquisitions - Integrated Healthware acquires Health Care Data Systems

Molecular Devices Corporation - Bioanalytical measurement systems company reports record revenues, earnings

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Trapped immune cells contribute to plaque buildup in arteries

NOVAVAX, INC. - ESTRASORB rights to be reacquired from King Pharmaceuticals

Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces second quarter financial results

National Association of Health Underwriters - NAHU supports legislation that will insure more Americans

National Autonomous Univ. of Mexico -  Clusiaceae species extracts inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcriptase

National Consumers League - Consumer group says Americans vulnerable to, unaware of, counterfeit drugs

Natural Factors Nutritional Products - SlimStyles new weight management program released

Neose Technologies, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company names vice president, manufacturing

Neurology - Effect of menstrual cycle on memory quantified

Northwest Health Foundation - Foundation seeks arthritis projects to fund

Northwestern University - Leg symptoms and severity of PAD predict functional decline

Norwegian Institute of Public Health - Membrane protein vesicle vaccine effective against N. meningitidis

Novo Nordisk Ltd - Analysis of European Acquired Haemophilia Registry underway

NuGEN Technologies - Cincinnati Children's Hospital implements RNA amplification and labeling system

OSI Systems, Inc. - Medical monitoring products company announces departure of Spacelabs president

Obstetrics - 'Entertainment' ultrasounds stir up controversy

Obstetrics - Intrapartum elective cesarean delivery increasingly being offered

Obstetrics - Rates of unnecessary cesarean deliveries and episiotomy are high in Brazil

OfficeWorksRx - Healthcare recruitment and staffing company boasts growth, opens new offices

Oklahoma State University - Novel markers identified for alveolar epithelial cells

Ondokuz Mayis University - Hepatitis B genotype D distinguished from non-D using polymerase chain reaction

Oscient Pharmaceuticals - Pharma company pursues 5-day dosing of FACTIVE for community-acquired pneumonia

Osel Inc. - Osel names president, announces new board members and start of Phase I trial

Osteoporosis - Oil extract of garlic suppresses ovariectomy-induced bone resorption in rats

Ovarian Tumors - Routine lymph node dissection unnecessary for low malignant potential tumors

Owens &, Minor, Inc. - Medical and surgical supply company releases second quarter results

PRA International, Inc. - Clinical research organization names VP of quality and process management

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Yeast mating system improves Fab generation and display

Pancreatic Cancer - Mapping project to summarize pancreatic cancer research investment in U.S.

Panjab University - Utility of therapeutic radioactive microspheres reviewed

ParAllele BioScience - Affymetrix, Cambridge Univ. and partner collaborate in genetic study of diabetes

Patient Safety - In-hospital medical errors cause 195,000 deaths in 2002, study shows

Pennington Biomedical Research Center - Interactions found between agouti-related protein and leptin

Personnel - Chris Roussos named president of AseraCare Hospice and Home Care

Personnel - HCA appoints Maura A. Walsh president of Gulf Coast division

Personnel - Nationwide Health Properties names chief investment officer

Personnel - Tenet vice chairman to resign

Personnel - VitalWorks names new chief executive officer

PharmaMar - Kahalalide F enters phase II trials in lung cancer and melanoma

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association - PCMA: New report finds "competitive" PBM marketplace saving consumers, employers

Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc. - Drug discovery company appoints president and chief executive officer

Pharmaxis - Phase II trial enrollment completed to evaluate BronchitolTM on bronchiectasis

Phoenix Biosciences, Inc. - Patent issued for immunological method to reduce HIV activity

Policy - Stem cells straddle political, scientific worlds

Polish Academy of Science - A novel gene mutation in congenital neuropathy described

Polytechnical University of Marche - Ultrasound reveals pregnancy-induced reduction in maternal bone mass

Positron Emission Tomography - PT/CT may have future use in cancer screening and cardiac imaging

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. - Rights to neurodegenerative disease blood test secured from Baylor

Praecis Pharmaceuticals Incorporated - Pharma company announces publication of preclinical data in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Pregnancy - Mothers' DHA levels linked to more mature forms of attention in their infants

Prescription Drugs - FDA says Montgomery County, Maryland, should scrap Canadian drug plan

Prescription Drugs - Florida fails to renew drug programs sponsored by Pfizer, others

Prescription Drugs - GlaxoSmithKline criticizes decision to hear pricing complaint on AIDS drug

Prime Medical Services, Inc. - Healthcare services company to the urology community announces financial results

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane - Quality-improvement programs can improve care of acute cardiac patients

Proteomics - Protein discovery may help prevent premature births

Provena Health - Health system improve ICU care through information technology

Purdue University - Stuttering more than talk - research shows brain's role in disorder

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated - Diagnostics company reports financial results, share repurchase and dividend

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. - Life sciences company signs agreement with Morgan Keegan & Company

Recom Managed Systems, Inc. - Ambulatory ECG system tested under the supervision of a third party review board

Refocus Group, Inc. - Medical device company reports clinical trials results of Presbyopia treatment

Relapsing Fever - Two cases of relapsing fever confirmed in Montana

Research Dynamics Consulting Group, Ltd. - Contract research organization CEO receives Entrepreneur of the Year honors

Retail - ChainDrugStore.net adds four new manufacturers

Retractable Technologies, Inc. - Automated retraction safety syringes manufacturer declares dividends

Roche - Journal publishes results of PEGASYS trial in HIV-HCV co-infected patients

Rochester Medical Corporation - Catheter manufacturer reports financial results

Rotech Healthcare Inc. - Respiratory care company reports financial results

Russian Academy of Medical Sciences -  H. pylori typing methods compared

SCHOTT Nexterion - Nexterion Slide MPX enables multiple microarray experiments on single slide

SCYNEXIS Inc. - U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse awards contract to development company

SIRS Laboratory - Sepsis-associated gene expression profiles identified

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. - Technology and life sciences company shelf registration declared effective

Salmonella - Second lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania salmonella outbreak

Sanofi-Synthelabo - Teva's ANDA doesn't challenge product patent for Avapro

Santo Holding, GmbH - Eon Labs announces filing of secondary shelf registration statement

Schering AG - Pharma company releases financial results, names vice president

Schering-Plough Corporation - Drug company reports lower sales and earnings for 2004 second quarter

Se-cure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Report finds Femarelle can safely and effectively relieve menopausal symptoms

Sexually Transmitted Disease - STDs on the rise in Britain

Shinyang Chemicals Co. - $1.2B in sales forecasted for new Asian pain relief technology

Slovak Cardiovascular Institute - Further study needed to determine efficacy of right ventricular pacing

Smoking Ban - Vigo County, Indiana, commissioners nix proposed smoking ban ordinance

Solvay Pharmaceutical BV - Virosomal influenza vaccine is safe and effective in elderly

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Oncology-focused pharmaceutical company seeks delisting from Berlin exchange

St. James University Hospital, Leeds - Sympathetic neural hyperactivity occurs after unstable angina and acute MI

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - First North American implant of SJM Epic Supra stented tissue valve announced

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - Medical device developer reports record second quarter 2004 results

St. Mary's Hospital, Manchester - Sperm cryopreserved for 21 years before cancer treatment yields live birth

St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver - Simple blood test will help diabetic patients avoid leg amputation

Stanford University - DOG1 ubiquitously expressed in gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Stanford University - Model for imaging gene expression by trans-splicing described

Stressgen Biotechnologies Corporation - Pharmaceutical company presents data at International Immunology Congress

Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta - ECG changes in patients with ischemic stroke may be early mortality indicators

SurModics, Inc. - Drug delivery company reports third quarter results

Swiss Institute Allergy & Asthma Research - Immune responses characterized by allergen-specific T cells

Tampere University Hospital - Diazoxide has anti-inflammatory effects

Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceuticals companies collaborate on cancer therapeutics

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems - Cardiovascular company expands distribution agreements with Spencer Technologies

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston - Fetal echocardiography makes diagnosis of abnormalities possible

The Hospital &, Healthsystem Association of Pennsy - Pennsylvania hospitals issue a statement on Congressman Greenwood's resignation

The Medicines Company - Hospital care company reports 2Q, first half of 2004 financial results

Theragenics Corporation - Cancer treatment device maker reports revenue, earnings for second quarter

Thermo Electron Corporation - Instrument maker completes sale of optical technologies segment to Newport

Tissera, Inc. - Biotech company comments on diabetes therapy patent application

Total Care Pharmacy, Ltd. - Canada's Total Care Pharmacy awarded groundbreaking Boston contract

Toxicology - Women may be more susceptible to immunotoxic effects of arsenic exposure

Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company receives 'Wells Notice' from SEC

Translational Genomics Research Institute - Researchers identify gene for a primary form of SIDS

Tripos, Inc. - Research products provider appoints BDO Seidman as independent auditor

U.K. National Heart & Lung Institute - Acute graft attrition after myoblast transplantation to the heart studied

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Issues of transnational research on intimate partner violence discussed

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Method for enhanced culture recovery of Francisella tularensis reported

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Performance of rapid HIV antibody detection assays evaluated

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Pulmonary delivery of RSV vaccines achieved via albumin particles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Information-only prevention efforts not enough to encourage HIV testing

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - theta-Defensin composed exclusively of D-amino acids active against HIV-1

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - U.S. Veterans Administration to offer electronic health records system

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Circulating endothelial membrane microparticles elevated in hemoglobinuria

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Nutrition labeling and claims on processed, packaged foods reviewed

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - RNA interference protects against lethal influenza virus challenge

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Tissue partitioning of endotoxin for pharmacokinetic modeling determined

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Agency to establish new cancer office and program

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA announces standard format for submission of trials data

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA charges Metabolife and its founder with deceptions

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Location of potential familial lung cancer gene discovered

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Astrocytes contribute to retroviral neuropathogenesis through MCP-1 generation

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Chimpanzee model plays key role in study of hepatitis C

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Pediatric patients require higher dosages of i.v. voriconazole than adults

U.S. Walter Reed Army Medical Center - HHV-6 reactivation caused TMA and stroke in SCT and high-dose melphalan patient

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Foods contributing to energy intake in the U.S. reported

Univ. of Groningen Hospital - QMSP assay of cervical scrapings has diagnostic potential

Univ. of Nevada, Reno - Stem cell research focuses on sheep

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Lipodystrophies are rare disorders causing metabolic syndrome

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Pressure-inactivated foot-and-mouth disease virus is vaccine candidate

University College London - DNA immunization achieved with plasmids expressing hCG beta-chimeras

University College London - Low pH not required for RANTES or MIP-1beta dissociation from CCR5

University Erlangen Nurnberg - SARS-associated coronavirus infection inhibited by immoral immune response

University of Alberta - Deletions on chromosome 1q21.1 are related to congenital heart disease

University of Arizona - Inhibiting nitric oxide synthase improved heart function in aged mice

University of Auckland - Neuroprotection and inflammation blockade reverses encephalomyelitis

University of Auckland - Physician perspectives on childhood immunization barriers outlined

University of Autonoma Madrid - Long-term suppression of HIV RNA with HAART occur despite virus evolution

University of Basel -  TRIO upregulated in urinary bladder tumors

University of Bath - High-dose atorvastatin improves lipid profile in type 2 diabetic patients

University of Bergen - Fish protein hydrolyzate improves cholesterol profile

University of Bern - Homologue of aliB found in capsule region of nonencapsulated S. pneumoniae

University of Bielefeld - Threshold mixture model may improve microarray analysis

University of Bonn - Uterine stimulation with E2 and OT modulates oxytocin receptor expression

University of Bristol - Metformin regulates AMP-activated protein kinase in pancreatic islets

University of British Columbia - GnRH-II stimulates p38 MAPK and apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - ABLC best therapeutic choice to decrease systemic Aspergillus fumigatus burden

University of Buenos Aires - Shiga toxin subunit inhibits net fluid absorption in human colon

University of Catania - Altered transcription occurs in the DiGeorge and Velocardiofacial syndromes

University of Copenhagen - Breastfeeding influences cellular immune system development

University of Edinburgh - Getting to the bottom of the burger bug

University of Florida - Assessing ventricular peptides may help diagnose heart failure early

University of Goteborg - Immunostimulatory CpG DNA induces immunity against genital herpes

University of Hawaii, Manoa - Progesterone and glucocorticoids can differentially regulate relaxin genes

University of Hong Kong - Laminin-8's role in regulating pathologic angiogenesis described in murine model

University of Hong Kong - One-step quantitative RT-PCR assay detects SARS coronavirus

University of Hong Kong - TGF-beta1 polymorphisms linked to bone loss risk in southern Chinese women

University of Illinois - Genomic effects of stimulated bone estrogen receptors determined

University of Laval - Nocturnal hot flashes contribute to insomnia in survivors

University of Leicester - Lymphocyte telomere erosion not increased in patients

University of Ljubljana - Researchers develop an improved, automated 24-hour electrocardiogram device

University of Manchester - WSX-1: A key role in induction of chronic intestinal nematode infection?

University of Manitoba - New paradigm for diabetes and obesity proposed

University of Massachusetts Medical School - CytRx, med school, ink collaboration and invention disclosure agreement

University of Melbourne - Hypertensive nephrosclerosis linked to obesity/insulin resistance rather than BP

University of Michigan - Endothelial nitric oxide synthase is protective in mice

University of Missouri - Domain mimic may help correct protein trafficking defect in CF epithelia

University of Munster - Single-nucleotide polymorphism may be associated with panic disorder in women

University of North Carolina - 9/11 pollutants posed small cancer risks, but might have affected unborn babies

University of North Carolina - Novel thia-DCK analogues inhibit HIV replication in vitro

University of Nottingham - Study highlights need for improved care of diabetes patients in U.K.

University of Padova - Muscle myostatin expression may regulate muscle size after weight loss

University of Paris 07 - Disruption of MKK4 signaling reveals its tumor-suppressor role in ESC

University of Paris 11 - New generation of polymer nanoparticles for drug delivery developed

University of Passo Fundo - Compared drug doses for hemorrhagic syndrome from venomous caterpillar effective

University of Pennsylvania - WXPN and Musicians on Call will take healing music to hospitalized children

University of Regensburg - FasL-overexpressing dendritic cells purge activated T cells

University of Regensburg - Steroid sulfatase inhibitors inhibit MCF-7 breast cancer cell gene activation

University of Rochester - Scientists finger surprise culprit in spinal cord injury

University of Roma La Sapienza - Desmin-free cardiomyocytes are common in patients with ischemic heart failure

University of Rotterdam - Barrett neuroendocrine cells have prognostic value in GEJ adenocarcinoma

University of Southern California - Study suggests antipsychotics do not raise risk of stroke

University of Surrey - Chemotherapy at home? - The future of cancer treatment

University of Sydney - Ribosome receptor p180 interacts with kinesin heavy chain KIF5B

University of Tokyo - Kidney mesenchymal genes identified in novel murine model

University of Virginia - Polymer-synthesized ceramic composite-based system developed for bone repair

University of Washington - Gene therapy reaches muscles throughout the body and reverses MD in animal model

University of Washington - Iron can have negative side effects on people with kidney disease

University of Wisconsin - Novel statistical model devised for ultrasonography errors

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Imatinib mesylate inhibits increases chemosensitivity in sarcoma

University of the Mediterranee - Novel TLR-independent innate immune signaling molecule identified

Urinary Incontinence - UI highly prevalent among older women

VHA Health Foundation - Health foundations team up to improve students' physical fitness and nutrition

VTT Processes - Microchip system quantifies beta-blocker levels in urine

Varian Medical Systems - New treatment planning tools added to Eclipse radiotherapy software

Ventracor Limited - Australian device maker comments on progress

Vernalis, Ltd. - Severe headaches more likely to occur around menstruation

Virginia Bioinformatics Institute - Proteomic research centers target bioterrorism agents

Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Med. Ctr. - Blood transfusions during heart surgery may increase death risk

VirtualScopics, LLC - Stuart Shapiro, MD, named as CEO of biomarker research company

Vulvovaginitis - Two-day regimen of fenticonazole nitrate studied as first-line treatment

Wakayama Medical University - Dendritic cell vaccine enhances T cell responses in gastric cancer

Wake Forest University - Cardiologists studying new way to screen for heart disease

Waters Instruments, Inc. - Medical instrument company named to Fortune's Top 100 List

Weizmann Institute of Science - Therapeutic window after spinal cord injury can accommodate vaccination

West Nile Virus - Hall County, Nebraska, reports mosquito infected with West Nile

West Nile Virus - Nebraska health officials report second case of West Nile

World Health Organization - Arrayed primer extension-based DNA chip detects HPV16 variants

Wright Medical Group Inc. - Orthopedic device company receives FDA clearances for family of ALLOMATRIX

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - Agreement reached in national diet drug settlement

Yokohama City University, Kanagawa - Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1beta-regulated genes identified

Zonagen, Inc. - Court dismisses class action claim against drug company, denies rehearing

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - University of Rochester selects IT system to manage academic research networks