Physician Law Weekly

Mount Sinai School of Medicine - Study may lead to new means of improving existing cancer treatments

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Megakaryocyte engraftment follows reduced-intensity conditioning

Nagasaki Rosai Hospital - CAP-CS surgery carries high risk of postoperative emergency airway management

Nara Institute Science & Technology - Multiple functions of Jab1 required for early embryonic development

National Blood Service - Tetraspanin crucial for basement membrane assembly in kidney and skin

National Institute for Minamata Diseases - Effects of methylmercury in neonatal brains determined

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan - Immunization law revisions affect incidence of congenital rubella in Japan

National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan - Peptide regions of LpK, lipid residues necessary for efficient IL-12 production

National Public Health Institute of Finland - Transmission of Haemophilus influenzae type b modeled

National Taiwan University - Black tea polyphenols may inhibit hormone-dependent breast tumors

National Taiwan University - Functional T cells in primary immune response to histoplasmosis

National Univ. of Singapore Hospital - Report assesses anesthetic technique used in high-dose-rate brachytherapy

National University of Singapore - Homology modeling, mutagenesis analyses of Plasmodium falciparum reported

Netherlands Vaccine Institute - Methods to reduce numbers of animals in quality control testing presented

NeuroVascular Coalition - New document outlines training and credential standards for carotid stenting

New Jersey Health Care Systems - Neuronal gluco-sensing in diabetes reviewed

New York University - Incidence of Salmonella-caused UTI has increased in elderly U.S. women

North American Association for the Study of Obesit - Study shows that lack of sleep may lead to obesity

Northwick Park Hospital, London - Souter-Strathclyde elbow arthroplasty effective and durable

Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust - Breast tumor expression of EGFR family proteins has prognostic value

Nutrition - At Clemson University, low-carb diets create a bulge in the food prices

Obstetrics - Caesarean deliveries mark new record; birth rate up for older mothers

Ocular Sciences, Inc. - Stockholders of lens-makers approve proposed merger

Oregon State Genetics Program - Genetics for targeting diabetes prevention reviewed

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. - Patient-controlled pain control system compares to IV PCA morphine, study shows

Osaka City University - Study evaluated methods of detecting organisms in food contaminated by coliforms

Osaka University - NO-induced excitatory amino acids mediate post-dental surgery pain

Patient Care - Interpreters lower risks when doctor and patient don't speak same language

Patient Safety - Nearly half of all consumers worry about the safety of their healthcare

Peking University - Alpha₁ -adrenoceptor is responsible for hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes

Peking University - Ketamine potentiates the effect of electroacupuncture on mechanical allodynia

Personnel - American Physicians Capital adds Joseph Stilwell to its board of directors

Personnel - D2Hawkeye promotes Doug Berman to head up customer service

Personnel - Healthcare finance company appoints new marketing director

Pertussis - Health experts concerned about number of whooping cough cases

Pertussis - Missouri sees spike in whooping cough cases

Pertussis - Tama County, Iowa, records 21st case of whooping cough

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - Novel genetic screen used to identify Drosophila S-phase entry regulators

Pharmaceutical Marketing - Pfizer halts Celebrex sales in Turkey in dispute over warning

Pochon CHA University - HPV-like particles encapsidating IL-2 adjuvant enhanced immunogenicity

Premier, Inc. - Dade Behring inks agreement for microbiology instruments, reagents

Prescription Drugs - Doctors say statin drug should have been pulled sooner

Prince Wales Hospital - Stromal VEGF is a diagnostic biomarker in mammary phyllodes tumors

Proctor & Gamble - Nonprofits, P&G develop water purification system, to be launched in Haiti

Quality Assurance - Children's hospitals call for improvement in quality, safety measurements

Ramon and Cajal Hospital - Presenilin 1 gene mutations associate with early onset subcortical dementia

Regulatory Issues - FDA called "defenseless" against bad drugs

Rinat Neuroscience - Genentech inks agreement for anti-NGF antibody for acute and chronic pain

Robert Koch Institute - Scrapie-infected brain tissue shows changes in gene expression patterns

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Siderotic heart failure is often reversible with i.v. iron chelation

Royal London Hospital - The new pegylated interferons may have differential effects on viral kinetics

Royal Veterinary & Agriculture University, Denmark - Plasma triacylglycerol has regulatory role on postprandial lipoprotein(a)

Sahlgrenska Univ. Hospital - Long-term obesity linked to loss of brain tissue in women

Scientific Software, Inc. - California-based scientific software maker named to Top 25 list

Scottish Biomedical - Biomedical company named to Deloitte's Top 20 fastest growing companies list

Selas Corporation of America - Medical micro-products manufacturer reports third quarter financial results

Senesco Technologies, Inc. - Technology corporation reports first quarter fiscal 2005 financial results

Sentigen Holding Corp. - Bioscience holding company announces third quarter results

Sexual Violence - Effective partnerships key to combating gender-based violence

Sexual Violence - UNICEF: Impunity for rape and sexual violence in war must end immediately

Sexual Violence - Women in Mexico suffer violence and military injustice, group asserts

Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem - Adenoidectomy was sufficient and curative for infants with adenoid hypertrophy

Shire - Capsules may be effective in treating bipolar disorder

Shiseido Life Science Research Center, Japan - Right prefrontal cortex activity may have a role in regulation of heart rate

Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia - Proneuron, Shriners Hospital enrolling phase 2 stem cell, spinal cord study

Simplified Training Solutions - HIPAA Security Tool Kit for small medical and dental practices released

Skinvisible, Inc. - Hand sanitizer developer signs option letter for rights with Dermal Defense

Sony Computational Science Laboratories - Pleiotrophin signaling systems involved in modulation of fate of neural SCs

Spectral Genomics, Inc. - Webware for analysis and reporting chromosomal data from array CGH launched

St. Jude Medical, Inc. - U.S. FDA approves V-V timing in Medical Epic HF and Atlas+ HF CRT-Ds

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. - Employee benefits company says it will not withhold payments for broker fees

State Univ. of New York Downstate Medical Center - PLTP deficiency decreases atherosclerosis in mouse models

Stressgen Biotechnologies - Positive phase 2 data in high grade cervical dysplasia drug trial reported

Symbion, Inc. - Surgery centers operator provides guidance for 2005, signals strong growth

Symyx Technologies, Inc. - Software developer acquires IntelliChem to extend life sciences software suite

Syphilis - Outbreak control strategies in remote Australia need to have greater impact

Systems Xcellence Inc. - Pharmaceutical IT company signs contract with health maintenance organization

TeamStaff, Inc. - Healthcare staffing company completes acquisition of Nursing Innovations

Technical University of Munich - Fluorescent microspheres suitable for serial bone blood flow measurements

Tehran University of Medical Science - Epinephrine-induced arrhythmia resistance depends on long-term NO overproduction

Tel Aviv University - Golden Hand Resources enters stem cell agreement with Ramot

Thomas Jefferson University - High-resolution class I HLA typing may optimize donor selection/improve outcome

Tides Foundation - WHO awards million-dollar contract for global treatment preparedness activities

Tm Bioscience-Canada - Canadian genetics company receives certification to updated regulatory standard

Tobacco Use - Sioux City, Iowa, bans smoking on sidewalks near clinics

Tohoku University - Protein interactions facilitate repair following oxidative DNA damage

TomoTherapy, Inc. - Froedtert Hospital begins treating previously untreatable cancer patients

Tongji University - A KCNE2 gain-of-function mutation is linked to familial atrial fibrillation

Trestle Holdings, Inc. - Imaging systems provider to life sciences market reports third quarter results

Tufts University - Study: Follow-on drugs improve patient safety and help reduce costs

U.K. Patients Association - Endoscope probe reveals "haphazard" sterilization standards

U.S. Center for Disease Control & Prevention - Birth rates for U.S. women aged 40-44 rose in 2003

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Economic impact of West Nile virus in Louisiana estimated

U.S. Department of Agriculture - LPL N9, S291 alleles are more frequent in men with low HDL-C and heart disease

U.S. Genomics - Mount Sinai medical school installs single molecule analyzer in life science lab

U.S. National Cancer Institute - 'Handcuffing' and unpairing controls of P1 plasmid replication

U.S. National Cancer Institute - City of Hope awarded $11.5 million for research

U.S. National Institute on Aging - Beta₁ AR stimulation activates dual signaling pathways

U.S. National Institutes of Health - A three step process delineates the handoff of UvrA to UvrB during DNA repair

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Decline in cardiovascular disease reported in patients with diabetes

U.S. National Institutes of Health - H-1 paramagnetic relaxation enhancement characterizes protein-DNA interactions

U.S. National Institutes of Health - NIH funds network to study drug-induced liver injury

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Neutralizing antibody activities to vaccinia virus proteins are synergistic

U.S. Uniformed Service University of Hlth. Science - Primary tumor-derived human prostate cancer cells retain neoplastic phenotypes

USCOM Limited - Australian medical technology company names Barry Zakar U.S. senior executive

Ulsan University - Role of glutathione in the adaptive tolerance to hydrogen peroxide

Unilens Vision, Inc. - Contact lens company reports record earnings in fiscal year 2004

United Devices - Grid software developer selected by IBM to power world community research grid

Univ. of California, Berkeley - A molecular light switch silences neurons

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Cost of WHO's maternal health services package evaluated in Tanzania

Univ. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - Fibroid treatment may offer hope for women who want to conceive

Universal Health Services - Hospital company announces dividend and securities repurchase authorization

University Hospital Vinohrady, Prague - Operating on a beating heart is an excellent option

University Hospital, Vienna - Rituximab plus thalidomide effective for relapsed/refractory MCL

University at Buffalo - Flawed pesticide studies in humans could result in higher allowable exposures

University at Buffalo - Tissue-engineered blood vessels have potential for use in heart bypass surgery

University of Aarhus - Regulation, temperature dependence of oxygen binding in globin proteins reported

University of Alabama - Etiology and diagnosis reviewed

University of Alberta - BK_Ca channel is a target for drug therapy of female erectile dysfunction

University of Alberta - Researcher breaks down cholesterol mystery

University of Alberta - Study helps define headaches of whiplash

University of Arkansas Medical Science Hospital - Differential expression of PK, immediate early genes studied in schizophrenia

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Alternative materials for depot antibiotic delivery reviewed

University of Athens - Abbott LCx concordant with Roche Amplicor and Bayer bDNA HIV viral load assays

University of Barcelona - F₂ isoprostane already increased at onset of type 1 diabetes

University of Barcelona - JTT-705 was shown as safe, effective in decreasing CETP activity

University of Birmingham - 11-Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase regulates glucocorticoid response

University of Birmingham - Transcriptional activity of E. coli MelR protein characterized

University of Buenos Aires - Chlorpromazine inhibits brain mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase activity

University of Buffalo - Report presents strategies for implementing thrombosis management guidelines

University of Cagliari - Drospirenone + ethinyl estradiol oral contraceptive reduces bone turnover

University of California San Francisco - IL-2 receptor antagonists, steroid minimization reviewed for transplant patients

University of California, Irvine - Kinetics of protein adsorption/desorption on microarrays characterized

University of California, San Francisco - Synaptic release machinery characterized in Merkel cells

University of Cambridge - Dual fluorophores assess intramolecular dynamics in large biomolecules

University of Chicago - Early marriage does not protect girls from HIV exposure in sub-Saharan Africa

University of Colorado - Depression treatment boosts employee productivity

University of Connecticut - Ezetimibe/simvastatin effective for treatment of hyperlipidemia

University of Dusseldorf - RB/E2F activation modulates hepatitis C core protein-induced cell growth

University of Frankfurt - CNS abnormalities characterized in pediatric leukemia patients

University of Frankfurt Clinical Center - Nucleic p68 promotes keratinocyte growth and gene induction in skin wounds

University of Freiburg - Method potently inhibits fibrinogen binding and platelet aggregation

University of Georgia - Molecular modeling of the core of beta amyloid fibrils reported

University of Gottingen - Nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism may be a heart disease risk factor

University of Greifswald - Genes protective against type 1 diabetes found on rat chromosome 6q32

University of Groningen - Particle engineering used to improve formulation of inhaled cetrorelix

University of Groningen - Shock therapy effective against bacteria on stainless steel implants

University of Helsinki - Glioma ezrin expression has prognostic value

University of Hong Kong - Interleukin-2 receptor antibody mitigates diabetic onset in liver recipients

University of Hong Kong - Tissue distribution, calmodulin expression regulation studied in goldfish

University of Iowa - Bioreactor validated for engineering vocal fold tissues

University of Iowa Healthcare - Peptides may play roles in modulating cricothyroid and thyroarytenoid activity

University of Kuopio, Finland - The right diet could help thwart the blues

University of Leipzig - Aging reduces spontaneous low-frequency oscillations in visual cortex

University of Leipzig - Stem cells from donors with abnormal findings can be used for HCT

University of Liverpool - Leptin leads hypothalamic feeding circuits in a new direction

University of London Imperial College - Lipopolysaccharide-induced rise in exhaled-NO is due to enhanced iNOS activity

University of Louisville - Deficiency in immunosuppressing circulating factor may play role in RSA

University of Mainz - CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes recognize renal carcinoma antigens

University of Mainz - Dendritic cells retain stimulatory ability after becoming hepatitis B-infected

University of Mainz - The HBV large envelope protein can be controlled in a new human cell line

University of Manitoba - Ag-specific PBMC gene expression profiles do not reflect those of T-cell subsets

University of Manitoba - Tea extract prevents morbidity linked to vanadate therapy in diabetes

University of Michigan - Safety concerns regarding combination vaccines described

University of Michigan - Why do children some develop then regress?

University of Minnesota - Diagnosis and treatment of periprosthetic osteolysis reviewed

University of Missouri - Pharmacokinetics of novel dipeptide ester prodrugs of acyclovir reported

University of Munich - Protective role nuclear factor-kappa B in pneumococcal meningitis

University of Munster - Limiting stride length reduces plantar pressure in diabetic patients

University of Nebraska - Antigenicity of HIV-1 p24 produced in high yields from plants was preserved

University of New S. Wales - Ovine atadenovirus guides gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy to cancer cells

University of New South Wales - Caudal pontine reticular nucleus may be crucial for conditioned startle

University of New South Wales - Pathological substrate often predictable in FTD; has implication for therapy

University of North Carolina - Arthritis treatment may reactivate virus responsible for some lymphomas

University of North Carolina - Report presents guidelines for adjunctive therapy in acute myocardial infarction

University of North Carolina - SI viruses may hasten disease progression by perturbing T cell homeostasis

University of Otago - Basic fibroblast growth factor may be involved in ovarian follicle development

University of Otago - Dietary factors not linked to obesity in New Zealand children

University of Patras - Perillyl alcohol inhibits angiogenesis

University of Pennsylvania - Beta 1 subunit enhances oxidative regulation of Ca²⁺-activated K+ channels

University of Pittsburgh - Expulsion of gestational sac accurately determined by clinicians, patients

University of Pittsburgh - Infant diet linked to risk of type 1 diabetes in China

University of Rome La Sapienza - Sensorimotor areas are activated contralateral to painful stimulation

University of Rostock - Herpes simplex virus infections reviewed

University of San Francisco - Informed consent recommendations offered for tissue/cell research donors

University of Sao Paulo - Cutaneous leishmaniasis treated with lipid formulations of amphotericin B

University of Seville - Pancreatic trypsinogen response to ethanol withdrawal differs by gender in rats

University of South Carolina - Antioxidant treatment has limited efficacy in neonatal rats

University of South Florida - Galantamine and nicotine inhibit HIV-1 gp120-induced microglial activation

University of Sydney - PCOS definitions helpful, but patients still need individual assessment

University of Texas Health Center - Asbestos precipitates tissue factor production in lung epithelial cells

University of Texas, Austin - Novel semicrystalline films developed for drug delivery applications

University of Texas, Austin - Topical permeation enhancers deliver microparticles to Langerhans' cells

University of Tokyo - Down syndrome protein reduces tumor growth

University of Tokyo - Hypoxia doesn't reduce HLA-G expression on extravillous cytotrophoblasts

University of Torino, Italy - Are HIV infection and personality linked?

University of Tubingen - Researchers continue to weigh in on estrogen monotherapy arm of WHI study

University of Tubingen Hospital - Two pasteurization methods inactivate CMV in breast milk

University of Virginia - CXCR2- and E-selectin-induced neutrophil arrest characterized

University of Wales College Cardiff - Novel DNA cross-linking agent has potent/selective cytotoxicity in CLL B cells

University of Western Australia - Oligonucleotide control of VEGF expression stops choroidal neovascularization

University of Wisconsin - Rhinovirus 3C protease precursors localize to the nuclei of infected cells

University of Wisconsin - Wetlands an unlikely reservoir for the bacteria that causes avian cholera

University of Yamanashi - Thyroid transcription factor-1 boosts radioiodide retention in thyroid cancer

University of York - Pollution research scientist receives prestigious award

Utah Medical Products, Inc. - U.S. FDA comments further on complaint against Utah medical devices company

VA Healthcare System, Long Beach - Niacin noncompetitively inhibits DGAT2 but not DGAT1

Vanderbilt University - Chronic GvHD suppresses relapse in CML and ALL but not in AML

Vanderbilt University - Therapy combining adenovirus vectors has increased transduction efficiency

Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Study finds high use of antacids, other heartburn medications among HIV patients

Vested Health - Venture capital investment firm raises $3.1 million to drive expansion

Veterans General Hospital, Taipei - Microspectroscopic mapping system determines homogeneity of drug powder blends

Viral Genetics - Protein-based therapeutic technology firm retains investor relations consultant

Virginia Commonwealth University - Physical activity promotes weight loss in gastric bypass patients

Virginia Commonwealth University - VCU receives patent for innovative technique to be used in regenerative medicine

Visiting Nurses Association - VNA, Western Pennsylvania wins award for innovative tool

Wake Forest University - System that regulates blood pressure may also affect aging

Washington Hospital Center - Optimal timing for noncardiac surgery after coronary stenting clarified

Westfalischen Wilhelms-Universitat Munster - Lower limb orthoses relieve stress forces on diabetic foot

World Health Organization - CRP used to diagnose infections in infants in developing countries

Wound Healing - Pharmaceutical company markets wound gel in China

Wyeth Research - New protein structure may aid in design of therapeutics

Xillix Technologies Corp. - U.S. FDA accepts Onco-LIFE PMA supplement for filing

Yakult Central Inst. for Microbiological Research - Effect of a gamma-aminobutyric acid-enriched dairy product on blood pressure

ZIOPHARM - Unique antigens for therapeutic cancer vaccines reviewed

Zhejiang University - Biodegradable composite microspheres show promise for protein delivery