Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 17th, 2005
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Medical Devices - Intubation suitable for airway protection in pediatric methadone OD
Medical Devices - Novel approach to pulmonary injury treatment used in multiple trauma patient
Papillomatosis - Cidofovir in papillomatosis minimizes need for repeated surgical excision
Pulmonary Disease - Sputum assessment in firefighters exposed to World Trade Center dust reported
Surgical Technology - Utility of percutaneous tracheostomy reviewed
Airway Epithelium - Ultrafine carbon black particles cause proliferation of human airway epithelium
Allergy Medicine - Interim analysis from ragweed allergy phase II/III trial announced
Allergy Medicine - Specific NF-kappaB inhibition in lungs: Potential pulmonary-allergy therapy?
Asthma - Group to assess the utility of HEDIS asthma metric
Cilia - Ciliary malfunctions due to genetic errors tend to be systemic and life-long
Clinical Trials - Additional phase II trial initiated for INS37217 Respiratory in cystic fibrosis
Collaborations - Agreements signed for development of respiratory infections treatment
Collaborations - NPS BioTherapeutics to continue Alpha-1 deficiency partnership
Collaborations - Pharmaceutical firm modifies Amoxicillin Pulsys agreement
Diagnostics - Collaboration to improve rapid tuberculosis diagnosis for HIV patients
Environmental Health - Department of Natural Resources issues air advisory in Wisconsin
Environmental Health - Fairbanks, Alaska, air gets clean bill of health
Environmental Toxins - Better smoke-free policies needed in airports
Finance - Pharmaceutical company files resale registration for convertible senior notes
Genetics - Cystic fibrosis and Niemann-Pick type C display similarities in cell culture
Infection - Electronic nose had good results in identifying ENT infection pathogens
Infectious Diseases - Further understanding necessary regarding seasonality of infectious diseases
Influenza Vaccines - Poll reveals flu shot data
Legal Issues - Tobacco farmers' group files notice to appeal judge's decision
Lung Cancer - Encouraging survival rates push XYOTAX trial data release to end of Q1 2005
Malaria - $42.6M grant to fund antimalarial drug development
Mergers and Acquisitions - Specialty pharmaceutical company acquires Aventis operations in Puerto Rico
Mucopolysaccharidosis VI - Marketing authorization sought in Europe for Aryplase to treat MPS VI
Nicotine Addiction - Do cigarette additives pose additional risk to smokers?
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Biopharmaceutical company comments on trial for cancer cell-activated drug trial
Nutrition - Chicken soup: It really does work
Otorhinolaryngology - Anesthesia for cervicofacial cancer surgery reviewed
Otorhinolaryngology - Laser microsurgery resolves vallecular cyst and comorbidities in infant
Pasteurization - Low pathogenic AI virus/ND virus inactivated in egg products via pasteurization
Perception - Human nose is more complicated than a jumbo jet
Personnel - Lawrence A. May joins board of PreHistin maker
Physiology - Vertebrate odorant receptor analyzed, ligand selectivity determined
Plastic Surgery - Quest for beauty backfires for paralyzed doctor, three patients
Pneumonia - Discovery of key protein's shape may lead to better bacterial pneumonia vaccine
Pulmonary Disease - Mucus cell metaplasia studied, neutrophil elastase induction revealed
Pulmonary Disease - Pulmonary surfactant studied, disparate effects of binding proteins revealed
Pulmonary Endothelium - Basis of pulmonary endothelium barrier dysfunction and RhoA activation revealed
Respiratory Distress - Assess intra-abdominal pressure, chest-wall elastance in critically ill patients
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Dot-blot EIA rapidly detects RSV antigen from pediatric nasopharyngeal aspirates
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Shifting immunodominance pattern of epitopes in RSV glycoprotein reported
SARS Coronavirus - Statistical/mathematical approach used to analyze evolution of SARS coronavirus
Smoking Cessation - Medicare to help smokers kick the habit
Sore Throat - Fusobacterium necrophorum plays important role as simple sore throat cause
Surgical Technology - Mitral valve replacement feasible in some patients with one lung
Therapy - Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis studied, protein changes revealed
Tobacco Use - CEO of foundation dedicated to smoke-free world comments on secondhand smoke
Tobacco Use - California-based lung association web site puts on-screen smoking in true light
Tobacco Use - Use of Health Department smoking quit line is up
Tobacco Use - Woman spends last days filming TV ads warning about dangers of smoking
Tuberculosis - FDA grants approval for new TB test
Tuberculosis - Rifampin does not affect graft survival in renal transplant recipients
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