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elder law weekly


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 23rd, 2004
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in elder law weekly | Other Publications

Commonwealth Fund - Beneficiaries with chronic conditions still face high costs under new drug law

Legal Issues - Family sues Montana nursing home over woman's drowning

Legal Issues - Lawsuit filed against home that rejected HIV patient

Prescription Drugs - Few Oklahoma seniors apply for card

AMDL, Inc. - U.S. patent granted for its Immunogene therapy for cancer

Abbott Laboratories - StarClose vascular closure system launched

Abiomed, Inc. - AbioCor replacement heart implanted in 14th patient

Adherex Technologies Inc. - Biopharmaceutical company appoints new member to board of directors

Agilix Corporation - Advanced multiplexed protein labeling technology described

All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Serotype distribution of Cryptococcus neoformans varies among regions in India

Allergan, Inc. - Rights acquired to retinoid portfolio

Antigenics, Inc. - Immunotherapeutics company appoints Peter Thornton as chief financial officer

Arcturus Bioscience, Inc. - Gene expression ratio identifies recurrence risk in patients receiving tamoxifen

Avanir Pharmaceuticals - Pharmaceutical firm announces $25M underwritten stock offering

Baywood International, Inc. - Pinokinase reduces thrombosis in high-risk individuals on long flights

Brigham and Women's Hospital - Option granted for rights to blood platelet modification technology

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Reproductive death delayed in progeny of irradiated melanoma cells

Business Update - Detroit Medical Center hires five new heart doctors to boost cardiology program

Business Update - Utah charity files for bankruptcy as probe continues over sale of fitness equipment

Carrington Laboratories, Inc. - Positive progress reported on powder vaccine delivery technology

Chinese University of Hong Kong - The loss of RASSF1A expression propels nasopharyngeal cancer proliferation

Columbia University - Maternal exposure to environmental pollutants affects fetal development

Common Cold - Low outdoor air supply in buildings increases exposure risk to cold viruses

Correctional Health - Prison system's spiraling healthcare costs examined

Cutting Edge Information - Pharmaceutical companies increase staffing between phase III and launch

Dynavax Technologies Corporation - Full enrollment reported in phase II/III AIC trial

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - FDA accepts Onco TCS new drug application

Fitness & Wellness - Baby boomers pushing sales of comfortable, speedy recumbent bikes

Gamida-Cell Ltd. - Preclinical studies show that stem cells may reverse diabetes in mice

Geriatrics - Doctors offer their own health plan for seniors

Guidant Corporation - E.U. approves two heart disease treatments

Hannover Medical School - Neuropeptides do not induce mediator release in isolated intestinal mast cells

Hanyang University Hospital - Efficacy of 308-nm xenon-chloride excimer laser clarified

Harvard University - Leptin induces patterns of immediate early gene expression in the brain

Healthcare Demands - Official says baby boomers' health needs will hit hard in Indiana

Howard Hughes Medical Institute - 53BP1 links DNA damage response to Ig heavy chain class-switch recombination

Huddinge University Hospital - Anti-Gal IgG potentiates NK cell migration via endothelial cell activation

Inha University - Evans Blue acts as protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor

InterStudy Publications - New research shows Miami as most competitive HMO market

International Obesity Task Force - Data demonstrate cardiovascular impact of weight loss with sibutramine

Johns Hopkins University - Clinical significance of measles reviewed

Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc. - New licensing agreement to create therapeutic vaccine platform

KV Pharmaceutical Company - FDA gives approval for generic morphine doses

Kaiser Permanente - Mammograms may help predict cardiovascular disease?

Keio University - Allergy to ovalbumin induces lymphocyte migration to intestinal mucosa

King's College London - Parkinson disease mutations affect axonal transport in cultured neurons

Legal Issues - Tennessee cancer patients get $265,000 in Taxol settlement

Leiden University Medical Center - Molecular assay detects RSV, influenza, and parainfluenza viruses

Lismore Base Hospital - Femoral nerve catheter knotting reported

Mergers & Acquisitions - Beverly to purchase Hospice USA

National Cancer Institute, Maharagama - Breast clinic established in Sri Lanka

National Taiwan University - Hepatitis C virus NS3 and NS4A interactions modulate RNA unwinding activity

North Carolina Board of Pharmacy - New campaign against reimportation launched

North Carolina State University - FIV env-mediated fusion mechanism and kinetics are similar to HIV env

Obstetrics - Amniocentesis, CVS tests decline despite increase in number of older mothers

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Medical advisory board assembled to guide development of CDAD treatment

Oregon Health & Science Univ. - Current smallpox vaccine can be harmful to people with skin disorder

Personnel - CIGNA HealthCare appoints southern California general manager

Personnel - TVI Corporation names new chief financial officer

Pfizer Inc. - Chemotherapy including epirubicin may improve survival for some patients

Polymedco, Inc. - Homocysteine added to Poly-Chem analyzer testing menu

Prescription Drugs - Meetings to help Medicare beneficiaries choose discount cards

Princeton University - Microfluidic device enables rapid particle separation

Quality Assurance - ProxyMed receives EHNAC corporate accreditation

Rand Corporation - Increasing obesity rates will lead to higher disability rates

Rayne Institute - Novel imaging assesses non-viral transfer systems

Shriners Hospital for Children - Insulin-like growth factor-I alters the effects of thermal trauma in rats

Stanford University Medical Center - Isoflavone metabolite inhibits ERK-1 activity in vascular smooth muscle cells

Syrrx, Inc. - Biotechnology company receives first success-based milestone payment

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology - Smoking triggers saliva's switch from hero to villian

Texas Oncology, P.A. - Aromasin after Tamoxifen lessens breast cancer recurrence in study

Tottori University - Mouse model of Down syndrome has congenital heart disease

Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical University - Han fangji extract inhibits granulocyte activity in rheumatoid arthritis

Trinity Western University - Study will compare treatments for PTSD in female victims of sexual assault

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Rates down dramatically among American Indians/Alaska Natives

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Survey: Canada, U.S. report high level of health

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - RNAi delivery system crosses blood-brain barrier to target brain tumors

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Researchers pinpoint role of histamines in waking

Univ. of Southern California - Study looks at effect of reproductive factors and lactation on CIS risk

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Metabolic products measured by NMR analysis of one glucose derivative

University Mediterranee - Endothelial microparticles may play role in thrombotic complications of APS

University of Alabama - NMR evidence found for independent domain structures in zoocin A

University of Bordeaux 2 - PAR-2-mediated activation enhances airway inflammation

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Coping responses under the threat of SARS vary

University of Florida - To be effective, antidrug ads should focus on thrill-seeking teens

University of Leipzig -  Ginkgo biloba protects liver against diabetes and hypoxia damage

University of Manchester - Caspase-mediated cleavage of syntaxin 5 and giantin occurs in apoptosis

University of Minnesota - Study examines weight-control behaviors among girls and boys

University of Naples - Lipophilic compounds in tomatoes protect against cardiovascular disease

University of North Carolina - p68RacGAP interactions modulate the formation of capillaries

University of Queensland - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease encompass benign steatosis and steatohepatitis

University of Rochester - Vitamin E succinate abates human prostate cancer cell invasiveness

University of Sao Paulo - IgG avidity test can distinguish primary from secondary dengue infections

University of Toronto - Salvage therapy influences survival in children with recurrent neuroblastoma

University of Twente - Lab-on-a-chip detects ammonia in human breath

University of Udine - Epirubicin levels in liver metastases after administration reported

University of Ulsan - Weight loss significantly improved metabolic syndrome in obese Koreans

University of Vienna - Treatment options vary for acute liver failure

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. - Cancer therapy systems manufacturer adds eighth member to board of directors

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Different mechanisms produce VX-950 and BILN 2061 resistance

Weizmann Institute - Gonadotropin-induced gene regulation may increase cancer risk

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals - Combination liquid pain reliever provides low-level acetaminophen

Xanthus Life Sciences - Xanafide clinical trial commences in patients with prostate cancer

eResearchTechnology, Inc. - $1.2M study awarded for cardiac safety monitoring



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