Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 1st, 1998
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Viral Inactivation - Technology Kills Hard-to-Eliminate Parvo Virus
Conference Coverage (ASCO) - PBPC Transplantation Supports Dose Intensive Chemo in Children
Conference Coverage (ASCO) - Risks Associated with Chemotherapy-Based Transfusion Requirements are Quantified
Desmopressin - Vasopressin Analog Does Not Significantly Prevent Blood Loss
Epstein-Barr Virus - CD8+ Activation Could Be Immune Response to Active Viral Replication
Hematopoiesis - High Level of Leukemic Cells Engrafted in NOD/SCID Mice
Human Papillomavirus - Topical Antiviral Compound Reduces Cutaneous and Genital Warts
Plasmodium vivax - Malaria Should Be Considered in Symptomatic Patients Returning from Korea
AIDS Immunity - Transient HIV Infection a Myth
Conference Coverage (ECPI Combination Vaccines) - Tips on Vaccine Licensing from Wyeth-Lederle
Virology (HCV) - Serum Viral Level Measures Liver Viral Burden
Blood Donation - 17-Year-Olds Now Can Donate Blood in the U.K.
Blood Safety - U.K. Committee on Safety of Medicines Completes Review of Blood Products
Blood Safety - Viral Inactivation Method To Improve Safety of Blood Products Presented
Blood Vessels - In Vivo Measurement of Real-Time Aortic Segmental Volume
Cord Blood Transplantation - New Life From Afterbirth
Drug Development - Class of Cancer Drugs May Also Help Leukemia
Hemophilia A (Therapy) - FDA, EMEA to Review Applications for New Hemophilia A Treatment
Industry News (Hemophilia) - Company Announces Formation of Hemophilia Group
Legal Issues - Canadian Government Reopens Talks On Blood Scandal
Transfusions - 510(k) Filing for FDA Clearance of r/LS System Announced
Transfusion Medicine - "A Clinical Prediction Rule to Guide the Use of Prophylactic Platelet Growth Factors (PGF) and Platelet (PLT) Transfusions."
Cancer Vaccines - "Vaccination with Peptide to the Heparin Binding Domain of bFGF Conjugated to Liposomes Inhibits bFGF Induced Neovascularization."
Platelet Recovery - "Comparison of the Use of G-CSF-Stimulated Peripheral Blood Stem Cells (PBSC) or G-CSF-Stimulated Bone Marrow (BM) in Six Antigen-Matched Sibling Transplan
Stem Cell Mobilization - "Development of a Method for Monitoring Blood Dendritic Cell Numbers: Comparison of Normal Individuals and Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Mobilization."
Cornea Banking - "A Sensitive Method for Testing the Quality of Organ Culture Media and of Individual Medium Components in a Cornea Bank."
Diagnostics - "Evaluation of BACTEC MYCO/F Lytic Medium for Recovery of Mycobacteria and Fungi From Blood."
Diagnostics (HCV) - "Comparison of DNA Enzyme Immunoassay and Line Probe Assays (Inno-LiPA HCV I and II) for Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping."
Immunosuppression - "Cellular Immune Responses of Human Cadaver Donor Bone Marrow Cells and Their Susceptibility to Commonly Used Immunosuppressive Drugs in Transplantation."
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