Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 25th, 2003
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Hypertension Therapy - Perindopril reduces risk of recurrent ischemic events
Staphylococcal Infection - S. aureus-collagen binding plays key role in infected thrombi development
Behcet Disease - Patients with active disease have higher thrombomodulin than controls
Cancer Vaccine - Immunotherapy for lymphomas reviewed
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - CLL subset expresses high AID, is of unmutated heavy chain, poor prognosis type
Stem Cell Transplantation - Non-TCD stem cell transplants from mismatched family donors feasible for children
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Serial MRD monitoring after stem cell transplantation has little value for ALL patients
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Mortality risk factors identified for AML patients undergoing reduced-intensity HSCT
Anemia - CREATE trial providing valuable information on epoetin treatment for anemia
Anemia - Treatment for anemia underused for patients with kidney disease or heart failure
Bleeding Disorders - Impaired G alpha(i1) expression and signalling may affect platelet aggregation
Blood Testing - AvoSure PT PRO is has advantages over previous portable monitors
Cancer Therapy - Stem cell factor may help prevent anemia during chemotherapy
Cardiology - Streaming blood flow exists in early embryonic heart
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - New Genasense trial launched in patients with CLL
Drug Safety - In vitro toxicity of alkylating agents in myeloid clonogenic assays compared
GI Bleeding - Positive phase III results reported for proton pump inhibitor
Graft Versus Host Disease - Tolerized CD4+ T cells can stop GVHD response of naive alloreactive cells
HIV/AIDS Immunology - Exocytic granules from cytoxic T cells do not carry CAF
Hemodialysis - Single C-reactive protein measurement predicts mortality during peritoneal dialysis
Hemophilia A - Advate, a clotting therapy, gets FDA approval
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Patch or gel formulations may cause fewer venous blood clots
Hurler Syndrome - Stem cell transplantation can be beneficial for Hurler syndrome patients
Hypertension - Role of platelet activation in hypertension reviewed
Infectious Disease - Different Norovirus strains bind to different histo-blood group antigens
Infectious Disease Diagnosis - Stool culture rejection protocol delayed detection of nosocomial Salmonella outbreak
Leukemia - CLL and MM may have different mechanisms of cell survival
Leukemia - Complete remission of CLL can be associated with Chinese herbal extract
Lymphoma - FDG-PET has high sensitivity for indolent NHL
Microbiology - Manipulation of archaic bacteria could lead to blood substitute
Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Recombinant erythropoietin effective for MDS patients
Policy - Spain approves stem cell research
Septicemia - Transcriptome data used to unravel fine structure of genes involved in sepsis
Sickle Cell Disease - Beta7-beta132 salt bridge plays key role in hemoglobin stability
Stachybotrys Chartarum - ELISAs can detect stachylysin to measure exposure to Stachybotrys chartarum
Stem Cell Research - Hematopoietic cell-released interleukin-15 modulates protein expression
Stem Cell Transplantation - HLA-DR11 expression protects against acute GvHD
Stem Cell Transplantation - Novel murine model may aid study of human NK cell development
Stem Cell Transplantation - Optimism linked to improved short-term survival in stem cell transplant recipients
Transfusion Medicine - Soluble complement receptor 1 can treat immune-mediated destruction of red cells
Umbilical Cord Blood - High-level production of cord blood-derived erythroid cells possible
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