Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 2nd, 2004
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Asthma - Ethnicity may affect allergies in children with asthma
Cancer Therapy - Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor reduces complications in elderly patients
Carcinogens - Arsenic accumulates in mouse organs after repeated oral exposure
Chemotherapy - IND filed for phase I/II trial of MagneTarg system to deliver mitomycin C
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - NO synthase polymorphisms linked to pulmonary hypertension in COPD
Collaborations - Alliance to develop, commercialize influenza vaccines
Cystic Fibrosis - $100,000 in software licenses donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis - Lymph node TB characterized in HIV+ and HIV- patients
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - Phase III study of Actimmune published in leading journal
Influenza - CDC study: Flu shot doesn't fend off related illnesses
Influenza - Why is this year's flu so severe?
Pulmonary Medicine - Gene transfer improves lung liquid clearance in ventilation models
Lung Cancer - Questionnaires can identify lung cancer patients needing intervention
Middle Ear Infection - Public-private collaboration to start patient trials with novel drug
Nicotine Addiction - Hidden cues that make smokers light up
Nicotine Addiction - Report gives failing grades to state of Missouri
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - NSCLC growth in mouse xenografts, in vitro cannot predict patient outcomes
Obstetrics - Pregnant smokers put babies at increased risk for asthma
Pediatric Apnea - Noninvasive test can help identify children with sleep-disordered breathing
Pulmonary Fibrosis - Bone marrow-derived stem cells active in pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary Medicine - Precision expression of VEGF-A modulates vascular patterns in the embryonic lung
SARS - Challenges remain for containing respiratory disease
Cystic Fibrosis - Serial doses of aerosolized viral vector do well in nonhuman primates
SARS - Company accelerates new oral SARS prevention program
SARS - High-dose pulse corticosteroid treatment more effective than low-dose therapy
SARS - Inhibition of SARS coronavirus with Neugene antisense drugs reported
Tobacco Use - Low level laser therapy for smoking cessation available in California
Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Latex agglutination TB test effective
Tuberculosis Immunology - CD40 needed for efficient T-cell priming after M. tuberculosis exposure
HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - When it comes to contact notification, HIV is not TB
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - M. tuberculosis co-infection possible in HIV CAP patients
Allergy Medicine - Scientists identify genes that regulate allergic response to diesel fumes
Allergy Medicine - The bronchovideoscope detects increased vessel growth in new asthma patients
Apnea - Improved insulin sensitivity seen in sleep apnea patients
Asthma - Measuring airway resistance in kids shows later asthma risk
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