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Table of Contents . . . September 17th, 2002
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Infectious Disease - Imipenem use increases risk of P. aeruginosa drug resistance
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Neutrophils play role in host defense
Ebola Virus - Vaccine effective in mice with cell-mediated immune function
Group B Streptococcus - Sequence provides insights into pathogen's virulence mechanism
Influenza - Flu shot benefits outweigh costs in healthy young adults
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Controversial gene does not affect virulence
Anthrax - Researchers describe molecular mechanism underlying infection
Bacteriology - Dental plaque is breeding ground for antibiotic resistance
Cholera - Climate an increasingly important contributor
Common Cold - Exercise may reduce risk of colds
Food-borne Illness - Health worries threaten Scotland's traditional dish
Heart Transplantation - Mediastinitis outbreak linked to changes in organ allocation
Herpes - Researchers discover how virus tricks the immune system
Infectious Disease - Group wins $127M for global health communication project
Meningococcal Meningitis - Parents urged to learn about campus meningitis risk
Plague - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory tackles bioterrorism one protein at a time
Public Health - West Nile virus risk level rises
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Children with RSV three times as likely to wheeze in early childhood
Tuberculosis Screening - NIH grant for development of novel collection/processing method
Varicella - Pennsylvania, Michigan add vaccination requirement for school-age children
West Nile Virus - Deviant gene may up risk
West Nile Virus - FDA approves drug trial
West Nile Virus - Mosquitoes pose a threat
West Nile Virus - RISE puts West Nile health and safety information online
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