TB and Outbreaks Week

HIV/AIDS Therapy - New therapeutic vaccine for HIV/AIDS eliminates needles and excessive toxicity

HIV/AIDS-Associated Infection - Saquinavir & miconazole synergistic against C. albicans & C. neoformans

HIV/AIDS-Related Disease - Tumid lupus erythematosus uncovered following HAART-related immune restoration

Haemophilus Influenzae - Study shows higher incidence of H. influenzae type b than previously known

Health Education - U.S. young people's views of sexual terms undergo big changes

Helicobacter pylori -  Helicobacter pylori may play role in conjunctival MALT lymphoma

Hepatitis C Virus - Man infected with hepatitis C during test dies

Herpes Risk Factors - Study finds herpes virus in 98% of healthy participants

Human Papillomavirus - CDK inhibitor inhibits HPV-16 E7-induced numerical centrosome anomalies

Human T Cell Leukemia Virus - HTLV-1 Tax ubiquitination modulates its activity

Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus - Stable ubiquitination of HTLV-1 tax required for proteasome binding

Influenza - Flu activity picking up in Colorado; vaccine restrictions lifted

Influenza Vaccine - Alabama health officials expand list of people who can get flu shots

Influenza Vaccine - Flu vaccine to be more widely available in New Mexico

Influenza Vaccine - Missouri relaxes guidelines for flu vaccine

Influenza Vaccine - More adult flu vaccine available in Florida

Influenza Vaccine - New Jersey eases restrictions on influenza vaccine

Influenza Vaccine - New York relaxes flu shot restrictions

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus - Fetal mesencyhmal stem cells susceptible to KSHV infection

Knee Replacement - Two-stage reimplantation of infected TKA has high long-term success rate

Lead Poisoning - Low levels of lead affect proliferation and differentiation of embryonic NSCs

Legionella pneumophila -  Legionella pneumophila genomes have high plasticity

Leishmania Diagnostics - Real-time RT-PCR and PCR-ELISA quantifies L. infantum from tissue biopsies

Lysteria monocytogenes -  L. monocytogenes attachment to alfalfa sprouts leads to irrigation changes

Malaria - Travelers to Dominican Republic should take prophylaxis

Molecular Diagnostics - Multiplexed RT-PCR valuable for high throughput screening applications

Public Health - Gangrene, pneumonia, and risk of malaria in some tsunami refugee camps

Rabies - First rabies survivor without vaccination leaves hospital

SARS - An unusual RNA structure in the SARS virus offers a promising target

SARS - Polyprotein cleavage and chemical modification of SARS proteinase reported

SARS Coronavirus - Reports describe recent advances in SARS coronavirus research

SARS Prevention - Knowledge level regarding SARS transmission associated with formal education

Scabies Diagnostics - Asymptomatic S. scabiei infestation revealed by serology of Caprinae hosts

Trichomonas vaginalis -  T. vaginalis inhibits proinflammatory cytokines via NF-kappa B supression

Tuberculosis - Companies sign agreement to assess potential of tuberculosis testing technology

Tuberculosis - Concepts of gender, culture, and TB explored among uninfected Indian population

Tuberculosis Diagnosis - Simple sputum test useful to confirm childhood tuberculosis

Urinary Tract Infections - Drug-resistant UTI outbreak likely caused by contaminated food

Virology - Post-transcriptional RNA processing characterized in HSV-infected cells

Zoonoses - Novel immunoassay suitable for diagnosis of porcine Nipah virus infection