Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 4th, 2002
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Dendritic Cells - New method allows mass production of dendritic cells
Vaccine Efficacy - Exercise and social activity influence influenza vaccine effectiveness
Cancer Vaccine - Herpes amplicon vectors used to develop vaccines against metastatic liver cancer
Diarrhea - 'Dispersin' Escherichia coli all over the gut
Smallpox - Vaccine study targets those already immunized as children
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Vaccination with BCG affects TB skin testing for up to 15 years
Vaccine Development - Microarray technology provides insight into potential vaccine agents
Adjuvant Arthritis - DNA vaccine inhibits autoimmune disease in rat model
Alzheimer Disease - Passive immunization against beta-amyloid peptide protects CNS neurons
Anthrax Vaccine - New report calls for protecting at-risk civilians from anthrax
Cancer Gene Therapy - Experimental vaccine induces protection against some glioblastoma cells
Cancer Vaccines - Dendritic-cell based immunotherapy may have potential against brain tumors
Candidiasis - Candida-specific IgA antibodies may have limited natural protective activity
Candidiasis - Antibody interactivity may thwart immunity to invasive infection
Cell Transplantation - CMV reactivation in stem cell recipients studied
Cholera - Peptide extensions simply, effectively produce detoxified CT derivatives
Cytomegalovirus - NK cell activity is dominated by US2-11-mediated HLA class I down-regulation
Dengue Virus - Transmission of ChimeriVax-DEN2 virus by vector mosquitoes is unlikely
Human Papillomavirus - Virus-like particles do not activate Langerhans cells
Immunization - Outreach efforts aim to improve pneumococcal, flu vaccine rates in primary care
Influenza - Hospitalized elderly patients often not vaccinated for flu, pneumonia
Influenza - Survey of physicians' flu vaccine practices raises some concerns
Influenza - Survey reveals most Americans underestimate severity
Measles Mumps Rubella - No evidence vaccine causes autism
Meningitis - Aid groups say tens of thousands of Africans could die from new strain
Mucosal Immunization - Oral vaccine induces specific circulating mucosa-homing T cells
Pancreatic Cancer - Antitumor effects induced by dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in animal model
Pneumococcal Disease - Study assesses economics of in-hospital immunization
Respiratory Infection - Military doctors call for reinstating adenovirus vaccination program in recruits
Respiratory Infection - Study of pneumococcal proteins supports exploration of mucosal immunization
Smallpox - Feds seek public input on vaccine for children
Tuberculosis - Technique measures immunogenicity of TB vaccines
Type 2 Diabetes - University of Kentucky researchers testing possible vaccine
Vaccine Development - Synthetic polymers: controlling size, determining efficiency of epitope incorporation
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