Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 10th, 2004
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Cancer Vaccine - Electrofusion of dendritic cells and tumor generates therapeutic vaccine
Ebola Virus - Novel Ebola virus-like particles produced from cDNAs
Dengue Fever - Live-attenuated dengue virus vaccine stimulates TH1 immune responses
Dengue Fever - Safe and immunogenic monovalent attenuated dengue vaccines developed
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Vaginal infection with influenza A elicits immune response to HIV epitope
Malaria Vaccine - Polymorphism reducing P. falciparum rosetting protects against malaria
Asthma - Children's flu vaccination does not relieve exacerbations
Avian Influenza - Vaccine could be made quickly if Asian bird flu goes global, U.S. officials say
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine - Intranasal BCG vaccine better than subcutaneous vaccine against pulmonary TB
Cancer Therapy - Norwegian Radium Hospital receive FUGE grant to develop new anticancer agents
Cervical Cancer - Overexpression of HER-2/neu uncommon in invasive carcinoma of uterine cervix
Chickenpox - Effectiveness of vaccine decreases after 1 year
Childhood Immunization - Parents must get more information to counter immunization fears
Cytomegalovirus Vaccine - Glycoprotein B DNA vaccine prevents congenital cytomegalovirus transmission
Dengue Fever - Dengue virus strains show promise for candidate vaccines
Drug Delivery - Cell fusion could repair organs, deliver cancer vaccines
Drug Design - Studies offer new insight into HIV vaccine development
Ebola Virus - Ebola virus-like particles protect from lethal Ebola virus infection
Encephalitis Vaccine - Nipah virus vaccine provides protection in hamster model
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 trans-activator protein affects pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Germany launches first HIV/AIDS vaccine trial
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Company presents model for a new therapeutic vaccination strategy against HIV
Hepatitis - VIR201 data presented at conference
Hepatitis C Virus - Vaccine possible for multiple strains of hepatitis C, evidence shows
Hepatitis E Vaccine - Hepatitis E virus DNA vaccine protected cynomolgus macaques against infection
Immunizations - A-Fujian strain tentatively added to influenza vaccine for next year
Immunizations - Campaign launched to immunize against Africa polio outbreak
Immunizations - Committee approves mandatory hepatitis vaccines for Indiana high schools
Immunizations - Short supply of booster shots forcing delay in baby vaccinations
Immunology - FDA grants orphan drug designation for Altastaph
Immunology - Swift production of neutralizing antibody halts hepadnavirus infection
Influenza - Flu vaccine's results leave experts uncertain of next season preparations
Influenza - Report finds inactivated influenza virus vaccines effective in children
Influenza - Vaccine development against H5N1 virus "should be made a priority"
Influenza - WHO adds Fujian flu to vaccine list for next winter
Influenza Vaccine - Benefit of new influenza vaccine in healthy children investigated
Influenza Vaccine - Signed consent requirement for influenza vaccination should be eliminated
Kidney Cancer - Tumor-based vaccine shows promise
Kidney Disease - Many vaccines are safe and effective in patients with chronic kidney disease
Melanoma - Data on autologous cell vaccine published
Meningitis - Health groups recommend temporary suspension of pediatric vaccine dose
Personnel - Daniel S. Lynch named CEO and director of Erbitux maker
Personnel - Kuo, Sedlack named to board of directors at vaccine development company
Poliomyelitis Vaccine - Vaccine-derived polioviruses decline in patients with poliomyelitis
Preventive Medicine - Practice-based education for doctors improves delivery of preventive childcare
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - IL-2 expression during RSV infection improves memory CD8 T cell development
Smallpox - Few cases of vaccinia transfer reported
Tick-borne Encephalitis - Widespread immunization reduces incidence of tick-borne encephalitis
Toxoplasmosis - SAG2 internal image of anti-idiotype antibody protects against toxoplasmosis
Tuberculosis - Gates Foundation commits $82.9 million to develop new tuberculosis vaccines
Tuberculosis Prevention - Clinical trial of new TB vaccine begins
Vaccine Development - Tumor-pulsed dendritic cells activate antitumor protection
Varicella-Zoster Virus - Pathogenetic tropism of varicella-zoster virus to human hepatocytes reported
Vector-borne Disease - E.U. research aims for prevention, control of highly transmissible animal diseases
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