Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 21st, 2004
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Anthrax Vaccine - Needle-free skin patch vaccination method for anthrax developed
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Efficacy of tuberculosis DNA vaccine varies with method of DNA introduction
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Assays with extended incubation phases needed to monitor HIV vaccine trials
Influenza - Fatal human influenza A subtype H5N1 disease re-emerges
Malaria Vaccine - Live sporozoite vaccine under chloroquine therapy protects against malaria
Vaccine Safety - DtaP vaccine causes hypersensitivity to aluminum in children
Allergy Medicine - Lactic acid bacteria and allergen induce immune response in allergy model
Anthrax Vaccine - Guardsman who refused anthrax vaccine discharged from Army
Autism Risk Factor - Issues surrounding the MMR vaccine and autism discussed
Avian Influenza - Vaccination of infected flocks could backfire without proper surveillance
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin - Immunogenicity of recombinant BCG vaccine strains investigated
Breast Cancer Therapy - Exemestane and aromatase inhibitors play role in breast cancer management
Business Update - Embrex opens biotech plant in Scotland County
Cancer Vaccine - Exosomes act as potent cell-free peptide-based vaccines
Cancer Vaccine - High efficiency of low-affinity epitopes in cancer therapy reported
Cancer Vaccine - Natural killer T-like cells induced by thymoma expressing alpha-fetoprotein
Cancer Vaccine - Peptide-based vaccines for cancer immunotherapy reviewed
DNA Vaccine - Bacteria-mediated DNA transfer in gene therapy and vaccination reviewed
DNA Vaccine - Methylated CpG-containing plasmid activates immune system
Dendritic Cell Vaccine - Activation of dendritic cells translates innate into adaptive immunity
Diabetes Link - Danish study finds no link between childhood vaccinations and diabetes
Finance - Biologics company raises financing for working capital
Finance - Medical supply distributor reports increase in net loss
HIV Prevention - FDA accepts IND for unique HIV vaccine
HIV/AIDS Prevention - AIDS virus is vulnerable in initial stage of infection
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV-1 infection blocked via CCR5 and CXCR4 receptors
Heart Disease Risk Factor - Signs of cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation reported
Immunotherapy - Incomplete tolerance to the tumor-associated antigen MDM2 investigated
Influenza - New human influenza vaccine research and development project initiated
Influenza Vaccine - Universal influenza vaccination in children not yet justified
Liver Cancer - IL-12 administration suppressed metastatic liver tumor unsusceptible to CTL
Lung Cancer - ASCO accepts BLP25 liposomal vaccine phase IIB trial results for presentation
Malaria Vaccine - Adjuvant combination enhances protective effect of malaria vaccine
Melanoma - Proteasomal targeting improves presentation of melanoma tumor antigen
Microencapsulation - Anionic microparticles deliver antigens from Neisseria meningitidis
Mucosal Immunization - Bordetella pertussis acts as adjuvant and inhibitor of immune responses
Mumps Epidemiology - Genetic diversity of mumps virus found in oral fluid specimens
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Monkey virus may hold clue for development of common blood cancer
Parainfluenza Virus - Parainfluenza virus polymerase mutations provide varying attenuation
Periodontal Disease - Periodontitis vaccine decreases local prostaglandin E-2 levels
Pneumococcal Vaccine - Revaccination with pneumococcal vaccine is effective in older adults
Polio Vaccine - Circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses reviewed
Polio Vaccine - Potential strategies for eradication of polio outlined
Polio Vaccine - Role of routine polio immunization in post-certification era reviewed
SARS - Company receives STTR research grant from NIH for a virion solvent treatment
SARS - Experimental SARS vaccine shows promise in mice
SARS - Vaccine shows promise in mice
Schistosomiasis - DNA Vaccine protects against Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosomiasis - Peptide vaccine shows promise against schistosomiasis and fascioliasis
Smallpox - Successful smallpox vaccine trial announced
Streptococcus Vaccine - Group B streptococcal protein rib and cholera toxin protect against infection
Thymic Carcinoma - Outcome of multimodality therapy for thymic carcinoma described
Tongue Cancer - Tumor-associated proteins in oral tongue carcinoma identified
Tuberculosis - Low number of new anti-TB drugs under development, says information provider
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Oral BCG vaccine in lipids protects against pulmonary tuberculosis
Uterine Cancer - Sentinel lymph node procedure in uterine cancers reviewed
Vaccine Adjuvant - Costimulatory ligand is efficient adjuvant for antiviral T cell responses
Varicella Vaccine - Effectiveness of live varicella vaccines reviewed
Varicella Vaccine - Varicella skin test antigen best to monitor response to varicella vaccine
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