Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 23rd, 2004
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Candida Vaccine - Candida albicans strain protects against systemic candidiasis
Malaria Vaccine - Merozoite surface protein antibodies inhibit malaria antibody responses
Meningococcal Vaccine - Integrity assay for meningococcal type B conjugate vaccine developed
Ovarian Cancer - Anti-tumor responses induced by ovarian cancer protein characterized
Smallpox Vaccine - Smallpox DNA vaccine protects primates against lethal monkeypox
AIDS Vaccine - Volunteers needed as more AIDS vaccines move into clinical trials
Avian Influenza - Biotech firm to make flu vaccine for U.S. National Institutes of Health studies
Avian Influenza - NIAID announces contracts to develop vaccine against H5N1 strain of bird flu
Bladder Cancer - Carbonic anhydrase IX predictive of outcome in bladder cancer
Breast Cancer Vaccine - Electroporated DNA vaccine clears breast cancer in transgenic mice
Business Update - Genetic manufacturing company relocates
Cancer Vaccine - Melanoma cells expressing CD83 induce antitumor immunity
Cancer Vaccine - NY-ESO-1 protein protects against NY-ESO-1+ tumors
Cancer Vaccine - Researchers turn tumor cells in situ into tumor epitope-presenters
Childhood Immunization - More work needed on national immunization registry
Childhood Immunization - Vaccines don't increase risk for asthma, eczema
Chlamydia - Glycosaminoglycans protect against Chlamydia infection in vitro
Collaborations - FTC clears reacquisition of intranasal influenza vaccine products
Colorectal Cancer - Treatment options for liver metastases from colorectal cancer outlined
DNA Vaccine - Inoculation of plasmid DNA induced expression of LacZ gene
Eczema - Current smallpox vaccine can be harmful to people with skin disorder
Gastric Cancer - Results of phase II study of G17DT vaccine reported
Gastroenteritis - Efficacy results announced for gastroenteritis-causing rotavirus vaccine
Gastroenteritis - Licensing agreement will further research into norovirus treatments
Haemophilus Vaccine - Haemophilus influenzae meningitis in immunodeficient girl reported
Hepatitis A Vaccine - Benefits of hepatitis A vaccination for drug users investigated
Hepatitis A Vaccine - Immunogenicity data on Aventis Pasteur hepatitis A vaccines compiled
Hepatitis B Vaccine - Mechanism of hepatitis antigen adsorption by Al(OH)3 elucidated
Immunology - Modified interferon-beta protein may one day help multiple sclerosis patients
Influenza - Positive progress reported on powder vaccine delivery technology
Influenza Vaccine - Influenza viruses isolated in 1997 and 2003 have antigenic differences
Malaria - MS analysis of P. falciparum protein variants reported
Malaria - Proteomics in malaria reviewed
Measles Outbreak - Largest U.S. outbreak of measles in 1999 characterized
Measles Vaccine - Clinical significance of measles reviewed
Measles Vaccine - Evolution of measles elimination strategies in the United States
Measles Vaccine - Progress toward measles eradication in the Americas updated
Melanoma Vaccine - Melanoma vaccine based on vector of membrane fusogenic liposomes
Melanoma Vaccine - Reproductive death delayed in progeny of irradiated melanoma cells
Metapneumovirus - Human metapneumovirus recovered from cDNA
Mucosal Immunization - Intestinal villous cells allow antigen entry site in mucosal epithelium
Natural Disasters - Threat of disease posed by dead bodies after natural disasters unfounded
Obesity and Diabetes - Weight loss significantly improved metabolic syndrome in obese Koreans
Oncogenesis - Epithelial metaplasia may be involved in antitumor immunity
Osteosarcoma - Apo2L/TRAIL and doxorubicin increases sensitivity to bone sarcomas
Pediatric Vaccine - Vaccine against six diseases is safe and effective in children
Polio - Two African countries focus of effort to interrupt transmission
Polio Vaccine - Seroprevalence of poliovirus antibody among children in Korea reported
Prostate Cancer - Androgen deprivation affects thyroid function tests in prostate cancer
Quality Assurance - Report shows FDA inspectors found quality-control problems at Wyeth plant
Regulatory Issues - Report finds problems at Wyeth vaccine plant
Rotavirus Vaccine - Background risk of intussusception in children reported
Salmonella - Salmonella has poor survival but high immunogenicity in resistant mice
Salmonella Vaccine - Immunogenic properties of Salmonella atypical fimbriae determined
Smallpox - Data supports efficacy of LC16m8 smallpox vaccine candidate
Smallpox Vaccine - Mouse neurotoxicity test for vaccinia-based smallpox vaccines developed
Staphylococcus Vaccine - Staphylococcal enterotoxin B mutant protein protective in C3H/HeJ mice
Streptococcus - Streptococci from infants with invasive disease characterized
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Inactivated Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine protects against TB
Vaccine Adjuvant - Cell death induced by vaccine adjuvants containing surfactants
Vaccine Development - Inflammatory cytokines overcome age-related defects in T-cell responses
Vaccine Development - Tumor necrosis factor autovaccination eliminates melanoma metastasis
Vaccine Research - New licensing agreement to create therapeutic vaccine platform
Vaccines - DNA system to support research on vaccine devlivery
Vector Development - Adenovirus vector targets cells expressing junctional adhesion molecule
Vector Development - T-cell response to adenovirus hexon and DNA-binding protein in mice
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