Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 4th, 2004
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Cancer Vaccine - Antennapedia transduction sequence promotes antitumor immunity
Herpesvirus Vaccine - Herpes simplex virus type 2 vaccines under development
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Sendai virus expressing RSV glycoprotein elicits immune protection
West Nile Virus - WNV vaccine shows 100% protection in animal study, company reports
Yersinia Vaccine - Inverted pathogenicity useful for prevention or therapy of disease
Allergy Medicine - Novel approach to specific allergy treatment developed
Anthrax - U.S. mayors support anthrax vaccine for police, firefighters
Arthritis Therapy - Bovine collagen peptide vaccine modulates severity of arthritis
Aspergillosis Therapy - Thymosin alpha 1 activates dendritic cells for antifungal resistance
Asthma - Report: Singapore researchers develop gene-based asthma vaccine
Bioterrorism - Congress OKs bill to create vaccines, antidotes to biological, chemical weapons
Botulism Vaccine - Vaccination with botulinum neurotoxin fragments prevents botulism
Brain Cancer - Vaccine targeting cancer-related antigens appears to prolong survival
Buruli Ulcer Disease - Buruli ulcer disease in Cameroon rediscovered
Business Update - Biosafety lab expansion, patent issuance and biodefense reagents sale announced
Cancer Vaccine - Alloantigen presentation linked to CTL antigen response
Cancer Vaccine - Autologous lymphoma vaccines induce T cell responses against epitopes
Cancer Vaccine - DNA fusion gene vaccines against cancer reviewed
Cancer Vaccine - NY-ESO-1-related HLA A2-restricted epitopes characterized
Cancer Vaccine - Reduced L-selectin expression identifies tumor-specific type 1 T cells
Cancer Vaccine - SSX-2 epitope presented by dendritic cells to CD4+ T cells identified
Cancer Vaccine - TCR DNA vaccine induces humoral response for lymphoma beta chain
Cancer Vaccine - Transfection of tumor antigens generates cytotoxic T lymphocytes
Childhood Immunization - Preschoolers not getting vaccinated on time
Childhood Immunization - Vaccination policy can drive economic growth, expert says
DNA Vaccine - Microparticles act as carriers to deliver plasmid DNA in vaccines
HIV/AIDS - NIH cancels contract for HIV vaccine program
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Ukraine signs joint declaration to combat AIDS
HIV/AIDS Prevention & Treatment - HIV/AIDS drug users shunned by healthcare providers
HIV/AIDS Therapy - $14.2 million NIH contract awarded for pathogen drug and diagnostic development
HIV/AIDS Treatment - WHO says world has 'failed miserably' in getting AIDS drugs to millions
Hematology - Single recombinant anti-RhD IgG prevents RhD immunization
Hepatitis A Vaccine - Live and inactivated hepatitis A vaccines induced immunity in children
Hepatitis A Vaccine - Methods predict hepatitis A vaccination in men who have sex with men
Hepatitis B Vaccine - Deficit in dendritic cell-T cell interaction crucial in hepatitis B
Herpesvirus Vaccine - Tumor necrosis factor DNA enhances immune response against herpes
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - DNA microarray format for subtyping human papillomavirus developed
Immunizations - Adult immunization in primary care and specialty practices reported
Immunology - HSP70 mutants separate antigen delivery from DC stimulation
Immunology - Study to evaluate vaccination methods for most vulnerable in bioterrorist attack
Infection - Global efforts toward AIDS vaccine continue to fall short, according to report
Influenza Vaccine - Program helps care providers increase pediatric influenza vaccination rates
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease - CDC recommends resumption of third dose of Prevnar
Malaria - $1.4M grant to support development of malaria vaccine
Malaria Vaccine - Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface proteins possess immunogenicity
Malaria Vaccine - RTS,S+TRAP malaria vaccine shows promise for infant immunization
Meningococcal B - Company receives license for new meningococcal B vaccine for New Zealand
Pediatric Vaccine - Universal childhood vaccination benefits society
Personnel - SIGA announces the appointment of Bernard L. Kasten, MD as CEO
Pertussis - Whooping cough making dangerous comeback
Pertussis Vaccine - Efficacies of pertussis vaccines against B. parapertussis compared
Pneumococcus - Health groups reinstate recommendation for third dose of pediatric Prevnar
Rubella Vaccine - Prevalence of anti-rubella antibodies decline in Polish women
Salmonella Vaccine - T cells from Salmonella vaccine cause interclonal competition
Schistosomiasis - Antibody isotype patterns to Schistosoma antigens identified
Toxicology - Features linked to antibody protection against ricin determined
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Immunomodulatory action of mycobacterial secretory proteins reviewed
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Protein microspheres elicit immune response against M. tuberculosis
Vaccine Adjuvant - Glycol chitosan improves efficacy of bovine herpesvirus vaccine
Vaccine Adjuvant - Molecular adjuvants for mucosal immunity reviewed
Vaccine Delivery - Bacterial ghosts are an efficient delivery system for DNA vaccines
Vaccine Delivery - Toxin from Bordetella pertussis offers promise for antigen delivery
Vaccine Development - Antigen distribution in mono-valent and combination vaccines reported
Vaccine Development - Bilayer composition affects dendritic cell-liposome interactions
Vaccine Development - CD70 stimulation promotes strong cytotoxic T cell responses in vivo
Vaccine Development - Cochrane Vaccines Field develop criteria for vaccine evaluation
Vaccine Efficacy - IgG1 suppression occurs with IL-6 overexpression in immunized mice
Vaccine Efficacy - Neonatal dendritic cells deficient in presentation of soluble antigen
Vaccine Efficacy - Success of immunization may also be its downfall
Vaccine Safety - Hospitalization and adverse events temporally linked to immunization
Vaccine Safety - Methodological issues arising from reviews of vaccine safety outlined
Vaccine Safety - Technologies to increase safety of vaccine administration described
Vaccine Safety - Vaccine safety research more important after 11 September 2001
Vaccine Safety - Vaccine surveillance helps evaluate safety of vaccines
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