Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 18th, 2004
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Dendritic Cell Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine enhances T cell responses in gastric cancer
Flavivirus - Live flavivirus vaccines require caution
Hepatitis C Vaccine - Chimpanzee model plays key role in study of hepatitis C
Human papillomavirus Vaccine - Human papillomavirus DNA vaccines compared
Influenza Vaccine - Universal human influenza A vaccine developed
Allergy Medicine - Allergy and clinical immunology reviewed
Allergy Medicine - Toll-like receptors may be good vaccine candidates in allergic disease
Animal Model - Mouse model developed to evaluate of DNA minigene vaccines
Bacteriology Vaccine - Apoptosis paves path for T cell activation against bacteria
Breast Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine safe in patients with advanced breast cancer
Business & Finance - Biopharmaceutical company adopts policies to move toward Nasdaq compliance
Cancer Vaccine - Anti-idiotypic scFv used as surrogate tumor antigen characterized
Cancer Vaccine - Antitumor neoglycopeptide vaccine with Tn antigen synthesized
Cancer Vaccine - CD4 to CD8 conversion occurs in MHC class I-deficient mice
Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine causes expansion of melanoma-specific T cells
Cancer Vaccine - Imatinib mesylate inhibits increases chemosensitivity in sarcoma
Cancer Vaccine - WT1 peptide vaccine with BCG-CWS is efficient for tumor eradication
Cholera Vaccine - V. cholerae toxoid and mucinases protect guinea pigs from infection
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Monocyte-derived dendritic cells in lymphocytic leukemia characterized
Colorectal Cancer - Dipeptidase 1 is candidate tumor-specific marker in colon cancer
DNA Vaccine - DNA immunization achieved with plasmids expressing hCG beta-chimeras
Drug Delivery - DelSite inks vaccine research agreement and expands facilities
Drug Development - New breed of vaccine-producing plants aims to fight human diseases worldwide
Drug Development - Phase 1 clinical trial with bivalent anthrax vaccine initiated
Encephalitis - HLA-DRB1*0401-restricted MBP111-129-specific T cells may be pathogenic
Finance - Company demands delisting of its common stock from Berlin-Bremen Stock Exchange
Finance - Fluvirin maker reports Q2 earnings down due in part to PowderJect acquisition
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine - Pressure-inactivated foot-and-mouth disease virus is vaccine candidate
Helicobacter Vaccine - Vector-priming increases efficacy of H. pylori urease vaccine
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - Shiga toxin subunit inhibits net fluid absorption in human colon
Hepatitis - Application filed with U.S. FDA to market hepatitis C medication for hepatitis B
Hepatitis - New hepatitis B indication filed for PEGASYS filed in U.S., E.U. and Switzerland
Hepatitis A Virus - Health official says no errors made in hepatitis scare
Herpesvirus Vaccine - Immunostimulatory CpG DNA induces immunity against genital herpes
Immunization - Linking government payments to childhood immunization is effective
Immunology - Electro-acupuncture modulates Th1/Th2 cell response
Immunology - Phagocytosis depends on bacterial lipooligosaccharide expression
Influenza - Record number of flu vaccines to be made
Influenza Vaccine - Economic implications of enhanced pandemic vaccine supply outlined
Influenza Vaccine - Epidermal powder immunization enhances vaccine immunogenicity
Influenza Vaccine - Exercise improves antibody response to influenza vaccine in elderly
Influenza Vaccine - Horse erythrocytes aid detection of anti-influenza responses in sera
Influenza Vaccine - Influenza A viruses possess potential as vaccine components
Influenza Vaccine - Influenza virus A/PR/8/34 grown from eight cDNA fragments
Influenza Vaccine - Medical economics in the field of influenza reviewed
Influenza Vaccine - Metabolism of MDCK cells during influenza virus production described
Influenza Vaccine - RNA interference protects against lethal influenza virus challenge
Influenza Vaccine - Real-time RT-PCR applied for quantitation of avian influenza virus
Influenza Vaccine - Strategies against influenza in children outlined
Influenza Vaccine - Viral components other than hemagglutinin protective in influenza model
Influenza Vaccine - Virosomal influenza vaccine is safe and effective in elderly
Influenza Virus - Status of live attenuated influenza virus vaccine in U.S. reported
Information Technology - Analytical tool for studying R&D efforts available
Leishmaniasis - Expression profiling of the Leishmania life cycle conducted
Liver Cancer - Unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma therapies reviewed
MMR Vaccine - MMR vaccine booster needed in children with bone marrow transplants
Malaria - NIH advises company it intends to fund $2.8 million for malaria vaccine program
Meningitis - Encouraging results seen for long-term efficacy of meningitis C vaccine
Meningitis Vaccine - Antigenic variation of PorA protein in Neisseria investigated
Meningitis Vaccine - Membrane protein vesicle vaccine effective against N. meningitidis
Meningitis Vaccine - PorA protein of Neisseria meningitidis activates dendritic cells
Meningococcal Vaccine - Potential mutational hot spot found in meningococci serotype antigens
Microencapsulation - Sub-compartmentalization of GI immune system determined with microbeads
Mucosal Immunization - Nasal vaccine schedules need to allow immunological memory development
Multiple Sclerosis - Neuroprotection and inflammation blockade reverses encephalomyelitis
Neuroscience - Therapeutic window after spinal cord injury can accommodate vaccination
Parasitology - Eimeria vaccine candidate appears to be lactate dehydrogenase
Parasitology - Antigenic glycans in parasitic infections are vaccine candidates
Parasitology - Manipulation of apoptosis in host-parasite interactions reviewed
Parasitology - Vaccine prevents Echinococcus from infecting animal hosts
Patents - U.S. government grants patent for MVA-BN vaccine
Pediatric Vaccine - Physician perspectives on childhood immunization barriers outlined
Personnel - RNAi company names Jack R. Barber, PhD, senior VP, drug development
Pertussis Vaccine - Immunity induced by DTwP vaccine losing efficacy against B. pertussis
Polio - Authorities battle polio outbreak in Muslim region following vaccination ban
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Pulmonary delivery of RSV vaccines achieved via albumin particles
Rheumatoid Arthritis - p38 inhibitors are efficacious in rheumatoid arthritis models
SARS - New glycan arrays discover autoimmunogenic activities of SARS-CoV
Schistosomiasis - Immunogenicity of Schistosoma dehydrogenase peptides reported
Smallpox - FDA grants fast track designation for smallpox vaccine candidate IMVAMUNE
Smallpox Vaccine - Time effects of vaccination exist on T cell memory to smallpox
Tetanus Vaccine - Opportunities missed for tetanus vaccination in pregnant Turkish women
Therapeutics - $3M Congressional appropriation to support antibody development programs
Tuberculosis - Farm worker pleads no contest after evading tuberculosis treatment
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis characterized
Tularemia Vaccine - Attenuated F. tularensis vaccine offers some protection
Vaccine Adjuvant - Particulate adjuvant enhances effectiveness of DNA vaccination
Vaccine Delivery - Moraxella catarrhalis proteins act as conjugate carriers
Vaccine Development - Antigen selection based on expression aids vaccine development
Vaccine Development - Antigenic peptide derived from cancer-testis antigen NY-ESO-1
Vaccine Development - Peptides found through phage display direct antigen to dendritic cells
Vaccine Development - Strategies to enhance immunostimulatory effects of CpG ODN reviewed
Vaccine Efficacy - Number needed to vaccinate developed for vaccine programs
Vaccine Efficacy - Vaccine protects against six diseases in infants
Vaccine Safety - Case cross-over design useful to find link between vaccine and safety
Vectors and Zoonoses - Salivary gland protein disrupts feeding by horn flies
Yellow Fever Vaccine - Neurotropic disease incidence very low after yellow fever vaccine
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