Vaccine Weekly articles from April 2001

Vaccine Weekly archives from April 2001

Naked DNA Vaccines Offer Better Anti-Tumor Potency Than Vaccinia Vaccines.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Two different vaccine vehicles carrying the same anti-tumor gene show significant differences in potency, according to a report published in Gene Therapy....

Immunization Finance Policies and Practices Addressed In Report.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vaccination rates in the United States are at a record high, but the system is starting to show signs of strain. Federal funds dedicated to supporting the immunization network are shrinking. State...

Influenza Vaccine Protects Children From Respiratory Exacerbations.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Influenza vaccine can prevent worsening symptoms in young children with asthma, according to a large population-based study from the U.S. Centers for...

Globo H Vaccine Shows Promise For High-Risk Patients.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Vaccination with the carbohydrate antigen globo H generates immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody binding to tumor cells in patients with metastatic breast...

DTPa/Hib Single Injection Safer Than DTPw Plus Hib Given Separately.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A single injection of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTPa) and Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate (Hib) vaccine causes fewer local and...

Vaccine Against Seasonal Rhinitis Is Safe.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dynavax Technologies Corporation announced preliminary results March 20, 2001, at the 57th annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology from a Phase II clinical trial...

Vaccine Targeting HPV Oncogenes Appears Feasible.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A vaccine targeting E6 and E7 oncogenes in human papillomavirus might be an effective therapy for cervical cancer. The second most common cause of...

Risk Of Nosocomial Transmission Justifies Immunization Of Health Care Workers.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Hospital workers in the tropics should be vaccinated against chickenpox for their own safety and to avoid transmitting it to patients, say researchers...

Local Transmission Rates Determine If Vaccination Risks Outweigh Benefits.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Public health policy will have to take into account HIV transmission rates when addressing whether vaccination with live attenuated HIV is worth the risk....

Delayed Vaccination More Likely In Low-Birth-Weight Infants.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Low-birth-weight infants are likely to receive childhood immunization significantly later than their normal-weight counterparts, according to a recent...

Double Flu Vaccine Yields Better Antibody Response In Frail Elderly.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Frail elderly people may produce higher antibodies against flu if they get a double dose or booster dose of vaccine, but that response does not necessarily...

Is Immunization Economically Practical?(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Vaccination against Lyme disease is safe and effective. The question is, can it be justified in economic terms? The answer appears to be yes - if an...

Genetically-Engineered Vaccine In Development.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New Vision wire service reported that the aim of a new partnership between a private research laboratory in Uganda and Dutch and Ghanaian institutions is to develop a vaccine against malaria using...

Aerosol Delivery Of Vaccine May Be Ideal For Developing Countries.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A powder formulation of measles vaccine would be a practical alternative to injectable vaccine in developing countries. Measles still carries a high...

Burkina Faso Pleads For Millions Of Doses Of Vaccine.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An appeal on March 17, 2001, for 7.5 million doses of vaccine to halt the rapid spread of meningitis in Burkina Faso has drawn an immediate pledge of help from the World Health Organization (WHO),...

Denditric Cell Vaccines Incorporating Myeloma Protein Deemed Feasible.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - All classes of myeloma protein may be useful for producing dendritic cell (DC) vaccines with potent anti-tumor effects, according to a study published in...

Leukemia Survivors At Risk For Life-Threatening Infections.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clinicians who care for long-term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) should test their humoral immune function to identify those at risk for severe or life threatening infections,...

Tumor-Produced IL-6 Possible Vaccine Candidate For Immune-Compromised Patients.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A pancreatic cancer cell line producing interleukin 6 (IL-6) may one day be used to vaccinate immune-compromised patients against metastasis. T. Yano...

Hepatitis A Initiative Improves Health Worker/Patient Dialogue In Gay Population.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - A hepatitis A vaccine initiative meant to stem a hepatitis A virus (HAV) outbreak among gay males in Canada significantly improved communications between...

Protein-Conjugated Polysaccharide Vaccines More Protective Than Purified Formulation.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Polysaccharide antigens conjugated to certain proteins offer better protection against pneumococcal infection than the purified polysaccharide vaccine,...

Mandatory Vaccination Unwarranted In Netherlands Despite Outbreaks.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Global eradication of poliomyelitis is the only reasonable way to prevent outbreaks among religious groups who refuse the polio vaccine, assert researchers...

Shwartzman Reaction Allows 'Human-Like' TB Course In Mice.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2001... 2001 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - By inducing intragranulomatous necrosis in mice with tuberculosis, researchers have developed a more realistic animal model for testing TB therapies. ...

Vaccine Research Results Show Hope For Use Of Dendritic Cells.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from the first-ever study testing the use of dendritic cells in children may offer new hope for a cancer vaccine. The Phase I study results from research at the University of Michigan...

P40 Adjuvant Has Potential For Anti-Tumor Vaccine.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A Klebsiella pneumoniae membrane protein appears to be a useful adjuvant for immune stimulation with peptide vaccines, say researchers working in France. ...

Human Trials Of New Vaccine Technique Prove Promising For Allergy Sufferers.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For years, efforts to develop improved vaccines for asthma and allergies have been thwarted because the vaccines themselves often cause the very symptoms a person is trying to avoid. At the...

Adapted Human Strain Discovered To Induce Strong Immune Response In Mice.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A group of scientists from Emory University and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has discovered that a mouse strain of Ebola virus, adapted from a human strain, induces a...

Mandatory Vaccination of Japanese Schoolchildren Demonstrates "Herd Immunity".(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - During a 25-year period when most Japanese children were immunized against influenza, fewer elderly people died from the disease. That lower mortality...

New Egg-Free Flu Vaccine Promising For Those With Egg Allergy.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Austria have developed a unique flu vaccine that is made without egg proteins, which can trigger rare, but potentially fatal, allergic reactions in some people. "The development...

Peptidase Vaccine Clears Group B Streptococci.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The use of streptococcal C5a peptidase (SCPB) in a vaccine against group B streptococci (GBS) confers protection from not only GBS but possibly all...

Scientists Provide New Details About Long-Term Immune Memory.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New discoveries about how individuals acquire long-term immunity against diseases are proving essential for the development of new vaccines for complex and persistent diseases such as HIV, malaria,...

Unforeseen Role Of Immune Response In Neurological Repair Could Lead To Vaccine.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Macrophages and T cells can stop the spread of damage after central nervous system injury, report Weizmann Institute of Science researchers. Immune...

Safety, Efficacy Tests Begin On Controversial Vaccine.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New tests on the effectiveness and safety of the anthrax vaccine were scheduled to begin at the end of March 2001. The battery of studies, coordinated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

Antibody Reactivity Boosts Virulence.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Researchers working in the United States say they may have found an answer to the question, "What makes Ebola virus so deadly?" Antibody reactivity to...

Current Prevention And Detection Efforts Examined.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When it strikes cows, pigs, and other livestock, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) rapidly threatens financial disaster for farmers and, potentially, for entire economies. Effective vaccines have...

Collaboration Aims To Advance Prophylactic Immunization In Developing Countries.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In continuing efforts to curb the global spread of AIDS, The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and Therion Biologics will collaborate as new partners to develop prophylactic AIDS...

Positive Pre-Clinical Data Reported On Vaccine Designed To Combat HIV's Ability To Mutate.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epimmune Inc. (EPMN) announced on April 2, 2001, positive pre-clinical data on its HIV vaccine that is designed to directly address the problem of viral mutation. At the Keystone Symposium...

Second IAVI-Sponsored Vaccine For Africa Enters Human Trials In U.K.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The second International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI-) sponsored preventive HIV vaccine designed specifically for Africa entered human trials on March 14, 2001, in the U.K. with the inoculation...

Antibody Response Depends On Dose Of Inactivated Enterotoxigenic E. coli.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Researchers working in Sweden have developed an oral inactivated Escherichia coli vaccine that boosts circulating antibodies in a dose-dependent manner....

Vaccination Of Healthy Working Adults Would Save Money.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Large-scale vaccination of healthy working adults would generate cost savings in most situations, according to a new study in the Archives of Internal...

DNA Vaccine Prevents But Does Not Cure Infection.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A DNA vaccine combining outer surface proteins (Osp) of Borrelia burgdorferi is able to stimulate antibody protection against future infection with Lyme...

UN Agencies Launch New Plan To Halve Global Measles Deaths By 2005.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a concerted move against one of the world's deadliest childhood diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on March 29, 2001, a new...

Results Reported On Novel Vaccine Tested In Mice.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL) announced March 26, 2001, positive preclinical findings on its novel recombinant hTRPx3 protein-based melanoma vaccine. The presentation was made at the 92nd Annual...

Mass Vaccination Program Dramatically Lowers Transmission In Spain.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A mass vaccination program to address an upsurge of serogroup C meningococcal disease (SCMD) in Spain led to a decline of SCMD in both the vaccinated and...

Don't Start Vaccination Too Soon Or Finish Too Early.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Starting the three-dose course of polio vaccination at the currently recommended age of six months and finishing at 18 months produces the most persistent...

Vaccine Against Group A Strep Infections Approved For Phase I/II Clinical Trial.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ID Biomedical Corp. announced on March 21, 2001, that it has been granted permission by the Therapeutic Products Program of Health Canada to conduct a Phase I/II clinical trial of StreptAvax(TM), a...

CD40-Stimulated Dendritic Cells Boost Immunity, But Not Disease Resistance.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Using dendritic cells stimulated with the cytokine CD40 to vaccinate against tuberculosis enhances immune response to the disease, but does not prevent...

Intestinal Worms May Lower Efficacy Of BCG Vaccine.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Parasites endemic in some parts of the world may have a detrimental effect on tuberculosis immunity, according to a new report in Clinical and Experimental...

At Least 400 Vaccine Products Are In The Works.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite recent reports of the potential dangers associated with certain pediatric vaccines, controversies surrounding clinical trial procedures, and conflicting patent positions, the pipeline for...

Collaboration Aims To Elicit Broader, Stronger Immune Response Against HIV.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maxygen Inc. (MAXY), the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and DBLV LLC, an entity established and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, announced the formation of a three-year...

New Vaccine Targets Identified For Cancer-Causing Strains Of Human Papillomavirus.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An international collaboration of scientists has announced new vaccine targets for cancer-causing strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). Researchers at Epimmune Inc. (EPMN), with Loyola...

Increased Risk Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease From Measles Vaccine Not Substantiated.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Measles-containing vaccines apparently do not increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and related conditions, say researchers for the Vaccine...

Link Between MMR Vaccine And Guillain-Barre Unlikely.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2001... 2001 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A proposed cause-and-effect relationship between the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and the neurological disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, now...

Oral Vaccine Development Gets A Shot In The Arm From Chitosan Microparticles.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Microparticles that can entrap vaccine and then release it in the gastrointestinal tract represent an exciting potential carrier for oral immunization, say...

Rotavirus Vaccine Limits Duration Of Sapporo-Like Virus Diarrhea.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Rotavirus vaccine appears to shorten the duration of gastroenteritis caused by Sapporo-like viruses (SLVs), say researchers working in Finland. SLV...

Preclinical Data Indicate Candidate Vaccine's Ability To Inhibit Viral Mutation.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epimmune, Inc. (EPMN) announced on April 2, 2001, positive pre-clinical data on its HIV vaccine, which is designed to directly address the problem of viral mutation. Company scientists...

Imiquimod Plus HSV Vaccine Cuts Recurrence Rate 80%.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The immune modulator imiquimod can dramatically decrease genital outbreaks of herpes simplex virus (HSV), especially when used with HSV vaccine. C.J....

HPV 16 Vaccine Effective, Well-Tolerated In Humans.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Immunization with a papillomavirus virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine composed of L1, a major structural viral protein, is safe and highly effective in...

VraA Protein Vaccine Offers Partial Immunity.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - An antigen associated with Borrelia burgdorferi strain B31 is a promising candidate for vaccination against Lyme disease, say researchers working in the...

Enterotoxin Vaccine Protects Against Intestinal Parasite.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A mutated, nontoxic, heat-labile enterotoxin appears to be an effective carrier for Toxoplasma gondii vaccine in mice. Animals vaccinated with two...

Biomira To Proceed Independently With Autologous Vaccine Program.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomira, Inc. (BIOM, BRA) announced March 30, 2001, that it had terminated its agreement with Biovector Therapeutics, SA of Toulouse, France, for the co-development of Biomira's idiotypic vaccine...

Canarypox Virus Vector For IV p53 Vaccine Delivery Safe In Rhesus Macaques.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A potential anti-cancer vaccine has been shown safe at up to 10 times the required dose in rhesus macaques when administered intravenously, and further...

HPV 18 Strain Is Associated With Doubled Mortality Rate.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A strain of human papillomavirus called HPV 18, which is found in up to 30% of women with cervical cancer, appears to be associated with a mortality rate that is nearly double that of other...

Methinone Enkephalin Increases Immune Cell Count.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers with Vector Medical Technologies, Inc., reported study results demonstrating the company's Methinone enkephalin vaccine increases numbers of T cells and natural killer cells in HIV...

Adequate Vaccine Coverage Trumps Oseltamivir Prophylaxis In Outbreaks.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The antiviral medication oseltamivir may be useful for controlling outbreaks of influenza B, but vaccination of patients and staff in long-term care...

Vaccination Against Opportunistic Bacteria Early After Diagnosis Is Recommended.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Immunization against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) produces adequate antibodies in immunocompromised patients only early...

Two Vaccines Offer Varying Protection From P. falciparum In Monkeys.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Two vaccines based on the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) produced contrasting results in Aotus nancymai monkeys, report...

Nonviral, Electroporation-Assisted Vaccine Produces 100% Tumor Rejection In Mice.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A plasmid-delivered vaccine consisting of two melanoma tumor antigens enabled mice to completely overcome tumor challenge and even improved survival time...

Meningococcal Group C Vaccine Is Safe, Effective In Infants.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Infants vaccinated against meningococcal group C have few side effects and show high antibody titers against Neisseria meningitidis, according to a report...

Simultaneous Vaccination Against DTP, Hib Is Safe And Effective.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Researchers working in Thailand have determined that vaccinating children with combined diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine and Haemophilus...

New Infections Reduced By 99% Since 1988, UN Says.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A United Nations-led program has reduced the number of new polio infections by 99% since 1988, United Nations officials say, but wiping out the disease will cost $1 billion and send health workers...

Patent Granted For DNA Vaccine Technology.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Immune Response Corp. (IMNR) announced March 30, 2001, that it has received U.S. Patent Number 6,207,645 expanding coverage relating to its immune-based therapy for rheumatoid arthritis,...

New DNA Vaccine Stimulates Antibody Response In Mice.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A DNA vaccine containing a peptide sequence that closely mimics a Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype may offer a useful alternative to current S. pneumoniae...

Vaccine Incorporating Lactobacillus Carrier Protects Mice From Lethal Challenge.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Immunizing mice with live Lactobacillus plantarum carrying a tetanus toxin protected them from a subsequent lethal injection of tetanus, say researchers...

Vaccine Shortage Forces VA To Prioritize Patients At Risk.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Following a trend that is affecting U.S. hospitals, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun to prioritize who gets tetanus shots, reserving them for patients most at risk for tetanus...

Flu Shot Safe, Beneficial For Multiple Sclerosis Patients.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2001... 2001 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Flu shots are safe for most multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and prevent infections that can trigger or worsen MS symptoms, according to a study in the April 10, 2001, issue of Neurology. ...

Clinical Trials Appropriate For High-Risk Cohorts In U.S.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2001... 2001 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A prospective study of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) incidence among high-risk cohorts lends support to the idea that HIV-1 vaccine trials...

DNA Vaccination Through Skin Attractive But Not Yet Feasible.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2001... 2001 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Although researchers have made great strides in the effort to find safe, efficient methods to deliver DNA vaccines or drugs to the skin, work still needs...

Rabies Virus Vectors Induce T-Cell Response.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2001... 2001 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - HIV vectors based on the rabies virus induce robust T-cell responses, suggesting that such vectors may be useful in developing an HIV vaccine, researchers...

Infant Hepatitis B Vaccination Rate Still Down Two Years After Thimerosal Policy Statement.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2001... 2001 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Public health officials in Wisconsin report infant vaccination rates for hepatitis B fell after a major policy statement on vaccine preservatives was...

DNA Vaccine Plus Protein Vaccine Offers Tumor Protection.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2001... 2001 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Combining a DNA vaccine with a protein vaccine against renal cell carcinoma is an effective strategy against tumor growth, say researchers working in...

Scientists Sequence Genome Of Strep Throat, Scarlet Fever Bacterium.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2001... 2001 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have completed sequencing the genome of Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium that causes a wide variety of human diseases. The "rap sheet" on this organism, also known as group A...

BCG Vaccine Does Not Lower Risk Of Atopic Disease.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2001... 2001 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Early vaccination with bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) does not decrease the likelihood of atopic disease in children, according to a report in Pediatrics....

Dendritic-Glioma Fusion Vaccine Gets Boost From Interleukin-12.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2001... 2001 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The addition of interleukin-12 (IL-12) to a vaccine of fused dendritic and glioma cells significantly improved survival time for mice with brain tumors,...

Immunization With Dendritic Cells, Complementary DNA Protects Mice From Tumors.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2001... 2001 APR 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Dendritic cells pulsed with the same type of complementary DNA found in tumor targets show promise as a vaccine candidate for cancer, according to a report...