Vaccine Weekly articles from March 2001

Vaccine Weekly archives from March 2001

Vaccine Does Not Complicate Diagnosis Of Active Disease.(OspA Lyme disease vaccine)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- A dot blot test will be able to distinguish active disease from antibodies produced in response to the OspA Lyme disease vaccine, researchers say. ...

Second-Generation Vaccine Has Blocking Action Against Cocaine.(second-generation immunoconjugate GND-keyhole limpet hemocyanin vaccine)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- The psychoactive effects of cocaine can be blocked with a vaccine, say researchers. Rats immunized with a second-generation immunoconjugate vaccine,...

Peptide-Based Vaccine Has Potential.(cancer vaccine)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- Peptide mapping results in discovery of potential anticancer epitopes, researchers in England say. "The human epithelial mucin MUCI is over-expressed...

Scattered Records Make Measuring Coverage Difficult.(children's immunization records need to be consolidated to help determine individual immunization needs)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- Many parents use several different providers to get their children immunized, creating a paper trail that's often impossible to follow. "Lack of a...

Some Side Effects Observed In Children After Hepatitis B Vaccinations.
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- A report on adverse events following hepatitis B vaccination in young children indicates a small, but positive relationship between the vaccine and some...

Autologous Dendritic Cells Shrink Metastatic Tumors.
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- Intratumoral injection of autologously-derived dendritic cells (DCs) had anti-tumor activity against metastatic cancers, researchers report. "DCs are...

Protein Up-Regulated By VEGF Is Suitable Target.(for immunotherapy)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- The properties of CD55, a cell membrane protein that neutralizes complement activation, make it a good candidate for immunotherapy targeting. ...

Direct Detection Of T Cells May Characterize Immune Response.(to Chlamydia trachomatis)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- Direct detection of specific cells may help characterize immune responses to Chlamydia trachomatis. "We recently identified human leukocyte antigen...

Frequent Religious Attendance May Encourage Better Health Behaviors.
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Individuals who attend weekly religious services may be more likely than less-frequent attenders to improve their health behaviors and to maintain already established good health habits, according...

WHO Office Will Help Developing Countries Detect And Control Epidemics, Emerging Diseases.
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) with the support of the Municipality of Lyon, France; the French Government; and the Marcel Merieux Foundation, opened a WHO Office in Lyon on February 8, 2001....

Consortium Publishes Physical Map of the Human Genome.(Human Genome Project)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Human Genome Project public consortium announced on February 12, 2001, that it has assembled and published a nearly-completed physical map of the human genome - the genetic blueprint for a human...

CpG Motifs Have Therapeutic Potential.(for vaccines, immunotherapies, and gene therapy)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- CpG motifs may influence the success of vaccines, immunotherapies, and gene therapies, Genzyme Corp. researchers suggest. "The mammalian immune...

Prospects For Control Are At Hand.(influenza control)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- Effective control of influenza is possible in the United States if available vaccines and antiviral drugs are used as widely as they should be,...

New Animal Model Will Facilitate Vaccine Development.(golden hamster to serve as a model for a vaccine against leishmaniasis)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- The golden hamster will help researchers develop a vaccine against leishmaniasis, say scientists in Spain. "For experimental infections with...

Mass Immunization Has Limited Benefits.(Quebec mass immunization against meningitis reports mixed results)
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, staff medical writer -- Researchers in Canada report mixed results from a massive immunization campaign against meningitis in that country. During the winter of 1992-1993, a...

Herpes Zoster Blamed For Chickenpox Outbreak In HIV(+) Children.
March 7, 2001... 2001 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- An active case of herpes zoster in a child attending a summer camp for children with HIV was responsible for an outbreak of chickenpox. Protective...

Herpes Simplex Virus Delivers Vaccine To Tumor Cells.
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Inoculating solid tumors with genetic material is a promising concept with a common stumbling block - delivery to the targeted cells. Now researchers...

MMR Vaccine Linked To Bleeding Disorder.(measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A report from Britain's Public Health Laboratory Service warns that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is linked to a bleeding disorder called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)...

Immunization With Mutated HSV-2 May Prevent Transmission.(herpes simplex virus 2 mutation may prevent genital herpes transmission)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Inoculating mice with a mutation of herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) may prevent transmission of genital herpes. The vaccine seems to work...

Recombinant Hepatitis B Protein Creates Hepatitis C Vaccine.
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Authors of an Australian study report using hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles to make a vaccine containing parts of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The...

Researchers Recommend Testing Adolescents Prior To Immunization.(for chickenpox)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Testing adolescents who say they either have not had varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox) or do not remember can eliminate the need for universal...

Pharmaceutical Companies Developing 122 New Medicines For Heart Disease And Stroke.(according to survey by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a new industry survey, 122 new medicines currently are in development to treat - and hopefully beat - heart disease and stroke, two of the top three causes of death in the United...

Some Health Care Workers Are Ambivalent About Second Dose of MMR Vaccine.(measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine dosage differences show lack of standardization in education about vaccine's administration)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- A survey of health care workers in Wales reveals a lack of standardization in education about and delivery of the vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella...

U.S. Agencies Call For Reintroduction Of Routine Hepatitis B Vaccines For Newborns.
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Changes in hepatitis B immunization recommendations that were intended to be temporary appear to have caused long-lasting changes in newborn hepatitis B vaccination practice, says the U.S. Centers...

Young Children In Argentina Demonstrate Immune Response To Inactivated HAV Vaccine.(hepatitis A virus)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Researchers at a children's hospital in Argentina report children are appropriately protected by an inactivated hepatitis A vaccine. To prevent...

Experts Decide Content Of 2001-2002 Northern Hemisphere Vaccine.(Northern Hemisphere influenza vaccine)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The composition of the vaccine for year 2001-2002 (Northern Hemisphere influenza season) has been decided and communicated to vaccine manufacturers by the World Health Organization (WHO), following...

Drugfacts.Com, NewsRx Collaboration Expands Availability Of Custom Health News For Professionals.
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drugfacts.com, the premier free drug information resource on the Internet for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals, and NewsRx, the leading provider of daily and weekly health news, have...

Vaccine Reduces Middle Ear Infections.(CRM197)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maryclaire Lindgren, staff medical writer -- A new vaccine is effective in reducing the acute middle ear infections that are so common in infants. "The heptavalent pneumococcal...

New Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective.(allogeneic granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor vaccine stimulates immune response against pancreatic tumors)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- A vaccine that stimulates an immune response against pancreatic tumors appears to be safe and effective in humans. The ability to prolong...

Adenovirus Delivery Of Gene Therapy Appears Safe.(for treatment of pituitary diseases)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Scientists have identified adenovirus vectors as useful carriers for gene therapy of pituitary diseases, but were uncertain how long the treatment method...

Maintenance Treatment Is Unnecessary After Successful HAART.(highly active antiretroviral therapy)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- Maintenance treatment for retinitis isn't needed after successful highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), according to researchers in France. C....

StaphVAX Elicits Antibodies With In Vitro Activity Against Antibiotic-Resistance.
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New in vitro data confirm that human antibodies elicited by Nabi(R) StaphVAX(R) (Staphylococcus aureus Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine), an investigational vaccine under development to protect...

DNA Vaccine Clinical Study Underway For Hepatitis B Immunotherapy.(PowderJect Vaccines Inc.)
March 14, 2001... 2001 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PowderJect Pharmaceuticals Plc (PJP) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, PowderJect Vaccines, Inc., announced the initiation of a clinical trial designed to support the development of a DNA...

Researchers In Italy Develop Safe, Effective Shigella Vaccine.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Vaccination against Shigella spp. offers promise for protection against dysentery, and now researchers working in Italy have pinpointed one vaccine that...

Spleen Cell Transfer In Mice Resolves Helicobacter pylori Infection.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Vaccination of mice using normal spleen cells may cure Helicobacter pylori infection, say researchers working in the United States. Previous...

Vaccine To Prevent Clostridium difficile Infection Is Safe And Effective.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- A vaccine against Clostridium difficile could be developed for use in humans at risk for infection, say researchers working at the University of Maryland....

New Prime-Boost Strategy Shows Promise In Monkeys.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of academic and government researchers in the United States has reported on a promising new "prime-boost" HIV vaccine approach that is currently on a development fast-track for human...

BCG Has Potential As Carrier For Improved DPT Vaccine.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Combining the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine for tetanus with a vaccine for diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus shows promise, according to a new...

Vaccine Prevents Hyper-Responsiveness In Mice.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Mice inoculated with bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine 10 days after birth appear able to block an immune hyper-responsiveness characteristic of...

Nasal Vaccine Against Human Papillomavirus May Prevent Transmission.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- A vaccine that inhibits the growth of human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) in mice may ultimately be used to help women stimulate their own immune systems to...

Modified Canarypox Vector Shows Promise.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- A novel HIV vaccine has shown encouraging results in early studies, researchers in Washington state report. L. Corey and colleagues at the Fred...

Sequential Use Of Different Vaccines Can Improve Effectiveness.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- A series of vaccinations using formulations with different attenuations may improve the chances of HIV prevention. A. Kumar and colleagues at the...

Chronic Stress May Influence Effectiveness Of Vaccines.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronic stress can have an impact on the overall effectiveness of immunizations designed to protect against infectious diseases such as flu, hepatitis, and pneumonia, according to a critical review...

DNA Vaccines Offer Protection From Strain B In Mouse Study.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Two plasmid DNA vaccines appear to confer protection from influenza B virus in mice. "Protection against a lethal influenza B virus infection was...

Protective Immunity Against HAV Eventually Declines In Graft Recipients.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Protective immunity developed after immunization with the hepatitis A vaccine gradually weakens in liver and kidney transplant recipients. Within a...

Structure Of Key Protein Determined.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A research team working at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has determined the three-dimensional structure of a key protein on the bacterium that causes Lyme disease....

Understanding Genetic Predisposition May Lead To Vaccine.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Better understanding of a genetic tendency for contracting malaria may lead to vaccine development. Families appear to inherit the tendency to...

Harvard University Scientists Report No Association With Hepatitis B Virus Vaccine.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer -- Medical researchers at Harvard University report finding no association between hepatitis B virus (HBV) immunization and increased risk for multiple...

Alternative Vaccine Schedule Could Be More Cost-Effective.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Adding booster shots to pre-exposure regimens for rabies vaccination could, in theory, be a more cost-effective approach to disease containment. C....

Grass Pollen Vaccine Eases Symptoms For Seasonal Sufferers.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer -- Vaccination with grass pollen can relieve bronchial symptoms and improve quality of life for people with seasonal asthma and rhinitis. Doctors have...

Glycoprotein 120 Responses Can Determine Infection Or Immunity.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer -- HIV glycoprotein 120 (gp120) may be able to help identify both infection and incipient immunity. Florian Hadlik and colleagues evaluated the...

No Association Found Between MMR Immunization And Increasing Occurrence Of Autism.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2001... 2001 MAR 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An analysis of data involving young children in California does not suggest an association between measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) immunization and an increase in the occurrence of autism, according to...

Delivery Of Genes To Leukemia Cells Offers Promise For Cancer Vaccine.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Gene transfer to leukemic cells via a lentivirus vector may one day be useful in the development of a cancer vaccine. "We adopted a defective...

Outer Membrane Vesicles Cause Inflammatory Reaction To Meningococcal Vaccine.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Outer membrane vesicles of Neisseria meningitidis are responsible for the significant inflammatory local and systemic reactions to the Norwegian group B...

DNA Antigen May Lead To Development Of More Effective Vaccine.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Immunization of mice with a DNA protein protects against leprosy infection at least as well as the Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)...

Newly-Formulated DTaP Vaccine Approved With Only Trace Amounts Of Thimerosal.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On March 7, 2001, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a newly formulated version of Tripedia, a diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine without...

DTaP Booster More Likely To Cause Local Reaction.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Children receiving a fourth booster of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine are significantly more likely than those receiving a...

Pediatricians Fall Short In Discussing Vaccine Risks With Parents.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Despite legal mandates in the United States, pediatricians are inconsistent in their communication of vaccination risks to parents, according to survey...

Trials Fail To Address Africa's Needs, Harvard Expert Tells UN Panel.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trials aimed at developing vaccine against the HIV virus are failing to address the needs of millions of Africans at risk for the disease, an expert from Harvard University told a panel discussion...

Study Finds Vaccinating Healthy Adults Against Flu Could Save The US $1.3 Billions Annually.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Routine annual influenza vaccination of all working adults could save the U.S. as much as $1.3 billion each year, according to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) study published in the...

Vaccine Targeting p53 Antigen Could Prolong Survival.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A vaccine boosting levels of anti-p53 immunity in colorectal cancer patients could prolong disease-free survival, suggest researchers working in The...

Worldwide Vaccine Program Could Eliminate CMV.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an ideal candidate for worldwide eradication through immunization, say researchers working in England. "Using seroprevalence...

Early Or Late, Meningococcal Vaccine Is Immunogenic.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Timing of meningococcal vaccine after bone marrow transplant does not appear make a difference in immune response. T. Parkkali and colleagues at the...

Computer Model Predicts Outcome Of DNA Shuffling.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Industries using DNA shuffling to improve enzymes, therapeutic proteins, vaccines, and viral vectors may soon have a computational method for predicting the number and likely locations of...

Plasmid DNA Vaccination Stops Disease Progression In Mice.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Vaccination with plasmid DNA encoding glutamic acid decarboxylase 65, immunoglobulin GFc (IgGFc), and interleukin 4 (IL-4) appears able to stop the...

Yeast-Expressed Proteins Are Likely Vaccine Candidates.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Antigens produced using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein expression system are considered good candidates for a malaria vaccine, say researchers at the...

Oligodeoxynucleotide Co-Administration With HIV-1 Vaccine Boosts Immune Response.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Administering an oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) DNA sequence together with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine induces a stronger immune...

Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte-Based Vaccine Prevents Infection In Mice.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Researchers have demonstrated that mice vaccinated with Ebola virus nucleoprotein are completely protected from a lethal challenge of the viral hemorrhagic...

Effective Nasal Immunization May Attract Younger Flu Vaccine Candidates.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - An intra-nasal flu vaccine tested on healthy older children and adults appears to be effective at reducing the incidence and duration of respiratory...

Cytokine-Secreting Vaccine Stops Metastatic Brain Tumors In Mice.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Mice vaccinated with allogeneic fibroblasts that secrete interleukin 2 are less likely to develop metastatic brain tumors arising from breast cancer. ...

Simian Virus Mimics HIV Disease Course.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2001... 2001 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Assessing the usefulness of new HIV vaccines depends in large part on the animals in which they are tested. The more closely their disease mimics human...