Immunotherapy Weekly articles from December 2001

Immunotherapy Weekly archives from December 2001

Calcium Mobilization Induces Th2-Type Dendritic Cell Activity.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Dendritic cells mobilized with calcium may be beneficial for patients with some autoimmune disorders, researchers in the United States say. "Mature...

Immune System Discovery May Lead To Preventive Therapy For Diabetes.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- By manipulating a cell that controls the immune system's response to infections, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their colleague have prevented the onset of diabetes in mice predisposed...

Adalimumab Supplements Methotrexate Therapy.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People with rheumatoid arthritis who are already taking methotrexate may have further improvement in arthritis control with the addition of a new injectable treatment called adalimumab, according to...

Researchers Identify Enzyme Responsible For Genetic Diversity.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Simultaneous reports by two teams at the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), led by Professor Paul Russell, PhD, and Associate Professor Clare H. McGowan, PhD, identify the resolvase enzyme that may be...

Corticosteroids Appropriate For Hepatitis C-Autoimmune Hepatitis Overlap.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Physicians who treat cases of hepatitis C-autoimmune hepatitis overlap can use steroids, but they should not expect viral eradication, a new study indicates....

Infliximab Demonstrates Broad Range Of Immune-Mediated Disorders.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A number of investigational initial studies on the investigational use of Remicade (infliximab) in an wide array of immune-mediated inflammatory disorders was presented at the annual meeting of the...

Stem Cell Transplantation Effective.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Australia say that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may be an effective method for treating rheumatoid arthritis. "Trials of high...

Cytokines Join Race, Viral Genotype For Predicting Interferon Resistance.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists are now calling cytokines a significant determinant for whether or not a patient with chronic hepatitis C responds to interferon. Cytokines,...

Air Cleaners Help Asthmatics Exercise Indoors.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR)-certified air cleaners are a must for allergy sufferers as the cold air extends its reach this winter season and exercise programs begin moving indoors. Cold air can...

Phase II Study Shows Patients Respond To Etanercept.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data from a Phase 2 clinical study of ENBREL (etanercept) in ankylosing spondylitis was presented this week at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. This...

BioVex Names Group Leader of Immunology.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioVex, Ltd. has appointed Dr. Philip Reay to the position of group leader, immunology. Prior to joining BioVex, Reay was a senior research fellow in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the...

Costimulation Blockers Show Promise In Trials.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two investigational therapies show promise in treating rheumatoid arthritis, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco,...

Methotrexate, Anakinra Combination Alternative For Disease Control.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People with rheumatoid arthritis who take methotrexate but continue to have active arthritis may have further improvement in arthritis control with the addition of a new injectable treatment called...

RTI Inks Deal With MSD For New Spinal Allograft.(Regeneration Technologies Inc)(Medtronic Sofamor Danek Manufacturing)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regeneration Technologies, Inc., (RTI) has signed an agreement with Medtronic Sofamor Danek (MSD) for the distribution of a new allograft. The terms of the new agreement call for an increased share of...

Biomira Receives Patent Protection For Its Idiotypic Vaccines.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomira, Inc. (BIOM) announced that its subsidiary, Biomira USA, Inc., was issued a second patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for composition of matter used in Biomira's cancer vaccine...

Using A Patient's Own Bone Marrow Cells Can Help Ailing Heart.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the first study of its kind, researchers have used a person's own bone marrow cells to improve blood flow in otherwise untreatable coronary arteries, according to research presented at the American...

Phase II Clinical Trial With MVA-HPV-IL2 Immunotherapy Initiated.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transgene (TRGNY) announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical trial of its immunotherapeutic MVA-HPV-IL2 product candidate for the treatment of cervical cancer. The trial will be conducted in...

New Treatment Available For Patients With Heart/Lung Comorbidities.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treprostinil, a structural analogue of naturally occurring prostacyclin, has been shown to be safe and effective in the treatment of patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with various forms of...

New Therapies Proving Effective For Millions.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eczema, a chronic skin disease that causes itching and inflammation and resulting redness, swelling, cracking, weeping, and scaling, affects 15 million Americans, many of them children. Speaking...

Study Indicates Sweating May Help Fight Infection.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- No one likes to sweat, but we may need to change our attitude as new research suggests sweating can actually help fight infection. In the December 2001 issue of Nature Immunology scientists show...

AltaRex Announces Results for Third Quarter 2001.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AltaRex Corp. (AXO.TO, ALXFF.OTC), a developer of foreign antibodies that activate the immune system to treat cancer, announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001. All...

AtheroGenics Reports Third Quarter Results.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AtheroGenics, Inc., (AGIX) reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001, and announced that a new compound for the prevention of solid organ transplant rejection...

Blood Inflammatory Marker May Provide Risk Information.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) may provide information about the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in middle-age men, according to an article in the November 12, 2001, issue of the Archives...

Vaccine Progresses to Phase II Human Trials.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antex Biologics, Inc. (ANX) has completed laboratory analyses of its Phase 1B clinical trial of Helivax, the Company's oral vaccine intended to prevent and treat gastrointestinal infections and disease...

Interferon (alpha)-Producing Cell Identified As Fast Response Component.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- How do our bodies know when a virus is lurking about? In the December 2001 issue of Nature Immunology, G. Trinchieri and colleagues at the Schering-Plough Research Institute in Dardilly, France,...

Researchers Find One Type Of T Cell Acts Strangely.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ischemia, or an interruption in blood flow to tissue, greatly decreases the success of transplanted kidneys. There's no specific treatment, partly because physicians don't know exactly how the injury...

Lactoferrin Fights Off Cell-Associated Hepatitis.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A recombinant form of the human breast milk protein lactoferrin can combat phagocytic liver cells sensitized to produce hepatitis. Thus far, lactoferrin...

Levels Of Antibodies At Liver Stage May Predict Resistance To Disease.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High levels of antibodies against the liver stage of the malaria parasite appear to predict resistance to the disease say researchers from Brown University and the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute....

Need For Knee Replacement Delayed, Prevented Using Viscosupplementation.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dr. David D. Waddell, a Shreveport orthopedic surgeon, presenting at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology discussed results of two ground-breaking research studies he has completed...

InterMune Expands Strategic Partnership With Boehringer Ingelheim.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InterMune, Inc., (ITMN) has expanded its international strategic partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH to include the development and commercialization of interferon (gamma)-1b for...

New Drugs Hold Promise For Safety, Effectiveness In Treatment.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A multicenter, international pilot study of two new drugs to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis has found the drugs to be safe and effective in treating the disease. Larry Moreland, MD,...

LJP 394 Reduces Renal Complications.(La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co.)(lupus research)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company presented additional data from an earlier Phase II/III clinical trial of its clinical candidate for systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), LJP 394, at the 2001 World...

Scientists discover Why Autoimmune Disease Affects Nervous System.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers think they now know why systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) attacks the nervous system, according to a new report in Nature Medicine. Lupus is a disorder of the immune system in which...

MedImmune Licenses Cancer Target From Purdue Research Foundation.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... 2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedImmune, Inc., has licensed worldwide rights to EphA2 technology from Purdue Research Foundation. MedImmune will be responsible for developing, manufacturing, and commercializing therapeutics that...

HIV Specific T Cells May Not Be Crucial For Early Protection.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States and Europe say that immune protection against acute HIV infection does not seem to be exclusively mediated by HIV specific T...

Signals From Nervous System Influence Immune System.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a discovery that demonstrates a clear link between the mind and body at the molecular level, scientists have shown that a chemical signal that normally allows nerve cells to communicate with each...

Specialist Do Better Job Of Managing Disease.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with asthma are less likely to cancel activities or miss work or be hospitalized or visit an emergency department for asthma if they are treated by certain specialists or a generalist...

Scientist Identify Gene's Role In Causing Infections.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal lung disease caused by an altered gene, but how the gene affects cells is not completely understood. Now, researchers have new evidence suggesting the gene can change...

New Tools Help Improve Rheumatic Practice.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - Advances in technology typically result in advances in diagnostics and therapeutics, according to several presenters at clinical symposia at the 65th Annual...

Researchers Define Precursors To Cells That Control Immune Response.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Pittsburgh researchers have identified the precursors of epidermal Langerhan cells (LCs), cells that reside in the skin and play a key role in the initiation and regulation of the immune...

Lupus Brain Damage Pathway Identified Through Molecular Mechanism.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists studying systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease whose symptoms can include neurological damage, have discovered a possible molecular mechanism for...

Smoker Siblings Of COPD Patients At Significant Risk.(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease )(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smoker siblings of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a significant risk of airflow obstruction, according to an article in the second issue for October 2001 of the...

Nanoparticles Pose Greater Cardiopulmonary Risk Than Thought.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tiny airborne particles too small to see are more plentiful and may pose a greater health hazard than previously thought, says an Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher studying airborne particles in...

FDA Approves Onset-Of-Action Label Change For Budesonide.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved revised labeling describing an onset of action within 10 hours for its allergic rhinitis medication, Rhinocort Aqua (budesonide) nasal spray,...

Steroid Nasal Spray Better For Season Allergies Than Antihistamines.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steroid nasal sprays reduce allergic inflammation and are more effective than antihistamines in treating seasonal allergies on an as-needed basis, according to an article in the November 26, 2001,...

Research Takes Mind-Over-Matter Approach To Bowel Disorder.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dawn Barsky always suspected that her bowel problems were triggered by stress. Now she knows how to ease her symptoms by changing the way she thinks and acts when faced with daily challenges. ...

Scientists Identify Role Of Immune Response In Disease Pathology.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Utrecht researchers have determined the role played by brain cells from the immune system that are located close to dying memory cells. The research will help determine the causes of Alzheimer...

FDA Approves New Class Of Therapy For Rheumatoid Arthritis.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first in a new class of therapy for rheumatoid arthritis has won federal approval although studies show Kineret promises just modest effectiveness. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Ethnic Minorities More Likely To Be Sensitive To Indoor Allergens.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time, significant racial differences in allergic sensitivity to cockroach, dust mite, and mold have been found in the general childhood population of the United States. These differences...

Pilot Gets More Funding From Quintiles For Novel Medical Food.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As part of the commercialization alliance announced in June between Pilot Therapeutics, Inc., (ILRG.OB) and Quintiles Transnational Corp. (QTRN) for Airozin, Pilot's novel medical food for asthma,...

University Of Cincinnati Scientists Identify New Gene.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of researchers led by Anil Menon, PhD, associate professor of molecular genetics, University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine, Ohio, has identified the gene for Aquaporin 5, a...

Data Support Potential Of LymphoStat-B Therapy.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human Genome Sciences, Inc., announced that data presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, support the potential of LymphoStat-B, a human monoclonal...

Valdecoxib Effective In Treating OA And RA With Fewer Gastrointestinal Side Effects.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from two Phase III clinical studies of the potent investigational COX-2-specific inhibitor valdecoxib showed that it demonstrated similar efficacy to the conventional non-steroidal...

Thalidomide Tested As Potential COX-2/Cancer Inhibitor.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Celgene Corp. (CELG) and the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University announced November 20, 2001, that data from an in vitro study determined that thalidomide and IMiDs...

Lack Of Known Cause, Basic Knowledge Pose Barrier To Diagnosis.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thirteen years after a group of scientists coined the term chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) to describe a mysterious medical condition, many medical professionals are acknowledging it as a seriously...

ImmunoGen Reports First-Quarter Results.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ImmunoGen, Inc., (IMGN) has announced financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2001. For the three-month period, the company reported a net loss of $1,593,000, or $0.04 per share,...

Lorantis Closes 16.2 Million Pounds Sterling Second Round Financing.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lorantis, Ltd., an emerging immunology drug discovery company, has announced the final closing of a 16.2 million pounds sterling (US$23.5) second round financing, having received a further 4.7 million...

$1.1 Million NIH Grant Funds Research Into Asthma, Lupus.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University at Buffalo researchers have received a five-year, $1.1 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to assess environmental pollutants and their relationship to the prevalence...

Researchers Find Evidence Our Skin Makes Its Own Antibiotics.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Natural antibiotics may protect our skin from bacteria, according to a new study reported in Nature. Mice lacking protein fragments called cathelicidins are much more susceptible to infection of...

Yeast Genes May Hold Key To Radiation Protection, Cancer Survival.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- What protects us from radiation? Some answers are found in more than 100 yeast genes A novel search of 3760 "nonessential" yeast genes has revealed 107 new genes that may determine how we resist,...

Ultraviolet B Exposure Has No Bearing On Hepatitis B Vaccine Effectiveness.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Ultraviolet radiation exposure, known to suppress immune system response, does not affect the body's response to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine. It does...

Sea Anemone Toxin Halts Experimental Disease.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sea anemones use venom to stun their prey, but one component of that venom halts - and may reverse - the paralysis seen in an experimental form of multiple sclerosis, according to a study by University...

Researchers Discover Regulator Of Bone Density.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers tracking the cause of a rare genetic disorder that causes brittle bones have discovered a genetic "thermostat" that appears to control the accumulation of bone mass during growth. The...

COX-2 Inhibitors May Slow Ligament Healing.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new class of nonaspirin pain medicine now widely prescribed for arthritis symptoms may impair ligament healing associated with sprains, according to laboratory findings at the University of North...

5G1.1 Biological Therapy Looks Promising.
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., presented clinical safety, efficacy, and biological data from a Phase II trial of 5G1.1 in rheumatoid arthritis patients at the November 2001 meeting of the american...

Clinical Trial of CAT-192 Now Under Way.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genzyme General (GENZ) and Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT, CATG) have initiated a Phase I-II clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of the human antiTGF beta monoclonal antibody CAT-192...

Abnormal Secretion of Interferon-(alpha) Linked To Disease.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2001... 2001 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas have linked abnormal secretion of interferon-(alpha) (INF-(alpha)) to the...

Leukotriene Levels Raised In Aspirin-Induced Asthma.
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Aspirin raises levels of some allergic mediators in patients suffering from asthma triggered by the drug, according to researchers in Turkey. "The...

Minority Of Cystic Fibrosis Patients Benefit From Surgery.
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most cystic fibrosis (CF) patients who receive lung transplants either gain no benefit from the surgery or would live longer if they kept their own, diseased lungs, according to a new study by...

Salmonella Vectors Excel At Priming Immune Response.(Salmonella typhimurium)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Settling the argument that preexisting immunity may override the effects of certain antigen vectors, researchers at the University of Alabama contend...

Air Pollution Is Hurting Mexican School Children.(causing an increased risk of lung disease)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children who grow up breathing polluted air may be at increased risk of lung disease, according to a study of school-age children in Mexico. Researchers reached that conclusion after evaluating...

Scientists Ponder Why Immune System Protein Accelerates MS.(multiple sclerosis progression accelerated by osteopontin)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of investigators including Rutgers University scientists have found an immune system protein normally protective against disease that appears to accelerate progression of multiple sclerosis...

NASA Experiments On Bone Loss May Benefit Earth Patients First.
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spinal cord injury patients may be the first to benefit from studies to reduce bone loss in astronauts on long missions. "These two groups, astronauts and paraplegic patients, experience bone and...

Immunogene Therapy Augments Angiostatin In Murine Model Of Lymphoma.
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Combining the angiogenesis inhibitor angiostatin and immunogene therapy with the T-cell costimulator B7.1 not only reduces solid lymphomas, but it also elicits...

Small Molecule May Regulate Causes Of Allergic Response.(AVP-893 found by AVANIR Pharmaceuticals)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avanir Pharmaceuticals (AVN) has identified a small molecule found to be effective in suppressing the synthesis of immunoglobulin epsilon (IgE) and other critical mediators of the allergic response....

Sheffield Initiates Study Of Budesonide Inhalation Suspension.(Sheffield Pharmaceuticals Inc. studies asthma therapeutic)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sheffield Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (SHM) has initiated a clinical trial to study a proprietary formulation of unit-dose budesonide inhalation suspension for delivery by a standard commercial nebulizer....

Activated Macrophage Cells Reduce Tumor Recurrence.(IDM-activated macrophage cells from Immuno-Designed Molecules S.A. reduce tumor recurrence in bladder cancer)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immuno-Designed Molecules, S.A. (IDM) confirmed that IDM-activated macrophage cells (MAK) have significantly reduced tumor recurrence in a Phase I/II clinical trial in superficial bladder cancer. ...

Promising Experimental Cancer Drug Opens New York Test Site.(LifeTime Pharmaceuticals and St. Vincent's Hospital, New York Medical College to test Beta L.T.)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LifeTime Pharmaceuticals (LifeTime) and St. Vincent's Hospital, New York Medical College, announced the opening of a new Phase I/II clinical trial site in a continuing effort to test the promising...

Phase II Clinical Trial Of MVA-HPV-IL2 Initiated.(Transgene begins trials for cervical cancer treatment)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transgene (TRGNY) announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical trial of its immunotherapeutic MVA-HPV-IL2 product candidate for the treatment of cervical cancer. The trial will be conducted in...

Researchers Screen For Causes Of Sudden Death in Athletes.("Operation Beating Heart" researches hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Yale University surgeon James "Butch" Rosser, MD, has devised a portable, cost-effective testing program called "Operation Beating Heart" to detect potential causes of sudden death in young,...

Immune Response Corp. Announces Third Quarter 2001 Results.
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Immune Response Corp. (IMNR) has announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. The net income for the third quarter of 2001 was $1.4 million or $.04 per share, compared...

Initial Phase I Clinical Study With HE2200 Completed.(Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Inc. finishes first trial of immune-regulating hormone drug)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (HEPH) announced it has completed a Phase I clinical study with subcutaneously administered HE2200, an immune-regulating hormone drug candidate, in healthy young and...

Flu Shots Are Safe For People With Asthma, Study Finds.
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time, a study reveals that influenza vaccines are safe for children and adults with asthma. The study conducted by the American Lung Association's Asthma Clinical Research Centers...

HIV Positive Hodgkin Patients' Disease Looks Like NHL.(non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
December 19, 2001... 2001 DEC 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although Hodgkin disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) differ significantly with regard to their clinicopathologic features and prognosis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated HD appears...