Virus Weekly articles from April 2001

Virus Weekly archives from April 2001

Viral Load Normalization Increases Test Accuracy.(polymerase chain reaction)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Normalizing Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) quantities returned by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing provides a more accurate picture of actual viral load,...

Cytomegalovirus Pneumonia Becoming More Common.(in adult leukemia patients)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonia in adult leukemia patients has occurred with markedly greater frequency over the past decade, oncologists in Texas warn. ...

Vaccine Targeting HPV Oncogenes Appears Feasible.(human papillomavirus)(cervical cancer vaccine)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (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...

Paraformaldehyde Preserves HCV Virions Usually Destroyed During Centrifugation.(hepatitis C)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Researchers in Japan have discovered treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles with paraformaldehyde prior to ultracentrifugation protects them during the...

Tumors And Lymphocytes Are Infected By Different Strains Of Epstein-Barr Virus.(nasopharyngeal cancer)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, staff medical writer - Epstein-Barr virus strains infecting nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells differ from those found in lymphocytes from the same patient. The fact that...

Fluorescent Visualization Can Determine Cytomegalovirus Susceptibility.
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Fluorescent visualization techniques can be used after stem cell transplantation to quantify T-cell defenses against cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection,...

KNI-272 Targets Two Viral Replication Stages.(in HIV infection)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - The protease inhibitor KNI-272 blocks HIV replication at two distinct stages in the process, according to microbiologists in Japan. T. Goto and...

Soluble CD16 Can Block CR3-Mediated Infection.(HIV infection)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Soluble CD16 (sCD16), a ligand of the CR3 receptor, can block HIV monocyte infection by opsonized viruses, according to researchers in France. Hicham...

Study Finds HIV Genotype Testing is Cost-Effective.
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tests of HIV genes for signs of resistance to particular drugs can help identify drug-resistant mutations. This information could be used to guide the choice of drug therapy, especially after a...

Transfusion Study Shows Hepatitis G Prevalent In Brazil.
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - The results of a Brazilian study show GB virus-C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) is highly prevalent in that country. Nevertheless, there is no evidence...

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Can Prevent Vertical Transmission.(of HIV infection)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Researchers in Illinois have shown that leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), produced by the placenta, is a powerful inhibitor of HIV replication and may play a...

Pre-Dialysis Hepatitis Virus Levels Influence Prevalence In Dialysis Units.
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Pre-dialysis virus infection rates are a good indicator for overall virus prevalence in dialysis units, researchers say. Patients with chronic kidney...

European Union Grants Ribavirin Orphan-Drug Status Designation.
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ICN), announced March 16, 2001, that the European Commission has granted Orphan Drug Status designation in the European Union to intravenous ribavirin (Virazole) 100 mg/ml...

Double Flu Vaccine Yields Better Antibody Response In Frail Elderly.
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (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...

Aerosol Delivery Of Vaccine May Be Ideal For Developing Countries.(measles vaccine)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (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...

Thymidine Kinase Antigen Offers Reliable Diagnostic Aid.(Epstein-Barr virus)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - An Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) thymidine kinase antigen may offer a more reliable way to test for nasopharyngeal cancer than other EBV antigens currently...

Leukemia Survivors At Risk For Life-Threatening Infections.
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (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,...

Monkeys Don't Develop AIDS Despite High Virus Levels.
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- African green monkeys do not develop AIDS despite high levels of the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in their blood. This surprising finding challenges some commonly held beliefs about how...

Mandatory Vaccination Unwarranted In Netherlands Despite Outbreaks.(poliomyelitis vaccination unwarranted)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (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...

Effectiveness of Lamivudine in European Patients Reviewed.(lamivudine for treatment of hepatitis B virus)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Medical researchers in Germany say European patients profit from taking lamivudine therapy for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV). According to...

Conditionally Replicating Adenovirus Vector Enables Tumor-Specific Gene Expression.(in human liver metastases)
April 3, 2001... 2001 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, staff medical writer - Medical geneticists report success with a novel conditionally replicating adenovirus vector directing reporter gene expression specifically in human...

Compounds Demonstrate Strong HBV-Specific Antiviral Activity In Vitro.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers with Mitsubishi-Tokyo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in Japan reported that certain trifluoroethyl esters of phosphonomethoxyethyl purine derivatives demonstrate strong and specific antiviral...

Adapted Human Strain Discovered To Induce Strong Immune Response In Mice.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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...

Human Papillomavirus Strain May Be Prognostic Indicator Of Invasive Disease.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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's nearly double that of other...

Peptides Blocking HCV Genome Translation May Have Therapeutic Value.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center is trying to identify poly-cationic peptides that bind to the internal...

Grafts In EBV-Infected Patients Rejected Due To Immunosuppression.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Although liver transplant patients with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can be treated with immunosuppressive therapies, their long-term prospects for graft...

Current Prevention And Detection Efforts Examined.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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...

Antibody 17b May Hold Key To Blocking Viral Entry.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - The mechanisms by which the HIV antibody 17b interferes with viral cell entry may aid in the creation of new HIV inhibitors, say researchers in...

Novel Compound Inhibits HIV Replication In Cell Cultures.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A compound that inhibits human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in human immune system cells may eventually provide a new therapeutic approach against the virus by blocking infection at an early stage....

Preliminary Data Reported From Phase II Clinical Study of VX-175.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preliminary results from a 28-day Phase II clinical study of VX-175, a prodrug of the HIV protease inhibitor amprenavir, were presented at the 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic...

Antibody Reactivity Boosts Virulence.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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...

Pseudotyped Retrovirus Permits More Stable Transfer To More Cell Types.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For scientists working to develop gene transfer and gene therapies, finding an ideal carrier system is half the battle. Current systems are often difficult to produce, and may target only a few...

CD4-Independent Mutants More Susceptible To Neutralization.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - HIV variants that do not need the presence of CD4 for cell entry are less resistant to immune activity than the normal virus, which may account the rarity...

Tat Protein Induces Complex Changes In Interleukin-2 Transcription.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - The HIV Tat protein engages in complex fine-tuning of transcription factor activity in order to prevent interleukin-2 (IL-2) production, researchers in...

Positive Pre-Clinical Data Reported On Vaccine Designed To Combat HIV's Ability To Mutate.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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...

Three Children Apparently Cured Through Unrelated Umbilical-Cord Blood Transplants.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians at the University of California, Los Angeles, announced on April 6, 2001, that three young boys - each born with a defective immune system like the "boy in the bubble" - underwent...

Mandatory Vaccination of Japanese Schoolchildren Demonstrates "Herd Immunity".(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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...

U.S. CDC Says 2000-01 Flu Season Lightest In Four Years.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- This flu season was the lightest in four years, despite a shortage of vaccine in the fall, the U.S. government reported March 22, 2001. The viral disease peaked in late January, when flu...

UN Agencies Launch New Plan To Halve Global Measles Deaths By 2005.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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...

Don't Start Vaccination Too Soon Or Finish Too Early.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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...

Agencies Report Wild Poliovirus Type 2 Transmission May Already Be Interrupted.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is accumulating evidence, obtained through acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, that the transmission of wild poliovirus type 2 may have already been interrupted globally, report the...

New Vaccine Targets Identified For Cancer-Causing Strains Of Human Papillomavirus.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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...

Scientists Provide New Details About Long-Term Immune Memory.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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,...

Increased Risk Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease From Measles Vaccine Not Substantiated.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (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...

Heavy Spring Snow Melt May Boost Mosquito Breeding.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2001... 2001 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New Hampshire's tough winter means the state may have a tougher time this summer fighting the West Nile virus. State Health and Human Service commissioner Donald Shumway said snowmelt and...

Retroviral "Footprint" Suggests Virus May Cause Some Cases.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A research team led by a Johns Hopkins Children's Center scientist has found the strongest evidence yet that a virus may contribute to some cases of schizophrenia. In Proceedings of the...

Studies Reunite Two Families Of Major Insect-Borne Viruses.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two families of viruses, which were previously thought to be related and later were considered unrelated, are celebrating a scientific family reunion of sorts. In a study published in the...

Adeno-Associated Virus Appears To Reduce Disease Risk.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The presence of a virus appears to reduce the risk of cervical cancer by interfering with another virus that causes the disease, a new study suggests. Some strains of the sexually transmitted...

Infection Linked To Drug Use In Women.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Intravenous drug use and sexually transmitted diseases in women are linked to infection with human herpesvirus-8, the virus responsible for Kaposi's...

Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Virus Causes No Negative Health Effects In HIV(-).(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, shows that human herpesvirus 8, which often leads to Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV positive individuals, has no negative effect on healthy...

HPV 16 Vaccine Effective, Well-Tolerated In Humans.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (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...

Abacavir Equivalent To Indinavir For Patients With Moderate Viral Loads.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - For patients with low or moderate HIV loads, the nucleoside analog abacavir is as effective as the protease inhibitor indinavir as part of an antiretroviral...

Antiretroviral Drugs Can Alter Predominant Viral Strains.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Antiretroviral therapy changes the predominant viral phenotype in HIV patients by repressing the more virulent strain found in end-stage disease,...

Investigational Drugs In Combination Enhance Antiviral Activity.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (PGNX) announced on April 5, 2001, the publication of a scientific article showing that the investigational drugs PRO 542 and T-20 significantly enhanced anti-HIV...

Routine PCR Testing Best For Detecting Early Hepatitis C Virus In Donated Blood.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Routine use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may be best for testing donor blood for hepatitis C virus (HCV), researchers in Germany indicate. Walter...

HPV 18 Strain Is Associated With Doubled Mortality Rate.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (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...

Oral Valganciclovir Is Expected To Replace Ganciclovir IV.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hoffmann-La Roche announced March 30, 2001, that the U.S. Food and Drug administration (FDA) has approved Valcyte(TM) (valganciclovir) for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS...

Rotavirus Vaccine Limits Duration Of Sapporo-Like Virus Diarrhea.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (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...

HSV2 Grows Up: Boomer Women Continue To Suffer Physical, Psychological Effects.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Many women who acquired genital herpes during the first outbreaks are starting to move into their fifties now and medical care must address their unique...

Preclinical Data Indicate Candidate Vaccine's Ability To Inhibit Viral Mutation.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (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 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (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....

Adequate Vaccine Coverage Trumps Oseltamivir Prophylaxis In Outbreaks.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (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...

Japanese Patients Have High Post-Transplant Lymphoma Rates.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Japanese patients who undergo kidney transplantation have a surprisingly high rate of postoperative lymphoproliferative disorders, which may result partly...

New Infections Reduced By 99% Since 1988, UN Says.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (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...

Famciclovir Less Effective For HBV-Associated Infections After Grafts.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Researchers in Spain propose famciclovir monotherapy is of no benefit to most patients with new or recurrent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections after liver...

FDA Grants Immunotherapeutic Orphan Drug Status.(Brief Article)
April 17, 2001... 2001 APR 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stressgen Biotechnologies Corp. (SSB) announced March 29, 2001, that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status for HspE7, an immunotherapeutic for the treatment of...

Hepatitis Is A Feature In Pediatric Patients With Viral Hemorrhagic Infection.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - An examination of livers acquired from children who died of dengue fever suggests liver cells are central targets for the virus. "The liver seems to be...

New Molecular Typing Methods Identify Culprits In New Zealand Outbreaks.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - "Norwalk-like viruses" (NLVs) are the major cause of nonbacterial food- and waterborne gastroenteritis in New Zealand, according to a report in the...

New Assay Detects Hepatitis B Mutants In Liver Transplant Recipients.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Scientists in England have developed a new immunoassay that can detect hepatitis B virus (HBV) escape mutants in liver transplant recipients. "HBV...

Treatment May Enable Drug Resistance.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The influenza virus may be developing resistance to a drug recently approved for the prevention and treatment of the disease, say researchers from Japan. They reported their findings in the...

Novel DNA Vaccine Protects Horses And Mice.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A DNA vaccine offers protection against West Nile (WN) virus and also yields a non-infectious antigen that may ultimately be used in surveillance efforts....

Study Evaluates Hepatitis Viruses Among Myanmar Population.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - The results of an epidemiological study indicate viral hepatitis infections are common in the population of Myanmar (Burma). Epidemiologists at Nihon...

American Veterinarians Arrive In England To Help.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fifteen American veterinarians arrived in Britain on April 5, 2001, ready to help in the fight against foot-and-mouth disease and eager for a first look at an illness that has not been seen in the...

HIV Nef Protein Plays Both Offense And Defense In Battle Between HIV And Body's Immune System.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In fighting the body's immune system, HIV owes part of its success to its ability to destroy those cells normally recruited to mount the body's counter-attack against the HIV infected cells. Lying...

Immunotherapy Agent Against Genital Warts Goes Into Phase II Clinical Trials.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stressgen Biotechnologies Corp. (SSB) announced on April 10, 2001, that patient enrollment in its Phase II clinical trial investigating HspE7 as a novel immunotherapeutic for genital warts caused...

Viral Protein May Play Role In Bronchiolo-Alveolar Carcinoma.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A protein in sheep lung cells may hold the key to the cause of a common form of lung cancer in humans, a University of California, Irvine (UCI), research group has found. The protein appears...

HIV Nef Protein Improves Cytoplasmic Viral Entry.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, staff medical writer - Contrary to previous research findings, the HIV envelope protein Nef promotes entry routes conducive to successful infection, virologists in California...

NewsRx Announces Launch of Stem Cell Week as Part of Healthcare Database and Information Offerings.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NewsRx, the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news, announced April 11, 2001, the launch of Stem Cell Week, a new database product. Stem Cell Week is...

Genotype, Early Viral Reduction Best Indicators For Treatment Response.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Early viral clearance is a key factor for whether or not chronic hepatitis C patients will show a sustained response to interferon/ribavirin therapy. ...

Pegylated Interferon, Better Molecular Tools Improve Outcomes.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment and outcomes for patients with chronic hepatitis (HCV) continue to improve with the recent approval of pegylated interferon. An expert panel, convened by the American College of...

Scientists In Mississippi Are Testing For Virus' Spread.(Brief Article)
April 24, 2001... 2001 APR 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists in Mississippi are trapping and counting a large number of mosquitoes this spring as part of a U.S. nationwide search for the West Nile and other varieties of mosquito-borne viruses. ...