Virus Weekly articles from July 2003

Virus Weekly archives from July 2003

First outbreak of human infection in Western Hemisphere reported.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Public health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana have reported the first outbreak of human infections with a...

Researchers take closer look at proteins associated with SARS.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of researchers from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, and Health Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, have used mass spectroscopy to look inside the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)...

Viral entry is due to VP4 capsid protein forming specific, charged ion channels.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Poliovirus entry is due to VP4 capsid protein being able to form specifically charged ion channel structures in the host membrane. According to recent research published in the Journal of Virology,...

RSV attachment glycoprotein mediates pulmonary eosinophilia.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The immune responses to the nonglycosylated ectodomain of respiratory syncytial virus attachment glycoprotein mediated pulmonary eosinophilia in inbred strains of mice with different MHC haplotypes. ...

HRV2 conformational change occurs at low pH, with or without receptor.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Following entry, human rhinovirus type 2 is capable of conformational change at a low pH, regardless of whether or not it is attached to a receptor. According to recent research from Austria, "Human...

USGS tracking mosquito-transmitted virus again in 2003.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is again mapping the trail of the West Nile Virus in 2003 both online and in near real-time. The USGS website, http://westnilemaps.usgs.gov, shows where the...

Protein interaction discovery tool launched, technology used in SARS studies.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., (CIPH) announced the launch of its new Interaction Discovery Mapping (IDM) platform based on the SELDI ProteinChip Biomarker System and that the company's technology is being...

NS3-4A and NS5B inhibitors offer strategic approaches to hepatitis C therapy.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NS3-4A and NS5B inhibitors offer strategic approaches to hepatitis C therapy. According to recent research published in the journal Antiviral Research, "the treatment of chronic disease caused by...

Advances in xenotransplantation reported.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioTransplant, Inc., (BTRNQ.OB) announced that scientists from Immerge BioTherapeutics, the company's joint venture with Novartis Pharma AG, have recently reported results from two studies highlighting...

Race, ethnicity increase risk for STDs in those otherwise at lowest risk.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers conducted a study of the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and herpes simplex-2 (HSV-2) virus infections among a...

Research sheds further light on the origins of HIV-1.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study published in the June 13, 2003, issue of Science sheds further light on the origins of HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. For more than 10 years, Prof. Paul Sharp at the University of...

The efficacy of interferon against hepatitis C virus relies on STAT3 signaling.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The efficacy of interferon against hepatitis C virus relies on STAT3 signaling. According to a study from the United States, "interferon alfa (IFN-alpha)-based treatment is the only therapeutic...

HPV 16 infection, oropharyngeal, and penile carcinomas are associated.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HPV 16 infection, oropharyngeal, and penile carcinomas are associated. According to recent research from the Netherlands, "A retrospective seroepidemiologic study was performed to examine the...

Sindbis virus expression vectors aid research.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Sindbis virus (SIN)-based model can aid research on HIV-related neurological damage. SIN expression vectors "offer the opportunity for studying neuropathogenesis because of their distinct neural...

Hepatitis C virus coinfection has protective effect.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis C can prevent dyslipidemia in HIV patients. According to recent research from Spain, "the prevalence of hyperlipidemia and factors related to it have been studied in a large sample of...

Recombinant B/G subtypes found in Portugal.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recombinant B/G subtypes of HIV have been found in western Europe. "An increasing prevalence of HIV-1 non-B variants is being noticed in several European regions, particularly in countries such as...

Enfuvirtide is first fusion inhibitor for treating patients with HIV.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enfuvirtide is the first fusion inhibitor reported for the treatment of patients with HIV-1 infection. According to recent research from the United States, "Enfuvirtide (Fuzeon, Roche/Trimeris) is...

Lactic acidosis risk factors during NRTI treatment identified.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in France have identified factors linked to an increased risk of lactic acidosis during HIV treatment. Fabrice Bonnet and colleagues at Hopital...

Novel plant extracts have antiviral activity.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of novel plant extracts have demonstrated anti-HIV activity. In a study from Ghana, "the effects of Ocimum gratissimum (GHX-2), Ficus polita (GHX-6), Clausena anisata (GHX-7), Alchornea...

Hepatitis C virus reinfection during therapy need not lead to chronicity.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis C virus reinfection during therapy need not lead to chronicity. According to recent research from France, "the prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) among...

Immune system stages of eliminating viral infections, cancer cells discovered.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have partially uncovered the stages in the elimination of viral infections and cancer cells by the human immune system. ...

First echovirus type 13-associated aseptic meningitis cases reported in Spain.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first cases of aseptic meningitis (AM) associated with echovirus type 13 have been reported in Spain. "Echoviruses are the commonest cause" of AM, scientists there explained. "Echovirus...

Selenium deficiency may increase viral infection risk.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Selenium deficiency may increase the risk of viral infections. "The discovery that the juvenile cardiomyopathy known as Keshan disease likely has a dual etiology that involves both a nutritional...

Company announces follow on finance to undertake vaccination initiative.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adjuvantix Limited, a Sheffield, U.K., based vaccine adjuvant company, announced the completion of a further investment from the White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund (WRTSF), bringing its total funding...

Epidemiologic data for 2002-03 flu season reported.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Center for Infectious Diseases, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reported that, overall, the 2002-03 U.S. influenza season was mild, though various regions of the country...

Herpesvirus macrophage inflammatory proteins play key role in development.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Herpesvirus macrophage inflammatory proteins play a key role in Kaposi sarcoma development. "Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)/Human herpesvirus 8 encodes three chemokines, which are...

Novel molecular assay aids KS diagnosis.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel molecular assay can improve the diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma (KS). KS "is the signature pathology of AIDS," researchers in the United States explained. "KS-associated herpesvirus...

Hepatitis C virus infection doesn't alter survival in renal transplant patients.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Pretransplantation hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection doesn't appear to shorten the survival of renal transplant recipients, researchers say. "The effect of...

Epstein-Barr virus-associated T-cell lymphoma can develop after renal transplant.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epstein-Barr virus-associated T-cell lymphoma can develop after renal transplant. According to recent research published in the Journal of Korean Medical Science, "The incidence of...

Campaign targets more than 5 million children.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A measles vaccination and vitamin A campaign, targeting more than five million children aged between six months and 15 years, was launched in Ethiopia on June 6, 2003, by the United Nations Children's...

Case of possible human-to-human transmission under investigation.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Wisconsin nurse may have contracted monkeypox from a patient in what would be the first known case of the disease spreading from one person to another in the United States, officials said on June 12,...

Smallpox vaccination recommended for those exposed to virus.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued interim guidance advising states that persons investigating monkeypox outbreaks and involved in caring for infected individuals or...

Eradication efforts should continue in southern Africa, report says.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although wild poliovirus circulation appears to have been interrupted in the Southern part of Africa polio eradication activities should be sustained until global eradication is certified, officials...

TT virus group 1 variants prevail among kidney transplant recipients.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TT virus group 1 variants prevail among kidney transplant recipients. "TT virus (TTV) genogroup 1 infection has an increased prevalence in solid organ transplant recipients. In this study, the...

CDC confirms Singapore is in the clear.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Singapore's tourism industry reached a second milestone in its recovery from the SARS virus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) completely removed its travel alert for...

Death rate lower in countries responding aggressively to initial outbreak.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three months after severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) began its spread out of southern China, it is clear that a country's response to the epidemic can have a major impact on the percentage of...

Low-dose interferon alpha lozenges to be used against SARS.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amarillo Biosciences, Inc., (AMAR), a U.S. pharmaceutical research and development firm, is taking new steps to help combat the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Asia. The...

Study suggests glycyrrhizin may be more effective than other antivirals.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A preliminary study published as a fast-track research letter in the June 14, 2003, issue of the Lancet suggests that the antiviral agent glycyrrhizin could be more effective than other antivirals in...

CD8+ T cells specific for HPV type 16 E7 crossreact with coronavirus NS2.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD8+ T cells from cervical cancer patients specific to type 16 E7 peptide also react with coronavirus NS2 protein. According to a study from Germany, "Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) E6 and E7...

Patent granted for herpes vaccine; peptide may be used as adjuvant for vaccines.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cel-Sci Corp. (CVM) has been issued a new U.S. patent, no. 6,572,860, which further expands the proprietary protection for Cel-Sci's herpes simplex-based therapeutic and preventive vaccines. The...

Risks associated with transfusions in Canada characterized.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The odds of acquiring transfusion-related conditions in Canada have been determined. Researchers in Canada produced "a comprehensive review of risks associated with allogeneic red blood cell and...

Immunosuppressed patients have higher risk of papilloma+ squamous carcinomas.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Post-transplant, immunosuppressed patients have higher incidence of papillomavirus positive squamous cell carcinoma. According to published research from Germany, "Besides immunosuppression and UV...

Interleukins-2 and -4, but not interferon-gamma, exhibit adjuvant activity.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Interleukin-2 and interleukin-4 act provide adjuvant activity for herpes simplex virus vaccines, in contrast to interferon-gamma, which does not...

Adenovirus stripping is a versatile method for generating cell-specific vectors.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adenovirus stripping is a versatile method for generating cell-specific vectors. "We developed a new type of adenovirus type 5 (Ad5)-derived vector with genetically modified fiber proteins whose...

Investigations of swine and human hepatitis E virus confirm zoonosis in Japan.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigations of swine and human hepatitis E virus confirm zoonosis in Japan. According to a study from Japan, "the full-length genomic sequences were determined of Japanese swine and human...

FDA sends response letter for Nabi-HB Intravenous.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI) announced they have received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on their Nabi-HB Intravenous, hepatitis B antibody product BLA...

HIV infection accelerates liver fibrosis in those coinfected with hepatitis C.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Medical investigators have presented evidence linking human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) with heightened fibrosis progression in patients coinfected...

Topology of epitope-tagged F13L protein elucidated.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Topology of epitope-tagged F13L protein, a major membrane component of extracellular vaccinia virions, has been elucidated. According to recent research from the United States, "The protein encoded...

Food and Drug Administration says screening tests will be ready to protect blood supply.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gearing up for another season of West Nile virus, federal officials in the U.S. said on June 9, 2003, that two screening tests to protect the country's blood supply from the disease should be available...

Primary ovarian cancer spheroids host replicative adenovirus targeting integrin.
July 1, 2003... 2003 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Primary ovarian cancer spheroids host replicative adenovirus targeting integrin. According to a study from Finland, "replication competent viruses hold promise for treatment of advanced cancers...

First-ever images of developing virus in cellular host reported.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High-quality images of a virus still forming in its cellular host shed light on how viruses reproduce, knowledge that could prove important to the development of antiviral drugs. A team including...

Herpesvirus may cause idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A herpesvirus may contribute to the development of a fatal lung disease, suggest study findings reported in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of...

Structure of RNA aptamer with high Tat affinity determined.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The structure of an aptamer with potential anti-HIV activity has been determined. According to published research from Japan, "an RNA aptamer containing two binding sites exhibits extremely high...

Capsaicin induces reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus type 1.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Capsaicin induced reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus type 1 in sensory neurons in culture. According to recent research from the United States, "Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)...

Epstein-Barr virus DNA can be detected in blood of antibody-negative infants.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infants with infectious mononucleosis like symptoms who are seronegative for EBV can test positive for DNA by PCR. According to a study from Japan, "we demonstrated Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA in...

Viral disassembly calls for the initiation of certain triggering events.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Viral disassembly calls for the initiation of certain triggering events. Triggering events may be necessary for initiating viral disassembly. According to a study from the United States, "for...

Interleukins-2 and -4, but not interferon-gamma, exhibit adjuvant activity.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Cell wall components of Bacillus anthracis Sterne did not adversely affect the immune response generated by protective antigen, the main bacterial...

Meridian announces manufacturing agreement with Hawaii Biotech.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Meridian Bioscience, Inc., (VIVO) announced the signing of its second biopharmaceutical manufacturing agreement for the company's life-science production facility located at Viral Antigens, Inc.,...

Misdirected immune response causes more severe illness second time around.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While some diseases leave the patient with immunity against future attacks, people with dengue fever get sicker the second time around. Scientists now believe they know why, and their finding may...

Human metapneumovirus is highly prevalent and has very early onset in Japan.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The human metapneumovirus is highly prevalent in Japan and begins to be acquired at a very early age. According to a study from Japan, "A new human pneumovirus, provisionally designated human...

Low rate of virologic failure found among patients taking Viread.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gilead Sciences, Inc., (GILD) announced 96-week data from an ongoing clinical trial demonstrating that resistance to Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) among treatment-naive patients occurs...

New genetic pathway of HIV resistance to stavudine found.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have discovered a novel genetic pathway of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 resistance to stavudine, which is mediated by the K65R mutation. "Stavudine (d4T) and zidovudine (AZT) are...

Ribavarin and stavudine safe in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ribavarin and stavudine can be safely combined in HIV/hepatitis C patients, although their efficacy is questionable. According to published research from France, "a randomized, open-label trial was...

Hepatitis C virus antibody profiles differ in oral fluid and serum.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis C virus antibody profiles differ in oral fluid and serum. According to a study from Slovenia, "antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be detected not only in serum but also in oral...

Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen-1 has transient IgG reactive site.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two sites on Epstein Barr Virus EBNA-1 are immunoreactive; a new site was found near the middle of the protein, that is only transitionally antigenic, upon infection. "The spectrum of antibodies...

FDA approves first nasal mist flu vaccine.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most people who avoid flu shots because they fear needles will not have that excuse this season. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a flu vaccine that is delivered by a squirt...

Early and late endosome proteins Rab5 and Rab7 are required for entry, infection.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Influenza virus requires early and late endosome proteins Rab5 and Rab7 for entry and infection of cells. "Enveloped viruses often enter cells via endocytosis; however, specific endocytic...

Strong immunogenicity data reported from phase II trials of FluINsure.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ID Biomedical announced that the analysis of immunogenicity data from its various phase II clinical trials of FluINsure intranasal, nonlive, influenza vaccine shows continuing strong immunogenicity...

Economic evaluation of measles vaccination options reviewed.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An economic evaluation of options for measles vaccination strategies in a hypothetical Western European country has been published recently. "In this study, an analysis was made of economic costs...

Animal groups commend federal agencies for appropriate response to outbreak.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The recent outbreak of monkeypox in several states has been traced back to prairie dogs who were captured from the wild for sale as "pets" and subsequently exposed to a sick African rodent housed...

Smallpox vaccine to prevent infection draws few.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some people eligible for smallpox vaccinations offered by the state of Wisconsin declined to roll up their sleeves after learning of potential side effects, a state health official said. Herb...

Residue substitutions make hepatitis C virus more amenable to cell culture.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Residue substitutions make hepatitis C virus more amenable to cell culture. "Efficient replication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) replicons in cell culture is associated with specific sequences not...

Skin infection in neoplastic cells may lead indirectly to cancer progression.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bacterial skin infection of papillomavirus-positive neoplastic cells may lead indirectly to cancer progression. "In a transgenic model of multistage squamous carcinogenesis induced by human...

Borna disease virus could be the causal agent of some neuropsychiatric diseases.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Borna disease virus could be the causal agent of some neuropsychiatric diseases. According to recent research from the United States, "Borna disease virus, a negative-strand RNA virus, infects a...

Report says WHO guidelines on SARS should be refined.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for diagnosing suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) may not be sufficiently sensitive in assessing patients before admission to hospital,...

WHO urges investment in SARS vaccine.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) subsides, governments need to pour more money into finding a vaccine to prevent the virus from striking again in a mutated form, the World Health Organization...

Etiology in chimpanzees discovered.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The origin of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1), responsible for the global AIDS pandemic, has been a live issue in the scientific community for many years. It is now recognized that HIV-1 in...

Panel warns against danger of smallpox vaccine.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A U.S. federal health advisory committee recommended that the Bush administration shouldn't follow through on plans to offer smallpox vaccinations to 10 million emergency workers because of previously...

Manufacturing of BlockAide/CR commences.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biokeys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BKYS) announced that it has initiated manufacturing of its viral entry inhibitor for HIV, known as BlockAide/CR, in order to prepare pharmaceutical grade product to dose...

Modified feline immunodeficiency virus may be a useful gene therapy vector.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Modified feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) may be a useful gene therapy vector. "FIV-based lentiviral vector has shown a unique opportunity as an efficient gene delivery vehicle, especially to...

Virus-associated hepatocellular carcinomas have distinctive gene expression.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Virus-associated hepatocellular carcinomas have distinctive gene expression. According to recent research from Japan, "using oligonucleotide microarray data of 45 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...

Early detection business to grow following FDA clearance of test.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DiaSys Corporation (DYX) announced that the Leishmania RapidTest product, marketed and sold by DiaSys for visceral leishmania (VL), has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance...

Online, degree-day-based warning system under development.
July 8, 2003... 2003 JUL 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In combating West Nile virus, information could be the ultimate repellent. In an effort to develop an early-warning system for potential West Nile virus outbreaks, Cornell University's Northeast...

GB virus genotype may influence protective effects.
July 15, 2003... 2003 JUL 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GB virus genotype may influence the protective effects of co-infection in HIV patients. "Several recent studies have indicated that patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exhibit...