Virus Weekly articles from September 2004

Virus Weekly archives from September 2004

EBNA-2 gene variant may play role in pathogenesis of oral hairy leukoplakia.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An EBNA-2 gene variant may play a role in the pathogenesis of oral hairy leukoplakia. A retrospective study from the United States "examined expression of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent genes in...

H2 influenza virus internal protein genes transmitted interregionally.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The H2 influenza virus internal protein genes are transmitted interregionally among migratory ducks. "H2 influenza virus caused a pandemic in 1957 and has the possibility to cause outbreaks in the...

Hepatocellular carcinomas likely to increase in HIV/HBV coinfected patients.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatocellular carcinomas are likely to increase in HIV/HBV coinfected patients. According to recent research from the United States, "Infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human...

Laboratory tests show ultraviolet light effective at killing SARS virus.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new laboratory study has demonstrated that ultraviolet (UV) light can effectively kill the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus. FP Technologies, an engineering firm that uses UV...

A new assay distinguishes hepatitis B virus genotype A subtypes.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new assay distinguishes hepatitis B virus genotype A subtypes. According to recent research published in the Journal of Virology, "the eight genotypes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) have different...

Patient enrollment completed in phase I/II trial in AIDS.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Viral Research Corp. (ADVR) announced that all 30 patients have been enrolled in its phase I/II clinical trial of AVR118 in patients with AIDS, thereby completing patient enrollment in this...

Recombinant viruses and early global HIV-1 epidemic investigated.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report results of research on the early global HIV-1 epidemic in a recent issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. "Central Africa was the epicenter of the HIV type 1 (HIV-1) pandemic....

Systematic HAART for HIV patients with >500 T cell counts not supported by data.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The data does not support systematic highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV patients with >500 T cell counts. "To assess the clinical, immunological and virological evolution in HIV-1...

Hemagglutinating virus protein induces immune response with HIV vaccine.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hemagglutinating virus of Japan protein is efficient for induction of CD4+ T-cell response by a hepatitis B core particle-based HIV vaccine. "By using the hepatitis B core (HBc) protein gene as a...

Multi-subtype gp160 DNA immunization induces neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multi-subtype gp160 DNA immunization induces broadly neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies. "A highly desirable feature for an human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccine is the ability to induce...

New technology helps protect New York City buildings from bio-weapons.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Financial institutions, key government buildings and hospitals are using a new technology for protection against terrorists using biological weapons. The technology safeguards against attacks in...

Novel AZT and D4T derivatives show efficacy against HIV.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel AZT and D4T derivatives show efficacy against HIV "Two series of new lipophilic phosphonoformate and phosphonoacetate derivatives of AZT and d4T were synthesized and evaluated as anti-HIV...

Novel drug approaches minimize development of HIV-1 resistance to NNRTIs.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel drug approaches minimize the development of HIV-1 resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. According to recent research published in the International Journal of...

Non-genotype 1 hepatitis C virus responds to BILN 2061 therapy.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Non-genotype 1 hepatitis C virus responds to BILN 2061 therapy. "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) displays a high degree of genetic variability. Six genotypes and more than 50 subtypes have been identified...

Chinese lab says deadly bird flu strain found in pigs.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health experts warned that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu appeared to be entrenched in parts of Southeast Asia after a teenager in a Malaysian village hit by the virus was hospitalized with flu...

New vaccine seeks to tame bird flu.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Institutes of Health awarded Chiron Corp. a $1.194 million contract to develop up to 40,000 doses of vaccine against H9N2 avian influenza, a type of bird flu that is less lethal but more...

World Health Organization to send team of experts to Vietnam.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is sending 2 experts to Vietnam to investigate a recent bird flu outbreak that killed 3 people. An epidemiologist and a laboratory technician will travel...

Enterobacter cloacae emerging as a common pathogen in neonatal units.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enterobacter cloacae is emerging as a common pathogen in neonatal units. According to published research from France, "In the first week of December 2002, three infants hospitalized in the neonatal...

Monitoring R-methadone plasma levels useful for adjusting drug dose.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Monitoring R-methadone plasma levels is useful for adjusting the methadone dose. "A capillary electrophoresis method was developed to detect interactions between methadone and anti-retroviral...

microRNAs quantitated using a modified Invader assay.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- microRNAs were quantitated using a modified Invader assay. According to a study from the United States, "The short lengths of microRNAs (miRNAs) present a significant challenge for detection and...

BPAC recommends COBAS AmpliScreen HBV Test for donated blood.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Roche Diagnostics announced that the Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted overwhelmingly that the sensitivity and specificity of Roche's...

Biopharmaceutical company announces 32% revenue increase for second quarter 2004.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novavax, Inc., (NASDAQ:NVAX) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. Total revenues for the second quarter rose 32% to $3.0 million compared to second quarter...

Pharmaceutical company reports second quarter, clinical development results.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NASDAQ: PGNX) announced its results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, and first half of 2004. The company also provided an update of its...

Pharma company reports financial results consistent with earlier guidance.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NASDAQ:ONXX) reported a net loss of $13.1 million, or $0.38 per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, compared with a net loss of $11.4 million, or $0.48 per...

Lipid rafts protect hepatitis C virus replication complexes.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lipid rafts protect hepatitis C virus replication complexes. "The mechanism and machinery of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA replication are still poorly characterized. Our previous study has shown...

New DNA vaccine targets proteins expressed in cervical cancer cells.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions pathologists have developed a new DNA vaccine that targets proteins expressed in cervical cancer cells. Their work was described in the August 2004 issue of the...

FDA approves of Avastin manufacturing at Vacaville, California, facility.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genentech, Inc., (DNA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the supplemental biologics license application for the manufacturing of Avastin (bevacizumab) bulk drug...

Neugene antisense deal inked with USAMRIID on biodefense agents.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AVI BioPharma, Inc., (AVII) announced it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). The...

CMV pp65 protein Ag recognized by CD4 cells induced with immunodominant peptides.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The cytomegalovirus pp65 protein antigen is recognized by CD4 cells induced with immunodominant peptide pools. "Cellular immunity against cytomegalovirus (CMV) is essential for recovery from...

CMV prophylaxis following BMT has changed the natural history of the disease.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis following bone marrow transplant has changed the natural history of the disease. "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a well-known cause of disease occurring after bone marrow...

CMV viral proteins have adapted by functionally mimicking cellular genes.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytomegalovirus viral proteins have adapted by functionally mimicking cellular genes. According to a study from France, "The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) genome has evolved with its host by...

Cytokine flow cytometry analyzes T-cell responses to cytomegalovirus.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytokine flow cytometry analyzes T-cell responses to cytomegalovirus. "T-cell responses to human cytomegalovirus (CMV) are readily detected in chronically infected adults, and are thought to be...

Formation of effector memory CD4+ cells necessary for recovery of CMV infection.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Formation of effector memory CD4+ cells is necessary for the recovery of cytomegalovirus infection. According to recent research published in the journal Human Immunology, "The correlates of...

Gene transfer used to activate CMV specific T cells.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gene transfer is used to activate cytomegalovirus specific T cells. "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients undergoing allogeneic...

Late CMV infection associated with SCT history of early CMV infection.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Late CMV infection is associated with donor lymphocyte infusion history of early CMV infection. "An increased incidence of late cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has been reported during the last...

New methods may improve management of late CMV infection following SCT.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New methods may improve the management of late cytomegalovirus infection following stem cell transplantation. According to recent research published in the journal Human Immunology,...

Prophylaxis with valganciclovir is effective in organ transplantation.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. investigators reported that cytomegalovirus prophylaxis with valganciclovir is effective in kidney, pancreas-kidney, and pancreas transplantation. "Cytomegalovirus, seen in more than 50% of...

False-negative syphilis test occurs in HIV infection due to prozone phenomenon.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- False-negative syphilis tests may occurs in HIV infection due to the prozone phenomenon. "The prozone phenomenon in syphilis testing refers to a false negative response resulting from overwhelming...

Lymphadenopathy can't predict how hepatitis C will respond to antivirals.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lymphadenopathy can't predict how hepatitis C will respond to antivirals. "To identify predictive factors of response to interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) plus ribavirin therapy in patients with chronic...

New 3-minute rapid HIV test launched in the United States.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedMira Inc. (MedMira) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ:MMIRF) announced the U.S. launch of its newest U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved rapid HIV test, the Reveal G2 Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test...

Ribozyme-based assays detect viral nucleic acids.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ribozyme-based assays detect viral nucleic acids. "Many reports have suggested that target-activated ribozymes hold potential value as detection reagents. We show that a 'half'-ribozyme ligase is...

Hospital-acquired diarrhea increases medical/economic load in pediatric units.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hospital-acquired diarrhea increases the medical/economic load in pediatric units. According to recent research published in the journal Pathologie Biologie, "The aim of this study was to evaluate...

Data linking B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma to hepatitis C is inconclusive.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data linking B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma to hepatitis C is inconclusive. "A high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL) has been...

Lyssavirus-based antiviral drug discovery strategy devised.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel antiviral drug discovery strategy has been developed and validated. Researchers in France presented "a new strategy for antiviral peptide discovery by using lyssaviruses (rabies virus and...

Mutations conferring drug resistance partially resensitize resistant HIV to AZT.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Point mutations conferring drug resistance partially resensitize resistant HIV to AZT. According to recent research from France, "During zidovudine and stavudine treatment, HIV-1 selects several...

Rapid response research to emerging infectious diseases reviewed.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review rapid response research to emerging infectious diseases in a recent issue of Nature Reviews Microbiology. "New and emerging infectious diseases continue to plague the world, and...

Hepatitis E virus protein regulates extracellular kinases.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis E virus protein regulates extracellular kinases. "The hepatitis E virus causes acute viral hepatitis endemic in much of the developing world and is a serious public health problem....

Epstein-Barr virus protein sufficient for transactivation of superantigen.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein LMP-2A is sufficient for transactivation of the human endogenous retrovirus HERV-K18 superantigen. According to a study from the United States,...

Healthcare company announces record revenue and income results.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD) announced record revenue and income results for the quarter and year ended June 30, 2004. Revenues for the June 30, 2004, quarter were $92.9 million, a 23% increase over the...

Prestara maker reports Q2 loss of $2.9 million.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genelabs Technologies, Inc., (GNLB) reported contract revenues of $0.7 million and a net loss of $2.9 million, or $0.03 per share, for the second quarter 2004. This compares to revenues of $0.8...

RNA interference thwarts the virus that causes SARS.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RNA interference thwarts the virus that causes SARS. According to published research from the Peoples Republic of China, "severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an acute respiratory infectious...

Patient-applied home therapy attractive option for treatment of genital warts.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patient-applied home therapy is an attractive option for the treatment of genital warts. According to a study from North Ireland, "Genital warts are one of the most commonly reported sexually...

Aerobic exercise dysfunction in HIV is potential link to physical disability.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aerobic exercise dysfunction in HIV-infected persons is a potential link to physical disability. According to recent research published in the journal Physical Therapy, "Approximately 282,000...

Positive data reported for epitope-based HIV-1 vaccine.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epimmune, Inc., (EPMN) announced the publication of data which showed that an epitope-based HIV-1 vaccine can be designed to induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) capable of recognizing viruses from...

Immuno-PCR for HIV-1 p24 antigen lowers HIV-1 viral load detection limits.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology, "Presently, the assay that attains maximal sensitivity and dynamic range of HIV-1 viral copy number (50 copies per...

Free antiretroviral therapy distributed to six most needy states in India.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Free antiretroviral therapy is being distributed to the six most needy states in India. According to recent research from the United States, "India has a population of more than 1 billion people....

HIV infections increasing in vulnerable areas of Cambodia.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV infections are increasing in vulnerable areas of Cambodia. According to published research from the United States, "In the past decade, Cambodia has been experiencing the most serious HIV/AIDS...

Incidence of sexually transmitted diseases increasing in Philippines.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases is increasing in the Philippines. According to recent research published in the journal AIDS Education and Prevention, "HIV/AIDS has not yet caused a...

Components of successful HIV/AIDS case management Alaskan villages identified.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The components of successful HIV/AIDS case management in Alaskan villages have been identified. "Case management is a valuable support service for HIV/AIDS patients, but little is known about the...

Dentist age/practice type associated with attitude towards HIV-infected patient.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dentist age and practice type is associated with their attitude and care towards HIV-infected patients. "This paper derives from research conducted in the North West of England which was funded by...

HIV infection increased 15% per year since 1997 in Taiwan.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV infection has increased 15% per year since 1997 in Taiwan. According to a study from Taiwan, "The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Taiwan started in 1986, with 5,221 cases of HIV infections, 1,596 cases of...

HIV prevalence increasing in Indonesia.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV prevalence is increasing in Indonesia. According to a study from Indonesia, "Until 1999 the known prevalence of HIV in Indonesia was low, except for isolated geographic groups exposed to Thai...

New HIV infections increasing among young men in Hong Kong.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New HIV infections are increasing among young men in Hong Kong. "Hong Kong is an area with low HIV prevalence. Public health services provided through the methadone clinics and public sexually...

HIV/hepatitis prevention urgently needed in drug treatment programs in Hungary.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV and hepatitis prevention is urgently needed in drug treatment programs in Hungary. According to published research from the United States, "We assess HIV and hepatitis testing and counseling in...

Available evidence base for HIV/AIDS control in India is suboptimal.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The available evidence base for HIV/AIDS control in India is suboptimal. According to a study from India, "An optimum evidence base is necessary for the effective control of HIV/AIDS in India, as...

CXCR4 dimerization involved in SDF-1alpha- and gp120-induced signaling events.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CXCR4 dimerization is involved in SDF-1alpha- and gp120-induced signaling events. "Both the chemokine SDF-1alpha and the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) coat protein gp120 can bind to CXCR4...

Filgrastim activates replication of minor variants of HIV-1.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Filgrastim activates the replication of minor variants of HIV-1. According to a study from the United States, "The hypothesis that filgrastim (r-met-huG-CSF) activates replication of minor variants...

HIV protease inhibitors are inhibitors but not substrates of BCRP/ABCG2.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV protease inhibitors are inhibitors of but not substrates of the human breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2. According to published research from the United States, "Breast cancer...

HIV-1 promotes quiescence in human neural progenitor cells.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-1 promotes quiescence in human neural progenitor cells. "The exact mechanism by which human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) produces dementia remains obscure. We have recently found that...

Host factor Sam68 enhances HIV-1 RNA 3' end processing.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Host factor Sam68 enhances HIV-1 RNA 3' end processing. "Both cis elements and host cell proteins can significantly affect HIV-1 RNA processing and viral gene expression. Previously, we...

LNA/DNA chimeric oligomers mimic RNA aptamers targeted to HIV TAR RNA.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LNA/DNA chimeric oligomers mimic RNA aptamers targeted to HIV TAR RNA. "One of the major limitations of the use of phosphodiester oligonucleotides in cells is their rapid degradation by nucleases....

Several factors serve as determinants of sensitivity to HIV fusion inhibitors.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several factors serve as determinants of sensitivity to HIV fusion inhibitors. "C-peptides derived from the HIV envelope glycoprotein transmembrane subunit gp41 C-terminal heptad repeat (C-HR)...

AIDS infection increasing via heterosexual transmission in Malaysia.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDS infection increasing via heterosexual transmission in Malaysia. According to a study from Malaysia, "Since the first case of HIV/AIDS was identified in 1986 in Malaysia, the number of infected...

Needle exchange has helped addicts for 10 years.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The nation's largest city-run exchange program for used intravenous drug needles has taken more than 6 million needles off the city's heroin-ravaged streets, according to the city's health commissioner....

Sex workers still a concern for HIV transmission in Singapore.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sex workers are still a concern for HIV transmission in Singapore. According to a study from Singapore, "The first case of HIV infection in Singapore was reported in 1985. Between 1991 and 1998, the...

Low-income AIDS patients to get financial aid for drugs.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Help is on the way for more than 960 low-income North Carolinians with HIV who need money to pay for anti-viral drugs, state health officials said. The legislature recently appropriated $2.75...

Nigeria aims to spend $248 million providing HIV treatment to 200,000 sufferers.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Africa's most populous nation plans to spend $248 million on AIDS drugs for 200,000 HIV-infected Nigerians by the end of 2005, according to Health Minister Eyitayo Lambo. Aside from procuring the...

HAART improves outcome of HIV-associated plasmablastic lymphoma of oral cavity.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a recently described type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that occurs in up to 3% of patients with HIV infection. Although the clinical-pathological features of several...

Pneumocystosis still major health problem for HIV-positive and -negative patients.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pneumocystosis is still a major health problem for HIV-positive and -negative patients. "In order to investigate the impact of Pneumocystis carinii infection in southern Spain following the...

Rapid assessment tool for Haemophilus influenzae type b developed.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have developed a rapid assessment tool for Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in developing countries. "Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) still causes a substantial number of deaths...

High seroprevalence of hantavirus infection on Azuero peninsula of Panama.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A high seroprevalence of hantavirus infection was seen on the Azuero peninsula of Panama. According to published research from Panama, "The first outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in...

Hepatitis B surface S and preS2 antigens expressed in Solanum tuberosum.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis B surface S and preS2 antigens have been expressed in tubers of Solanum tuberosum. According to recent research from South Korea, "In an attempt to develop an edible vaccine, we...

Low genetic diversity despite hyperendemicity of HBV genotype E in West Africa.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is a low genetic diversity despite a hyperendemicity of hepatitis B viru genotype E in West Africa. According to recent research from Luxembourg, "Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from an...

Reverse transcriptase inhibitors treat woodchuck hepatitis virus.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reverse transcriptase inhibitors treat woodchuck hepatitis virus. "Our aim was to evaluate the antiviral effect of a combination of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, emtricitabine...