TB & Outbreaks Week articles from April 2004

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from April 2004

GyrB distinguishes members of Bacillus anthracis-cereus-thuringiensis group.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The gyrB gene can be used to distinguish members of the Bacillus anthracis-cereus-thuringiensis group. "Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of the human disease anthrax, Bacillus cereus, a...

Functional receptor used by SARS coronavirus identified.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The functional receptor used by the SARS coronavirus (CoV) has been identified. In a recent study, scientists in China "expressed a series of truncated spike (S) glycoproteins of SARS-CoV and found...

Plasmodial PfGatp plays key role in membrane biosynthesis.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The P. falciparum PfGatp protein plays a key role in membrane biosynthesis during infection. "During its 48-hour asexual life cycle within human erythrocytes, Plasmodium falciparum grows to many...

Novel murine model better represents lung immune activity during acute TB.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel murine model provides a clearer picture of pulmonary immune activity during acute TB infection. In a recent study, scientists in the United States developed "a new approach that allows...

M. tuberculosis suppresses IRF-1 mRNA expression.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- M. tuberculosis can inhibit host expression of IRF-1 mRNA. "Host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires the cytokine IFN-gamma and IFN regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1), a transcription...

Novel E. coli system facilitates mycobacterial protein production.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel E. coli-based system may facilitate the production of mycobacterial proteins for research. TB "still remains a worldwide health concern," scientists in Brazil noted. "Efforts to understand...

Camels may be vector for multiresistant Salmonella.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Camels could be a vector for multiresistant strains of Salmonella. In a recent study, a "total of 714 samples consisting of feces, mesenteric lymph nodes, liver, spleen, abdominal and diaphragmatic...

CDC removes Hong Kong from bird ban.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed Hong Kong from the jurisdictions included in an importation ban on birds and bird products. The decision to remove Hong Kong is...

Chinese delegation visits Delaware to discuss avian influenza.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Delaware officials met March 16, 2004, with a delegation from the Chinese embassy to explain what the state has done to control an avian flu outbreak and request that China lift an import ban on...

Biosensor rapidly identifies broad-range of infectious organisms.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RoboDesign International, Inc., has entered into an agreement with Isis Pharmaceuticals' Ibis program to design, develop, and manufacture commercial-ready, self-contained systems for the identification...

P-selectin plays key role in pathogenesis.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- P-selectin is heavily involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria. According to scientists in the United States, "P-selectin is a leukocyte adhesion receptor expressed on the surface of...

Protein-only prions show diverse repertoire.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prions, the infectious agents responsible for conditions such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, are made entirely of protein. What's more, different prion strains are generated by particles of the same...

"Male-targeting" bacterium's genome is deciphered.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Living inside the gonad cells of more than a million species of insects, spiders, crustaceans and worms, most members of the Wolbachia family of intracellular bacteria manipulate the reproduction of...

Iowans' use of cough and cold prescription drugs nothing to sniff at.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sniffling, sneezing, and coughing Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa members age 18 to 64 filled more than 132,000 brand name and generic prescriptions for cough and cold relief at a cost of...

Antimalarial agents derived from Benin medicinal plants.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Agents with strong activity against drug-resistant malaria parasites have been isolated from traditional African medical plants. In a study from Benin, "[t]wenty extracts from nine Benin medicinal...

Artemisinin-derived trioxane dimers have potent antimalarial/anticancer activity.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of artemisinin-derived trioxane dimers have potent antimalarial and/or antitumor activity. According to recent research from the United States, in "only four chemical steps from naturally...

Betulonic acid-based agents active against HIV, influenza A, other viruses.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A group of betulonic acid-based agents have demonstrated activity against a variety of viruses, including HIV. In a study from Russia, "[b]etulonic acid amides with aliphatic and heterocyclic...

Cote d'Ivoire medicinal plants yield antiparasitic agents.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several promising antiparasitic agents have been derived from Cote d'Ivoire medicinal plants. In a study from Switzerland, the "antitrypanosomal activity of 101 crude ethanol extracts derived from...

First Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in AIDS patient in Italy reported.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in an AIDS patient in Italy has been reported. M. haemophilum, "a strongly acid- and alcohol-fast bacillus belonging to the group of nontuberculous...

Novel Cryptococcus species isolated from AIDS patients.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel Cryptococcus species has been identified. In a recent study from Japan, C. flavescens, "a strain originally identified as C. laurentii, was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of an AIDS...

Nabi to supply Novaplus Nabi-HB.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI) has signed an agreement with Novation, LLC, to supply Nabi-HB, [Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human)] through Novation's Novaplus Private Label Program. Novaplus, the...

Adaptive regulatory T cells suppress killing of persistently infected cells.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists report that they have identified a cellular mechanism that prevents the immune system from destroying chronic, incurable viral infections such as herpes, hepatitis and human immunodeficiency...

Data presented on molecular mechanism of action for HE2000.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (HEPH) announced the presentation of additional data relating to the molecular mechanism of action by which its immune regulating hormone IMMUNITIN (HE2000) may...

Mechanism leading to life-threatening infection identified.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The mechanism used by the bacteria that cause anthrax, bubonic plague and typhoid fever to avoid detection and destruction by the body's normal immune response - leading to life-threatening bacterial...

World health experts warn that major flu outbreak overdue.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A devastating outbreak of a new flu strain could happen at any time and cause widespread deaths, U.N. health officials told a meeting of global experts bracing for the next pandemic. "For the last...

Influenza A viruses obtained from Vero cells by reverse genetics.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High-yielding influenza A viruses obtained from African green monkey kidney (Vero) cells by reverse genetics. "Influenza A viruses are the cause of annual epidemics of human disease with occasional...

Rhode Island doctor found guilty of diluting vaccines.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Cranston, Rhode Island, doctor has been found guilty of product tampering and altering drugs for diluting vaccines he administered to his immigrant patients. A United States federal jury on March...

MMH Malarex yields positive results in study vs. established antimalarial drug.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millenia Hope, Inc., (MLHP) stated that the results of a comparative test involving Millenia's MMH Malarex, an all-natural antimalarial agent with no parasitic resistance, and Camoquine, a chloroquine...

Real-time PCR can provide rapid, accurate diagnosis.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays enable rapid and accurate diagnosis of suspected malaria infection. "For the diagnosis of imported malaria, optical or immunochromatographic...

Hemozoin has potent inflammatory effects in mice.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hemozoin has potent inflammatory effects in a murine malaria model. "During malaria infection, high levels of proinflammatory molecules (e.g., cytokines, chemokines) correlate with disease...

Functional regions of plasmodial MAEBL protein identified.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Functional regions of the plasmodial MAEBL protein have been identified and characterized. "MAEBL is an erythrocyte binding protein located in the rhoptries and on the surface of mature merozoites,...

Lantana camara-derived agents protect against Aedes malaria vectors.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of flower-derived agents provides potent protection against malaria-carrying Aedes mosquitos. In a recent study from India, the "repellent properties of different fractions isolated from...

Erp protein helps maintain M. smegmatis cell wall structure.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The M. smegmatis Erp protein is used to help maintain the structural integrity of its cell wall. "Erp (exported repetitive protein), also known as P36, Pirg and Rv3810, is a member of a...

CD40 plays key role in induction of anti-M. avium immunity.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD40 plays a key role in the efficient induction of anti-Mycobacterium avium immunity. In a recent study from Portugal, "C57Bl/6 mice and mice deficient in the CD40 molecule were infected with three...

Radiological abnormalities can remain long after acute Legionella infection.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Legionella infection can have pernicious consequences. "Pulmonary abnormalities may persist long after the acute phase of legionnaires disease (LD)," scientists in the Netherlands found in a recent...

Controversial polio vaccines are safe, Nigerian president says.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Independent tests on controversial polio vaccines used in Nigeria show they are safe, Nigeria's president said March 17, 2004, in a bid to ease Muslim fears the vaccines are contaminated with HIV and...

Scientists show prion shape affects nature of infection.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a change in the folded shape of a prion protein changes its infectious properties - including the...

MR imaging of toxoplasmosis encephalitis in BMT recipients characterized.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of toxoplasmosis encephalitis in immunocompromised patients has been characterized. Radiologists in the United States described their experience with "a patient...

Health communication during SARS outbreak described.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The health communication during the SARS outbreak is described in a recent issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. According to research from the United States, " Experience with the outbreak of...

Lack of SARS transmission observed among public hospital workers in Vietnam.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SARS transmission did not occur among health care workers at a public hospital in Vietnam. According to a study from the United States, "Vietnam was one of the first countries affected by the global...

SARS preparedness checklist developed for state and local health officials.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed a SARS preparedness checklist for state and local health officials. "In March 2003, the number of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was increasing daily...

Scientists discover new human coronavirus.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ben Berkhout and colleagues from the University of Amsterdam report the discovery of a new coronavirus, a group of viruses that includes the culprit behind severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). ...

Consistent condom use reduces transmission of gonorrhea and chlamydia.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Consistent condom use reduces the transmission of gonorrhea and chlamydia. "This analysis examined the importance of differential exposure to infected partners in epidemiologic studies of latex...

Study confirms transmission of retrovirus.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- African ape hunters are being infected by the same class of viruses that causes AIDS, scientists say, raising fears of a possible epidemic of a new disease in the future. The finding was the first...

Methylene blue virus photoinactivation reviewed.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The use of MB photoinactivation to remove viral blood product contamination has been reviewed. Scientists in Alabama examined "the current status of the use of methylene blue (MB) photoinactivation...

Rv0577 gene codes for virulence factor.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The M. tuberculosis Rv0577 gene appears to code for a virulence factor. According to scientists in Spain, "[n]eutral red staining is a cytochemical reaction that has been found to be related to...

Kansas officials concerned by tuberculosis reinfection.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An outbreak of tuberculosis among the homeless population in Wichita, Kansas, has local health officials concerned because the disease isn't following the usual "rules." Last year there were 30...

Smallest decline of tuberculosis in a decade.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tuberculosis in the United States continues to decline, but the rate of drop-off is the slowest in a decade, the government said March 18, 2004. A total of 14,871 cases of active TB were reported in...

WHO cites former Soviet countries as drug-resistant hot spots.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a particular problem in parts of the former Soviet Union and in China, but data is lacking for other potential hot spots, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported...

Drug-resistant TB levels 10 times higher in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tuberculosis patients in parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia are 10 times more likely to have multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) than in the rest of the world, according to a World Health Organization...

Drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis reported in Netherlands.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first outbreak of a strain of multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis has appeared in The Netherlands, and officials said they were concerned about a wider outbreak once the European Union expands...

HLA allele distribution in modern, historic Southern Italy TB cohorts determined.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The HLA allele distribution in modern and historic TB cohorts in Southern Italy has been determined. In a recent study, immunologists in Italy analyzed "the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele...

Response regulator gene devR enhances M. tuberculosis virulence.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The mycobacterial response regulator gene devR is involved in M. tuberculosis virulence. According to scientists in India, the "devR-devS two-component system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was...

New TB vaccine now in Phase I tests.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A genetically engineered vaccine aimed at preventing tuberculosis was administered to volunteers at St. Louis University, part of a clinical trial that is the first-ever human testing of the vaccine...

Ciprofloxacin and sparfloxacin active against multiresistant TB strains.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ciprofloxacin and sparfloxacin are active against multiresistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Researchers in Turkey conducted a study "to determine the activities of rifampicin,...

Rifamycin resistance risk similar for rifampin and rifabutin DOT regimens.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rifampin- and rifabutin-based regimens carry comparable risks of inducing TB drug resistance. In a recent study, scientists in Tennessee "sought to determine the risk of acquired...

Novel PCR assay can distinguish An. funestus group mosquitos.
April 6, 2004... 2004 APR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel molecular assay can distinguish An. funestus group mosquitos. According to researchers in South Africa, a "newly published cocktail polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay can identify five...

Pegylated IFN-alpha effective as SARS prophylaxis in macaques.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pegylated IFN-alpha is an effective prophylactic treatment against SARS in macaques. "The primary cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a newly discovered coronavirus. Replication of...

KBR 3023 is comparable to DEET for antimosquito protection.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- KBR 3023 provides antimosquito protection comparable to that of DEET, the gold standard for insect repellants. In a recent study, scientists in Burkina Faso "conducted laboratory tests to assess...

Pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus found in seafood products in France.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus is present at low rates in French seafood, as well as in imported seafood in France. In a recent study, the "occurrence of the hemolysin genes, tdh and trh, in...

Aea-TMOF shows promise for mosquito vector control.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aea-Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) appears to be an effective means of controlling mosquito vector populations. According to recent research from the United States, "[t]rypsin and...

Evolution of SARS coronavirus during Chinese outbreak characterized.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The evolution of the SARS coronavirus during the epidemic in China has been characterized. In a recent study from China, 61 "SARS coronavirus genomic sequences derived from the early, middle, and...

PZase-negative TB strains with wild-type pncA reported.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PZase-negative strains of M. tuberculosis with wild-type pncA have been reported in Japan. In a recent study there, the "pncA gene mutations associated with pyrazinamide (PZA) resistance in...

Effects of anthrax lethal toxin reviewed.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The pathological effects of anthrax lethal toxin have been reviewed. "Anthrax lethal toxin is a multi-functional virulence factor that has evolved to target multiple host functions to allow for...

Anti-PRSP efficacy of meropenem evaluated.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The anti-PRSP efficacy of meropenem in South Korea has been evaluated. "With the widespread emergence of antimicrobial resistance, combination regimens of ceftriaxone and vancomycin (C+V) or...

Caspofungin effective for pediatric cancer patients, bone marrow recipients.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Caspofungin is effective against fungal infections in pediatric cancer patients or bone marrow recipients. In a recent study from Italy, caspofungin, "in association with other antifungal drugs,...

Extended interval gentamicin dosing safe for preterm infants.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Extended interval gentamicin dosing is safe and effective for preterm infants. In a recent study from the United States, "[c]onventional interval dosing (CID) and extended interval dosing (EID) of...

Gemifloxacin inhibits cytokine release by LPS-stimulated monocytes.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gemifloxacin inhibits cytokine release by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated human monocytes. In a recent study from California, the "fluroquinolone gemifloxacin was examined for its capacity to...

Resistance rates of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in S. Korea determined.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence of drug-resistant S. enterica serotype Typhi in South Korea has been determined. Researchers in South Korea conducted a study "to characterize the epidemiological features of...

Chlamydial LPS-specific IgG antibodies useful as sign of lesion infection.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies targeting chlamydial LPS are a strong marker of endovascular infection in atherosclerosis patients. "Atherosclerotic lesions often harbor Chlamydophila pneumoniae...

Research uncovers mechanisms behind transmission of bird flu to people.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Every now and then a new, nasty version of the influenza virus sweeps across the world. Health experts have known for a long time that these worldwide outbreaks of fatal disease start in birds. ...

Class of enzymes offers new way to kill superbugs.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists from the New Jersey University of Medicine and Dentistry have discovered a whole new class of enzymes that may represent a major advance in understanding the way bacterial cells self...

Researchers identify pattern of gene-expression changes for TB in a living host.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Center for Biomedical Inventions at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have identified the genetic changes that Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the...

System could help spot biological warfare bugs.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Government scientists at Porton Down, England, have developed biological sensors that could be used to detect biological warfare agents such as anthrax, the Society for General Microbiology's meeting...

Mouse model mimics real-world plague infection.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An experimental plague vaccine proved 100% effective when tested in a new mouse model for plague infection developed by scientists at Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), part of the National Institute...

Biopharmaceutical reports increase in cash position and total shareholder equity.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc., (HEB) announced results for its year ended December 31, 2003. The company reported a loss of $14,770,000, or $0.42 per share, compared to a loss of $7,424,000 or $0.23...

Immtech continued to prepare for commercialization.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immtech International, Inc., (IMM) has signed an agreement with Cambrex Charles City, Inc., a subsidiary of Cambrex Corp. (CBM), a provider to the pharmaceutical industry, to develop an enhanced...

VScan maker agrees to production facility in China.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International, Inc., (MSITF) has agreed to an assembly/production facility with a company based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The agreement is in the form of a joint...

Alliance to develop Avian influenza screening.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acacia Research Corporation (CBMX, ACTG) announced that its CombiMatrix Group and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have entered into a collaborative research agreement to study the genetic...

Diagnostics company announces test and technology acquisitions.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rapid Bio Tests Corporation (RBIO) has entered into an agreement with Dr. Michael Huchital of Warwick, New York, in which Rapid Bio Tests will acquire by way of a formal asset purchase agreement, all...

Dengue fever death toll exceeds 500 in Indonesia.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Indonesia's worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever has claimed at least 526 lives so far this year, although it has subsided in many parts of the country, an official said March 25, 2004. The...

New web-based system should improve Michigan's response time to outbreaks.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the implementation of a new web-based system to share health information, the state of Michigan will be able to significantly improve response times in the event of a significant outbreak of...

Air travel aids viruses to go here, there and everywhere.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Air travel, increasing urbanization and modern farming practices are all helping to spread deadly virus diseases carried by blood-sucking mosquitoes and ticks, according to scientists from the Centre...

Escherichia coli O157:H7 prevalence determined in meat sold in Ireland.
April 13, 2004... 2004 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The rate of E. coli-contaminated meat sold in Ireland has been characterized. In a recent study, scientists there "investigated the prevalence and numbers of Escherichia coli O157:147 in minced...