TB & Outbreaks Week articles from December 2004

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from December 2004

Domestic ducks could pose new avian influenza threat.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Domestic ducks may be acting as a silent reservoir for the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus, which is highly pathogenic for chickens, and may thus have acquired an important new role in the transmission of...

Cryptococcus neoformans outbreak at Vancouver Hospital between 1997-2002.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Cryptococcus neoformans outbreak at Vancouver Hospital between 1997-2002 was note retrospectively. According to a study from Canada, "An outbreak of infections due to a rare subspecies of...

Arsenic exposure increases the risk for liver cancer in females.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Arsenic exposure increases the risk for liver cancer in females. "Arsenic has been well documented as the major risk factor for development of blackfoot disease (BFD), a unique peripheral vascular...

HLA alleles regulate disease severity in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HLA alleles regulate disease severity in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. "Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) remains an immunologic enigma. Human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11...

Novel SARS-CoV entry inhibitor may be a viable candidate therapy for SARS.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel SARS coronavirus entry inhibitor may be a viable candidate therapy for SARS. "Infection of receptor-bearing cells by coronaviruses is mediated by their spike (S) proteins. The coronavirus...

Molecular technique shows promise in destroying drug resistance in bacteria.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new approach to outwit resistance to antibiotics has been discovered by a team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. By inserting a naturally occurring molecule into an...

Fluid diagnostics company receives award.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- OraSure Technologies announced that its OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test has been awarded a 2004 "Best of What's New" award by Popular Science magazine in the Personal Health category. ...

Enterobacteriaceae isolated from powdered infant milk formulas.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enterobacteriaceae has been isolated from powdered infant milk formulas. "The presence of Enterobacter sakazakii and other Enterobacteriaceae was surveyed in 82 powdered infant formula milk (IFM)...

Community living causes bacteria to diversify.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diversification is a strategy that strengthens groups of all kinds - from forests challenged with environmental stress to stock market portfolios in uncertain times. Findings from University of Iowa...

Glycerol plus polyvinylpyrrolidone optimally preserves frozen bone marrow cells.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Glycerol plus polyvinylpyrrolidone optimally preserves frozen bone marrow cells. According to a study from the Netherlands, "Quantitative studies are presented of the effect of different storage...

Congestive heart failure survival associated with 2 sets of diagnostic criteria.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Congestive heart failure survival is associated with 2 sets of diagnostic criteria. According to a study from the United States, "Congestive heart failure (CHF) definitions vary across epidemiologic...

CMV UL84 insertion mutant is defective for viral DNA synthesis and growth.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The human cytomegalovirus UL84 insertion mutant is defective for viral DNA synthesis and growth. According to a study from the United States, "Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL84 is required for...

Cytomegalovirus inhibits cytokine-induced macrophage differentiation.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytomegalovirus inhibits cytokine-induced macrophage differentiation. According to a study from Sweden, "Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in immunocompromised patients is associated with...

Novel chemiluminescent immunosensor assay detects serum CA19-9 levels.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel chemiluminescent immunosensor assay detects serum CA19-9 levels. "A novel chemiluminescent immunosensor for carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) based on the immobilization of CA19-9 on the...

Universal microarray detects the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Universal microarray detects the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. "Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). There are many point mutations...

Communicable disease treatment exempt from Proposition 200.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health workers will still be able to treat illegal immigrants with communicable diseases after the passage of Proposition 200, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Health Services said November 16,...

Global health alert network now scans for disease reports in seven languages.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A global system designed to spot bioterrorist attacks or new disease outbreaks became even more global November 17, 2004; it now gathers information in six more languages. The Global Health...

WHO develops priorities for drug research, including expected flu vaccines.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The world is unprepared for an inevitable flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people, but profit-driven pharmaceutical companies are putting too little research into the development of...

Disulfide bonds of Ebola-virus-secreted glycoprotein SGP assigned.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have assigned the disulfide bonds of the Ebola-virus-secreted glycoprotein SGP. "The non-structural glycoprotein (SGP) of Ebola virus (EboV) is secreted in large amounts from infected...

Genetic analysis company reports 190% increase in product sales in Q3.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cepheid (CPHD) announced financial results for the quarter and 9 months ended September 30, 2004. Product sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 increased 190% to approximately $13.4...

Family home AIDS care in rural sub-Saharan Africa is a minimal burden.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Family home AIDS care in rural sub-Saharan Africa is a minimal burden. According to recent research from the United States, "In rural sub-Saharan Africa, most care for patients with AIDS is provided...

Household costs attributable to AIDS in Chad are devastating.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Household costs attributable to AIDS in Chad are devastating. "This paper assesses the economic costs of AIDS at the household level in Chad, one of the poorest countries in the world. "One...

Expenditure more sensitive indicator of economic impact of HIV/AIDS than income.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expenditure is a more sensitive indicator of economic impact of HIV/AIDS than income. According to a study from England, "We compared 202 households with an HIV-infected member, and 202 unaffected...

Men who have sex with men less likely to use HIV partner notification service.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men who have sex with men are less likely to use an HIV partner notification service than people diagnosed with other risk factors. According to recent research published in the International...

Most recent common ancestor of HIV subtype C appeared in mid to late 1960s.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The most recent common ancestor of HIV subtype C appeared in the mid- to late 1960s. "Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype C is responsible for more than 55% of HIV-1 infections...

Reduction in new HIV infections in Southeast Spain.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is a reduction in new HIV infections in Southeast Spain. "We analyze the characteristics of patients diagnosed with HIV infection in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era in the...

HIV/AIDS patients in Malawi seek hospital healthcare as a last resort.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV/AIDS patients in Malawi seek hospital healthcare as a last resort. According to a study from the United States, "Health-seeking practices in Malawi are not well understood and it is not clear...

Gay sex workers play important role as sex educators on the Internet.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gay sex workers play an important role as sex educators on the Internet. According to published research from the United States, "While prior studies have targeted street-based male sex workers as...

Russian government lacks will to combat spread of HIV/AIDS, experts say.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AIDS and the HIV virus are spreading at an alarming pace in Russia, but the government lacks the political will to combat the epidemic that may claim tens of thousands of lives within the next few...

STD/HIV prevention website navigation tools not helpful enough for teenagers.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Little is known about the quality and usability of online health information. This analysis evaluated STD prevention websites' content quality and usability. "Thirty-six sites were analyzed to...

Internet is a viable recruitment tool for reaching HIV at-risk individuals.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to published research from the United States, "Although use of the Internet as a vehicle for HIV/STI research is increasing, its viability to recruit at-risk populations such as Hispanic men...

High-risk sexual behavior prevalent among drug users in Pakistan.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High-risk sexual behavior is prevalent among drug users in Pakistan. According to recent research from the United States, "Our objective was to describe HIV/STD risk behaviors and awareness among a...

Online choice for sex-seeking among gay males varies with education level.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The online choice for sex-seeking among gay males varies with their level of education. According to investigators in the United States, "Research has shown that online sex-seeking among men who...

Risky sex behavior among men associated with alcohol/drug use and other factors.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Risky sex behavior among men is associated with alcohol and drug use, as well as other factors. "This paper describes drug and sexual risk behaviors during a six-month period in 2001 of 2,916 gay...

Synchronous online interviews inherently unsuitable for exploring HIV risk.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from England, "This paper considers some of the strengths and weaknesses of conducting synchronous online interviews for qualitative research. It is based on a study among...

Measuring validity of self-reported symptoms among people with HIV.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from the United States, "Symptoms are important indicators of health and treatment for people with HIV. Symptoms are measured by patient self-report, but there has been...

Many people in the U.K. do not need to access HIV test results in person.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many people in the U.K. do not need to access HIV test results in person. "With the changes in the nation's sexual health needs and the introduction of the Government's Sexual Health Strategy, GU...

Antiretroviral use differs by sociodemographic differences.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The use of antiretroviral drugs vary by sociodemographic differences. According to published research from Canada, "The objective of this study was to examine the level of antiretroviral use and...

Signal peptide of arenavirus glycoprotein forms mature G1-G2 complex subunit.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The signal peptide of the Junin arenavirus envelope glycoprotein is myristoylated and forms an essential subunit of the mature G1-G2 complex. "Arenaviruses comprise a diverse family of rodent-borne...

Novel SNP in human perforin gene associated with outcome of HTLV-1 infection.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel SNP in the human perforin gene is associated with the outcome of HTLV-1 infection. According to recent research published in the journal Human Immunology, "Human T lymphotropic virus I...

NIAID launches influenza genome sequencing project.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced a joint influenza genome sequencing project with several scientific...

Take steps to minimize risk if getting the flu even without shot, expert says.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millions of Americans who must forego a flu shot this year because of a vaccine shortage are feeling nervous, vulnerable, and wondering how they can best avoid the the illness. Some simple steps...

WHO says flu vaccine coming within year.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the right coordination, international commitment and about $13 million, scientists could deliver within a year a candidate vaccine to combat global flu outbreaks, the World Health Organization...

Flu season starts in Oregon.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 28-year-old man has Oregon's first confirmed case of the flu this season. The case was reported by Providence Portland Medical Center, Oregon health officials said. The flu typically kills...

Alabama nursing homes still waiting for flu shots.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alabama nursing home residents are still waiting to get their flu shots after a second wave of vaccine was administered November 17, 2004, in county health departments. Over 100,000 doses of flu...

Chiron asks British regulators to inspect flu vaccine facility.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chiron Corp. has asked British regulators to inspect its facility producing an experimental bird flu vaccine to make sure it doesn't run into the same contamination problems that forced the closing of...

Hawaii opens flu shot clinics for chronically ill.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Hawaii Department of Health on November 15, 2004, held the first of many flu vaccine clinics for people who are chronically ill. Health officials expect to deliver about 10,000 flu shots to...

Ineffective vaccine given to about 300 in Arkansas, health official says.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The state's top health official says some central Arkansas residents think they're protected from the flu, when they're not. Fay Boozman, MD, director of the state Health Department, said about 300...

Senator says money for new flu vaccine research probably on the.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A senator suggested November 16, 2004, that money federal health officials were seeking to upgrade flu vaccine production is on the way, in an effort to avoid another year like this one, when the United...

Utah lifting flu shot restrictions.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Additional shipments of vaccine are allowing the Utah Department of Health to lift all restrictions for receiving the flu vaccine, the department announced November 17, 2004. Now, anyone over the...

Vermont to hold 17 flu shot clinics.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Statewide in Vermont, 17 clinics will administer 12,000 flu vaccines to people at highest risk from the flu. Vermont Health Commissioner Paul Jarris, MD, isn't sure what kind of turnout to expect...

Low sunspot activity and UVB radiation increase moth larvae survival.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low sunspot activity and UVB radiation increase moth larvae survival. According to published research from Norway, "Cyclic outbreaks of forest moth pest species have long remained a puzzle for...

Wyoming leader calls for law against bodily fluid attacks.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wyoming needs a law to discourage prison inmates from assaulting guards with bodily fluids, Department of Corrections Director Bob Lampert says. Some inmates are infected with diseases like HIV,...

Borrelia burgdorferi changes antigens based on host immune response.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Borrelia burgdorferi changes its surface antigenic expression in response to host immune responses. "The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, causes persistent mammalian infection despite...

Receptor identified in tick guts.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a Lyme disease receptor called TROSPA that is used by disease agents to invade ticks. Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne disease in the...

Company amends merger agreement with V.I. Technologies.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held company developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of HIV and other major human viral diseases, announced that it has amended the terms of its merger...

The market for betel quid is increasing despite risk to oral health.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The market for betel quid is increasing despite its risk to oral health. "Betel quid chewing is an ancient practice common in many countries of Asia and among migrated communities in Africa, Europe...

Pediatric nutrition company lists steps to keep families well during flu season.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Due to the flu vaccine shortage, parents are searching for answers on how to keep their children healthy during this flu season, according to information from Abbott's Ross Products Division. While...

Closing schools can't contain whooping cough outbreak.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Iowa health officials say closing schools in an attempt to contain an outbreak of whooping cough has had little effect. "When we close school, coughing kids go to the mall or their friends' house,"...

Streptococcus pneumoniae protects against fatal pneumococcal challenge.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ClpP protease of Streptococcus pneumoniae modulates virulence expression and protects against fatal pneumococcal challenge. According to recent research from South Korea and Australia,...

Neutrophils and ROS do not contribute to lung tissue damage in mice.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neutrophils and reactive oxygen species (ROS) do not contribute to lung tissue damage in a murine model of Pneumocystis pneumonia. "Neutrophils are implicated in the damage of lung tissue in many...

Seniors in South Carolina urged to get pneumonia shots.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- South Carolina health officials are advising senior citizens to be vaccinated against pneumonia, a potentially deadly disease. People 65 and older are more likely to become seriously ill or die...

U.N. says African conflicts, funding gap threaten polio eradication.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The conflict in Ivory Coast, strife in Sudan and a multimillion dollar funding shortfall are endangering efforts to wipe out polio by the end of 2005, the United Nations health agency said November 16,...

WHOQOL-HIV field test instrument promising for HIV/AIDS QOL assessment.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The WHOQOL-HIV field test instrument is promising for the assessment of quality of life in HIV-infected persons. "Assessment of quality of life (QoL) in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) is...

Respiratory syncytial virus associated with lipid-raft Hep2 cells in infection.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Respiratory syncytial virus is intimately associated with lipid-raft Hep2 cells during infection. According to recent research in Scotland, "The assembly of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in...

Cells linked to asthma and eczema also help cure deadly illness in mice.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mast cells are immune cells known mostly for their unwanted effects: They cause the wheezing of asthma, the itching of eczema, the sneezing and runny nose of hay fever and, in extreme cases, the...

HLA A11 is marker for nonmelanomatous skin cancer risk after renal transplant.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HLA A11 is a marker for nonmelanomatous skin cancer risk after renal transplant. According to a study from the United States, "Renal-transplant recipients are at an increased risk for developing...

Cleaning efficacy of laparoscopic devices determined.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Optimal - and suboptimal - cleaning methods for laparoscopic devices have been identified. Scientists in Canada "undertook a simulated-use study using quantitative methods to evaluate the cleaning...

Researchers find a shorter, stable cure for murine tuberculosis.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a study employing a mouse model of tuberculosis (TB), researchers at Johns Hopkins University used a combination of rifampin, moxiflocacin and pyrazinamide to shorten the time to negative cultures in...

Risk factors for early relapse of tuberculosis described.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a large study of tuberculosis patients, researchers found that disease relapse was associated with a thrice weekly vs. a daily drug therapy regimen and with the presence of cavitation (cavities) on...

Diamonds are a urologist's best friend.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In disorders of the urinary tract, indwelling catheters in the lower urinary tract help patients to discharge their urine. However, sometimes the thin tubes are coated after as little as a few days...

CDC expects mild season for mosquito-borne virus.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After two record-breaking years of West Nile virus illnesses and deaths, the U.S. is experiencing a relatively mild season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. CDC data...

Netherlands Vaccine Institute signs agreement to produce West Nile vaccine.
December 7, 2004... 2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dutch biotechnology company Crucell, NV, (CRXL) and the Netherlands Vaccine Institute (NVI) announced that they have signed an agreement to manufacture West Nile virus vaccine for use in human clinical...

Pathogenic E. coli and Campylobacter outbreaks follow heavy rainfalls.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pathogenic Escherichi coli and Campylobacter outbreaks follow heavy rainfalls. "Recent research indicates that excessive rainfall has been a significant contributor to historical waterborne disease...

Legionella species detected and identified from ground water samples by PCR.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Legionella species were detected and identified from ground water samples by PCR. According to a study from Canada, "Legionellae are opportunistic bacterial pathogens causing Legionnaires' disease...

Individual malaria disease susceptibility/outbreak severity varies in Sudan.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Individual malaria disease susceptibility and outbreak severity is variable in eastern Sudan. "An analysis is presented of continuous data collected over 11 years based on 1,902,600 person/days of...

Palivizumab used to control RSV outbreak in neonatal intensive care unit.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Palivizumab was used to control a respiratory syncytial virus outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit. According to a study from Portugal, "To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a...

Small populations of fit MDRTB strains can out-compete low fitness strains.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Small populations of fit multidrug-resistant tuberculosis strains can out-compete low fitness strains. According to published research from the United States, "Mathematical models have recently...

Novel compounds have antiretroviral and antibacterial activity.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel compounds have antiretroviral and antibacterial activity. "The reaction of 5 -(1-adamantyl)-1, 3,4-oxadiazoline-2-thione 2 with iodoethane, 2-dimethylaminoethyl chloride hydrochloride or...

Wetlands an unlikely reservoir for the bacteria that causes avian cholera.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wetlands are an unlikely reservoir for the bacteria that causes avian cholera. "Wetlands have long been suspected to be an important reservoir for Pasteurella multocida and therefore the likely...

Biostatisticians tackle potential avian flu outbreak in computer modeling effort.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Emory University scientists are part of a national team developing computer models to combat the H5N1 strain of the avian flu virus. By simulating the outbreak of this potentially deadly strain of...

Bird flu vaccine expected to be ready by 2007.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A vaccine to protect humans from the deadly bird flu virus is expected to be ready by 2007 after clinical trials are carried out in Thailand, health officials said November 24, 2004. Avian...

E. coli genomic cold shock response characterized.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A transcriptional analysis of the E. coli cold shock response has yielded some surprising results. According to recent research from the United States, a "DNA microarray-based global transcript...

Transcriptional activity of E. coli MelR protein characterized.
December 14, 2004... 2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The transcriptional activity of Escherichia coli MelR has been elucidated. The E. coli MelR protein "is a transcription activator that is essential for melibiose-dependent expression of the melAB...