TB & Outbreaks Week articles from October 2004

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from October 2004

The flagellar motor controls exopolysaccharide expression in V. cholerae.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is a complex relationship between the flagellum-dependent exopolysaccharide (EPS) signaling cascade and virulence in a mouse model. According to recent research published in the Journal of...

Microbial biofilms prevalent on fresh produce and household surfaces.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microbial biofilms are prevalent on fresh produce and household surfaces. "Investigations of biofilms in domestic environments are sparsely represented in the literature. In this study, samples of...

Microarray-based assay detects and genotypes protozoan parasites.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A microarray-based assay is sensitive and specific for detection and genotyping of protozoan parasites. "Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium parpum are the most frequently...

RSV outbreak in pediatric ICU caused by persistent viral shedders.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A respiratory syncytial virus outbreak in a pediatric intensive care unit was caused by persistent viral shedders. "The Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital-Alder Hey pediatric intensive care unit...

Novel cell lines identified for SARS-CoV diagnostics or basic research.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel cell lines were identified for SARS-coronavirus diagnostics or basic research. According to a study from the United States, "The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is the...

DNA binding to viral enzyme may serve as new target for antiviral drugs.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have produced the first molecular-scale images of DNA binding to an adenovirus...

In vitro-based potency assay for anthrax vaccine developed.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have developed an in vitro-based potency assay for anthrax vaccines. According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "The potency assay currently used to evaluate...

Combination of amphotericin B formulations improves efficacy.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A combination regimen of standard and liposomal amphotericin B formulations has highly efficient anti-Candida activity in mice. "Amphotericin B may be employed as a potentially toxic deoxycholate...

Recommendations made for two versus three drugs for postexposure HIV prophylaxis.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recommendations are made for two versus three drugs for postexposure HIV prophylaxis. "Thousands of health care workers are potentially exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) each year via...

Listeria monocytogenes composed of at least three evolutionary lineages.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Listeria monocytogenes is composed of at least three evolutionary lineages. According to published research from the United States, "Listeria monocytogenes is a serious food-borne pathogen that can...

Multidrug-resistant S. enterica serovar Typhimurium found in shellfish in Spain.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium was found in shellfish off the coast of Spain. "Twenty-three Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolates from marine environments...

L. monocytogenes in biofilms controlled by competitive-exclusion microorganisms.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Listeria monocytogenes in biofilms are controlled by competitive-exclusion microorganisms. "Biofilms from drains in food processing facilities with a recent history of no detectable Listeria...

Bacterial resistance increased from 1998 to 2002 in hospital in Slovakia.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bacterial resistance increased from 1998 to 2002 in a hospital in Slovakia. According investigators in Slovakia, "The purpose of this study was to analyze the resistance during the period of...

Community MSRA isolates in Australia belong to five CHEF electrophoretic patterns.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Community methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Australia belong to five contour-clamped homogeneous electric field electrophoretic patterns. According to a study from Australia,...

MRSA strains susceptible to aminoglycosides genotyped.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MRSA strains susceptible to aminoglycosides were genotyped. According to a study from France, "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) susceptible strains to aminoglycosides (AS-MRSA)...

astA gene transposed into prophage of S. enterica serovar abortusovis.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heat-stabile toxin astA gene was transposed into the prophage of Salmonella enterica serovar abortusovis. "The horizontal transfer and acquisition of virulence genes via mobile genetic elements...

Germ study suggests bloodletting may work.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Could that ancient practice of bleeding patients really have done some good? A scientist says new research on how germs thrive in the body suggests it just may have - for some people. Bacteria need...

RNA interference may protect humans from vector-borne infections.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RNA interference may protect humans from vector-borne infections. According to a study from the United States, "diseases caused by arthropod-borne viruses are significant public health problems, and...

Zinc deficiency impairs immune function and resistance to infection.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zinc deficiency impairs immune function and resistance to infection. "Zinc is an essential micronutrient for human growth, development, and immune function. Zinc deficiency impairs overall immune...

Cocaine use increased dramatically in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2002.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cocaine use has increased dramatically in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2002. According to published research from England, "National surveys of the U.K. drug situation in 2000 found that cocaine...

Novel 14-helical beta-peptides are potent bilayer disrupting agents.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of novel 14-helical beta-peptides can strongly degrade microbial membrane bilayers. In a study from Canada, the "interactions of two amphiphilic and cationic, nine-residue beta-peptides...

Novel furamidine prodrugs have potent anti-trypanosomal activity.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several novel furamidine prodrugs have demonstrated potent anti-trypanosomal activity in mice. In a study from North Carolina, "[f]ive O-alkoxyamidine analogues of the prodrug...

Current epidemiological measures might not be sufficient to contain MDRTB.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) is an important public health problem. Two new papers analyze the emergence of MDRTB and discuss the suitability of the epidemiological measures that aim to...

Enteroviral meningitis outbreak in France is caused by human echovirus 30.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An enteroviral meningitis outbreak in France is caused by human echovirus 30. According to recent research from France, "Enteroviruses (EVs) are responsible for an array of clinical diseases...

Enterovirus 71 strain causes neurological disease after oral infection.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enterovirus 71 strain causes neurological disease after oral infection. "A mouse-adapted enterovirus 71 (EV71) strain with increased virulence in mice, MP4, was generated after four serial passages...

PCR identifies enterotoxigenic S. aureus strains from food poisoning outbreaks.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A PCR assay identifies enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus strains from food poisoning outbreaks. "Three food poisoning restaurant outbreaks due to Staphylococcus aureus, occurring during...

Novel animal model may improve study of H. pylori infection.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel animal model may facilitate the study of Helicobacter pylori-induced disease. The murine model of H. pylori infection "using Sydney strain 1 (SS1) has been used extensively in Helicobacter...

Consistency of treatment for external genital warts is variable in the U.K.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The consistency of treatment for external genital warts is variable in the United Kingdom. According to recent research from the United States, "Our objective was to identify patterns of treatment...

Harvard: World Health Organization strategy to control TB ineffective.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization's (WHO) strategy to control the worldwide rise of tuberculosis (TB) has not worked, say Harvard researchers. It is time to go beyond simply treating people with active...

Antiretroviral therapy is safe for women with HCV infection.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antiretroviral therapy is safe for women with HCV infection. "To characterize longitudinal hepatic toxicity of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected women with and without hepatitis C virus (HCV)...

Declining HIV rates in Uganda a result of availability of cleaner needles.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Declining HIV rates in Uganda are a result of the availability of cleaner needles. According to scientists in Germany, "Public health and political authorities have ascribed the apparent decline in...

Factors associated with short delay between initial HIV test and AIDS elucidated.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The factors associated with the short delay between initial HIV test and an AIDS-defining event were elucidated. According to a study from France, "A diagnosis of AIDS shortly after the detection...

HIV prevalence high among fishermen in Cambodian port.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV prevalence is high among fishermen in a Cambodian port. "We assessed HIV antibody and risk exposures in a cross-sectional sample of 446 fishermen in Sihanouk Ville, a port and fishing area in...

Indigenous foods help mitigate the HIV/AIDS crisis in West and Central Africa.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Indigenous foods help mitigate the HIV/AIDS crisis in West and Central Africa. According to published research from Cameroon, "This paper examines the responsive capacity of the forest foods through...

South African youth using safe-sex practices.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- South African youth are using safe-sex practices. According to recent research from South Africa, "South Africa is reported to have the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world....

Unsafe health care fuels HIV epidemics in Africa.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unsafe health care fuels HIV epidemics in Africa. "Current reconsideration of the contributions of various modes of transmission to HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa has important implications...

HIV specialists and oncologists differ in pain management and palliative care.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV specialists and oncologists differ in their opinions of pain management and palliative care. "Despite the introduction of HAART, pain is still a common symptom in people living with HIV/AIDS....

HIV-affected families must deal with complex psychosocial issues.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-affected families must deal with complex psychosocial issues. According to a study from Belgium, "The reduced risk of mother-to-child transmission due to improved HIV treatment has resulted in...

Normal CD4 and CD8 values established in healthy Chinese adults from Shanghai.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Normal CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte values were established in healthy Chinese adults from Shanghai. "The aim of this study was to establish reference ranges for lymphocyte subsets in Chinese adults,"...

IVDA cessation concomitant with decrease in other addictions and unsafe sex.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cessation of intravenous drug use is concomitant with a decrease in other addictions and unsafe sex behavior. "This article reports findings from a cohort study that investigated drug injection...

Efavirenz discontinuation associated with multiple factors.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Efavirenz discontinuation is associated with multiple factors. According to recent research from France, "Efavirenz (EFV) is a potent antiretroviral drug; its use may be limited, however, by...

OI prophylaxis reduces drug-related toxicity and pharmaceutical interactions.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prophylaxis of HIV-related opportunistic infections reduces drug-related toxicity and pharmaceutical interactions. According to researchers in France, "Remarkable progress has been made in...

Virginia State Health Department gets $20 million.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Virginia State Department of Health received a federal grant of nearly $20 million September 14, 2004, to improve the public health infrastructure and the system's ability to respond to...

CCR5-Delta32 and CCR2-V641 polymorphisms not related to HCV infection response.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CCR5-Delta32 and CCR2-V641 polymorphisms are not related to HCV infection response. Chemokine-chemokine receptor interactions are clearly "important in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. ...

Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma increasing despite HCV infection decline.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are increasing in Greece, despite a decline in the incidence of HCV infection. "In this study, a comprehensive methodology for modelling the hepatitis C virus...

HGV transmitted efficiently via the sexual route.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatitis G virus is transmitted efficiently via the sexual route. According to a study from Lebanon, "The importance of sexual transmission in the epidemiology of hepatitis G virus (HGV) and...

Hookworm aspartic proteases reviewed.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review hookworm aspartic proteases in a recent issue of Medycyna Weterynaryjna. According to published research from Poland, "Hookworms are blood-feeding nematodes inhabiting the guts of...

CCL2 underlies heightened infection risk in SIRS mice.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CCL2 underlies heightened infection risk in a murine model of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). SIRS-associated infection is "a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with...

Giardia lamblia funis visualized.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The funis of Giardia lamblia has been visualized and characterized. G. lamblia is "a multiflagellar parasite and one of the earliest diverging eukaryotic cells," scientists in Brazil explained. "It...

NIH biodefense contract aims to unlock proteomes of salmonella, pox.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has received a $10.3 million biodefense contract from the U.S. National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Agents (NIAID) to identify the proteins that regulate...

Shiga toxin 1-neutralizing Fab fragment isolated.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Shiga toxin (Stx)-neutralizing Fab fragment has been isolated and characterized. Stx-producing E. coli (STEC) "causes bloody diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome,"...

Flu is sending more and more to hospital.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of people hospitalized in the United States because of the flu has climbed substantially over the past 2 decades to an average of more than 200,000 a year, in large part because of the aging...

Immunokinetics in severe pneumonia due to influenza virus/bacteria coinfection.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunokinetics in severe pneumonia is a result of influenza virus/bacteria coinfection. According to recent research from Japan, "Coinfections of bacteria and influenza are a major cause of...

Listeria monocytogenes isolated from cold-smoked fish products in Japan.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from cold-smoked fish products in Japan. According to recent research published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology, "Listeria monocytogenes...

Clone of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b implicated in food-borne listeriosis.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A specific clone of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b is implicated in food-borne listeriosis. "Listeria monocytogenes contamination of ready-to-eat foods has been implicated in numerous outbreaks...

Anopheles malaria mosquitoes increase in relation to housing conditions.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anopheles malaria mosquitoes increase in relation to housing conditions. "Environmental risk factors associated with increased malaria mosquito (Anopheles) abundance indoors were studied in a...

Parasite-induced immunosuppression in mosquito vector elucidated.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The immunosuppressive effects of malaria parasites in their mosquito vector has been characterized. "Malaria parasites develop as oocysts within the hemocel of their mosquito vector during a period...

Serum malondialdehyde levels are increased in Plasmodium vivax infection.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Serum malondialdehyde levels are increased in Plasmodium vivax infection. According to recent research published in the West Indian Medical Journal, "Malondialdehyde, a lipid peroxide, may be used...

Molecular methods determine resistance to antimalarial drugs during epidemics.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have determined the resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs during epidemics and in war zones using molecular methods. According to published research from Mali and the...

Subdomain of Plasmodium apical membrane antigen 1 ectodomain produced.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have produced the subdomains of the Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 ectodomain. "The apical membrane antigen 1 of Plasmodium falciparum is one of the leading candidate...

Conserved Encephalitozoon aminopeptidase may be drug target.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A conserved Encephalitozoon aminopeptidase may be a therapeutic target. E. cuniculi and E. hellem "are often recognized as the agents of human microsporidiosis, but less than optimal therapy is...

Gains made in controlling mosquito-borne diseases in Australia from 1972 to 2004.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gains have been made in controlling mosquito-borne diseases in Australia from 1972 to 2004. According to recent research from Australia, "Our paper presents an assessment of research and operational...

Population genetics of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Cambodia summarized.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have compared amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), microsatellite, and isoenzyme markers in populations of Aedes aegypti from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. According to recent research...

Vaccine failure contributes to mumps outbreak in vaccinated children.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vaccine failure contributed to an outbreak of mumps in a vaccinated child population. According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "In Belgium, children are immunized against...

Restriction enzyme-based assay can rapidly identify NDV strains.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel restriction enzyme-based assay can be used to rapidly identify virulent strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). In a study from Japan, the "[n]ucleocapsid protein (NP) gene" of NDV...

Norovirus gastroenteritis longer in healthcare settings than in healthy persons.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Norovirus gastroenteritis lasts longer in healthcare settings than in healthy persons. According to scientists in England, "Noroviruses are generally believed to cause relatively mild...

Four prevalent types of S. marcescens predominant in two hospitals in Poland.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Four prevalent types of Serratia marcescens were predominant in two hospitals in Poland. "The history of the Serratia marcescens population in two hospitals in Danzig, Poland, over a 5-year period...

Environmental factors influence food consumption in unknowing consumers.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Environmental factors influence food consumption in unknowing consumers. According to a study from the United States, "Package size, plate shape, lighting, socializing, and variety are only a few of...

Environmental changes can reduce the obesity epidemic.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Environmental changes can reduce the obesity epidemic. According to investigators in the United States, "The epidemic of obesity is worldwide. It will be followed by an epidemic of diabetes....

Bispecific monoclonal antibody detects causative agent of whooping cough.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A bispecific monoclonal antibody is used to detect Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough. According to a study from Canada, "A bispecific monoclonal antibody (bsMAb) that...

South Dakota sees increase in whooping cough cases.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- South Dakota has seen an increase in the number of whooping cough cases this year and health officials are urging parents to make sure vaccinations are up to date for their children. The state has...

Whooping cough cases at 635 in North Dakota.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of whooping cough cases diagnosed in North Dakota since late June is at 635, state health officials said September 14, 2004. Health Department officials said that's up from the 614 cases...

Genetics of variations of Yersinia pestis biovars presented.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the genetics of metabolic variations between Yersinia pestis biovars and propose a new biovar, microtus. "Yersinia pestis has been historically divided into three biovars:...

Anti-polysaccharide IgG linked to pneumococcal disease risk in HIV-1.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anti-polysaccharide IgG antibodies are associated with the risk of invasive pneumococcal disease in Ugandan adults infected with HIV-1. According to a study from Malawi, "We have investigated the...

Novel route to an anti-ricin vaccine reported.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insertional mutagenesis of ricin A chain leads to a novel route toward an anti-ricin vaccine. According to recent research from England, "The insertion of a specific 25-residue internal peptide...

Chemical genetics identifies SARS inhibitors.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) recently emerged as the causative agent of an atypical pneumonia. Within a year, the virus infected more than 8000 people in 29...

NIH awards grant to develop new antibodies targeting SARS.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diversa Corp. (DVSA) announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the company a grant for the discovery...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome may be complicated by spontaneous pneumothorax.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome may be complicated by spontaneous pneumothorax. According to recent research published in the journal Chest, "Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) presents an...

Glycan arrays lead to discovery of autoimmunogenic activity of SARS-CoV.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Glycan arrays lead to the discovery of autoimmunogenic activity of SARS-CoV. "Using carbohydrate microarrays, we characterized the carbohydrate binding activity of SARS-CoV neutralizing antibodies...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome in China reviewed.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review severe acute respiratory syndrome in China in a recent issue of the British Dental Journal. "The health profession faces a new challenge with the emergence of a novel viral...

Novel immunogenic proteins of Shigella flexneri identified.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have identified novel immunogenic proteins of Shigella flexneri 2a using proteomic methodologies. "Shigella species are one of the most important etiological factors for people who are...

FDA clears IND for an attenuated smallpox vaccine candidate.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VaxGen, Inc., (VXGN.PK) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared an investigational new drug (IND) application for the company's candidate smallpox vaccine, LC16m8. ...

Agent-based analysis of smallpox preparedness performed.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have performed an agent-based analysis of smallpox preparedness and response policy. According to recent research published in the JASSS - the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social...

Florida program improves quality of services for traumatic brain injury patients.
October 5, 2004... 2004 OCT 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Florida program improves the quality of services for traumatic brain injury patients. "This article describes a statewide model program that provides a range of services for individuals with...