TB & Outbreaks Week articles from September 2003

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from September 2003

The structure of a key enzyme solved.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A European team of scientists from the University of Dundee (UK), the Technical University of Munich (Germany), and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, ESRF, (France) have determined the...

Leading bacterial pathogen is sequenced.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The complete genome sequence of a leading bacterial plant pathogen offers new ways to stave off agricultural loss and perhaps foil animal or human infection, said a Cornell University researcher. ...

Neutrophil lipocalin levels linked to malaria severity.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neutrophil lipocalin levels are correlated with malaria severity. Scientists in the Sudan had "earlier indicated neutrophil activation in severe malaria by measuring myeloperoxidase (MPO) and...

P. falciparum hastens red blood cell senescence.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Malaria parasites hasten red blood cell senescence. "Red blood cells infected with Plasmodium falciparum (IRBCs) undergo changes primarily in their membrane composition that contribute to malaria...

Plasmodial pfcrt K76T mutation unreliable as drug resistance marker.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The K76T mutation in the plasmodial pfcrt gene does not reliably mark chloroquine resistance. "Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum needs to be monitored in the field for effective malaria...

Adjunctive interleukin-2 does not improve anti-TB treatment efficacy.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recombinant interleukin (IL)-2 does not improve the outcome of anti-tuberculosis treatment. IL-2 "has a central role in regulating T-cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis," researchers in...

Immature dendritic cells have a receptor for human mannan-binding lectin.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Monocytes and dendritic cells produce mannan-binding lectins, and immature dendritic cells have an upregulated receptor for some. "Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a collectin synthesized by the...

Resistance may occur in bacteria if innate antibiotic proteins are used.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There may be a risk involved in use of innate antibiotic molecules against bacterial infection. According to a study from Canada, "A remarkable range of novel antibiotics is attracting increasing...

Newly discovered inhibitors of bacterial lactamases may prevent resistance.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The most important antibiotics in general use today are the b-lactam family of products, but the medical community faces a serious problem with these antibiotics: the increasing development of drug...

World Health Organization: Farmers should cut antibiotic use.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Farmers worldwide should take a lesson from Danish bacon producers and reduce the use of antibiotics on their livestock to help stem the growth of drug-resistant bacteria in humans, the U.N. health...

Novel DSTP derivative inhibits growth of HIV and herpesviruses.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel DSTP derivative strongly inhibits the cellular activity of HIV and a variety of herpesviruses. According to a study from Germany, "N,N'-bisheteryl derivatives of dispirotripiperazine (DSTP)...

All donations now screened for West Nile in U.S.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- This year, every blood donation collected in the United States is being screened for West Nile virus, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update in Morbidity and...

LPS polysaccharide from strain PCM 1531 isn't same as others in group O6.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LPS polysaccharide in Citrobacter braakii PCM 1531 is not shared by the rest of serogroup O6. According to a study from Poland, "The O-specific polysaccharide of Citrobacter braakii PCM 1531...

Aerosolized mycobacteria may underlie respiratory disease outbreaks.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aerosolized mycobacteria may be a key source of respiratory infections "Environmental opportunistic mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium avium, M. terrae, and the new species M. immunogenum, have...

The StcE gene was probably acquired by E. coli O157:H7 via plasmid.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- StcE, a metalloprotease, was probably acquired by E. coli O157:H7 via plasmid. "Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a source of foodborne illness; causing diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic-uremic...

Grants to fund rapid, portable detection systems for HIV, blood lead.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alderon Biosciences of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, announced the award of two new research grants. As the original developer and manufacturer of the LeadCare, a U.S. Food and Drug...

Vibrio vulnificus strains vary seasonally in the Galveston Bay estuary.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vibrio vulnificus strains vary seasonally in the Galveston Bay estuary, between two rDNA-typable isolates. According to a study from the United States, "The partial sequence (600 bp) containing the...

Antimicrobial cocktail may reduce bacteria in fresh-cut produce.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An antimicrobial cocktail consisting of phages and the bacteriocin nisin, may prove effective at decontaminating fresh-cut produce, say researchers from Maryland and West Virginia. Although the...

Bacteriophage: Poultry's welcome virus.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It's an idea that might alarm people who are conditioned to believe that viruses have no redeeming qualities. But Billy Hargis and his Food Safety Consortium research team at the University of Arkansas...

Influenza A recurrence in myocarditis may cause cardiogenic shock.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reinfection with influenza A following recovery from acute influenza A myocarditis may cause death. According to recent research published in the Circulation Journal, "A 75-year-old man recovered...

EGFR is a human cytomegalovirus receptor.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EGFR acts as a cellular cytomegalovirus receptor. "Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a widespread opportunistic herpesvirus that causes severe and fatal diseases in immune-compromised individuals,...

Neutralizing antibodies don't prevent gB2 CMV reactivation in HIV patients.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neutralizing antibodies fail to prevent gB2 CMV reactivation in HIV patients. "The incidence of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) genotype gB2 (UL55) is high in patients with human immunodeficiency virus...

Substance P expression linked to diarrhea severity during cryptosporidiosis.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Substance P (SP) expression is linked to diarrhea severity in cryptosporidiosis patients. "Cryptosporidiosis, caused by Cryptosporidium parvum, is self-limited in immunocompetent hosts but may cause...

Markers of abacavir allergy versus influenza virus infection identified.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Symptoms useful for distinguishing between influenza virus infection and allergic reactions to the anti-HIV drug abacavir have been identified. "Differentiation between abacavir hypersensitivity and...

Active case-finding needed to identify HIV patients with TB in Africa.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Active case-finding is needed to improve identification of HIV patients coinfected with tuberculosis in Africa. "HIV markedly increases the risk of tuberculosis," scientists explained. J....

Peptostreptococcus magnus protein L has immunoglobulin binding domains.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peptostreptococcus magnus protein L has kappa-chain immunoglobulin binding domains. According to recent research published in the journal Biochemical Society Transactions, "Protein L is a...

Company expands Ramoplanin program with launch of infection control study.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The clinical development program for Genome Therapeutics' (GENE) product candidate, Ramoplanin, has been expanded to investigate the role of the novel antibiotic in controlling the spread of important...

Mannose-binding lectin quantity, thus infection resistance, may be genetic.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The amounts of mannose-binding lectin and the individual's ability to resist infections appear to be related to specific haplotypes. According to recent research published in the Journal of...

Aeromonas pathogens carry cagA gene from H. pylori.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aeromonas pathogens carry a gene very similar to the cagA gene from H. pylori. In a recent study from Bangladesh, scientists "investigated the presence of the cagA-like gene of Helicobacter pylori...

Clostridium species not significant cause of pediatric diarrhea in Brazil.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clostridium pathogens may not be a significant cause of pediatric diarrhea in South America. "Species of Clostridium are widely distributed in the environment, inhabiting both human and animal...

Dengue virus serotype 3 viral evolution elucidated.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The viral evolution of a key dengue virus serotype has been elucidated. "Over the past two decades, dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) has caused unexpected epidemics of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)...

Integron-bearing but drug-susceptible E. coli strains found in Rio Grande.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intergron-bearing - but drug-susceptible - strains of E. coli have been isolated from the Rio Grande. "Municipal and agricultural pollution affects the Rio Grande, a river that separates the United...

Dried blood suitable for immunological RNA testing.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dried blood is suitable for immunological RNA testing in the field. In a recent study, scientists in Japan "examined the utility of dried blood on filter paper for the source of cytokine messenger...

Novel molecular assay improves E. coli detection in beef products.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel molecular assay may improve detection of pathogenic E. coli in beef products. According to published research from the United States, "with the use of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 as a model, a...

Improved bacteriophage construction methods developed.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists in the United States have made several improvements to the standard methods of developing bacteria-eating microbes. According to recent research published in the journal FEMS...

Biostatisticians demonstrate method to bolster accuracy of vaccine studies.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Is my illness serious enough to warrant a doctor visit? Do I have the flu or the common cold? These mundane questions posed by millions every year during flu season bedevil scientists who study...

GHRH receptor gene involved in NREMS response to influenza infection in mice.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The GHRH signaling pathway plays an important role in the murine NREMS response to influenza virus infection. "Viral infections induce excess non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREMS) in mice,"...

Novel activated C kinase receptor helps regulate plasmodial life cycle.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel activated C kinase receptor helps regulate the life cycle of malaria parasites. "Receptors for activated C kinases (RACKs) are scaffold proteins that anchor diverse signaling proteins and...

Amodiaquine with SP superior to chloroquine for first-line malaria treatment.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amodiaquine (AQ) with SP is superior to chloroquine (CQ) for first-line malaria treatment. In a recent study in Africa, the safety and the efficacy of three potential CQ replacement regimens - AQ...

CIE, LA are best tests for pneumococcal antigen detection.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two tests (CIE, LA) are best for pneumococcal antigen detection. "The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and predictive values of counter immunoelectrophoresis (CIE), latex agglutination (LA), and...

West Nile possible, but not probable, cause of aseptic meningitis.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aseptic (viral) meningitis is in most cases associated with enteroviruses, but other viruses, including West Nile virus (WNV), may be also implicated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

Letter of intent signed for merger with diagnostics company.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Corgenix Medical Corporation (CONX) announced that it has signed a letter of intent to merge with Genesis Bioventures, Inc., (GBI) a biomedical development company focused on the development of...

Researchers to take blood samples from victims for study.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) recently made a trip to Wisconsin to study people who contracted monkeypox in an effort to learn more about the virus. Eighteen cases...

Aedes albopictus mosquitos do not spread dengue virus.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aedes albopictus mosquitos do not spread dengue virus among humans. "Over 60,500 dengue cases were reported in the state of Espirito Santo (ES), Brazil, between 1995 and 1998," scientists there...

Maize pollen improves Anopheles development.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maize pollen improves the development of malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitos. "To determine whether proximity to flowering maize enhances the development of larval anopheline mosquitoes breeding in...

Burkholderia cepacia complex and other pseudomonads are phage-infectable.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pseudomonads, including the human pathogenic Burkholderia cepacia group, are susceptible to wild-isolated bacteriophages. "The Burkholderia cepacia complex comprises a group of nine closely related...

Bacterial threat must be gauged during recognition, destruction by macrophages.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The severity of a threat is gauged by macrophages during highly specific recognition, internalization, and destruction of bacteria by macrophages. "Macrophages are a cornerstone of the innate immune...

Study reveals genetic activity of key step in malaria parasite's cycle,.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a finding that could significantly enhance scientists' ability to develop and test drugs and vaccines to treat the most common and lethal form of malaria, a University of California San Francisco...

Different adapter proteins help create different microbe-specific TLR signals.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It is supposed that there will be differences in adapter proteins that will help different Toll-like receptors be specific about signals leading to microbial elimination. "Signal-transduction...

Did rats spread disease in apartment complex?
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A hypothesis proposes that roof rats could have been responsible for the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Hong Kong's Amoy Gardens apartment block where more than 300...

Virus will appear again, as will other viruses incubating in "Pandora's boxes".
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The world can expect more SARS-like outbreaks in the near future due to evolving cultural, environmental, and economic conditions that provide viruses with new opportunities to infect humans, according...

Pregnancy centers initiate program to reduce spread of STDs.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Community Pregnancy Centers (CPC) have launched a new program designed to educate and assist current Bay Area residents in reducing the number of sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases through...

Report finds low condom use, HIV testing in NYC.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new report by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found that 42% of New Yorkers with multiple sexual partners said they did not use a condom the last time they had sex. The...

Vaccine provides lifelong immunity.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 90% of people vaccinated for smallpox might retain lifetime immunity to vaccinia, the virus used to vaccinate against the disease, Mark Slifka and colleagues report. The researchers...

Voluntary shots may not protect.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leaving smallpox vaccinations up to individual Americans could result in many more deaths in the event of terrorist attack, according to a study. The result could be an increase of between 22% and...

GVHD, glucocorticoid treatment impair IPC recovery in stem cell recipients.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Glucocorticoid treatment and graft-versus-host reactions impair IPC recovery after stem cell transplantation. "Delayed recovery of the immune system is a major cause of post-transplant infection,"...

Infectious disease-focused company approved for AMEX.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immtech International, Inc., (IMM) announced its common stock has been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). Immtech is expected to have Bear Wagner Specialists, LLC, as the...

A fluorescent immunoassay can detect enterotoxin B better than ELISA.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A fluorescence based immunoassay can detect staphylococcal enterotoxin B four times faster than ELISA. According to recent research published in the journal Molecular and Cellular Probes, "The...

MRI may improve osteoarticular TB diagnosis.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MRI testing may improve the diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis (TBC). A heightened TBC rate "has been reported during recent years," scientists in Italy noted. A. Iagnocco and colleagues...

Mycobacterial RecA intein acts as DNA-, Mn2+-dependent ATPase.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Mycobacterium tuberculosis RecA intein (PI-MtuI) enzyme appears to act on adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in a DNA- and manganese-dependent manner. "Mycobacterium tuberculosis RecA intein...

DNA repair gene mutations may improve mycobacterial adaption.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DNA repair gene polymorphisms may improve mycobacterial adaptation in hostile environments. "Alterations in genes involved in the repair of DNA mutations (mut genes) result in an increased mutation...

Mangosteen-derived agents have potent anti-TB activity.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of agents derived from the herb mangosteen have potent antimycobacterial activity. In a recent study from Thailand, "prenylated xanthones, isolated from the fruit hulls and the edible arils...

Clinical trial cleared for NeuGene against virus; financial results reported.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AVI BioPharma, Inc., (AVII, AVIIW, AVIIZ) announced that it has satisfied all regulatory requirements for initiating a multicenter phase Ib clinical trial with its NeuGene drug AVI-4020 in patients...

Vaccine said to be effective in mice.
September 2, 2003... 2003 SEP 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mild virus related to dangerous West Nile protected mice from the deadly disease when used as a vaccine, a team of Australian researchers reports. West Nile virus has been spreading rapidly since...

NF-kappaB plays role in gammaherpesvirus latency.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) appears to play a key role in the establishment of gammaherpesvirus latency in infected patients. "Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, and B-cell lymphomas...

Intervention decreases childhood mortality.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Child mortality from pneumonia can be decreased by more than one-third when community-based interventions to identify and treat the disease are used, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins...

Vibrio parahaemolyticus from North America and Asia characterized.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Molecular, serological, and virulence characteristics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from environmental, food, and clinical sources in North America and Asia have been reported in a recent issue of...

Novel triterpenoid active against bacterial and viral pathogens and malignant cells.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel triterpenoid agent is active against several bacterial and viral pathogens, and appears to have antitumor activity as well. According to recent research from Thailand, "A new lanostane-type...

Novel plasmodial protein plays key role in ookinete differentiation in mosquitos.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel plasmodial protein plays a key role in the differentiation of malarial ookinetes in their mosquito hosts. "An essential, but poorly understood part of malaria transmission by mosquitoes is...

Promising vaccine protects monkeys.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have created a promising vaccine against West Nile virus by replacing parts of a distantly related virus with...

WHO promotes 100% condom use among sex workers in Asia.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In an effort to slow the spread of AIDS in Asia, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently met in Laos to promote its policy of 100% condom use among sex workers. The 4-day meeting was held in...

Indian company says it is developing new vaccine.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An Indian company says it is conducting trials for an anthrax vaccine that will be safer and cheaper than the vaccine currently used around the world and that it hopes to begin selling by March 2004....

Intracellular pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes can be targeted.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The autophagy mechanism can also be applied to intracellular pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes. "Autophagy is an important constitutive cellular process involved in size regulation, protein...

Betalactams, with epigallocatechin gallate, have antibacterial activity.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Betalactams, with epigallocatechin gallate, have antibacterial activity. "The combined effects of (neg)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg) and betalactams were investigated against various...

Flagellin from Gram-negative bacteria binds human toll-like receptor 5.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Flagellin from Gram-negative bacteria binds human toll-like receptor 5 between amino acids 386-407. "Flagellins from Gram-negative bacteria activate inflammatory cells by a toll-like receptor 5...

An electrochemical method can detect viable Listeria monocytogenes in milk.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An electrochemical method can detect viable Listeria monocytogenes directly cultured in milk. "Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in a Listeria enrichment broth (LEB) was automatically monitored by...

Study offers explanation of how tuberculosis subverts phagosome maturation.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tuberculosis results in 2 million deaths each year world wide, and about 8 million new cases are reported annually. As such, it is the leading cause of death from a bacterial disease. Now, Gareth...

Orphan designation filed for SARS antisense drug.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avi BioPharma, Inc., (AVII, AVIIW, AVIIZ) announced that, based on positive preclinical data, it has filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to obtain orphan designation...

Infections linked to mental decline in elderly.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infection by several common viruses can significantly increase the risk of dementia in the elderly with cardiovascular disease, according to a new report. Finnish researchers tested 383...

Hospitals falling short in updating Colorado disease database.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Colorado hospitals and other health organizations are not regularly updating a state database that tracks diseases such as anthrax, cholera, and the plague, state auditors said on August 18, 2003. ...

Germany expects more cases of leishmaniasis due to global warming.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Germany expects more cases of leishmaniasis due to global warming. "In 2000, a reference center was created to systematically record leishmaniasis in Germany," scientists in Germany report. "We...

Eligen technology company provides second quarter update, including collaboration news.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Emisphere Technologies, Inc., (EMIS) announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003. The company also provided an update on development programs involving its proprietary...

Heat or acid-damaged Salmonella enteritidis can be recovered with TSB.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heat or acid-damaged Salmonella enteritidis can be recovered with TSB A study from South Korea "was performed to establish standard methods and media for detecting S. enteritidis in Korean style...

Leprosy patients do not appear to have mutations in cytokine receptor genes.
September 9, 2003... 2003 SEP 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mutation in IL-12 and IFN-gamma receptors do not appear to influence susceptibility to leprosy. According to a study from South Korea, "Interleukin-12 receptor beta 1 (IL12RB1), interleukin-12...