TB & Outbreaks Week articles from September 2004

TB & Outbreaks Week archives from September 2004

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

Drug users who are HCV-seronegative may be positive for RNA.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug users who are hepatitis C virus-seronegative may be positive for HCV RNA. "Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection results in chronic liver disease in a substantial proportion of those infected. Most...

Data suggest group C rotavirus infection transmitted from animals to human.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data suggest that group C rotavirus infection is transmitted from animals to human. According to recent research published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, "A total of 3199 serum samples...

Antibody response of SARS patients targets the viral nucleocapsid.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The antibody response of SARS patients targets the viral nucleocapsid. According to published research from China, "The recent outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) provided an...

West Nile virus outbreak in Sudan causes encephalitis in children.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A West Nile virus outbreak in the Sudan causes encephalitis in children. "An atypical outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) occurred in Ngorban County, South Kordophan, Sudan, from May to August 2002....

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

E. histolytica genomic response to trophozoite collagen binding determined.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The genomic response of Entamoeba histolytica to trophozoite collagen binding has been determined. Attachment of E. histolytica trophozoites to collagen "is a known stimulus for parasite...

Southeast Asia reports first case of B. mandrillaris meningoencephalitis.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Southeast Asia reports its first case of Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis. According to a study from Thailand, "We present a case of 23-year-old man with acute meningoencephalitis,...

Dermatological aspects of anthrax reviewed.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review anthrax in a recent issue of Dermatologic Clinics. "Anthrax is an ancient disease associated with the plagues in biblical Egypt and modern bioterrorism. Three clinical syndromes...

Resistance to third-generation cephalosporins in Enterobacteriaceae increased.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The resistance to third-generation cephalosporins in Enterobacteriaceae isolates has increased. According to published research from Tunisia, "Between January 1993 and December 2001, the overall...

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

Contract awarded to develop vaccine against H9N2 avian influenza.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 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 awarded a contract to Chiron Corp. of Emeryville, California, for the...

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

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

S. dysenteriae 1 isolates derived from clone from single phage-integration event.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Shigella dysenteriae 1 isolates are derived from a clone resulting from a single phage-integration event. "The Shiga toxin (Stx) region of Shigella dysenteriae 1 lies on a defective prophage...

Bioelectrical impedance is used in modeling of hemoglobin in dengue fever.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Modeling of hemoglobin in dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever uses bioelectrical impedance Scientists in Malaysia report on a model "...for predicting hemoglobin (Hb) by using bioelectrical...

Monmouth University developing system to detect disease, terror attacks.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Monmouth University are developing a computer system to quickly spot early signs of a bioterror attack or serious disease outbreak by pooling information from key medical facilities. ...

Chlamydia managed successfully with telephone follow-up management system.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chlamydia patients were managed more successfully with a telephone follow-up management system over traditional clinic follow-up. "A retrospective review of 400 cases of genital chlamydia managed...

Biosafety aspects of live oral Vibrio cholerae vaccine strain examined.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers examine the biosafety aspects of the recombinant live oral Vibrio cholerae vaccine strain CVD 103-HgR in a recent issue of the journal Vaccine. "The development of live attenuated...

Oral cholera vaccination can play role in controlling cholera outbreaks.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral cholera vaccination can play a role in controlling a cholera outbreak. "Control measures to limit the spread of a cholera outbreak in Pohnpei Island (Micronesia), included mass vaccination with...

Second probable case of CJD infection from blood transfusion.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A research letter details the second case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) infection that was probably caused by blood transfusion. The rogue prion responsible for vCJD was identified at...

Brucella Igm/IgG flow assays useful for diagnosis of brucellosis in endemic area.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Brucella Igm/IgG flow assays are useful for the serodiagnosis of brucellosis in endemic areas. According to recently published research, "The clinical utility of two complementary tests for...

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

Full lab evaluation of patients needed to correctly diagnose chronic diarrhea.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Full lab evaluations are needed to correctly diagnose chronic diarrhea in patients. "From March to September 2001, 315 specimens from "nonrepeat" patients that were submitted for ova and parasite...

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

Biodegradable composite shows promise as antibiotic delivery system.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel hydroxyapatite-based composite shows great promise as a biodegradable antibiotic delivery system. In a recent study, researchers in Thailand "investigated the efficacy of a local...

Liposomal benznidazole has similar efficacy to standard formulation.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite enhanced hepatic uptake, liposomal benznidazole (BNZ) has therapeutic efficacy roughly equal to that of non-liposomal BNZ formulations. "With the aim of investigating if" BNZ delivery "to...

Novel antifungal compound derived from Phoma species.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A compound with antifungal activity has been isolated from a Phoma fungus. "Through our screening for novel antifungal compounds, YM-215343 was found in the culture extract of Phoma sp. QN04621,"...

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

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

Wine-making waste: a natural weapon to beat bacteria.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Grape pomace extract can be used as an effective antimicrobial agent to destroy pathogens and help preserve food, according to new research by Turkish scientists. Pomace consists of grape seeds,...

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

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

Improved nutrition could lessen malaria burden worldwide.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A large percentage of child deaths related to malaria are attributable to undernutrition and deficiencies of vitamin A, zinc, iron and folate, according to a new report by researchers with the Johns...

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

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

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

Voluntary HIV testing in GUM clinic increased following education strategy.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Voluntary HIV testing in genitourinary medicine clinics increased following implementation of an education strategy. According to recent research published in the International Journal of STD and...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

California's West Nile virus cases jump.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of people infected with the West Nile virus in California has jumped by 32% in nearly a week, according to state officials. There are now 249 reported cases in California, up from 189 on...

Four people may have been exposed to rabies from horse.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Four West Virginians may have been exposed to rabies through contact with a rabid horse, according to Greenbrier County health officials. The infected horse was discovered sick and out of control....

Greater risk of systemic infection with epidemic L. monocytogenes strains.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is a greater risk of developing a systemic infection with epidemic Listeria monocytogenes strains than environmental strains. According to a study from the United States, "Four-week-old...

Health department identifies more victims of Ohio island illness.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have found more cases of an illness that's causing cramps, diarrhea, nausea, fever and chills among visitors to this resort area, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The number...

Montana woman diagnosed with West Nile.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health officials in Custer County announced Montana's first human West Nile virus case of the year. The unidentified woman complained to her doctor of headaches, body aches, a rash and malaise,...

Taiwan battles dengue fever.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Taiwanese health workers have sprayed insecticide and inspected homes in a southern city that reported 3 new cases of dengue fever - a mosquito-borne disease that can be fatal if untreated. The...

Wisconsin reports first human case of West Nile virus this year.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health officials have reported the first human case of West Nile virus in Wisconsin this year. Health workers discovered the case because the woman had donated blood that tested positive for the...

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

NA and PB1 genes of H1N2 influenza A virus from pig is of human origin.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NA and PB1 genes of H1N2 influenza A virus isolated from a pig in Korea is of human origin. According to a study from South Korea, "An influenza H1N2 virus was isolated from a pig during an severe...

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

Sustained-release doxycycline provides prophylaxis of tick bite infection.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A sustained-release formulation of doxycycline hyclate provides prophylaxis of tick bite infection in a murine model of Lyme borreliosis. According to a study from the United States, " The...

Artesunate plus amodiaquine effective for treatment of uncomplicated malaria.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Artesunate plus amodiaquine are effective for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. According to recent research from Switzerland, "Faced with the problem of resistance to chloroquine and...

Indian pharmaceutical company develops new malaria drug.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- India's Ranbaxy Laboratories has announced it has developed a new anti-malarial drug, which it claims would be cheaper and as effective as the drugs now used to cure the disease that kills more than a...

New antimalarial compound identified through behavior of wild chimps.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- French and Ugandan researchers have discovered novel antimalarial compounds by observing the behavior of wild chimps. In the study, researchers observed a Kanyawara community of 50 wild chimpanzees...

Plasmodium antigen region elicits antibodies reactive with placental isolate.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 67-amino-acid region of the Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigen binds chondroitin sulfate A and elicits antibodies reactive with the surface of placental isolates. According to a study...

Small peptide induces complete protection against malaria.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A small peptide (CEL-1000) derived from the beta-chain of the human major histocompatibility complex class II molecule induces complete protection against malaria in an antigen-independent manner. ...

Subcutaneous immunization allows uptake of diphtheria vaccine.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Subcutaneous immunization allows in vivo uptake of an experimental microencapsulated diphtheria vaccine. According to published research from England, "Previous studies demonstrated in vitro...

M. ulcerans-like infection in frogs may be potential human pathogen.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An M. ulcerans-like infection in frogs may be a potential human pathogen. According to a study from the United States, "A nontuberculous Mycobacterium ulcerans-like organism was identified as the...

Molecular typing of A. flavus hospital outbreak show single contamination source.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The molecular typing of an Aspergillus flavus hospital outbreak shows a single source of contamination. "After an outbreak of sternal surgical-site infections (SSSI) with Aspergillus flavus...

Abdominal echinococcosis during pregnancy is uncommon, difficult to manage.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abdominal echinococcosis, infection with a type of tapeworm, during pregnancy is uncommon, but difficult to manage when it does occur. Doctors in Chile reported their experience with 12 such cases...

Gender-based differences in S. japonicum gene expression identified.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gender-based variations in Schistosoma japonicum gene expression have been identified. "Host inflammatory responses directed against eggs" laid by sexually-mature S. japonicum worms "instigate...

Whooping cough cases heading near 500 mark.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of whooping cough cases diagnosed in North Dakota since late June is at 497, according to state health officials. About half of the cases are in Ward County. Scientists from the Centers...

Strategies for managing suspected plague cases outlined.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers outline strategies for managing suspected plague cases in a recent issue of Dermatologic Clinics. According to published research from the United States, "Plague is a disease that has...

Vaccine expressing Yersinia pestis antigen protects against plague.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi vaccine expressing Yersinia pestis F1 antigen on its surface provides protection against plague in mice. "A recombinant strain of attenuated Salmonella enterica...

Experts work to identify mystery disease.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Top experts in mad cow-like diseases are trying to identify a strain discovered in a patient at Harborview Medical Center this summer. It was clearly not the human form of mad cow, nor does it...

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in ruminants reviewed.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in ruminants in a recent issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice. According to a study from the United...

Woman dies of mad cow-type disease in Seattle.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A woman being treated for a brain-wasting condition believed to be related to mad cow disease has died, and an autopsy may help identify the ailment, authorities said. Brain tissue from the woman...

Children appear less susceptible to SARS coronavirus than adults.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children appear less susceptible to the SARS coronavirus than adults. "Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a new infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus. "Children appear to be...

Dialysis patients with SARS often require longer hospitalization.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dialysis patients with SARS often require longer hospitalization. "Reviewed are the clinical features and outcome of 12 chronic dialysis patients (six men) who contracted severe acute respiratory...

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

Researcher uses supercomputer to model a SARS viral enzyme.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Mayo Clinic researcher is the first to develop a series of three-dimensional (3D) models of an enzyme responsible for the replication of the deadly SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) virus. ...

Scientist says Taiwan equipped to cope with SARS outbreaks.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A top virologist has said that Taiwan is better equipped now to deal with outbreaks of SARS because of advances made in the screening and treatment of patients. "We know better how to battle the...

ACE2 is target for SARS virus therapies.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ACE2 is a target for SARS virus therapies. According to published research from England, "The zinc metallopeptidase angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the only known human homologue of the...

Data collection to assess SARS interventions should be standardized.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data collection to assess SARS interventions should be standardized. "With cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurring across geographic regions, data collection on the...

Environmental and occupational health response to SARS, Taiwan, 2003.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists report the environmental and occupational health response to SARS in Taiwan, 2003, in a recent issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases. According to a study from the United States,...

Positive self-concept linked to refusal of unprotected sex.
September 7, 2004... 2004 SEP 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Promoting a more positive "self-concept" may be the key for helping sexually active African American girls to refuse unwanted and unprotected sex, said Emory University researcher Laura Salazar, PhD....