Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from July 2004

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from July 2004

Preschool policies and practices affect children's physical activity.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preschool policies and practices affect children's physical activity. According to published research from the United States, "The objective of this study was to determine if moderate to vigorous...

Food restriction reduces age-related sensitivity to oxidized lipids.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Food restriction attenuates age-related increase in the sensitivity of endothelial cells to oxidized lipids. According to published research from the United States, "Age-related endothelial...

Pediatricians urged to advise patients on obesity.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors from Tennessee's primary medical school are urging pediatricians to pay more attention to whether their young patients are overweight. Four faculty members at the University of Tennessee...

Fitness classes for babies may improve health.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lucy Brown does a backward somersault down a ramp, leaps over a mat, rolls across a platform, jumps over a series of hoops, squats into a yoga pose, soars over a rope and hops over a row of cones. ...

Greenville County, South Carolina, schools go healthier.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Greenville County students will have a healthier snack menu to choose from next fall. Middle and high school cafeterias will ditch the sugary fruit drinks and snacks with little nutritional value in...

Pregnant women now encouraged to stay fit.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The last thing Rachel Pisciotta wanted was to be a couch potato during her pregnancy. So with her doctor's support, the three-time marathon runner tweaked her workout routine to accommodate her growing...

U.S. candy makers slim down their treats.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Long viewed as a slightly naughty self-indulgence, candy is getting a makeover as companies try to concoct sweets that are a little healthier. From low-carb to low-cal to sugar-free to "guilt-free,"...

Wellness program working at Southfield, Michigan, hospital.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. John Health, a hospital group that has been selling wellness programs to companies for nearly 20 years, launched its own comprehensive pilot program in an effort to make its employees healthier and...

Leptin released within brain at increased rate in obese humans.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leptin is released within the brain at an increased rate in obese humans. "The link between the human sympathoadrenalmedullary system and the adipocyte hormone leptin is controversial. We measured...

Recruitment complete for phase IIb AOD9604 obesity trial.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Metabolic Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., announced that full recruitment has been achieved for the company's 300-patient phase IIb clinical trial on obesity drug AOD9604. Over one-third of the patients...

Occupational factors affect weight change among men in Danish cohort.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Occupational factors and 5-year weight change among men in a Danish national cohort According to a study from Denmark, "This study explored whether factors related to the work environment could...

Socioeconomic status affects attitudes toward eating and weight.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the socioeconomic variation in attitudes toward eating and weight in female adolescents in a recent issue of Health Psychology. According to published research from England, "This...

Intestinal bypass syndrome presents as erythema nodosum.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report a case of intestinal bypass syndrome presenting as erythema nodosum. According to a study from Wales, "Intestinal bypass was a popular surgical procedure for morbid obesity...

Agents have different effects on behavioral satiety sequence in rats.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The selective orexin-1 receptor antagonist SB-334867 and lithium chloride have differential effects on the behavioral satiety sequence in rats. According to a study from England, "Recent studies...

CCK-8 response changes after MC3/4-receptor blockade reported.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The CCK-8 response changes after diet-induced obesity and an MC3/4-receptor blockade. According to a study from the United States, "Little is known regarding satiety effects of systemically...

Capsaicin changes neuropeptide Y and cholecystokinin expression.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Capsaicin administration causes expressional changes of neuropeptide Y and cholecystokinin in the arcuate and paraventricular nuclei. "Despite its toxicity, a great deal of attention has been paid...

PCK1 is a candidate diabetes and obesity gene.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PCK1 is a candidate diabetes and obesity gene. "Genetics and diet interact to cause type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. PCK1 has been implicated as one of many genes associated with type 2...

Short-term weight loss improved metabolic syndrome in overweight adults.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Short-term weight loss improved metabolic syndrome but not vascular endothelial function in overweight adults. "Impaired vascular endothelial function may be an important mechanism linking obesity...

Kids' obesity may be worse than thought.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forty percent of public schoolchildren in Arkansas are overweight, and nearly one in four is obese, a sign that obesity among children nationwide is probably far worse than health officials had thought....

Obese kids may develop diabetes.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of very obese children suggests that half may have a worrisome cluster of health conditions that increase their risk of developing diabetes and heart disease at an early age. Researchers at...

Public sees childhood obesity as serious health threat.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a new study, Americans consider childhood obesity as serious a problem as smoking or school violence, exceeded only by substance abuse as a health threat to school-age children. The...

BMI affects aerobic fitness during incremental exercise.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Body mass index (BMI) affects maximal work production capacity and aerobic fitness during incremental exercise. According to recent research from Turkey, "The aim of this study was to investigate...

Weight loss decreased FT4 levels in experimental obese beagle dogs.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight loss decreased FT4 levels in experimental obese beagle dogs. "The effects of weight loss on hormonal and biochemical blood parameters were measured monthly [carnitine, creatinine, urea, free...

Study compares data-collecting methods regarding attempted induced abortion.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Of four methods of information collection regarding attempted induced abortion, the random response technique may be the most accurate, researchers report. D. Lara and colleagues compared "four...

Bridgeport Hospital Chest Pain Center gets accreditation.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center to Bridgeport Hospital, making it the first facility in Connecticut and 42nd in the nation to be accredited....

Tennessee hospitals receive Chest Pain Center accreditation.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center to three hospitals of Saint Thomas Health Services. Baptist and Saint Thomas Hospitals in Nashville,...

Targeted Genetics signs exclusive license agreement with NIH.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Targeted Genetics Corporation (TGEN) has signed an exclusive worldwide license with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) for patents that cover inverted terminal repeat (ITR) sequences as a...

Risperdal reduces acute bipolar mania symptoms as early as day 3 of treatment.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from a controlled, large-scale, clinical trial show that when Risperdal (risperidone) was used to treat patients with acute bipolar mania, a statistically significant reduction of symptoms as...

Millennium, partner begin trial with INTEGRILIN (eptifibatide) Injection.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (MLNM) and Schering-Plough Corp. (SGP) announced the initiation of a multicenter, phase IIIb, clinical trial to evaluate the benefit of INTEGRILIN when administered...

Family having hematopoietic cancers poses slight risk of offspring getting ALL.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that a history of hematopoietic malignancies (but not other types of malignancies) in family members slightly increases the risk of their children developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia...

Fusion proteins overcome the hurdle of leukemia cell chemoresistance.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fusion proteins overcome the hurdle of leukemia cell chemoresistance. According to recent research from the United States, "chemoresistance is a common cause of treatment failure in patients with...

Liver function test results for naltrexone patients may be misleading.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Liver function test results for naltrexone patients may be misleading. "Many clinicians appear to be concerned about the potential hepatotoxicity of the opiate antagonist naltrexone (NTX) and this...

Study finds greater severity in substance abuse in adolescent females.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of male and female adolescents in treatment for substance abuse found significantly greater severity in drug use and associated mental health-related factors among the girls. "Many...

Actin and its C-terminal peptide act as cofactors with adenovirus proteinase.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Actin and its 11-amino acid C-terminal peptide act as cofactors with the adenovirus proteinase. "Actin bound to the adenovirus proteinase (AVP) with a lower equilibrium dissociation constant, 4.2...

Proteome analysis of adipogenesis conducted.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the results of a proteome analysis of adipogenesis in a recent issue of the journal Proteomics. According to published research from England, "Adipose tissue plays a crucial...

SnET2 NDA accepted by FDA with priority review designation.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Miravant Medical Technologies (MRVT), a pharmaceutical development company specializing in PhotoPoint photodynamic therapy (PDT), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted...

Study will investigate safety, efficacy of PFTA as adjunct to Visudyne therapy.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- QLT Inc. (QLTI) has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the National Eye Institute (NEI) to study the effects of preservative-free triamcinolone acetonide (PFTA)...

Allergy vaccine disrupts structure of calcium-binding allergen.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed an allergy vaccine that acts by disrupting the three-dimensional structure of the cross-reactive calcium-binding allergen, Phl p 7. According to a study from Austria,...

Cytochrome P450 isoforms involved in oxatomide metabolism identified.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytochrome P450 isoforms involved in oxatomide metabolism have been identified. "Oxatomide is an antiallergic drug used for the treatment of diseases mediated by type 1 allergy," scientists in Japan...

Lung proteome within airway mucosa following allergen challenge investigated.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists explore the context of the lung proteome within the airway mucosa following allergen challenge in a recent issue of the Journal of Proteome Research. "The lung proteome is a dynamic...

Nanocrystalline silver cream potentially therapeutic for skin inflammations.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nanocrystalline silver cream is potentially therapeutic for skin inflammations. "The anti-inflammatory activity of topical nanocrystalline silver cream was assessed and compared with the effects of...

National study shows 82% of U.S. homes have mouse allergens.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), one of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), have found that detectable levels of mouse allergen exist in the...

Total IgE measurement is valid surrogate for antigen-specific IgE.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Measurement of total IgE is a valid, simple surrogate for antigen-specific IgE analysis. "Due to its dependence on IL-4 and IL-13 production, IgE production is frequently used to assess the type 2...

AApoAII amyloidosis induced by various heterogeneous amyloid fibrils.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AApoAII amyloidosis was induced by various heterogeneous amyloid fibrils. "Preformed amyloid fibrils accelerate conformational changes of amyloid precursor proteins and result in rapid extension of...

CD36 overexpression correlates with A-beta, not with Alzheimer disease.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD36 overexpression in human brain correlates with beta-amyloid deposition but not with Alzheimer disease. "Scavenger receptors recently have been related to Alzheimer disease, although it is still...

Infiltration of the brain by pathogens causes Alzheimer disease.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The possibility of an infectious etiology of chronic diseases, including Alzheimer disease, has long been debated and is difficult to prove. Following a debate last summer sponsored by the Alzheimer...

Neurodegeneration and amyloid plaques occur in transgenic Drosophila.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have studied age-dependent neurodegeneration and Alzheimer-amyloid plaque formation in transgenic Drosophila. According to recent research published in the Journal of Neuroscience,...

Olfactory dysfunction occurs in mice overexpressing human tau protein.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Olfactory dysfunction occurs in transgenic mice overexpressing human tau protein. According to a study from the United States, "Disorders of olfaction are among the first clinical signs of...

Oxidative stress and mitotic changes necessary for Alzheimer disease progression.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxidative stress and mitotic changes are both necessary for Alzheimer disease progression. According to a study from Case Western Reserve University, "There are many lines of evidence showing that...

Reagan's death spurs renewed interest in AD, may lead to more donations.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When President Reagan died after struggling with the mind-robbing Alzheimer disease, Judy Wunsch felt a sense of deja vu. Within minutes of the news, the phones at her office in the Los Angeles...

Scientist believes blood flow changes are key to understanding brain disease.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Subtle but profound changes in blood flow within the brain may be among the earliest signs of Alzheimer disease, according to a review of recent research conducted by Dr. Costantino Iadecola, chief of...

Seeding specificity in amyloid growth induced by heterologous fibrils.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seeding specificity in amyloid growth can be induced by heterologous fibrils. "Over residues 15-36, which comprise the H-bonded core of the amyloid fibrils it forms, the Alzheimer disease plaque...

Link suspected between soccer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Soccer, neurotrauma, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis appear to be related. According to recent research from Germany, "Trauma has long been hypothesized but never proven to be a risk factor for...

Special protocol assessment agreed on for approval-enabling study of Ranexa.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CV Therapeutics, Inc., (CVTX) announced that the company and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have reached written agreement on a protocol for a clinical trial of Ranexa (ranolazine), which,...

Study initiated for ferumoxytol under company's agreements with NCI.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Magnetics, Inc., (AVM) announced that the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Imaging Program (NCI/CIP) has initiated the first clinical study under the clinical trial agreement for ferumoxytol...

Guidant to distribute technology designed to make heart bypass surgery easier.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guidant Corp. (GDT) announced that the company has begun distribution of Cardica, Inc.'s, C-Port Distal Anastomosis System in Europe. Cardica's C-Port System, which recently received approval, is...

Platelet-derived growth factor stimulates pericyte recruitment to tumors.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Platelet-derived growth factor stimulates pericyte recruitment to tumors. "Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor signaling participates in different processes in solid tumors, including...

CDC collaboration yields new test for anthrax.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new test funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and developed in collaboration with a commercial partner has become the first test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...

NIH supports phase I clinical trial of DNA-based anthrax vaccine.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vical, Inc., (VICL) announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has advised the company it will support a phase I...

Public-private partnership extends Dutch-American cooperation in biodefense.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IQ Corp., a biopharmaceutical company based in The Netherlands, and the U.S. Navy Medical Research Center (NMRC) have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop...

B. anthracis antigens for testing anthrax immunity identified.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have identified Bacillus anthracis extractable antigens that are suitable for testing anthrax immunity. According to published research from Israel, "Three extractable Bacillus anthracis...

Antimicrobial drug development declining.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite an increasing need for antimicrobial drugs, drug development in this area in the United States is declining. According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Infectious...

Thyroliberin controls murine candidosis.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exogenous thyroliberin (TRH) significantly reduces candidosis severity in a murine model. TRH "is one of the hormones which affect immunologic processes," researchers in Poland explained. In a...

Development and marketing agreement signed for novel formulation of amoxicillin.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., (PRX) has signed a definitive agreement with Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation (AVNC) to develop and market a novel formulation of the antibiotic amoxicillin. ...

New antifungal agents offer prospects for treatment.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New antifungal agents offer prospects for treatment. "As invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients become increasingly important, the field of antifungal chemotherapy continues to...

PIDDosome activates caspase-2 in response to genotoxic stress.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The PIDDosome is a protein complex implicated in the activation of caspase-2 in response to genotoxic stress. According to a study from Switzerland, "Apoptosis is triggered by activation of...

Short-stemmed modular shoulder prosthesis safe and effective.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel shoulder prosthesis is safe and effective for arthritis patients. According to recent research from the Netherlands, "[b]etween 1994 and 2001, a short-stemmed modular shoulder prosthesis was...

Diaphragm patch facilitates placement of AbioCor implantable replacement heart.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A diaphragm patch can facilitate the placement of artificial hearts. "One of the concerns when placing a total artificial heart is whether the device will fit in the thoracic cavity without...

AT-101 device shows promising use for treating asthma.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acceleration Therapeutics, a Division of Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc., (NIMU) announced that new research indicates that its AT-101 device can effectively treat symptoms of asthma. ...

Declining asthma rates in Mexico may indicate end of epidemic.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from Mexico have found that the number of asthma-associated health services have recently declined in Mexico, suggesting that the epidemic of new asthma cases is ending in the country. ...

FDA issues non-approvable letter for Revelation Tx.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardima, Inc., (CRDM) received a letter, dated May 21, 2004, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, stating that Cardima's premarket approval application (PMA) for the Revelation Tx Microcatheter...

Strattera provides full-day relief from ADHD symptoms in systematic study.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Strattera (atomoxetine HCl), approved for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), significantly reduced symptoms of ADHD for the full day in the first systematic study of Strattera treatment in...

Strattera now available in the United Kingdom.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Strattera (atomoxetine HCl), a nonstimulant treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is now approved for use in the United Kingdom and will be available by mid-July. Before...

Maternal age and complications in pregnancy or birth may be risk factors.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mothers of children diagnosed with autism are more likely to be older and to have experienced obstetric difficulties during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, but these complications are likely related to...

Anti-HIAP antibodies prevalent in systemic sclerosis patients.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anti-HIAP antibodies are often found in systemic sclerosis patients. According to recent research from Italy, "[s]erum antibodies against human intracisternal A-type particle (HIAP) endogenous...

Link between vaccinations and autoimmune disease reviewed.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review the link between vaccinations and autoimmune disease in a recent issue of the European Journal of Dermatology. "The potential association between vaccination and autoimmune...

MFG-E8 mediates removal of apoptotic germinal center B cells.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The protein MFG-E8 mediates efficient removal of apoptotic germinal center B cells. "Apoptotic cells expose phosphatidylserine and are swiftly engulfed by macrophages," scientists in Japan...

Biotechnology company named on list of technology industry's top 100 companies.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Perlegen Sciences, Inc., has been named by Red Herring magazine as one of the technology industry's top 100 companies. Red Herring's editors examined more than 600 private global companies'...

Doctor named young investigator of the year by gene therapy society.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Society of Gene Therapy has presented its 2004 Young Investigator of the Year Award to Laurence Cooper, MD, PhD, of City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles for his work in genetically...

HIV/AIDS media campaign receives Peabody/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Viacom/MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation's "Know HIV/AIDS and Fight for Your Rights: Protect Yourself Campaigns" have been awarded the Peabody/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Excellence in...

Memphis doctor wins cancer research award.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A doctor at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has been given a prestigious prize from General Motors. Charles J. Sherr, MD, 59, will receive $250,000 for being awarded the General Motors Cancer...

c-FLIP mediates resistance of HRS cells to death receptor-induced apoptosis.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- c-FLIP mediates resistance of HRS cells to death receptor-induced apoptosis. According to recent research from Germany, "Resistance to death receptor-mediated apoptosis is supposed to be important...

Mosquito-larvicidal toxin produced by Bacillus sphaericus crystallized.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have crystallized the mosquito-larvicidal binary toxin produced by Bacillus sphaericus. According to a study from the United States, "The Bacillus sphaericus binary toxin is expressed...

Viral Antigens enters strategic collaboration.
July 3, 2004... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Meridian Bioscience, Inc., (VIVO) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Viral Antigens, Inc., (VAI) has entered into a strategic collaboration with Viral Therapeutics, Inc., (VTI), Ithaca, New...