Anti-Infectives Week articles from November 2004

Anti-Infectives Week archives from November 2004

Biotech company working to address problem of antibiotic resistance.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New biotechnology company, RiboNovix, Inc., is addressing the worsening problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by developing new anti-infectives that are less susceptible to drug resistance. Over...

Triclosan's insertion in cell membrane may account for its antibacterial effect.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Triclosan's insertion into the bacterial cell membrane may account for its antibacterial effect. According to a study from Spain, "Triclosan is a hydrophobic antibacterial agent used in...

Increased IgE-antibodies to S. aureus enterotoxins studied in COPD patients.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins (SAEs) may play a disease modifying role in patients with COPD. According to a study from Germany, "Recent evidence suggests that Staphylococcus aureus...

Experimental colitis and the presence of bacteria studied in murine model.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effect of experimental colitis and the presence of bacteria were studied in a murine model. "Glutathione transferases (GSTs) play a central role in the cellular defense against harmful...

New biosensor rapidly detects deadly food-borne pathogen.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The pathogen responsible for a precooked chicken recall last summer will become easier to detect in ready-to-eat meats, thanks to a new biosensor developed by scientists at Purdue University. A...

Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak occurred in surgical room.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multi-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak occurred in a surgical room in Germany. "Outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii demonstrating multiple antibiotic resistance, including meropenem...

Membrane Cofactor Protein identified as adenovirus receptor.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Membrane Cofactor Protein is identified as the adenovirus receptor. "A tandem mass spectrometry-based approach is demonstrated for detecting a receptor for Ad37, one of the causative agents for...

Prescriptions for antibiotics to prevent anthrax now uncommon.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prescriptions for antibiotics that could be taken in advance to prevent against anthrax were uncommon among concerned patients after September 11, 2001 and the 2001 U.S. anthrax attacks, according to a...

Researchers begin evaluating efficacy of JuvImmune immunostimulant platform.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc., announced that researchers at the University of New Mexico have begun evaluating the efficacy of the JuvImmune immunostimulant platform against anthrax and small pox...

Oral fluconazole safe/effective empiric treatment for neutropenic fever.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral fluconazole is a safe and effective empiric treatment for persistent neutropenic fever. According to a study from Israel, "Neutropenic patients who continue to be febrile despite adequate...

Elemental sulphur studied as an induced antifungal substance.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elemental sulphur has been studied as an induced antifungal substance. "Man's oldest fungicide has probably long functioned in this role in plants, as a natural component of induced antifungal...

Educators honored for linking hygiene and health.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Programs teaching childcare providers about indoor air quality and improving consumers' food safety and hygiene practices are the recipients of the 2004 Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) "Clean Homes...

Oligonucleotide array technology rapidly detects foodborne pathogenic bacteria.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oligonucleotide array technology rapidly detects foodborne pathogenic bacteria. According to a study from China, "A rapid and accurate method for detection for common pathogenic bacteria in...

Enterococcus faecalis fsr two-component system controls biofilm development.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Enterococcus faecalis fsr two-component system was seen to control biofilm development through production of gelatinase. According to recent research published in the Journal of Bacteriology,...

Biosynthesis study results of 55 bacterial strains reported.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Brazil screened "55 bacterial strains isolated from soil... for efficient poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) biosynthesis from xylose. Three strains were also evaluated for the utilization of...

Pharma company completes phase 1 clinical trial for complicated skin infections.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that is has completed a phase 1 clinical trial for PPI-0903, one of its product candidates. Peninsula is investigating PPI-0903 as a potential treatment...

Significance of microbial interactions in biooxidation of pyrite.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Significance of microbial interactions in biooxidation of pyrite. Researchers writing in Biotechnology and Bioengineering explained, "The oxidative dissolution of pyrite (FeS2) by pure and mixed...

Lactobacillus spp. biofilm growth promoted by Actinomyces spp., S. mutans.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lactobacillus species biofilm growth promoted by Actinomyces species and Streptococcus mutans. According to recent research from New Zealand, "The ability of oral bacteria to integrate within a...

NIH grants awards for the development of human antibody against anthrax.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medarex (MEDX) announced that it has received two grants from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to support Medarex's research and development of MDX-1303, a fully...

Clinical bovine mastitis diagnosed in a Prototheca zopfii outbreak.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clinical bovine mastitis was diagnosed in a Prototheca zopfii outbreak. According to a study from Brazil, "Biopsy by fine needle aspiration together with microbiological examination and scanning...

Porcine circovirus type 2 from pigs was in Croatia detected and characterized.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Porcine circovirus type 2 from pigs was in Croatia was detected and characterized. According to a study from Croatia, "Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) from the Circoviridae family has recently been...

New York investigates rare brain-disease deaths in Ulster County.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New York State health officials are probing the deaths of four Ulster County residents who died in recent months of a rare brain disease. "It's a bit of a puzzle and we are trying to solve it now,"...

Viral DNA damage in presence of RB, UV light may make normal repair less likely.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Viral DNA damage in presence of riboflavin and UV light may make normal repair less likely. Researchers in the United States are "developing a technology based on the combined application of...

Pharma company acquires PURELL from GOJO industries.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, a division of Pfizer Inc, has agreed to acquire the PURELL line of instant hand sanitizers from GOJO Industries, Inc. Under the agreement, Pfizer will market PURELL to...

HIV diagnostic proves effective in Dominican Republic trials.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Services International (MSITF) announced that it has completed a series of testing of its VScan HIV 1&2 rapid test kit in the Dominican Republic, and the results showed 100% accuracy in terms of...

CGE-LIF cycling probe technology analyzes small samples for genomic DNA.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CGE-LIF cycling probe technology analyzes small samples for genomic DNA. According to recent research published in the journal Molecular and Cellular Probes, "cycling probe technology (CPT) is an...

In Zimbabwe, hair salons promote female condom use to protect against HIV.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Besides styling hair, Zimbabwean hairdressers are now making waves by promoting the female condom as a protective device against HIV/AIDS, reports the UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN;...

Study identifies target for preventing sexual transmission of HIV.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have shown that it may be possible to block male-to-female HIV transmission in heterosexual intercourse and have identified the target for blocking that transmission. Their findings...

Microencapsulation improves safety and efficacy of amphotericin B.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microencapsulation improves the safety and efficacy of amphotericin B (AMB). In a recent study from Spain, "[h]ydrophilic albumin microspheres" were evaluated for use as "a new delivery system" for...

Inhalation drug company secures new funding.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LAB International Inc., (LAB), a drug development company focused on the inhalation market, has announced $8.25 million in new long-term bank financing from two financial institutions, HSBC Bank Canada...

Novel compounds exhibit antiviral and antitumor effects.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel compounds exhibit antiviral and antitumor effect. Novel platinum compounds and antiviral guanosine-type ligands are antiviral/antitumor. According to a study from Italy, "Platinum...

Phase 1 clinical trial for intranasal delivery of antibiotic initiated.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SinusPharma, Inc., a developer of therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), has initiated a phase 1 clinical trial of SPRC-AB01, a formulation of an antibiotic for nasal inhalation. This trial in...

Emerging pathogen suggests amphibian trade should be closely monitored.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An emerging pathogen in an introduced amphibian species suggests that the amphibian trade should be closely monitored. "Chytridiomycosis is an emerging fungal disease of amphibians responsible for...

A new high-capacity biofilm reactor system studied for treating domestic sewage.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new high-capacity biofilm reactor system for treating domestic sewage has been studied. Scientists in Singapore report their study of "[a] lab-scale novel biofilm reactor system, Ultra-Compact...

County officials in Oklahoma look for cause of infections.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health officials in Oklahoma's Johnston and Caddo counties are trying to the determine source of about 40 cases of staph infection that have affected residents in several cities. The infections are...

EBV is integrated between REL and BCL-11A in American Burkitt lymphoma cell line.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epstein Barr Virus is integrated between REL and BCL-11A in the American Burkitt lymphoma cell line. "Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) initially isolated from the cultured Burkitt lymphoma (BL) cells, is...

Company focused on antibiotic-resistant bacteria closes $1.1M investment round.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ConjuGon has successfully raised a $1.1 million investment round from angel investors. ConjuGon will use this capital to fund the research and development of biotherapeutics to combat...

Scientists have bionanotechnology recipe to find elusive bacteria.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of University of Florida (UF) researchers has created tiny hybrid particles that can speedily root out even one isolated E. coli bacterium lurking in ground beef or provide a crucial early...

Aminocandin phase I trial initiated for systemic fungal infections.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (IDEV) announced the initiation of a multi-dose phase I trial of aminocandin, under development as a treatment for systemic, invasive fungal infections. This trial...

GE launches healthcare and education initiative in Africa.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GE has announced the launch of a 5-year, $20 million humanitarian project that aims to bring improved healthcare provision and infrastructure to hospitals and clinics in Africa. Four GE businesses...

Debate-guidelines for glycopeptide-resistant enterococci control have not worked.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The debate-guidelines for glycopeptide-resistant enterococci control have not worked. "Glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE) have become a focus of concern in many countries because options for...

Group B rotaviruses have been circulating in Western India since 1993.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Group B rotaviruses have been circulating in Western India since 1993. According to a study from India, "Generally, group A rotaviruses are the most common cause of pediatric diarrhea. However,...

HIV-1 non-B subtypes from heterosexual transmission predominate in Scotland.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-1 non-B subtypes acquired from heterosexual transmissions predominate in Scotland. According to a study from Scotland, "Historically, subtype B viruses in men who have sex with men (MSM) and...

APOBEC3G incorporated into HIV-1 virions through viral/nonviral RNA interactions.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- APOBEC3G is incorporated into HIV-1 virions through viral and nonviral RNA interactions. "Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme-catalytic polypeptide-like 3G (APOBEC3G) is a host cytidine deaminase...

Antisense U7 snRNAs and siRNAs targeting cyclophilin A inhibit HIV-1 replication.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antisense U7 snRNAs and siRNAs targeting cyclophilin A inhibit HIV-1 replication. According to published research from Switzerland, "Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) multiplication depends on...

Dying cells drive the capacity of HIV-1 to kill noncycling primary CD4+ cells.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dying, neighboring cells drive the capacity of HIV-1 to kill noncycling primary CD4+ cells. According to recent research published in the journal Cell Death and Differentiation, "CD4+ T-cell death...

HIV-1 infectivity enhanced by forming particle-mediated syncytia in CD4+ cells.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-1 infectivity is enhanced by forming particle-mediated syncytia in CD4+ cells. According to published research from Japan, "The infection and subsequent replication rates of human...

Host cell gene expression varies during HIV-1 latency or reactivation.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The host cell gene expression varies during HIV-1 latency or reactivation. "The existence of reservoirs of cells latently infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a major obstacle to the...

Memantine protects hippocampal neuronal function in HIV-1 encephalitis.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Memantine protects hippocampal neuronal function in HIV-1 encephalitis. "Memantine, a low-to-moderate-affinity NMDA receptor antagonist, can be used to treat cognitive impairment associated with...

R5 HIV-1 replicates more efficiently in primary CD4+ cells than X4 HIV-1.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- R5 HIV-1 replicates more efficiently in primary CD4+ cells than X4 HIV-1. According to recent research from the United States, "In this report, we present evidence that R5 human immunodeficiency...

Structure of initiation complex of HIV-1 reverse transcription is not conserved.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The structure of the initiation complex of HIV-1 reverse transcription is not conserved. According to a study from France, "HIV-1 reverse transcription is initiated from a tRNA(3)(Lys) molecule...

TSG101 mutations that inhibit PTAP or VPS28 binding block HIV-1 budding.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TSG101 mutations that inhibit PTAP or VPS28 binding block HIV-1 budding. "Efficient human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) budding requires an interaction between the PTAP late domain in the...

Tumorigenesis by HHV-8 chemokine receptor vGPCR is accelerated by HIV-1 Tat.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tumorigenesis by the HHV-8 chemokine receptor vGPCR is accelerated by HIV-1 Tat. According to a study from the United States, "Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also called Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)...

CD4+ cell non-production during HAART due to inefficiencies at multiple steps.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD4+ cell non-production during highly active antiretroviral therapy is due to inefficiencies at multiple steps. "A stable latent reservoir for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in...

Jury is still out regarding benefits of switching to protease-sparing regimen.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The jury is still out regarding the benefits of switching to a protease-sparing regimen. According to a recently published review in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, "Body fat changes and...

HIV-1 gp120-induced nitric oxide increases proinflammatory cytokines.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-1 gp120-induced nitric oxide increases proinflammatory cytokines. "It has become clear that spinal cord glia (microglia and astrocytes) importantly contribute to the creation of exaggerated pain...

Persistence of hepatitis C virus associated with human leukocyte antigen class 1.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Persistence of hepatitis C virus is associated with human leukocyte antigen class 1. According to recent research published in the journal Human Immunology, "The aim of this study was to define...

Disinfection, and sterilization adherence reduce hospital-related infections.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Disinfection and sterilization adherence reduce contaminated hospital instrument-related infections. According to an article in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, "All invasive procedures...

Company awarded SIBR grant for infectious disease detection.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) announced that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). This Phase I Grant will...

Bacterium causes U.S. flu vaccine shortage.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The reddish bacterium to blame for this year's shortage of flu vaccine has a colorful history. Until the 1960s, Serratia marcescens was considered harmless - so safe, in fact, that the military...

Study to test flu shot and nasal spray flu vaccine side by side.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A University of Michigan (U-M) influenza expert is beginning a 3-year direct comparison of the effectiveness of flu shots vs. nasal spray flu vaccine. Flu shots have been around since World War II,...

Vaccine failure underscores antiquated productions system.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The crisis in the flu vaccine supply in the United States has led to renewed calls to modernize a half-century-old manufacturing system that relies on millions of chicken eggs and a lot of educated...

Antigenically and genetically similar influenza C viruses in Japan characterized.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antigenically and genetically similar influenza C viruses isolated in Japan have been characterized. According to recent research from Japan, "Between October 1999 and May 2000, a total of 28...

Influenza B virus lacks sequence homology to influenza A virus antigenic sites.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Influenza B virus lacks sequence homology to influenza A virus antigenic sites. According to a study from the United States, "Mitogenic activity of UV-inactivated influenza viruses in cord blood...

Scientists meet to work on strategy to fight global viruses.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 300 scientists from around the world shared information on tracking and curbing the cross-border spread of viruses as they met in India. "Emerging infections have taken center stage, not...

Healthy monkey can be kept by owner.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A monkey that bit a utility worker has been returned to its owner after receiving a clean bill of health. Authorities removed the Capuchin monkey from Sue Kriz's home in Shueyville after it bit the...

Officials probe Cherokee County outbreak of Legionnaire disease.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A rare cluster of cases of Legionnaires disease in Cherokee County, North Carolina, has resulted in two deaths in the past 2 months and attracted state and federal health officials to investigate. ...

LEDGF/p75 is a component of functional lentiviral preintegration complexes.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transcriptional coactivator LEDGF/p75 is a component of functional lentiviral preintegration complexes. According to recent research from the United States, "Human immunodeficiency virus type 1...

Unique Leptospira strain isolated from patient with pulmonary hemorrhage.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A unique Leptospira strain was isolated from a patient with pulmonary hemorrhage in the Andaman Islands. "Leptospirosis is endemic in the Andaman Islands, often occurring as outbreaks during the...

Two spermidine analogues show moderate in vitro inhibition, ineffective in vivo.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two spermidine analogues show moderate in vitro inhibition but were ineffective in in vivo murine model. "In the present study," researchers in Germany report, "we have tested the effect of...

United Kingdom company begins research program on infection control.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- True Health, Inc. (TRHL), a provider of healthcare recruitment and pressure relieving systems, has begun a research program into the application of Best Practice in Infection Control. True Health...

Nosocomial meningitis outbreak caused by Acinetobacter baumannii.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A nosocomial meningitis outbreak was caused by Acinetobacter baumannii. "An outbreak of nosocomial meningitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, which developed postoperatively in seven...

Domestic clones of N. meningitidis circulated in meningococcal disease outbreak.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Domestic clones of Neisseria meningitides were circulated in the 2001 meningococcal disease outbreak. "The annual incidence of meningococcal disease (meningitis and septicemia) in Taiwan was...

M. haemocanis infection prevalence higher in kennel-raised than pet dogs.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mycobacterium haemocanis infection prevalence is higher in kennel-raised dogs than in pet dogs. "Mycoplasma haemocanis (formerly Haemobartonella canis) is a red blood cell parasite that causes...

Catheter-related infections in European hospitals characterized.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The features of catheter-related infections in European hospitals have been characterized. According to researchers in Spain, the "laboratory workload, microbiological techniques and etiology of...

Nasopharyngeal pathogens in Danish children with otitis media studied.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have investigated the nasopharyngeal pathogens in children with acute otitis media in a low-antibiotic use country. Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common diseases of...

Omomyc expression in the skin prevents Myc-induced papillomatosis.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Omomyc expression in the skin prevents Myc-induced papillomatosis. "Obligate sensitization to apoptosis provides a safeguard mechanism against the oncogenic potential of Myc. Omomyc is a mutant...

RNA interference can lead to a better understanding of Aspergillus fumigatus.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RNA interference can lead to a better understanding of Aspergillus fumigatus. "Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus which causes fatal invasive aspergillosis among...

U.S. NIH grant awarded for development of nasally delivered SARS vaccine.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ID Biomedical has been awarded up to $5.6 million by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a nasally administered sub-unit vaccine to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome...

Highly infectious SARS-CoV reveals cell tropism/receptor expression correlation.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Highly infectious SARS-CoV pseudotypes reveals cell tropism and receptor expression correlation. According to a study from China, "Studies of SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-the causative agent of...

Providing SARS infection control information to outpatients increases compliance.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Providing SARS infection control information to outpatients increases their compliance for continued outpatient visits. According to recent research from Japan, "To examine the effect of provision...

Salmonella outbreak traced to unshelled peanuts originating from one country.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Salmonella outbreak was traced to unshelled peanuts originating from one country. According to recent research published in the journal Epidemiology and Infection, "Salmonellosis is a global...

hCAP18(109-135) may be useful antitumor therapeutic agent for oral SCC.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human cationic antimicrobial protein 18(109-135) appears to be a useful antitumor therapeutic agent for human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). "Mammalian myeloid and epithelial cells express...

Active microorganism strains sought in secondary alcohols.
November 1, 2004... 2004 NOV 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Active microorganism strains were sought in secondary alcohols. Researcher in Spain have screened "416 microorganisms from different taxonomical groups (bacteria, actinomycetes, yeasts, and...