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New Hope for West Nile Virus Vaccine
Aug. 19, 2003 — A promising vaccine for West Nile Virus could be soon available for humans. Scientists say they’ve […]
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Could some men actively seek HIV infection?
Some young gay men are actively seeking to become infected with HIV in order to improve their status within the […]
Many Heart Patients Skip Fruit & Veggies
Eat your veggies. That’s a phrase kids commonly hate to hear. And apparently heart-disease patients do, too. A new study […]
Drug users in China tested for HIV without consent
People with HIV infection and AIDS in China experience discrimination, and many have little or no access to health care, […]
Heart and Mind Are Intertwined
Poets know it: The heart and mind are intertwined. Now scientists are catching on. Poets know it: The heart and […]
“Murky” data leave doubts over Genta, Aventis antisense cancer drug
Genta Inc. and Aventis SA said on Wednesday they were seeking approval for new skin cancer drug Genasense, even though […]
Uric acid is principal mediator of immune response after tissue damage
Uric acid appears to be one of the major endogenous mediators of the immune response to injured and dying cells, […]
Stem cell transplantation prolongs survival in children with CML
Stem cell transplantation provides long-term leukemia-free survival in most children with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), according to a report...
New melanoma vaccine increases antitumor immunity
Vaccination with autologous melanoma cells engineered to secrete granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) engenders antitumor...
Electromotive acceleration improves mitomycin C delivery for bladder cancer
As a treatment for high-risk superficial bladder cancer, electro-osmotic delivery of slightly ionized mitomycin C (MMC) achieves better bladder...
Tumor size unrelated to node status in BRCA1 carriers
Numerous reports have shown a strong positive correlation between breast tumor size and lymph node status. However, new study findings […]
Antisense oligonucleotides show activity against Ras-mediated cancers
Antisense oligonucleotides (ODNs) that inhibit the kinase suppressor of ras-1 (KSR1) gene can prevent the growth of Ras-dependent malignancies,...
VEGF polymorphism associated with lower breast cancer risk
A common polymorphism of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer, according […]
Virtual colonoscopy still not ready for widespread use
Although improvements have been made to virtual colonoscopy in recent years, findings from two studies in the August issue of […]
HIV/STI prevention programme for teens
DR. DONALD Rhodd, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, has announced that a new HIV/STI prevention programme will […]
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