Posted April 2, 2005

►April 2, 2005 - China vigilant over bird flu outbreak in DPRK - Xinhuanet via China View

* ►April 1, 2005 - Pentagon clear to give anthrax shots again - UPI via Washington Times - "The Department of Defense effectively was cleared Friday to resume vaccinating military service members with the controversial anthrax vaccine, but it also was placed under court order to submit weekly reports to assure the vaccinations would remain voluntary."

* ►April 1, 2005 - National Vaccine Information Center Stands with Anthrax Band on Informed Consent - press release - National Vaccine Information Center via PRNewswire via Yahoo! - "'The soldiers hurt by the anthrax vaccine, just like the children hurt by mandatory childhood vaccines, had no voice and had no choice. If we want to make sure we have the freedom to decide which vaccines we are willing to risk our lives or our child's life for, we need to get informed, get involved and stand up for our informed consent rights just like the band, Anthrax, is doing today,' said Fisher."

* ►April 1, 2005 - New vaccines in food 'will save public from diseases' - The Scotsman - "Vaccines against a whole range of diseases could be put into soft drinks and ordinary foodstuffs such as confectionery, fruit and yoghurt, according to a Scots scientist...Dr John March, of the Moredun Research Institute near Edinburgh, is investigating a new method that allows vaccines to be administered orally rather than by injection...This raises the prospect of immunising the general population with specially modified food - something which could be particularly useful in Third World countries with few health service facilities."

* ►April 1, 2005 - Bush Order Allows Isolation of Those with Bird Flu - Reuters - "President Bush issued a directive on Friday allowing authorities to detain or isolate any passenger suspected of having avian flu when arriving in the United States aboard an international flight....The Bush order added pandemic influenza to the list of diseases for which quarantine is authorized. Pandemic flu is considered a novel or re-emergent strain to which there is little or no population immunity."

* ►April 1, 2005 - Sanofi pasteur Awarded $97 Million HHS Contract to Accelerate Cell-Culture Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Development - Major U.S. public health initiative complements sanofi pasteur's leadership in global pandemic preparedness - press release - sanofi pasteur via PRNewswire-FirstCall

►April 1, 2005 - New Cases Of Bird Flu Underscore Dangers Of A Global Pandemic - www.countercurrents.org

* ►April 1, 2005 - Influenza B hits S. Dakota - Higher-than-usual numbers concern doctors because vaccine emphasizes type A - Argus Leader - "Although the total number of flu cases in South Dakota has declined since its February peak, a higher percentage of those cases are Influenza B, health officials say...Doctors are concerned because the flu vaccine, which contains two strands of Influenza A and one strand of B, might not carry the B strand going around right now, said Wendell Hoffman, Sioux Valley Hospital infectious disease specialist."

* ►April 1, 2005 - Governments aren't telling people the truth about bird flu preparation - commentary - www.newstarget.com - "We've heard some very interesting news recently that countries are stocking up on a bird flu vaccine. And yet the very newspapers in which we see these headlines say the vaccine is currently being beta-tested on small groups of people. I'm curious how countries are stocking up on a vaccine that hasn't even gone through testing yet. Clearly this vaccine isn't in production. How can countries be stockpiling the vaccine if it isn't being produced? "

►April 1, 2005 - New vaccine means bye-bye to bacteria in the lung - Journal of Clinical Investigation via www.eurekalert.org

* ►April 1, 2005 - WHO Downplays Fears of Virus in Angola - AP via Newsday - "'Marburg is less severe than Ebola,' she told reporters, saying an Ebola sufferer is capable of infecting about a dozen people but someone with Marburg infects only about four others...'So we certainly can control this disease if people sick with it are put in isolation and if we identify all their contacts,' Chaib said."

* ►April 1, 2005 - Angola admits world's highest Marburg virus death toll - Xinhuanet via China View

►April 1, 2005 - Virus reaches fourth Angolan province - SAPA/AFP via Independent Online

►April 1, 2005 - Marburg Virus May Have Spread Outside Angola - Elites TV

►April 1, 2005 - Gabon Study Suggests Canine Role in Spread of Ebola - SciDev.Net (London) via http://allafrica.com

* ►April 1, 2005 - Ministry reports 483 meningitis cases, but says outbreak contained - Jamaica Observer - "Countering allegations of a spiralling meningitis outbreak, the Ministry of Health said Wednesday that reported cases were actually on the decline and insisted that there had been no deaths nor complications."

►April 1, 2005 - A disease defeated - opinion - Louisville Courier-Journal

►April 1, 2005 - Scan 'shows if people trust you' - US scientists say they can tell whether one person trusts another, by using a brain scan. -BBC

►April 1, 2005 - Anti-Rabies Vaccine to be phased out - The Rising Nepal

►April 1, 2005 - Parents realize autistic son is different but OK - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

►April 1, 2005 - Ask Dr. Marc - Mercury in Vaccines, Obesity & the 'Statin Revolution' - The Nation

►April 1, 2005 - Panel Warns That Defense Against Germ Attack Is Weak (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times

►April 1, 2005 - Ethiopia takes on polio - www.news24.com

►April 1, 2005 - State notifies Glenn County: First West Nile death official - Chico Enterprise-Record - "Glenn County Public Health Nurse Nip Boyes confirmed the cause of death Thursday in a press release. The release states California Department of Health Services notified county health officials that a resident had died 'from the effects of West Nile virus.'"

►April 1, 2005 - Autism awareness sought - Pacific Daily News via www.guampdn.com

►April 1, 2005 - Hepatitis C Treatment Makes Economic Sense - press release - The Christchurch School of Medicine via www.scoop.co.nz

►April 1, 2005 - UNICAL Gets ARV Drugs From Bush's HIV/Aids Initiative - Vanguard (Lagos) via http://allafrica.com

►April 1, 2005 - Priority Groups Received Majority of 2004-05 Influenza Vaccine, USA - Medical News Today
 
►April 1, 2005 - Midwives Credited with Reducing C-Section Rate at New Jersey Hospital - Medical News Today
 
►April 1, 2005 - Pandemic bug returns as community MRSA strain - New Scientist

* ►March 31, 2005 - Parents Shoot Down Plan For Statewide Immunization Database - Law Would Track Whether Child Has Received Necessary Shots - www.thedenverchannel.com - "'It's a choice you make for your child and it's a personal choice you make with your doctor and think about with your family,' said upset parent Shawna Bowler. 'I would never have moved here if this law would have been in place two years ago.'"

* ►March 31, 2005 - Sanofi Pasteur's New Polio Vaccine Licensed For Use In Novel Approach To Global Eradication Efforts - First New Vaccine Against Polio in Decades to Be Used in Egypt, Part of Innovative WHO Strategy - press release - sanofi pasteur via Canada NewsWire Group

* ►March 31, 2005 - New Polio Eradication Campaign Underway Over $15 Mln Required - The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) via http://allafrica.com

* ►March 31, 2005 - Epstein-Barr virus makes cells immortal - UPI via Washington Times - "Toronto scientists have found how the Epstein-Barr virus immortalizes cells, predisposing people with the virus to develop certain types of cancer...'Epstein-Barr virus is one of the most common human viruses in the world and is strongly linked to certain b-cell cancers like Burkitt's lymphoma as well as the epithelial cell cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma,' said says Lori Frappier, the paper's senior author. 'This research shows how EBNA1 interferes with natural cell growth regulation by binding to a particular protein in cells, causing them to continue growing and therefore increasing the risk of becoming cancerous.'"

►March 31, 2005 - Patients newly diagnosed with HIV are more likely to enter outpatient care with case management - Emory University Health Sciences Center via Medical News Today

►March 31, 2005 - HIV testing should be routine part of primary health care for sexually active - Emory University Health Sciences Center via Medical News Today

►March 31, 2005 - International Community Gives Multifacted Aid to N.K. Following Bird Flu - The Chosun Ilbo

►March 31, 2005 - Vietnam's bird flu surveillance still weak: deputy minister - Xinhuanet via China View

►March 31, 2005 - Vaccine will be available -- PHARMAC - press release - PHARMAC via www.scoop.co.nz

►March 31, 2005 - AMA savages doctors' deal with pharmacists (requires registration) - Sydney Morning Herald - "He said the Pharmacy Guild had sought a greater role in areas such as asthma management, the checking of blood-thinning medicine for heart patients and immunisation."

►March 31, 2005 - Flu vaccines a month behind - GP - The Ashburton Guardian

►March 31, 2005 - Meningitis Amputee Girl Awaits More Surgery - PA News via The Scotsman

►March 31, 2005 - Aware of Autism This April - The Exponent

►March 31, 2005 - Rabies fears prompts fox crackdown - The Scotsman

►March 31, 2005 - Mumps alert as cases rise - http://icsolihull.icnetwork.co.uk

►March 31, 2005 - New professor combats cancer from fresh angle - ASU recruited Johnston for unique research style - www.asuwebdevil.com

►March 31, 2005 - Premium sought on care for disabled (requires registration) - Philadelphia Inquirer

►March 31, 2005 - Bioterrorism: Fear, History and Reality - Boston College Chronicle

►March 31, 2005 - Understanding of the Spread of Cholera Breakthrough - Possible Newly Discovered Insect Vector - Medical News Today
 
►March 31, 2005 - U of T researchers map role of Epstein-Barr virus in cancer - University of Toronto via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 31, 2005 - Wider benefits of cholesterol lowering drugs for large sections of public, including women - Medical News Today
 
►March 31, 2005 - FDA Publishes Final Rule on Chlorofluorocarbons in Metered Dose Inhalers - FDA
 
►March 31, 2005 - Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, Queen's study shows - Queen's University
 
►March 31, 2005 - Study shows patch therapy may be as effective as oral medications - First head to head study provides hope for OA patients wanting more pain relief options - Cohn & Wolfe via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 31, 2005 - Natural tumor suppressor in body discovered by UCSD medical researchers - University of California - San Diego via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 30, 2005 - Despite new bird flu cases, no evidence so far of easy spread in humans - UN News Centre
 
►March 30, 2005 - Glowing hearts shine light on heart disease - Discovery could lead to new drug targets - Vanderbilt University Medical Center via www.eurekalert.org
 
* ►March 30, 2005 - Mom touts MCC clinic - College offers shot against meningitis to allay fears - Flint Journal via www.mlive.com

►March 30, 2005 - Iowa's flu season winding down - The Daily Nonpareil

►March 30, 2005 - Interim Guidance about Avian Influenza A (H5N1) for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad - Update - CDC via http://communitydispatch.com

►March 30, 2005 - Efficient Transmission of H5N1 to Humans in Vietnam - commentary - Recombinomics

►March 30, 2005 - Vietnam Province on Alert For Human Bird Flu Infections - press release - Radio Free Asia via NewsReleaseWire.com via www.expertclick.com

►March 30, 2005 - Hai Phong family recovers from recent bird flu infection - Viet Nam News

►March 30, 2005 - One more province free from bird flu - Viet Nam News Agency

►March 30, 2005 -Bird Flu in Viet Nam and Cambodia - WHO via Medical News Today

►March 30, 2005 - Bird Flu Outbreak in North Korea, State Media Reports - WHO via Medical News Today

►March 30, 2005 - Marburg: National Civil Protection Commission to Curb Virus Spread - Angola Press Agency (Luanda) via http://allafrica.com

►March 30, 2005 - Influenza: ISS, dying out with the heat, but allergy warning - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - "Attention, however, also needs to be paid to the strain of flu that, 'if not diagnosed, treated and correctly dealt with can even cause serious complications - warned Le Foche - such as bronchitis and bronchial pneumonia.' The typical symptoms are shivering with fever, persistent dry cough, asthenia, and deep tiredness. Le Foch added that treatment is rest and vitamins."

►March 30, 2005 - REPLICor to disclose unique broad spectrum antiviral drug - press release - REPLICor Inc. via Canada NewsWire

►March 30, 2005 - Rabies cases spark emergency action - New Scientist

►March 30, 2005 - End of polio in sight - UPI via Washington Times

* ►March 30, 2005 - World Bank Approves $8 Million Grant to Support HIV/AIDs Program in Central America - Kansas City infoZine

►March 30, 2005 - Can you get whooping cough more than once? - Mayo Clinic

►March 30, 2005 - Hospital: Colonoscopy patients need HIV tests - Concern instruments may not have been disinfected properly - A suburban Pittsburgh hospital is urging about 200 patients who had colonoscopies during a four-month span to get tested for hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS because the instruments may not have been disinfected adequately. - AP via CNN

Posted April 1, 2005

►April 1, 2005 - Estimated Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Adults and Children --- United States, September 1, 2004--January 31, 2005 - MMWR via CDC

►April 1, 2005 - Influenza Vaccine Prebooking and Distribution Strategies for the 2005--06 Influenza Season - MMWR via CDC

►April 1, 2005 - Improving Influenza, Pneumococcal Polysaccharide, and Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Adults Aged <65 Years at High Risk - A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services - MMWR via CDC

►April 1, 2005 - Schools on target for meningitis vaccination - The Ashburton Guardian

* ►March 31, 2005 - Anthrax the Band Speaks Out Against Anthrax the Vaccine With Courage, Conviction - press release - Military Vaccine Education Center via PRNewswire via Yahoo! - "'We always thought it was only when civilians were forced to take this vaccine that people would finally relate to it and understand,' said Kathy Hubbell, president of the Military Vaccine Education Center. 'But because of this band, and their incredible reach and popularity, we know that we'll finally get the full message out there. Our troops have been used as medical guinea pigs, something Congress recognized clear back in 1994. With the help of the Anthrax band, perhaps people will finally become outraged; perhaps it will finally be clear that every single person in this country is in danger of having this vaccine -- this highly reactive, dangerous, untested drug -- forced upon him or her.'"

* ►March 31, 2005 - "The Mercury Memo" - Adding a mercury preservative to vaccines over six decades ago was reckless. Not offering thimerosal-free vaccines to American children during the nineties - when those vaccines were available for Scandinavian children - was wrong. Ultimately, the truth comes out. - by Red Flags Columnist, Dr. F. Edward Yazbak - Online Vaccines Conference via www.redflagsdaily.com

►March 31, 2005 - Vaccination-Autism Link Unproven - Radio shock jock Don Imus is on a rampage about the vaccine preservative thimerosal allegedly causing autism. - opinion - FOX News

►March 31, 2005 - Angola: Marburg Virus Death Toll Continues to Rise - Inter Press Service (Johannesburg) via http://allafrica.com

* ►March 31, 2005 - Respiratory Distress Common in Elderly - MedPage Today

* ►March 31, 2005 - Targeting and Collaborations a Big Success; Priority Groups Received Majority of 2004-05 Influenza Vaccine Thanks to 17 Million Healthy Americans Stepping Aside - press release - CDC

* ►March 31, 2005 - Flu vaccine supply could be tight again next season - CIDRAP News

* ►March 31, 2005 - Flu vaccine mostly went to priority groups, CDC says - CIDRAP News

* ►March 31, 2005 - CDC claims success in fighting flu shot shortfall - 'Overall our extensive efforts paid off,' says Gerberding - Reuters via MSNBC

* ►March 31, 2005 - British wholesaler files claim seeking $2.6 million for flu shots - AP via ABC7 Chicago - "A British wholesaler Gov. Rod Blagojevich hired to provide thousands of flu vaccine doses to the state is going to court to demand payment...Ecosse Hospital Products Ltd. has filed a complaint with the Illinois Court of Claims asking the state to pay nearly $2.6 million plus interest for 254,250 vaccine doses."

* ►March 31, 2005 - Iowa had surplus of flu shots for poor kids - AP via www.kwqc.com

* ►March 31, 2005 - Official: Ignorance to Blame for Bird Flu - Vietnam Health Official Blames Public Ignorance About Bird Flu for Re-Emergence of Disease - AP via ABC News - "A top Vietnamese health official on Thursday blamed public ignorance about bird flu, weak surveillance systems, and small-scale farming activities for the re-emergence of the disease, which has killed 48 people in the region."

►March 31, 2005 - No order to purchase vaccine - press release - New Zealand National Party via www.scoop.co.nz

►March 31, 2005 - Sunnybrook & Women's plans for a pandemic influenza outbreak - Infectious disease experts agree an outbreak is just a matter of time - press release - Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre via Canada NewsWire

►March 31, 2005 - Catch up with the flu during the offseason - opinion - The Journal Times Online

►March 31, 2005 - Possible Diphtheria Case Being Investigated - The Chattanoogan

►March 31, 2005 - Meningitis trio 'respond well to treatment' - South Wales Echo via http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk

►March 31, 2005 - New vaccine recommended for meningitis (requires registration) - www.king5.com

►March 31, 2005 - School Vaccination Begins Monday - press release - Tairawhiti District Health via www.scoop.co.nz - "Ms Ewart said it was important to remember that while the Meningococcal immunisation should end the group B Meningococcal disease epidemic, a small number of cases caused by other strains of the illness will still occur...'So you still need to be on the lookout for symptoms and need to seek urgent medical treatment if they are present.'"

►March 31, 2005 - Numerous measures taken to prevent rubella - Viet Nam News Agency

►March 31, 2005 - Possible AIDS or hepatitis exposure at Pittsburgh-area hospital - AP via www.kwwl.com - "A hospital outside Pittsburgh is tracking down some 200 people who recently got colonoscopies."

►March 31, 2005 - Drill will simulate plague outbreak - Home News Tribune - "Muhlenberg is expecting 80 to 100 simulated plague victims Tuesday, Fiamingo said...Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the terrorism drill is the third in the TOPOFF Exercise Series, a congressionally mandated program, and is the culmination of a two-year cycle of seminars, planning events and simulations."

►March 31, 2005 - MSF ends intervention in DRC plague outbreak - The vast majority of affected people were diamond mine workers, or people related to the diamond mine camps around Zobia, in the Bas-Uele district. - www.noticias.info

►March 31, 2005 - Vaccine Injected Directly Into Cancer Appears Promising for Head and Neck Cancer - CancerConsultants.com

►March 31, 2005 - Trials are planned for cancer vaccine - Scottish scientists are trying to develop a vaccine which could use the immune system to treat cancer and be widely distributed to the general public. - Evening Times

* ►March 31, 2005 - Australian virus may lead to cancer vaccine - www.abc.net.au - "An Australian mosquito-borne virus has become the basis of a possible vaccine for cancer and HIV."

►March 31, 2005 - Mosquito-borne virus could point way to vaccine for HIV, cancer - www.obviousnews.com

* ►March 31, 2005 - Chinese AIDS vaccine testers in "sound" condition - People's Daily Online - "If the volunteers report abnormal physical condition, emergency treatment will likely be conducted to ensure their safety, said Chen."

* ►March 31, 2005 - Anti-Polio Campaign Underway - Cameroon Tribune (Yaoundé) via http://allafrica.com - "Members from the World Health Organisation, UNICEF, the expanded programme on immunisation and other technical groups yesterday in Yaounde organised a one-day seminar to brief journalists on the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign which begins on April 8 to 12. The seminar was also aimed at improving the means of communication during the vaccination campaign and to spell out what is expected from the press."

►March 31, 2005 - Polio vaccine marks 50 years, yet legacy lingers - Wilmington Advocate via www.townonline.com

►March 31, 2005 - Lawmaker Charged in an Anthrax Scare (requires registration or subscription) - AP via The New York Times

►March 31, 2005 - Biolex Announces Broad Patent Covering Treatment of Humans With Plant-Made Antibodies - Patent Further Strengthens Biolex' Plantibodies(TM) IP Portfolio - press release - Biolex, Inc. via PRNewswire via Yahoo!

►March 31, 2005 - HGS starts HIV drug trials - Washington Business Journal

►March 31, 2005 - Update on Rare Multi-Drug Resistant HIV strain in New York City man - The extent to which this strain has spread remains under investigation. As of today, no other cases of multi-drug-class resistant, rapidly progressive HIV have been identified. - www.rxpgnews.com

►March 31, 2005 - Massachusetts Senate OKs Stem Cell Bill - AP via Herald-Sun
 
►March 31, 2005 - 3 Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed in Neb. - Herald-Sun
 
►March 31, 2005 - Researchers Test Breast Cancer Drug - Herald-Sun
 
►March 31, 2005 - Survey: HMOs Boost Customer Satisfaction - AP via Herald-Sun
 
►March 31, 2005 - UNM Doctors Discover Way to Measure Pain - Herald-Sun
 
►March 31, 2005 - Nine US States File Suit Challenging Federal Mercury Emissions Rules, Say Policy Does Not Protect Fetuses, Children - Medical News Today
 
►March 31, 2005 - Why are children entering puberty earlier? EU gets serious - Medical News Today
 
►March 31, 2005 - Public morally obliged to take part in scientific research, says leading ethicist - Medical News Today
 
►March 31, 2005 - Protection against cell death during heart attack, New study in 'Nature' - Medical News Today
 
►March 31, 2005 - Nominated NIEHS Director Raises Concerns Over NIH Conflict-of-Interest Guidelines, USA - Medical News Today

* ►March 30, 2005 - Biowar: Informed consent injunction's key? - UPI via Washington Times - "The fate of the Defense Department's anthrax vaccine program appears to hinge on whether Judge Emmet Sullivan will allow the Pentagon to avoid the notification rules that normally accompany an informed-consent requirement and the off-label use of a drug."

* ►March 30, 2005 - Early letter may affect anthrax ruling - UPI via Washington Times - "The Defense Department has sent a letter, possibly to hundreds of service personnel, apologizing for wrongly inoculating them with a controversial anthrax vaccine after a federal judge ordered the program stopped."

►March 30, 2005 - Vaccination Still Wise Despite Domestic Eradication of Rubella - American Council on Science and Health

►March 30, 2005 - Avian influenza – outbreak in poultry in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – update 13 - WHO

►March 30, 2005 - Viet Nam sees complicated situation in bird flu virus in people - Viet Nam News Agency

►March 30, 2005 - Teacher Contracts Meningitis - www.wpvi.com

►March 30, 2005 - HIV strain shows weakness - Newsday

►March 30, 2005 - Patients newly diagnosed with HIV are more likely to enter outpatient care with case management - Emory University Health Sciences Center via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 30, 2005 - HIV testing should be routine part of primary health care for sexually active - Emory University Health Sciences Center via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 30, 2005 - Scientists find missing enzyme for tuberculosis iron scavenging pathway - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 30, 2005 - U of M researcher examines newly emerging deadly disease - University of Minnesota via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 30, 2005 - Angola introduces quarantines and travel restrictions to control Marburg virus spread - Medical News Today
 
►March 30, 2005 - U of M researcher says Viagra may cause permanent vision loss in some men - University of Minnesota via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 30, 2005 - International breast cancer prevention study launches in the United States and Canada - ExCel research study seeks 4,500 women to participate in clinical trial - Edelman Public Relations via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 30, 2005 - Europe faces brain drain and declining patient care unless cancer research funding is doubled - European Cancer Research Managers Forum via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 30, 2005 - New study in 'Nature' demonstrates protection against cell death during heart attack - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 30, 2005 - FDA Approves New Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B, Baraclude (entecavir) - Medical News Today
 
►March 30, 2005 - Brain activity prior to treatment flags vulnerability to antidepressant side effects - University of California - Los Angeles via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 29, 2005 - Varicella-Related Deaths USA, January 2003 - June 2004 - Medical News Today
 
►March 29, 2005 - Weather forecasts may be predictors for prevalence of West Nile virus - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 29, 2005 - Marburg virus disease in Angola - update 3 - WHO
 
►March 29, 2005 - Cholera in Senegal - WHO
 
►March 29, 2005 - How Physicians Try to Reduce Patients' Prescription Costs, USA - Medical News Today
 
►March 29, 2005 - Secere Lupus - Immunomedics' Humanized anti-CD20 Antibody Effective - Medical News Today
 
►March 29, 2005 - FDA's COX-2 Recommendations Will Benefit Bextra and Celebrex Though Physicians and Patients Remain Hesitant About Vioxx - Medical News Today
 
►March 29, 2005 - Kirin bacteria may prevent dermatitis - Japan’s Kirin Brewery says it has new animal and human clinical data showing that one of its lactic acid bacteria strains is effective at preventing atopic dermatitis - www.nutraingredients.com
 
►March 29, 2005 - Australians find infertility gene - The Courier-Mail
 
►March 29, 2005 - Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in kidney patients - Washington University School of Medicine via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 29, 2005 - Components in grapes inhibit enzyme key to proliferation of cancer cells - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 29, 2005 - Unexpected benefit seen in treating HER-2 breast cancer with new preoperative drug combo - University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 29, 2005 - Study reveals potential new target for cholesterol-lowering drugs - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
 
►March 29, 2005 - Personalized Health - Researchers and regulators are preparing for the day when medicine will be customized based on patients’ individual genes. A medical ethicist ponders the benefits and risks of DNA testing - Newsweek via MSNBC
 
►March 29, 2005 - Urine helps infectious yeast stick - Johns Hopkins Medicine
 
►March 29, 2005 - OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss - Oregon Health & Science University via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 28, 2005 - Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening - JAMA and Archives Journals via www.eurekalert.org
 
►March 28, 2005 - Sea Skate Experiment Sheds Light on Human Cell Transport - Brown Medical School
 
►March 25, 2005 - Lack of data to support herbals for menopause symptoms, confirms panel - Many women may be overusing treatments for symptoms of menopause, including hormone therapies that can pose a risk, an expert panel called by the US government said this week - www.nutraingredients.com
 
►March 25, 2005 - Genomic cancer therapy to become reality - The wealth of new targets identified from genomics and the discoveries made in the molecular pathology of cancer will give rise to a new generation of cancer treatment, moving one step closer to individualised, target therapy - www.drugresearcher.com
 
►March 25, 2005 - Mutation on trio of leukemias signals drug target - US researchers have found that three types of leukaemias are all caused by acquired mutations that alter a specific enzyme controlling blood cell proliferation. Identifying the genetic malfunction may give rise to a targeted therapy, similar to chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), which is treated with Gleevec - www.drugresearcher.com
 
►March 25, 2005 - Research heralds new treatments for liver damage - Researchers have, for the first time, identified two separate populations of immune cells in the liver, which will help doctors understand the mechanisms by which the liver is damaged and repaired and may lead to future drug therapies - www.drugresearcher.com
 
►March 24, 2005 - New diabetic drug class shows promise - Canadian biopharmaceutical company, Theratechnologies, has announced positive results for its latest drug candidate for the treatment of type II diabetes. The GLP-1 analogue takes its position in a market for this rapidly evolving new class of drugs - www.drugresearcher.com
 
►March 24, 2005 - Internet Patient Recruitment Yields MPD Breakthrough - Bio-IT World