A new vaccine against Salmonella
...tions. It is estimated that the incidence of acute worldwide is more than a thousand million cases per annum and causes three million deaths. The project developed by Javier Ochoa centred on the investigation of a new vaccine based on the encapsulation of the components of the Salmonella enteritidis cell sh...ZYVOX(R) demonstrates high success rate for patients who develop MRSA surgical site infections
...d by MRSA. To date, an estimated 575,000 patients worldwide have been treated with ZYVOX for its approved indications. ZYVOX is indicated in the treatment of the following infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms: Nosocomial pneumonia caused by Staph aureus (methicillin-sus...News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...se (CJD) as a foodborne illness not only created a worldwide scare but also focused attention on the mechanisms of transmission of the infective agent, the scrapie prion protein (PrP Sc ). Mishra et al. were surprised to find PrP Sc associated with ferritin, a protein clearly abundant in muscle tissue associa...O Christmas tree: Your bark may fight arthritis
... any side-effects. Pine bark extract has been used worldwide for many years as folk medicine, both orally and topically, to treat a variety of health conditions ranging from wounds to coughs. Recent research by others, including some human studies, shows that the extract has the potential to relieve high blood...First US SARS vaccine trial opens at NIH
...mber 2002. The virus sickened 8,096 and killed 774 worldwide by July 2003, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). SARS was brought under control with classic public health techniques: epidemiological investigations, patient isolations, quarantines of exposed people and stringent restrictions on trav...Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
...on treatment longer." The meta-analysis summarized worldwide clinical trial and postmarketing surveillance data collected during a six-year period, from January 1,1997 to March 2003, in the 100 countries where DETROL LA is approved for use. In 26 clinical studies, DETROL LA was found to significantly reduce O...Fred Hutchinson receives $9.7 million to lead early detection consortium
... complex protein sets, thus establishing PNNL as a worldwide base for proteomics research. In 2002, the Institute for Systems Biology received $19.8 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to establish one of 10 NHLBI Proteome Research Centers in the nation. CONSORTIUM LEADERSHIP ...Research by scientists affiliated with the Earth Institute at Columbia University
...atial datasets and survey microdata to investigate worldwide drivers of hunger and infant mortality. Data specialists at Columbia's Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) are mapping poverty indicators as part of a United Nations-led effort to improve ability to diagnose the causes...Jefferson and Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. scientists create vaccine for wildlife rabies
...that causes more than 60,000 human deaths per year worldwide but also caused a tremendous economic burden. In the United States alone, more than $1 billion are spent annually for control, treatment and prevention of rabies." Using "bioreactor technology," a sophisticated cell culture system, scientists at MTTI...New tipifarnib (R115777) data in AML presented at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
... that more than 60,000 new cases will be diagnosed worldwide in 2004. This includes nearly 12,000 new cases in the U.S. alone. Approximately 65 percent of new cases are expected to occur in adults age 65 or over. AML is expected to claim an estimated 8,870 lives in the U.S. in 2004. Tipifarnib was discove...Dartmouth Medical School receives $1.6 million in AIDS funding
...dication to Africa, arguably the epicenter of this worldwide epidemic." Noting that FTCA was almost entirely volunteer-driven, Spielberg thanked Noel, Hirschberg, Grassey, and Steffens. "You are truly unseen heroes. For all you have done over the last 10 years, for your energy, your compassion, your determin...Important priorities for prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS
... With an estimated 5 million new HIV infections worldwide in 2003, the context in which people are vulnerable to HIV infection is discussed by Catherine Hankins (UNAIDS, Geneva, Switzerland). The commentary outlines how changing the social, legal, and economic environments in many populations--especially am...4 million more health workers required to improve global health
...thors highlight how 4 million extra health workers worldwide are needed if the required health improvements and millennium goals are to be met by 2015. Human resources in sub-Saharan Africa are singled out as a top priority: the authors estimate that this region needs to triple its current human resources infr...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for November 2004 (second issue)
...mote treatment completion rates and facilitate the worldwide implementation of directly-observed treatment programs. The mice involved in the study were 7-week-old females. After they were infected with TB, they were placed randomly into 4 treatment groups. The control group received the standard 6-month th...NIAID launches influenza genome sequencing project
...rging avian influenza viruses, allowing scientists worldwide to analyze the strains and begin development of vaccines against them. Dr. Giovanni notes that NIAID is working with collaborators who have well-defined collections of human and avian influenza viruses. "Their expertise will help us prioritize, selec...Encouraging results from vaccine trial to reduce cervical cancer
...vaccine could contribute substantially to reducing worldwide rates of cervical cancer. However, large-scale trials with long-term follow-up are needed to extend our findings and confirm that vaccination prevents cervical cancer." In an accompanying commentary (p 1731), Matti Lehtinen and Jorma Paavonen (Unive...HPV vaccine shown to 'substantially' reduce cervical cancer
...and18. The five year prevalence of cervical cancer worldwide in other words, the number of women in any five year period of time with cervical cancer is 1.4 million. In the blinded, randomized trial of 1,113 women from throughout the U.S., Canada, and Brazil, participants received 3 doses of the experimen...UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Center is first in Texas to treat patients with TomoTherapy
... treating patients in 2003, thereare 15 facilities worldwide including Moncrief utilizing TomoTherapy." The $3.1 million system is installed at Moncrief's flagship facility at 1450 Eighth Ave. Various personnel, including technicians, engineers, physicists and therapists, have been installing and cali...Low cost drug helps reduce deaths, repeat heart attacks
...y proven therapies." About 15.5 million people die worldwide from cardiovascular deaths each year and about half of these are due to acute myocardial infarction, with the majority occurring in low and middle-income countries, Dr. Yusuf noted. "Low cost therapies are obviously more invaluable than expensive on...ACE inhibitors not needed for many heart disease patients, according to new study
...e final in a series of three large clinical trials worldwide to test whether ACE inhibitors benefit heart disease patients who do not have heart failure. The participants in the PEACE trial were at lower risk both at baseline and after treatment compared to participants in the two earlier studies. Furthermore,...