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Cangene's VIG (Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous) Approved by ...  -  25 May 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),TORONTO and WINNIPEG, May 24, 2007/CNW/ - Cangene Corporation today reports that it has received a Notice of Compliance ("NOC") for its Vaccinia Immune

VGX Pharmaceuticals flu candidates trigger protective immune responses  -  25 May 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewVGX Pharmaceuticals' novel pandemic influenza vaccine candidates triggered protective immune responses in preclinical challenge studies, according to data

Natural Immune-Control System May Aid Treatment Of Autoimmune ...  -  25 May 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The immune system's ability to police itself may offer a new method of arresting the cells responsible for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis

Iomai Announces Interim Results From Phase 1 Study of Its Patch ...  -  25 May 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),The 353-patient study compared the immune responses generated by Iomai's needle-free vaccine patch and an injected intramuscular vaccine.

Orchestra Therapeutics to Present at Red Chip Small-Cap Investor ...  -  25 May 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The annual conference represents an opportunity for Orchestra Therapeutics to discuss its immune-based therapeutic vaccine program with global investors and

Dannon banks on probiotics  -  25 May 2007
White Plains Journal News,They aid digestion and the absorption of nutrients and bolster the immune system, according to the American Dietetic Association.

Immunization Against Type 1 Diabetes - Mice Successfully Treated  -  25 May 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The vaccine they designed in this model included structures that the immune system mistakenly attacks in this model of type 1 diabetes.

Drugs in Development  -  25 May 2007
R&D Directions (subscription),This trial evaluated the safety and ability to generate an immune response of this vaccine when administered in two 90 µg/ml doses in healthy adults 18

Aids death toll reaches 17 in Western Visayas  -  25 May 2007
Sun.Star,HIV is a virus that attacks the body's immune system and then causes AIDS. AIDS or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a fatal syndrome because the

IRX Therapeutics Completes Second $12.5 Million Convertible Note ...  -  25 May 2007
Business Wire (press release),IRX Therapeutics discovers and develops therapeutic treatments that act on multiple cellular targets to restore the immune system’s ability to treat cancer

Celebrity health: Leslie Ash launches legal battle over MRSA  -  25 May 2007
Irish Independent,MRSA, short for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), is a strain of the staphylococcus aureus bacteria that is immune to the broad-spectrum

Wilmot Cancer Center Scientist gets $1.5M to Advance Lymphoma Research  -  25 May 2007
PressZoom (press release),If scientists see an immune response during this clinical study, it could improve doctors’ understanding of rituximab’s mechanism and possibly change

Genzyme's combination gene therapy shows potential for CNS disease  -  25 May 2007
DrugResearcher.com,However, it comes with its own set of hurdles, in particular the problem of immune rejection, spurring researchers to come up with a way to prevent the body

Dendreon to Webcast Presentation at the Bank of America 2007 ...  -  25 May 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...and transform lives through the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics that harness the immune system to fight cancer.

Motherhood at an Older Age  -  25 May 2007
13wmaz,..."A lot of blood pressure and diabetes and pregnancy problems and stuff like that are probably related to the immune system and as you get older your immune

Chemokine Modifies License Deal with The University of British ...  -  25 May 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),CTCE-0214 is in Phase I evaluation of its role to aid immune system recovery. The company reports that preclinical studies found that it mobilizes

Some herpes viruses may boost immune system  -  May 23, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Scientists say that if the results from their research with mice hold true for humans, it could redefine what makes a healthy immune system.

A Canadian First - Immune system boost: new scientifically ...  -  May 22, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Great tasting Yoptimal immuni+(TM) from Yoplait bolsters immune system TORONTO, May 22 /CNW/ - Yoplait has created the first yogourt in Canada with

Foreclosure Report: No One in the Bay State is Immune  -  May 23, 2007
DSNews.com,Massachusetts homeowners – whether living in rural, suburban, middle-class or lower-class communities – are feeling the pinch of the foreclosure surge

VGX Pharmaceuticals' Novel HIV and Pandemic Influenza DNA Vaccine ...  -  May 24, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),MALAGA, Spain | May 23, 2007 | VGX Pharmaceuticals’ novel pandemic influenza vaccine candidates triggered protective immune responses in pre-clinical

City argues it's immune from lawsuit  -  May 22, 2007
Rapid City Journal,The justices were told during a high court session in the Capitol that cities are immune from lawsuits over the safety of streets.

Maui not ’immune’ to hurricane strike  -  May 22, 2007
Maui News,Weyman referred to accounts of the 1871 storm as a way of showing how Maui County is not immune to hurricanes. He added that Maui also had close calls with

Israel: No One Immune From Airstrikes  -  May 22, 2007
StratforNo Hamas leader or commander is immune from an Israeli strike, Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh said May 22 in response to a reporter's question

Curbing shingles  -  May 24, 2007
Tuscaloosa News (subscription),It’sa live virus, administered only to people with healthy immune systems who have had chickenpox. The vaccine greatly reduces the risk of getting shingles

Research gives boost to hunt for malaria vaccine  -  May 24, 2007
Cordis News,An international team of researchers has created a mouse which accurately mimics the human immune response to malarial infection. The new model will make it

Thymus Transplants Give Hope To Babies With Fatal Immune Disease  -  May 21, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Dave'yana was the 31st baby to receive such a transplant at Duke to correct immune system deficiencies caused by a condition called DiGeorge anomaly.

Immune hope for chemotherapy patients  -  26 Apr 2007
ScienceAlert,Monash University scientist, Professor Richard Boyd has identified a group of cells that help to rebuild the immune system following chemotherapy.

Community colleges are not immune  -  26 Apr 2007
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Damaged Motor Neurons In ALS Contribute To Their Own Death  -  26 Apr 2007
Medical News Today (press release),..."What was very surprising is that the motor neurons themselves are acting partly like immune cells and, as they get damaged, they respond by expressing

Shaw named Unanue Professor of Immunobiology; will direct new division  -  26 Apr 2007
News from Washington University in St. Louis,Immunology and immunobiology focus on understanding how the immune system recognizes and responds to invaders, and how those mechanisms can go awry in

CEL-SCI Announces Issuance of US Patent for New Platform ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Earthtimes.orgAdapT technology uses proprietary two-peptide molecular constructs to selectively cause the death of only those immune T-cells that are involved in

Antibacterial proteins keep us germ-free  -  26 Apr 2007
Science Daily (press release)The study shows that unlike bacteria-killing cells of the immune system, the skin cells don't need to internalize whole bacteria. Following bacterial death

Vaccine hope for sufferers of potentially fatal stomach bug  -  26 Apr 2007
SpiritIndia,...“My interest is in the immune response and how this dictates whether or not an infected person goes on to develop disease.�

Rochester Physician Helps Lead Approach Against Lupus  -  26 Apr 2007
Media Newswire (press release),...“The body’s immune system has tremendous power. It’s wonderfully adapted to protect us against many, many types of threats, but that protection comes with a

How to Stay Healthy This Spring  -  26 Apr 2007
Oswego Palladium Times,Plenty of nutritious food is essential to building a healthy immune system. A well-balanced diet provides sources of energy and nutrition.

Avoid A 100% Penalty!  -  26 Apr 2007
Motley Fool UK,Even those people that don't use a UK account (eg those that pay rental income from a French property into a French bank account) are not immune as States

Cancer research arms scientists with new treatments  -  26 Apr 2007
The UCLA Daily Bruin,In order to develop new treatments, scientists study cancer as individual cells, collectively as tumors, or by tricking the body’s entire immune system into

Doctors studying health benefits of Tai Chi  -  26 Apr 2007
WIS,Researchers all over the world are studying the health benefits of the ancient Chinese practice including its potential to boost your immune system.

S&N chairman to tell  -  26 Apr 2007
Morning Advertiser,Sir Brian will tell the company’s great and good that S&N is not immune to rising costs and the smoking ban will be a challenge but it had still managed to

Internal Audit Manager  -  26 Apr 2007
Seattle Post Intelligencer,...and transform lives through the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics that harness the immune system to fight cancer.

Prostate Cancer Breakthrough  -  26 Apr 2007
WSIL TV,His immune cells are mixed with a prostate cancer protein and a stimulant to make the immune system more active. The new cells are then infused back into

Prostate Cancer Developments  -  26 Apr 2007
WNDU-TV,It works almost like a vaccine where the patient’s blood is drawn, where his immune cells are mixed with a prostate cancer protein and a stimulant to make

Immune cells a boost for chemo patients  -  Apr 24, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Scientists have unlocked secrets of the immune system which may ultimately help cancer sufferers recover faster after chemotherapy.

Appeals court says county immune to lawsuit  -  Apr 25, 2007
Cadillac News,By Matt Whetstone, Cadillac News. REED CITY — Two officers responding to a breaking-and-entering call found themselves instead involved in a car crash.

Hepatitis A And Hepatitis C Attack Same Protein To Block Immune ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Both dodge immune attacks by attacking the same protein - an essential link in a chain of molecular signals that triggers antiviral responses.

Breast Feeding / Pneumonia / Immune System  -  Apr 24, 2007
13WHAM-TV,Specifically it can lower the efficiency of your immune system. Researchers say chronic stress may impair immune function through its effects on the nervous

Jefferson Researchers Boost Immune 'killer Cells,' Increase ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have devised a novel method to expand the number of immune system "natural killer (NK)"

MedImmune Not Immune to Takeovers  -  Apr 24, 2007
Motley FoolBy Brian Lawler. Sometimes acquisition rumors turn out to be true. Yesterday, biotech drug developer MedImmune (Nasdaq: MEDI) announced that it was being

Scientists discover immune system loophole that may lead to cancer ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Yonhap News,SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korean scientists on Tuesday said they have discovered a reason for the human immune system's inability to attack

Unemployment may drain immune function  -  Apr 23, 2007
ABC NewsApr 23, 2007 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The stress of unemployment may dampen healthy people's immune system function — but the good news is that finding

Unemployment may drain immune function  -  Apr 23, 2007
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The stress of unemployment may dampen healthy people's immune system function -- but the good news is that finding a job can

Unemployment May Drain Immune Function  -  Apr 23, 2007
Javno.hr,The stress of unemployment may dampen healthy people's immune system function -- but the good news is that finding a job can restore its fighting power,

Discovery on Plant Immune System Gives Clues on Disease Defense  -  Apr 23, 2007
CCN Magazine,A University of Nebraska-Lincoln plant scientist's discovery of a previously unknown component in plants' immune systems provides new clues to how plants

A simple tune can boost mood, memory and the immune system -- and ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,It can improve the body's immune response. In elderly people, it can reduce the use of prescription drugs, doctor visits and emergency room care.

Vitamin A May Boost Vaccine Effectiveness in Kids  -  Apr 25, 2007
Washington Post,WEDNESDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- Giving vitamin A supplements to young children may boost their immune system response to tetanus and other types of

Head and Neck Cancer Vaccine Targets Proteins to Create Immune ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
MedIndia,Researchers have developed a vaccine strategy for head and neck cancer that targets multiple peptides (parts of proteins) to activate the immune system to

Doctors Focusing On Immune System To Treat Heart Disease  -  Apr 23, 2007
WFtv.com,New research is focusing on the body's immune system and cleansing the blood, to treat the failing heart. It wasn't too long ago that Allen Johnson wasn't

Head And Neck Cancer Vaccine Targets Proteins To Create Immune ...  -  Apr 22, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Most attempts to create therapeutic cancer vaccines are based on custom-made approaches that use a patient's own tumor cells to generate a strong immune

Inimex Product Candidate is First Immune Defense Regulator to Cure ...  -  27 Mar 2007
PR Newswire (press release),With as little as one dose, IDR-1 increased the levels of key immune system fighter cells, which caused prolonged enhancement of the host immune system's

Immune response to cancer stem cells may dictate cancer’s course  -  27 Mar 2007
The Rockefeller University Newswire,But of the 18 patients who did not have an immune reaction to SOX2, 70 percent developed progressive myeloma. “So a person’s immunity to this antigen,

Generex Biotechnology to Test Novel RNAI-based Immune-response ...  -  27 Mar 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The strategy pioneered by Antigen Express involves modifying the patient's cancer cells to increase their immunogenicity and thereby enable the immune

Researchers identify key protein in immune response to malaria and TB  -  27 Mar 2007
EurekAlert (press release),An international team of researchers has identified a key protein involved in the immune system's response to malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and a number of

University of British Columbia Researchers Discover Immune ...  -  27 Mar 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),A team of researchers identified a peptide that can fight infection by boosting the body's own immune system and may help in the fight against hospital

AIDS study in mice may yield hope  -  27 Mar 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),Autopsies of the mice showed they were producing HIV in lymph nodes, spleen and other immune tissues. The virus also was being produced in the lungs,

Practicing Tai Chi Boosts Immune System in Older Adults  -  27 Mar 2007
innovations report,The research follows the success of an earlier pilot study that showed a positive immune response from tai chi chih but did not assess its effects when

Peptide that battles superbugs by boosting body's own immune system  -  27 Mar 2007
DailyIndia.com,Peptide did not produce harmful inflammation and toxicity often seen when the immune system is stimulated and, in fact, actually reduced the potentially

Weizmann Institute scientists discover strategy used by cells in ...  -  27 Mar 2007
Israel 21C,...the Weizmann Institute of Science discovered that cells may utilize "dual key" activation before launching certain potent weapons of the immune system.

Inovio Biomedical's DNA Delivery Technology Significantly Enhances ...  -  27 Mar 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The paper, titled "Effect of plasmid DNA vaccine design and in vivo electroporation on the resulting vaccine-specific immune responses in rhesus macaques,"

Targeting tumors the natural way  -  27 Mar 2007
Cancer Focus,..."This study suggests that the cell recognition mode we used can direct an endogenous immune response to destroy cancer cells selectively," says Kiessling.

Biologics to the rescue  -  27 Mar 2007
New Straits Times,...“Biologics are drugs derived from living organisms and are designed to either inhibit or supplement a specific component of the immune system called

Tomorrow's double feature: Virus traps and marmoset chimeras  -  27 Mar 2007
ScienceBlogsTheir sources are the new viruses that spew out of infected cells, and their sink is the immune system's attack. Some scientists are investigating whether

New protein primed to fight superbugs  -  27 Mar 2007
CBC Manitoba,A protein that kick-starts the immune system's first-line defence may help fight bacteria immune to antibiotics, researchers at the University of British

Transplanting organs from animals to humans -- what are the barriers?  -  27 Mar 2007
SpiritIndia,The major stumbling block, says Dr Muhammad Mohiuddin (US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) in a paper in PLoS Medicine, is that the immune system

Agency moves to rein in high-risk medical trials in EU  -  27 Mar 2007
International Herald Tribune,The six men - students, actors and laborers - had signed up to test an immune activator called TGN1412, developed by a now-defunct German start-up

DNA layer reduces risk of reserve parts being rejected  -  27 Mar 2007
Biology News Net (press release),This layer ensures a better attachment, more rapid recovery of the surrounding tissue and less immune responses. The older we get the more 'reserve-parts'

Encapsulated stem cells track movement  -  27 Mar 2007
Examiner.com...“Ideally, we’d like to be able to take donor cells off the shelf, make them X-ray visible, protect them from the immune system and deliver them precisely

Naturally reducing drug 'friendly fire'  -  27 Mar 2007
DrugResearcher.com,26/03/2007 - A new technique mimics Nature to mark cancer tumours for destruction by the immune system while leaving healthy cells alive,

TODAY’S TOP 10  -  27 Mar 2007
Kansas City Star,HIV attacks immune cells, and the mice have a humanized immune system to allow infection. The Jewish Theological Seminary, the intellectual and spiritual

Xbox 360 Controls Minions  -  27 Mar 2007
Game Feed,Also, immune to fire, they can clear dangerous paths for the Overlord and the rest of the horde. • Green Minions – The Assassins. These minions love their

Doubly Safe Activation  -  27 Mar 2007
Weizmann Institute of Science,New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that cells may employ this strategy as well before launching certain potent weapons of the immune

Study sticks it to idea of duct tape curing warts  -  27 Mar 2007
Post-Bulletin,The tape supposedly works by irritating the skin and stimulating the body's immune system to attack the virus that causes warts.

Justifying day care  -  27 Mar 2007
Chicago Tribune,And I always return to the same thing: "the hygiene hypothesis," or the belief that early exposure to germs helps the immune system develop properly.

NuVim ® Will Be Presenting and Exhibiting at the ValueRich Small ...  -  27 Mar 2007
Business Wire (press release),Based on an extensive research and development project that spanned over 30 years, NuVim ® helps maintain a strong immune system through the use of a

First-trimester antiretrovirals a 'possible' risk for genital ...  -  27 Mar 2007
Aidsmap,The review was published in the March 1 st issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. With the specific exception of efavirenz (Sustiva),

New Protein Fights Superbugs by Boosting Immune System  -  Mar 25, 2007
Scientific AmericanSimple: juice up the immune system to fight its own battles. Researchers have come up with a new compound that activates the immune system's first line of

Grape seed compounds may prevent skin cancer by boosting immune system  -  Mar 25, 2007
SpiritIndia,The compounds appear to work by inhibiting suppression of the immune system caused by ultraviolet light exposure, says Santosh Katiyar, Ph.D., an associate

Tai Chi Boosts Immune System of Older Adults  -  Mar 24, 2007
Associated Content,Tai chi chih, the Westernized version of the 2000-year-old Chinese martial art known for its slow movement and meditation, significantly boosts the immune

Tai chi boosts elderly immune system against shingles  -  Mar 23, 2007
ReutersA slow-movement form of exercise known as tai chi can strengthen the immune system in the elderly and boost the potency of a vaccine against the virus that

The Immune Response Corporation Extends Warrants Exercise Deadline  -  Mar 23, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),The Company's lead immune-based therapeutic product candidates are NeuroVax(TM) for the treatment of MS and REMUNE(R) and IR103 for the treatment of HIV

Tai chi linked to better immune response in seniors  -  Mar 23, 2007
CBC.ca,A form of tai chi appears to boost the immune response of older adults, researchers report. Tai chi chih is a Westernized version of the Chinese martial art

County poverty: None of us is immune  -  Mar 23, 2007
Ithaca Journal,Think you are immune to poverty? Think again. Each American has a 50 percent chance of living in poverty for at least one year, according to research done

Asymmetry and Immune Memory  -  Mar 22, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)Asymmetric cell division of lymphocytes ensures that our adaptive immune system maintains a balanced production of two different types of T cells.

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