Lab tests for herpes often give wrong results (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Many labs in the US are using outdated blood tests for genital herpes that often give erroneous results, according to a new report.
Analyst Lowers Impact of Multiple Sclerosis Drug on Cambridge, Mass., Company (RedNova)
Aug. 30--Even if Biogen Idec Inc. is able to win regulatory approval to sell its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, sales probably will not be enough to have a significant impact on the Cambridge company, according to a report by a Wall Street analyst.
Experts Call on CDC To Establish National Reporting System for Neonatal Herpes, USA (Medical News Today)
CDC should implement a national system for reporting cases of neonatal herpes to help treat and prevent the spread of the disease, according to a report published in the journal... Sexually Transmitted Diseases on Tuesday, the New York Times reports.
Viral Oncology (RedNova)
George Winter on how vaccines are being developed to combat virus- related cancer SUMMARY The first vaccine produced against major human cancer was developed against the hepatitis B virus in 1984.
Aids epidemic looms in Asia (Sun Star)
A recent issue of the weekly "Time" magazine reports that Aids kills thousands of Asian every day. Almost 3,000 Asians "become infected each day and millions are at risk...
Summaries of 2004 News Releases (Harvard Medical School)
December 16, 2004 The binding of a viral RNA and a viral protein brings about a physical transformation that dupes host cells into enthusiastically copying the invading pathogen, according to a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In the December 17 issue of Science , collaborators led by professor Lee Gehrke of the Harvard-MIT
Major Breakthrough in the Treatment of Cancers and Infectious Diseases (RedNova)
Montreal, August 24, 2005 – Dr.
Summaries of 2000 News Releases (Harvard Medical School)
December 15, 2000 Two immune proteins found in the brains of mice help the brain develop and may play key roles in triggering developmental disorders like dyslexia and neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's Disease, according to a Harvard Medical School study reported in today's issue of Science.
Major breakthrough in the treatment of cancers and infectious diseases (Medical News Today)
Dr André Veillette, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team will publish in the upcoming issue of the prestigious journal Nature Immunology of Nature Publishing Group, a discovery that could significantly advance the treatment of cancers and infectious diseases.
Millionaire Lady Tak Retired (BloodHorse)
Lady Tak, a millionaire and multiple grade I winner, has been retired from racing with a record of 10 wins from 19 starts. The 5-year-old mare has arrived at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington.
