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Tuberculosis Drug Candidate SQ109 Granted Orphan Drug Status
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 30, 2007
...istant tuberculosis jointly developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and biotech company Sequella, Inc . This orphan designation will help accelerate clinical te...
Early Treatment Helps HIV-infected Infants Live Longer
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 27, 2007
... an ongoing clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) .
According to NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.:
"The results of this trial coul...
Human and Animal SARS Viruses-Blocking Antibodies, Identified in Humans
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2007
...e National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and included collaborators from the U.S. Army (USAMRIID) , academic institutions in the Uni...
Cethromycin Found Effective Against Anthrax
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 3, 2007
...ectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID).]
Such were the findings of a primate study where a 30-day course of oral Cethromycin was 10...
NIAID Identified Centers of Excellence in Influenza Research
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 5, 2007
... The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIAID (a part of the National Institutes of Health, NIH ) has designated St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as one of six Cen...
Male Circumcision Definitely Prevents HIV Infection: New Study Confirms
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 26, 2007
Male circumcision has already been found to protect women from HIV and also lowered the risk of HIV infection in the circumcised men.
Another study, this time led by University of Illinois at Chicago , has found that male circumcision significantly reduced the risk of acquiring HIV in...
GreeneChip DNA Chip for Detection of Pathogens
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 7, 2006
Scientists have developed a new diagnostic device that can potentially identify thousands of different pathogens from human samples.
Called the "GreeneChip," this device consists of a glass slide onto which are attached nearly 30,000 pieces of genetic material taken from thousands of ...
NIH Scientists Identified a Human Protein that Helps the Spread of Chickenpox And Shingles Virus
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 22, 2006
...dentified by a team of scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
A surface protein of varicella-zoster vir...
8 Strawberries a Day to Keep Colds and Flu Away
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 19, 2006
Although they're both costly and scarce here in my part of the province, strawberries remain one of my most sought after and favorite fruits.
Unlike others who eat them with whipped cream, I consume them with a little bit of salt, bringing out their natural blend of not-too-sweet-not-too-...
Experimental Ragweed Allergy Vaccine: Hay Fever Relief in Just Six Weeks
in Allergies, on October 5, 2006
...in the New England Journal of Medicine . The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) also has a feature report .
[Photo: Weed Science Society of America]...
In Search of a Better Anthrax Vaccine: Researchers Found Potential in VaxGen, Inc.'s Candidate Vaccine (rPA102)
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 16, 2006
...axGen's contract N01-AI-25494 with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (a component of the National Institutes of Health ).
It would still take awhile before thi...
$30 million to University of Michigan startup blurs corporate-academic borders
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 8, 2006
...accine work was funded by grants from the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
U-M has licensed the technology exclusively to N...
Stronger Avian Flu Vaccine From GlaxoSmithKline
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 27, 2006
GlaxoSmithKline reports the results of clinical trials of its vaccine against bird flu , which has demonstrated that more than 80% of the subjects were protected by two shots, each containing only 3.8 micrograms of an antigen. This is a far better performance than the current vaccine on ...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 25, 2005
Suffering from extreme weakness, inability to think straight, disrupted sleep and headache? It could simply be that, just like me, you're due for a holiday, but if these symptoms have been recurring for quite some time, you might just want to have your white blood cells analyzed using real...
Avian Flu Remain Uncontained
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 21, 2005
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AP Photo
Biopeer just summarized the avian fludeath toll early this week. Today, the three deaths in Indonesia have been confirmed to be as a result of the avian flu virus, H5N1. With China still refusing appeals from WHO to share local data, there are speculations as to t...