New AIDS drug enfuvirtide shows promise for resistant HIV patients
At the 14th International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, two studies involving 1000 patients showed adding enfuvirtide to existing regimens halved viral resistance progress. After 24 weeks, detectable virus fell to 37 percent vs 16 percent on standard therapy, and CD4 counts rose notably in the T-20 group.
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Barcelona
Spain
Robert Siliciano
Johns Hopkins University
James Locke
London
Trimeris Inc
North Carolina
Roche
Anthony Fauci
U.S. National Institutes of Health
Vaccines Try to Halt Global Rotavirus Diarrhea Deadly Disease
Doctors in six continents test two rotavirus vaccine candidates in 12 countries including the United States. The effort follows a 1999 vaccine withdrawal and targets a disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration in young children worldwide, killing hundreds of thousands annually.
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Washington
Missouri
Mexico
Virginia
Venezuela
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck’s
U.S
CDC
India
Summer jobs risk teens faces on the job
Teens face danger and injuries as summer employment rises with about 4 million 15 to 17 year olds earning wages during break. Brad Hurtig, 17, lost both hands on his first shift at an Ohio metal stamping plant, while Adam Carey, 16, died after a golf cart crash near Boston. Labor officials and advocates warn many youths lack safety training and legal knowledge.
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Washington
Brad Hurtig
Ohio
Adam Carey
Boston
Massachusetts
Carey
Labor Department
Officials ready plan for smallpox quarantine
Federal health officials draft a quarantine plan for Americans exposed to smallpox amid bioterror concerns. The approach weighs holding locations and possible vaccination, outlining steps if an infected passenger is found on an international flight.
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Atlanta
Marty Cetron
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Cetron
CDC
United States
Hormone Therapy Risks Highlighted by National Study
Five experts including Dr. Susan Hendrix of Hutzel Hospital outline that long term hormone replacement therapy may do more harm than good for menopausal symptoms and disease prevention. The briefing in Washington will challenge decades of OB/GYN guidance on estrogen plus progestin.
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Detroit
Susan Hendrix
Hutzel Hospital
Washington, D.C
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
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