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New research indicates that giving patients a continuous low dose of an immune system booster, a method known as metronomic dosing, as part of a therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine strategy is safe and produces similar immune responses and fewer side effects than the more common dosing method, which is not well tolerated by many patients. This study, led by researchers at that national Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the national Institutes of health, was published in the Aug. 15, 2008, issue of Clinical Cancer Research.

The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells. Researchers supported in part by the national Institute of Mental health, part of the national Institutes of Health, found an association between the disorder and variation in two genes that make components of channels that manage the flow of the elements into and out of cells, including neurons.

For a long time, the main obstacle to creating an AIDS vaccine has been the high genetic variability of the hiv virus.

NATO membership Though he supports membership in both NATO and the European Union, Anatoliy Grytsenko, the head of the national-security and defense committee in parliament and a former defense minis...

Background:Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are prevalent in Africa, but less common elsewhere and the modes of transmission are still subject to debate. Generally, they rarely cause disease in the immunocompetent host but are highly oncogenic when associated with immunosuppression. Although the high prevalence of HHV-8, CMV and EBV has been well documented in Africa, such data are sparse from Ghana.Methods:Serum samples from 3275 hiv-seronegative healthy blood donors and 250 hiv-AIDS patients were tested for antibodies specific for HHV-8, CMV and EBV by IgG ELISA assays. Differences in seropositivity rates by gender and age were evaluated using the Chi-square test with Yates correction. Results:Of the 3275 hiv-seronegative healthy blood donors tested, 2573 (78.6%) were males and 702 (21.4%) were females, with ages ranging from 18 to 65 years (median 32.6; mean 31.2; mode 30). Of the 250 hiv-AIDS patients tested, 140 (56%) were males

Cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease characterized by painful skin ulcers, occurs when the parasite Leishmania major, or a related species, is transmitted to a mammalian host by the bite of an infected sand fly. In a new study from the national Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the national Institutes of health, scientists have discovered L.

The 'dozens of pills or more' that some people living with hiv need to take daily 'can seem overwhelming,' the Post-Intelligencer reports, 'Add homelessness, mental illness or drug addiction into the mix, and ...

The University of rochester medical Center (URMC) and the national Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke are hosting a week-long training session designed to create a new generation of researchers with the specialized skills necessary to conduct clinical trials in neurological disorders.

The Joint Commission made inpatient medication reconciliation a national Patient Safety Goal in 2005, focusing nationwide attention on the issue of errors in inpatient medication records as they move in and out of the hospital.

Childbirth Connection, a leading national not-for-profit organization that works to improve the quality of maternity care, today released New Mothers Speak Out, national Survey Results Highlight Women's Postpartum Experiences.