The membrane-proximal ectodomain region (MPER) of the HIV-1 viral glycoprotein 41 (gp41) is a target of neutralizing antibodies and could become the focus of a potential vaccine, investigators at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medial School in Boston report in the January issue of Immunity. Reuters Health Information
Vaccinia can persist for at least 3 weeks at the site of smallpox vaccination, according to a report in the January 1st Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Helmi Lutsep, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University and Editor-in-Chief of Neurology for eMedicine, explains sex differences in preventing and treating stroke. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
French authorities have opened a formal investigation into two managers from drugs groups GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur over a vaccination campaign in the 1990s, a judicial source said late on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
Carbon dioxide administered for 60 seconds into each nostril, without inhalation, reduces symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis within minutes, with relief lasting for at least 24 hours, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information
An influenza vaccine administered sublingually protects mice against lethal infection, according to a report in the January 28th Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Reuters Health Information
Lawrence Grouse, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, proposes a new health and medicine TV network. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Women with allergy to dog dander extract may be predisposed to develop allergy to human semen, because of IgE cross-reactivity to dog dander proteins and prostate specific antigen (PSA), according to a report in the January issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Reuters Health Information
The injectable COX-2 inhibitor parecoxib appears to be safe to use in people with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced urticaria or angioedema, according to Italian researchers. Reuters Health Information