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Treating Multiple Sclerosis With Antihypertensive Drug 29 Jul 2010 at 7:00am Researchers in Heidelberg and Stanford have discovered a new signalling pathway of brain cells that explains how widely used antihypertensive drugs could keep inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) in check. The peptide angiotensin not only raises blood pressure but also activates the immunological messenger substance TGF beta on a previously unknown communication pathway in the brain... Also In Global Health News: House Passes Bill Including Haiti Relief; Kenya A... 29 Jul 2010 at 6:00am House Passes War Supplemental Spending Bill; Includes Fund For Haiti The House on Tuesday passed a $59 billion war supplemental spending bill by a vote of 308-114, which will now be sent to President Barack Obama "for his signature," CongressDaily reports (Sanchez, 7/28). The bill includes "$2... Research On Enzyme For Activating Promising Disease-Fighters Co-Authored By M... 29 Jul 2010 at 5:00am Grown-ups aren't the only ones making exciting scientific discoveries these days. Two middle school students from Wisconsin joined a team of scientists who are reporting the first glimpse of the innermost structure of a key bacterial enzyme. It helps activate certain antibiotics and anti-cancer agents so that those substances do their job. Their study appears in ACS' weekly journal Biochemistry... Nutra Pharma Receives Patent For Novel Antiviral Treatment Using Modified Cob... 29 Jul 2010 at 5:00am Nutra Pharma Corporation (OTCBB: NPHC), a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Pain, announced that it has received approval from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent describing a method of treating and preventing infectious diseases, i... Antigenics Presents Positive, Top Line Data From Phase I Herpes Clinical Trial 29 Jul 2010 at 2:00am Antigenics (NASDAQ: AGEN) announced positive results with AG-707, an investigational therapeutic vaccine being developed to treat herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), the virus that causes genital herpes, in infected patients. Developed by Antigenics, the vaccine triggers a cellular immune response, stimulating both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells... Peer-Reviewed Journal Publishes Findings By Viral Genetics' Lead Scientist 29 Jul 2010 at 2:00am Research co-authored by Viral Genetics, Inc., (Pink Sheets: VRAL) lead scientist Dr. M. Karen Newell has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Leukocyte Biology (JLB). Newell's article identifies a potential mechanism that promotes chronic inflammation, a characteristic of most autoimmune diseases. Viral Genetics has been pursing treatments for Lyme Disease and HIV/AIDS... Opinions: Improving Malaria Control, Treatment; Faith Organizations In Fight ... 28 Jul 2010 at 7:00am To Improve Malaria Control, Remove Taxes On Medicines In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, president of the United Republic of Tanzania, and Yoweri Museveni, president of the Republic of Uganda, both of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, write about ways to overcome barriers to malaria control and treatment... FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status For Personalized Cancer Vaccine, BiovaxID(R), T... 28 Jul 2010 at 3:00am Biovest International, Inc. (OTCQB: "BVTI) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to BiovaxID®, Biovest's personalized cancer vaccine, for a second lymphoma indication: mantle cell lymphoma. Mantle cell lymphoma is an aggressive and lethal B-cell blood cancer for which there is no current consensus standard-of-care... Dynavax Completes Enrollment And First Immunizations In Universal Flu Vaccine... 28 Jul 2010 at 3:00am Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) reported completing enrollment and the first immunizations of 39 subjects enrolled in its Phase 1 study of the company's Universal Flu vaccine. Safety and immunogenicity data from this study are anticipated in the fourth quarter of this year... Boston University Wins $1.6M NIH Grant To Target Protein-Protein Interactions 28 Jul 2010 at 2:00am An interdisciplinary team of Boston University professors is launching a project to develop new ways to target protein-protein interactions with synthetic organic drugs. Financed by a four-year $1... Canadian Researchers Testing Unique Vaccines For Prion Diseases And Common Ca... 27 Jul 2010 at 9:00am Several Canadian researchers have come together to help control the relentless spread of a prion disease, chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk, through vaccines. At the same time they aim to generate safe and effective therapies for common cancers. This simultaneous research is possible thanks to a unique connection they have discovered between the two unrelated diseases... News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: July 26, 2010 27 Jul 2010 at 7:00am CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: Flushing out key limitations to a drug that protects against heart attack The drug niacin is used to modulate fat levels in the blood and thereby reduce the risk of a heart attack. However, noxious effects on the skin that have been termed 'flushing' limit its use in the clinic... Researchers Uncover Biological Rationale For Why Intensive Lupus Treatment Works 27 Jul 2010 at 3:00am Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered the biological rationale for why large doses of corticosteroids given repeatedly over several weeks may help individuals with lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that affects more than 1 million people in the U.S... Legionnaire's Disease Bacteria Tap Into The Material Transport In Immune Cells 26 Jul 2010 at 3:00am During a Legionella infection, the bacteria are engulfed by immune cells and bound by a membrane in the cell interior. Legionella protects itself against destruction by releasing proteins that reprogramme the human cell and exploit it for its own purposes. One of these proteins is DrrA... Non-Human Sugar In Biotech Drugs Causes Inflamation 26 Jul 2010 at 3:00am Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a kind of sugar molecule common to chimpanzees, gorillas and other mammals but not found in humans provokes a strong immune response in some people, likely worsening conditions in which chronic inflammation is a major issue...     HealthBusinessBuilder.com Build your Health Business Fast!