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Antibodies Defined

Substances that form in the blood stream, causing the body to
reject a transplanted organ.

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Right signals

Published July 19, 2008, 2:04 pm, Deccan Herald

Barely 23, Arun Raaza exudes the matureness of a man who knows he has a mission to accomplish. The child of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother, Arun says his parents have always motivated and encouraged him.

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HIV-I damages the immune system early than originally thought

Published July 19, 2008, 1:39 pm, News-Medical-Net

New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. According to scientists at Duke University Medical Center, this suggests the window of opportunity for successful intervention may be only a matter of days - not weeks - after transmission, as researchers had ...

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Early exposure to tobacco smoke causes asthma and allergy

Published July 19, 2008, 1:39 pm, News-Medical-Net

Babies exposed to cigarette smoke before birth or during the first months afterwards run a greater risk of developing asthma and allergy. This according to a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.

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ERBITUX® (Cetuximab) Receives Approval In Japan For Use In Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Published July 19, 2008, 2:11 am, Medical News Today

ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that ERBITUX® (cetuximab) has received marketing authorization in Japan for use in treating patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

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'Snow Flea Antifreeze Protein' Could Help Improve Organ Preservation

Published July 19, 2008, 1:12 am, Medical News Today

Scientists in Illinois and Pennsylvania are reporting development of a way to make the antifreeze protein that enables billions of Canadian snow fleas to survive frigid winter temperatures.

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Human body's immune system 'relies on single growth factor

Published July 18, 2008, 10:21 pm, New Kerala

Our body's immune system hinges on a single growth factor which could be used to boost vaccinations or natural defences, according to a new study.

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US AIDS experts: Vaccine trial cancellation is no defeat

Published July 18, 2008, 4:22 pm, EARTHtimes.org

Washington - US AIDS experts on Friday said the cancellation of a promising AIDS vaccine test by a US government medical institute was not a major setback to research effort. They were reacting to Thursday's announcement by the National Institute of ...

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In print

Published July 18, 2008, 4:07 pm, Science News

From CT, PET and MRI to the original X, a vast alphabetical arsenal of tools tells doctors what is going on inside the body. But despite their successes, these tools often fail to detect the subtle changes that signal the imminent onset of illness.

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Keeping kids safe from food allergies

Published July 18, 2008, 3:55 pm, Miami Herald

Approximately 2.2 million school-age children have food allergies. Allergic reactions to food occur when the immune system mistakenly identifies a food as harmful and triggers antibodies to form to fight it. The next time the food or a component of it is ingested, the antibodies release histamines and other chemicals into the bloodstream.

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Flesh-eating bacteria is said to kill Aspen man

Published July 18, 2008, 2:02 pm, Vail Daily

ASPEN, Colorado — Peter Platek, a well-known Aspen musician and chef who died recently at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, succumbed to a disease formally known as necrotizing fasciitis, more commonly called the “flesh-eating bacteria.”

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