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Immune Cells May See Strain of HIV But Be Blind to Viral Cousin
Slight structural differences between related strains of HIV may mean an immune cell that recognizes one cannot see the other. That is the conclusion of Bruce Walker and colleagues in a recent study of a patient infected with HIV who was reinfected by a closely related virus. The findings place a hurdle in the path toward a successful AIDS vaccine.
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Study predicts risk of death from prostate cancer
Risk of stroke from obesity is now measurable
Gene signature identifies leukemia patients who should avoid transplants
Combination chemotherapy may produce remission in adults with acute myeloid leukemia, according to interim findings
New drug combination may prevent dangerous complication of bone marrow transplantation in some patients, study shows
Preliminary study data show benefit to multiple myeloma patients from thalidomide-like compound
"Designer" drug shows activity in leukemia
Novel drug for multiple myeloma continues to show promise in early study
Scientists discover gene "signature" for tumor's tendency to spread
New 3-D mammography system may improve breast imaging
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Medical Ethics in the Shadow of the Holocaust: The Nazi Doctors, Racial Hygiene, Murder, and Genocide
Michael Grodin, Boston University
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 Conference Fosters Dialogue on Biosecurity
An international dialogue on security issues related to the terrorist use of biological agents took place at the BioSecurity 2002 conference in November. Ehud Barak and Robert Crone (l to r) were among those who gave remarks on the opening day. A similar conference is already being planned for 2003.
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Re-centering the Patient in Clinical Education
For some students, says Tarayn Grizzard, the prospect of a fifth year in medical school is a way to delay the overwork, red tape, and growing emotional disconnectedness from patients that they are apt to experience as residents. Though students may be committed to patient care, she says, in the hospital during medical and residency training, they are increasingly more likely to deal in indirect patient management. She applauds the recently announced task force on medical education, believing it will bring the patient closer to the center of clinical training.
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