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First AIDS Vaccine Made At NIAID's Vaccine Research Center Enters Clinical Trial
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) researchers at the Dale and Betty
Bumpers Vaccine Research Center (VRC) today announced the start of a clinical trial testing the first AIDS vaccine invented at
the new facility. The VRC, described as a cross between a biotechnology company and an academic organization, is the first
facility at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) dedicated solely to vaccine research and production. The vaccine was
produced only one year after the building housing the new center opened in September 2000. more
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High-Protein Diets May Pose Health Risks
High-protein diets have no proven effectiveness in long-term weight reduction and pose potential
health threats for those who adhere to them for more than a short time, according to an advisory from the American Heart
Association's Nutrition Committee in yesterday's 'Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.' more
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Work Called Key Influence On Mental Health After Attacks
The environment in the workplace plays a key role in mental health, especially in the current climate in
which many people face additional stress as a result of terrorist attacks on the United States, according to mental health experts
at the Pan American Health Organization. more
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US Anthrax Scare
A handful of Americans are waiting nervously for the results of an investigation into two cases of
anthrax in Florida. One person has died of the disease - the first to succumb to anthrax in the US since 1976 - and another was
found to have spores in his nasal passages. more
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Information For Patients: Anthrax
Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes, and other
herbivores), but it can also occur in humans when they are exposed to infected animals or tissue from infected animals. more
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