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Another issue is that the vaccine would require booster shots to maintain a consistent level of antibodies, so Volkow suggests that a successful vaccine would in theory be most useful for relapse prevention, rather than to initiate abstinence. "If you give it to someone who has gone through rehab and is trying to stay clean and relapses, the vaccine will be able to interfere with that relapse and that will be incredibly important," she says. When former drug abusers attempt to use "just once," it often leads rapidly back to full addiction, a cycle that could perhaps be curbed...
...vaccine was administered in two stages. First the ALVAC vaccine, which uses a Frankenstein virus of canarypox and HIV, was used as a primer dose, then AIDSVAX was administered as a "booster" to improve the body's immune response to the first shot. Half of the trial's participants received the combination vaccine, while the other half received a placebo. In the final analysis, 74 of the 8,198 placebo recipients became infected with HIV, compared with 51 of 8,197 participants who received the vaccine regimen...
...University the re[resentative from the West Coast Conference won the event with an overall mark of 17 over par. “We showed we can compete at a higher level against tougher schools,” Cho said. “This tournament was definitely a confidence booster for us.” Individually, Cho led the way for the Crimson, shooting rounds of 76, 76, and a one-under 71 on the final day, to finish the tournament tied for 18th out of the 89-player field. Junior Mia Kabasakalis placed 25th in the event, only...
...McVay admits it may be December or January before vaccine recipients get the full benefit of immunization. "It takes two weeks to make antibodies, so you're just as vulnerable the day after as you were the day before," he says, adding that researchers are still unsure whether a booster shot will be needed. If it is, there will be a three-week delay before it can be administered, then an additional two-week wait for more antibodies to form. (What's behind the unproven swine flu vaccine...
...additional $2 billion. In the Senate, opposition from John McCain and other deficit hawks slowed passage but appeared unlikely to stop it. "I always thought that cash for clunkers would be an effective stimulus, but it seems to have exceeded expectations," says Princeton University economist Alan Blinder, an early booster of the idea. "It would be a shame to cut it off here...