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Legends and Legacies
June 17, 2009 11:00 AM by Amanda Koehler

As a person who has lost a loved one to cancer, I am always interested to find out more about the advances being made to fight this horrible disease. Sometimes I forget that there are so many people behind these advances and discoveries, working tirelessly Read More...

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What's Your Type?
February 3, 2009 3:01 PM by Amanda Koehler

Apparently, in Japan knowing your blood type is akin to knowing what your astrological sign is. I ran across this article today and found it interesting. It says four of Japan's top 10 best-selling books in the last year were about how your blood type Read More...

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New AIDS Vaccine Trial a Success in India
August 26, 2008 3:49 PM by Amanda Koehler

When it came to writing the August 25 cover story, "The Quest for an AIDS Vaccine," I found so much information on the potential vaccine that I didn't know what to do with it all. I also discovered many institutions around the world are at different points Read More...

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A Reliable Source?
July 14, 2008 9:07 AM by Amanda Koehler

Today I read an article from The San Francisco Chronicle on researchers' attempt to create an online library of human genetics on Wikipedia . There have already been 7,500 Wikipedia entries on different genes. The researchers are hoping the popular online Read More...

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The Celebrity Effect
May 30, 2008 11:29 AM by Amanda Koehler

It seems if a celebrity or her loved one is diagnosed with an illness, it tends to get a lot of ink or television exposure. For example, actress and comedienne Jenny McCarthy has been talking about autism-her son Evan has the disorder. She's even written Read More...

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Study Compares Clinical Symptoms Vs. Lab Tests
April 25, 2008 10:16 AM by Amanda Koehler

A recent study published in the Lancet medical journal states AIDS patients in poor countries who are observed for clinical symptoms of the disease have close to the same survival rate as those who undergo lab testing. Read the whole story. As laboratory Read More...

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YouTube and Vaccines
January 18, 2008 1:54 PM by Amanda Koehler

YouTube.com has become an Internet hotspot since its creation almost 3 years ago. Web surfers can go to the site to watch music and comedy videos, along with personal videos posted by members. A new study found people are also getting vaccination information Read More...

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Vaccine Breakthroughs
November 7, 2007 2:43 PM by Amanda Koehler

As I mentioned before, I have been learning so much about the wonderful work you all do over the past few months. I really enjoyed writing the immunology/serology supplement for the Oct. 22 issue. It was interesting learning about all the new vaccines Read More...

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