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The heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cautioned last week that another outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) is possible in the United States or elsewhere. CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding and HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson said at a Sep 26 news conference that the federal agencies are preparing for the possible re-emergence of the virus. Gerberding said, "We don't know whether this virus is going to come back or not, but as an infectious disease expert, I can say in my experience I've never seen...

    ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003--Today, Vaxim, Inc., a Rockville Maryland based biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has successfully identified and synthesized a peptide from SARS viral proteins, named V-S26, which is confirmed to bind specifically with serum antibody from SARS recovered patients.     With the focus of vast amount of resources of medical and biological institutes, the immediate need of effective SARS detection, treatment and prevention solutions remain pressing concerns that have not been answered by traditional techniques. Vaxim predicts that the company's novel approach by the quick identification of peptide that interacts with antibody specific to SARS viral proteins, will...