University of Texas researchers develop potential cure for anthrax
Through groundbreaking research that began in 1997, a pair of professors at the University of Texas at Austin created an antibody to neutralize the toxins in anthrax.
Professor of biomedical and chemical engineering, George Georgiou, developed the potential anthrax cure with a fellow professor at Texas.
The antibody injection would not serve as a replacement for antibiotics but would be administered as a supplement.
Scientists tested this anthrax antibody cure during the summer of 2001.
Researchers injected rats with the antibody followed by a lethal quantity of anthrax toxins during the lab tests. Rats injected with the antibodies survived an inoculation of over 10 times the lethal dosage.
Additional testing on primates and humans will be required before the antibodies will be deemed a satisfactory cure for anthrax.
If the tests on humans and primates turn out well, a therapeutic drug will be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for authorization.
University Health System to offer mammograms at low cost during October
During National Breast Cancer Awareness month, which begins today, the University Health System will lower the cost of screening mammograms to $45.
If further breast images need to be taken, additional fees may apply.
Mammograms detect breast cancer through the use of X-rays. The American Cancer Society advises women over the age of 40 to get screened each year.
All women over the age of 20 ought to perform breast self-exams every month, and see a doctor every three years for a clinical breast examination until the age of 40 when yearly examines will become necessary.
-- Compiled by Alexis Unkovic
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