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October 12, 2005

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-	Childhood Asthma Study Shows Home-Based Interventions Are Cost-Effective Moderate to severe asthma can be reduced by targeting dust mites, cockroaches, pet dander, rodents, passive smoking and mold.
-	First Phase II Trial of a “Global” HIV/AIDS Vaccine Launched A novel vaccine targeted to multiple HIV subtypes found worldwide has moved into the second phase of clinical testing.
-	More than 200 Human Flu Strains Reveal a Dynamic Virus Genome The information, being made available in a publicly accessible database, is expected to help scientists better understand how flu viruses evolve, spread and cause disease
-	Wider Access to Knockout Mice Trans-NIH Effort Provides New Models for Understanding Human Disease