Higher serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels are usually observed in females more than in males of several mammalian species, including man. Females also show a quantitatively and qualitatively enhanced capacity to produce antibodies after immunization (1-7). Moreover, during their fertile period, women have remarkably higher incidences of autoimmune diseases (8, 9). On the other hand, reports exist...

Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 15, No. 8, August 2009 1335 G Martin Baer, DVM, MPH, who for many years was chief of the Rabies Laboratory in the Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, died suddenly at his home in Mexico City on June 2, 2009, at the age of 73. He was an eminent veterinary v...

Banquet Fetes Twenty Years Of 'News' Life Program of Entertainment to Feature Speeches by State Alumni Tiic final event (if the twentieth anniversary celebration of tlie State College NEWS la scheduled for tomorrow night when the anniversary banquet will be conducted. It will take place in the college cafeteria in llusted hall, and will begin al 6:00 o'clock. (iuesls (if Cornier classes who wer...

Peter D. Williamson died in his home in Lyme, New Hampshire on June 4th, 2008 after a courageous year-long battle with lung cancer. With his passing the neurology community lost a compassionate advocate, clinician, researcher and fundraiser in the field of epilepsy and epilepsy surgery. He is survived by his wife Susan, their four children, and six grandchildren. Peter D. Williamson was born in...

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