Food and Drug Law Weekly

CNRS UMR 6020A, Marseille - Quantitative PCR is a reliable method for determining antibiotic susceptibility

CSIRO Health Science & Nutrition, Parkville -  P. jirovecii FAS gene cloned and DHPS drug-resistant mutation evaluated

Campbell Soup company - Food company launches plan to help Americans achieve dietary guidelines

Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing - Transduced glioma cells stimulate anti-tumor immunity

Carbon Monoxide Illness - Dozens treated after carbon monoxide leak at Canadian hockey rink

Center Hospital University, Nantes 1 - HPLC/UV effective for therapeutic antiretroviral drug monitoring

Children's Hospital, Westmead - West Nile virus infection of embryo fibroblasts associated with TNF production

Chinese Academy of Sciences - Method discriminates diabetic patients from healthy controls

Chiron Corp. - Researchers' work adds to diagnostics body of knowledge

Columbia University of College Physics & Surgery, - Organ transplant recipients should receive treatment for osteoporosis

Compex Technologies - E-stim-focused company names Gary Blackford to board of directors

Corautus Genetics - Gene therapy used for heart patients with moderate to severe chest pains

Corgenix Medical Corp. - Corgenix announces establishment of bioterrorism defense development program

Cornell University, New York - Cellular enzyme plays key role in gene regulation

Covance, Inc. - Biopharmaceutical development services company grows 2004 EPS 26%

Cox Associates, Denver - Bayesian model predicts risk of emerging resistance to antimicrobials

DATATRAK International, Inc. - Company releases version 4.0 of its EDC Product Suite

Delta Dental Plans - Dental insurance company announces international plan

Diet & Nutrition - New Mexico lawmakers want to restrict junk food in schools

Diet & Nutrition - Popular diets tout new `good carb' government advice

Drug Importation - Some pharmacists reluctant to go along with Oklahoma Governor's idea

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. - ThermaFix tissue-treatment process launched

Eisai, Inc. - Cardinal Health, Aricept maker ink multiyear distribution service agreement

Endocrinology - New research in the area of endocrinology detailed

Fed University of Goias, Goiania - HAART immune reconstitution trigger adverse effects in M. leprae coinfection

Foothills Prov General Hospital, Calgary - Local ketorolac and bupivacaine are effective against postoperative pain

GMP Cos., Inc. - Company licenses Conversion Technology, Analysis processes to Mayo Medical

Gilead Science Inc. - Reports describe recent advances in HIV/AIDS therapy research

Gothenburg University - Combination therapy approaches for asthma management reviewed

Health Grades, Inc. - Healthcare quality company names top 5% of hospitals

Institut Pasteur - Institute retains rights on a patent based on use of homologous recombination

Legal Issues - Federal judge dismisses suit claiming hospital system charged more to uninsured

Legal Issues - Mother who drowned children found innocent by reason of insanity

Marshall Edwards, Inc. - FDA grants fast-track designation for phenoxodiol in oral dosage form

Medical Ethics - U.S. National Institutes of Health announces tighter ethics rules

Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems - AT-101 reclassified as therapeutic vibrator requiring 510k submission

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited - Pharma company submits three filings of antiretroviral agents to WHO

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Advances in responding to bioterrorism and emerging diseases outlined

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Methods to estimate allergenicity of novel proteins in mice reviewed

Van Andel Research Institute - Anthrax lethal factor analyzed, role of domain II in toxicity revealed