Food and Drug Law Weekly

HIV/AIDS Diagnostics - U.S. FDA grants approval for MedMira's third-generation rapid HIV test

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - SIV multigene prime/protein boost vaccine regimen protects against rectal challenge

Human Papillomavirus Epidemiology - HPV infection is highly prevalent among sexually active men

Hypertension - CVRx receives approval for Rheos Baroreflex Hypertension Therapy System trial

Influenza - Los Alamos licenses avian flu modeling & simulation software to CIVA

Influenza - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services remarks on pandemic flu

Influenza Vaccine - Immunogenicity of influenza A/Duck/Singapore/3/97(H5) vaccines in ferrets was examined

Learning Disabilities - Strategies improve writing of middle school students with disabilities

Legionnaire Disease Cell Biology - Study findings from Seoul National University, Department of Biological Sciences broaden understanding of legionnaire disease cell biology

Legionnaire Disease Therapy - New legionnaire disease therapy findings from University of South Florida, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology described

Leishmaniasis Therapy - Miltefosine analog with leishmanicidal activity is synthesized

Lymphoblastic Leukemia Therapy - Approval summary of nelarabine for T cell lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma is released

Lymphoma - Mantle cell lymphoma pathogenesis and survival linked to constitutive activation of PI3K/Akt

Marburg Virus Vaccine - Live vaccine provides cross-protection against Marburg virus strains

Measles Epidemiology - Methods to elute serum from dried blood spot samples for measles serology were compared

Medical Devices - Bovie Medical reports U.S. FDA clearance to market new laparoscopic instruments

Medical Devices - Medtronic to initiate large clinical study evaluating drug eluting stent safety

Medical Devices - RITA Medical Systems announces 510(k) clearance of HABIB 4X laparoscopic device

Medical Devices - TyRx Pharma submits premarket application for Pivit CRM

Medical Devices - Ultrasound experts support decision to deny over-the-counter sale of handheld doppler fetoscopes

Medulloblastoma - Medulloblastoma treated by craniospinal radiation therapy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy

Menopause - Depomed obtains exclusive sublicense for Gabapentin use in hot flashes

Mental Health - Associations between cognition and costs among people with schizophrenia were examined

Mental Health - Effect of self-esteem and self-acceptance on psychological health is examined

Molecular Biology - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory opens the National Center for X-ray Tomography

Mosquito-Borne Disease - Japanese encephalitis virus was found in mosquitoes collected in Korea

Mosquito-Borne Disease - West Nile virus from mosquitoes in ground and canopy habitats in Connecticut were examined

Myelodysplastic Syndrome - New agents for management of myelodysplastic syndromes are focus of review

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer - U.S. FDA approves new combination therapy for lung cancer

Pain Management - Laser therapy is effective for relieving chronic neck pain

Pain Management - Reliability of pain interference measures in multiple sclerosis was examined

Pandemic - Studies in the area of pandemic reported from Hospital Ramon y Cajal

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - Low prevalence of tubo-ovarian abscess was found in adolescents with pelvic inflammatory disease

Personnel - PortBlue names Dr. Daniel Lucey senior advisor to CommandAware

Plague Epidemiology - Researchers from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide details of new studies and findings in the area of plague epidemiology

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Many at-risk older adults were not receiving pneumococcal vaccine in England

Portopulmonary Hypertension - Portopulmonary hypertension case was treated successfully with bosentan

Prion Disease - Styrylbenzoazole derivatives are useful for treatment of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Proteomics - Microarray platforms are useful for quantitative characterization of gene expression

Psoriasis Therapy - Pediatric psoriasis case was treated successfully with indigo naturalis composite ointment

Psychiatry - Problems of objectivity and critique in psychoanalysis are examined

Rabies Vaccine - German travel health advisors need more thorough training in rabies preventive measures

Reovirus - New mammalian reovirus characterized

Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy - Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein level is used to monitor therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

SARS Genetics & Genomics - Large deletion in SARS coronavirus may provide evidence for quasispecies

Schistosomiasis Vaccine - Schistosomiasis and molecular biology of male-female interaction of S. mansoni are discussed.

Schizophrenia - Correlates of P50 sensory gating abnormalities in schizophrenia patients are reviewed

Serratia Marcescens Outbreaks -  Serratia marcescens meningitis outbreak caused by improper betamethasone compounding

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Exhaustive endurance exercise induces reversible fertility changes in men

Smallpox - SIGA announces smallpox treatment breakthrough

Stroke - Continuous positive airway pressure did not benefit stroke patients

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Allele in brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene prevents neurocognitive dysfunction in lupus

Toxicology - Dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyl human toxicity is reviewed

Toxoplasmosis Vaccine - Mic1-3 knockout Toxoplasma gondii is efficacious against toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis Vaccine - P30 peptides protect against Toxoplasma gondii infection

Transplant Medicine - Cylex ImmuKnow assay assesses immune function in transplant recipients

Travel Medicine - Health information given by Swiss travel agencies was examined

Travel Medicine - Pharmacists need training in travel medicine in Portugal

Travel Medicine - Risk of SARS coronavirus transmission is low aboard commercial aircraft

Tuberculosis Epidemiology - Researchers from Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine Imperial College London publish new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis epidemiology

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Helminths could influence TB vaccine effectiveness in tropics

Type 2 Diabetes - U.S. FDA approves Januvia, the first and only DPP-4 inhibitor available U.S. for type 2 diabetes

Ulcerative Colitis - U.S. FDA expands Remicade indication for ulcerative colitis

Vesicoureteral Reflux Therapy - Vesicoureteral reflux management in era of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer is reviewed

Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome - U.S. FDA approves Nexium for treatment of Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Depression - Studies from the United States and Greece in the area of depression detailed

Drug Development - Studies from Food and Drug Administration, U.S., further understanding of drug development

Healthcare - Investigators from University of British Columbia, Canada, release new healthcare data