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Table of Contents . . . July 7th, 2002
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Pregnancy - U.S. teen birth rate falls to new record low in 2001
Vaccine Development - Challenge experiments in chimpanzees imply hepatitis C vaccine not impossible
AIDS and HIV Therapy - Cost-effectiveness of African intervention programs scrutinized
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - FDA approves restricted marketing of Lotronex
Sexually Transmitted Disease - Better tests may help detect congenital syphilis in newborns
Anthrax - CDC: Vials in lab not sprayed with bleach
Arthritis - Labeling changes approved for Celebrex
Funding - CDC gives $1.5 million for Tulsa bioterrorism prevention
Lyme Disease - New approach holds promise
Obstetrics - U.S. cesarean births rapidly rising
Pharmacy Practice - FDA issues new rules on compounding
Polio - CDC reports on progress toward eradication in Nigeria
Regulatory Issues - FDA to require tracking risky devices
Smallpox - CDC advisers lobby for 'ring containment' smallpox vaccine
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