Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 22nd, 2003
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Hantavirus - Glycoprotein trafficking in hantaviruses investigated
Pediatric Obesity - Mother's perception of obesity varies with gender
Carcinogenesis - Calorie limits and diet makeup modulate tumorigenesis by different mechanisms
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Antiretroviral therapy dependent on patient and physician characteristics
Hematology - Hemoglobin redox side reactions and role in cell signaling explored
Minority Health - Systematic review of culturally aware healthcare systems comes up short
AIDS Prevention - HIV-AIDS screening method could become national model
AIDS Prevention - Most people at risk for HIV do not use condoms
AIDS Prevention - Study identifies triggers for risky sex among gay men
African Trypanosomiasis - Antigenic variation in the genome is extensive, but only one gene is expressed
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Antibodies mark mad cow prion proteins
Depression Therapy - Placebo arm needed for antidepressant clinical trials
Diagnostics - LC-MS assay for sulfonamide drugs in cattle and fish tissues developed
Drug Adverse Effects - Drug-induced liver disease reviewed
Food-borne Illness - Vibrio parahaemolyticus found in oyster enrichments by real time PCR
HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - CpG oligodeoxynucleotides can prevent Leishmania infection
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Review of vaccines for AIDS and Ebola virus infection published
Infectious Disease - Raw milk linked to Campylobacter jejuni outbreak
Infectious Disease - WHO announces step forward on rapid response to public health threats
Listeria - New tool on tap for tracing outbreaks to their source
Listeriosis - Discovery that deadly infection occurs in clusters could help in finding sources
Lyme Disease - Many Borrelia burgdorferi genes have temperature sensitive expression
Malaria Pathogenesis - Sporozoite transformation does not require host cells
Malaria Therapy - Ceramide suppresses Plasmodium falciparum growth
Malaria Therapy - Permethrin-treated bed nets cost-effective in endemic areas
Measles - More than 30 million children affected despite cheap vaccine
Menopause - Labeling changes for estrogen/progestin may be indicated following new findings
Monoclonal Antibodies - Recent advances in recombinant antibodies for cancer therapy reviewed
Mycobacteria - DnaE2 polymerase linked to drug resistance
Mycobacteria - One-step method developed for M. tuberculosis EPSP synthase purification
Nicotine Addiction - The rise of part-time smokers worrying public health officials
Nicotine Addiction - Use of nicotine inhalers could reduce rates of smoking-related illnesses
Obstetrics - Doctors miss chances to help pregnant women quit smoking
Occupational Health - Walk-through metal detectors pose higher risk than hand-held devices
Osteoporosis - Bisphosphonate is effective treatment for osteoporosis
Parasitology - New models for the study of hookworm infection have been developed
Photomedicine - Pharmacokinetics of photodynamic therapy agent determined in cancer patients
Prion Disease - Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy variants are identifiable in sheep
Public Health - Affordable family housing and income segregation reduction programs reviewed
Public Health - Practical guide to bar coding developed for patient medication safety
Regulatory Issues - Postmarketing studies not getting done
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Molecular differences exist in anticytokine therapies
SARS - Detection software for SARS debuts at two U.S. hospitals
SARS - Federal health officials are confident in accuracy of antibody test
SARS - Public health measures can contain outbreaks, two modeling studies suggest
Schistosomiasis - S. haematobium induces a high amount of kidney and bladder pathology
Skin Cancer Risk Factor - Standardized protocols for photocarcinogenesis safety testing released
Tobacco Use - Maternal vaccination against nicotine reduces nicotine to the fetal brain
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