Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 7th, 2003
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HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Prevalence of HIV infection increasing in older Americans
Malaria - Exoerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium inui shortti shown in new world monkeys
HIV/AIDS Diagnosis - Finger-stick HIV test is accurate and acceptable to women in Thailand
Herpesvirus - Herpesvirus 8 infection linked to hepatitis B and HIV infections in Ugandans
Pharmacokinetics - FDA incentive program improves study of medications for children
Pneumococcal Vaccine - 23-Valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine not effective in Navajo adults
Allergy Medicine - Protein digestibility related to allergenicity
Antibiotic Resistance - World Health Organization: Farmers should cut antibiotic use
Asthma - Labeling changes required for drug products that contain salmeterol
Blood Safety - All donations now screened for West Nile in U.S.
Cancer Therapy - ImClone, Bristol-Myers file application to approve Erbitux
Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Study calls for major reforms in marketing of ephedra
Diabetic Nephropathy - Prevention of the development and progression of renal disease reviewed
Diagnostics - Effect of trabecular material on backscatter from cancellous bone reported
Drug Importation - Montana moves to halt Canada drugs by mail
Drug Resistance - Epidemiology of sporadic bloody diarrhea in rural Western Kenya reported
Environmental Health - Aerosolized mycobacteria may underlie respiratory disease outbreaks
Epidemiology - Work done by Emerging Infections Programs outlined
Fitness - Physical activity definitions broadened to include daily activities
Food-borne Disease - All Vibrio vulnificus isolates from market oysters are virulent
Food-borne Disease - Handlers of E. coli-infected ground beef can contaminate lettuce
Fungal Therapy - Caspofungin is first approved agent in new class of antifungals
Guillain Barre Syndrome - Acute flaccid paralysis may be caused by West Nile virus infection
HIV/AIDS Risk Factor - Sexual behavior labels usefulness limited in sexually active gay men
HIV/AIDS Risk Factor - TNF-alpha-inducible mutation in interferon gamma gene linked to rapid HIV progression
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Novel stavudine derivatives synthesized
Infectious Disease - Clostridium species not significant cause of pediatric diarrhea in Brazil
Infectious Disease - Dengue virus serotype 3 viral evolution elucidated
Medical Equipment - FDA approves stair-climbing wheelchair
Medicare - CMS proposes new rules to pay appropriately for covered drugs
Meningitis - West Nile possible, but not probable, cause of aseptic meningitis
Microfluidic Device - Microfluidic device can be programmed for adsorption and release of proteins
Monkeypox - Researchers to take blood samples from victims for study
Parasitic Disease - Schistosomiasis symptoms in Nigeria include gynecological manifestations
Prostate Cancer - Beta-catenin induces hyperplasias and squamous transdifferentiation
Public Health - Illiterate and poor in Brazil have lower life expectancy
Rabies - Rabies reported among infrequently affected mammalian carnivores in U.S.
Regulatory Issues - FDA pledging get-tough stance with drug over-promotion
Schizophrenia - Illness could cause patients to forget their medication
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Report finds low condom use, HIV testing in NYC
Smallpox - Vaccine provides lifelong immunity
Smallpox - Voluntary shots may not protect
Smallpox Vaccine - Encephalitis is complication of smallpox vaccination
Smallpox Vaccine - Many aspects of smallpox vaccination reviewed
Toxin Screen - A fluorescent immunoassay can detect enterotoxin B better than ELISA
Tuberculosis Genomics and Genetics - DNA repair gene mutations may improve mycobacterial adaption
Utilization - Aging boomers drive up doctor visits
Vaccine Adjuvant - Mixture of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides may be needed for effective vaccine
West Nile Virus - Clinical trial cleared for NeuGene against virus; financial results reported
West Nile Virus - Vaccine said to be effective in mice
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