Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . October 26th, 2003
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Autoimmune Disease - Immune imbalance restored using prosorba column treatment
Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Virus entry is potential target for anti-HIV intervention
Diabetes Pathogenesis - Antioxidant levels lower in adults with the metabolic syndrome
Pediatrics - Global approach to childhood lead poisoning prevention presented
Poliovirus - Second stool specimen increases sensitivity of poliovirus detection
Angiology - Coronary artery calcium levels linked to coronary heart disease
Anthrax - Antibodies demonstrate efficacy against anthrax spore challenge
Anthrax - Antidotes to bioterror agent slow to arrive
Bacteriology - Coxiella burnetii express type IV secretion system proteins
Biodefense - Government reports "tremendous progress" in research
Botulinum Toxin - Researchers identify botox receptor
Complex Disease Investigation - Multiple sclerosis and autoimmune diseases can be approached using new techniques
DNA Damage - DNA damage control in cells exposed to ionizing radiation reviewed
Diabetes Risk - Estimated lifetime risk for developing diabetes is high
Environmental Health - Enzyme activity predictive of quality in mercury-contaminated soils
Environmental Health - United States and Russia form environmental health collaborations
Epidemiology - Gulf War service-ALS link confirmed
Facilities - NIAID funds construction of biosafety laboratories
Food-borne Disease - Hepatitis A outbreak linked to blueberries in New Zealand
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - Endoscopic therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease reviewed
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Factors linked to long-term plasma HIV RNA suppression reported
Influenza - Nasty Australian flu bug has U.S. officials worried
Injury Prevention - Health education can reduce leading cause of death among children
Injury Prevention - Older kids more at risk in car crashes
Injury Prevention - Vibrating insoles could improve balance for elderly people
Nutrition - Diet guidelines aimed at healthy people
Obesity Epidemiology - Obesity prevalence relatively low in Greek adolescents
Obstetrics - Better prenatal screening practices needed, especially among underserved women
Oral Health - Bone morphogenetic proteins applied to dental tissue engineering
Outbreaks - Ciguatera fish poisoning peaks portend cholera outbreaks
Outbreaks - Novel method aids fruit bat urine collection
Patents - Patent issued for catheter-based delivery system for use in bone repair
Pediatrics - Marin County successfully promotes safe walking and biking to school
Postoperative Pain - New drug application accepted for sustained-release injectable morphine
Public Health - Community design and land-use choices affect public health
Public Health - Health officials express concern about flu complacency
Public Health - National influenza recommendations updated to include FluMist
Radiation Poisoning - New drug approved for cesium or thallium contamination
Regulatory Issues - Anticounterfeiting task force report focuses on promising new counter-measures
Regulatory Issues - Technology may deter counterfeit drugs
Research Funding - U.S. awards $81 million for HIV vaccine development
Research Priorities - U.S. announces strategy to accelerate medical research
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Eosinophilia linked to expression of substance P
SARS - Inadequate plumbing systems likely contributed to disease transmission
SARS - New pact signed to develop vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS - Virus can change quickly and unpredictably, analysis indicates
Smallpox - Study of earlier vaccination during outbreak reveals no link to heart problems
Smallpox Vaccine - Clonal vaccinia virus grown in cell culture as a new smallpox vaccine
Urology - New, patented laser needle receives clearance to market in U.S.
West Nile Virus - CDC says virus will likely spread to California next year
West Nile Virus - Key genomic regions in WNV replication identified
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