Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Smallpox - Orthopoxviruses detected using microarrays of immobilized oligonucleotides

Vaccine Development - Simultaneous measurement of pneumococcal polysaccharide antibodies reported

Antimicrobials - Antibiotic management program causes pseudo-outbreak of nosocomial infections

Drug Resistance - Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae reported in Hawaii

Tobacco Use - Five tobacco-specific nitrosamines in cigarette smoke quantified

Addiction Medicine - Cost and noncompliance contribute to U.S. physicians' low use of naltrexone

Air Filtration - Hong Kong hospitals get new tool for the fight against SARS

Alzheimer Disease - FDA approves memantine (Namenda)

Anthrax - Postal workers sue Bayer, hospitals over antibiotic

Anthrax - SBIR grant from NIAID awarded to expand development of antibodies

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Patent issued for treatment of attention-deficit disorder and autism

Bacteriology - High rate of surgical-site infections found at Tanzanian medical center

Biotechnology - Impact of biotechnology on future of regulatory toxicology reported

Breast Cancer - SenoScan TrueView system approved for screening with CADx Systems

Breast Cancer - Surgical biopsies in U.S. double that of Britain - for same detection rate

Breast Implant - FDA panel recommends approval of gel-filled breast implants

Campylobacter - Thermophilic Campylobacter species identified by microarray technique

Cancer Therapy - Granisetron reduces chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

Candidiasis - Assay for diagnosis of disseminated candidiasis developed

Cervical Cancer - Study suggests many women can safely extend screening interval to 3 years

Colorectal Cancer - FDA to review BLA for Erbitux

Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals - Technology can authenticate drug pedigree

Cytokines - Immunoassay for multiple cytokines is quick and accurate

Dermatology - Dermatological aspects of successful hand disinfection program described

Diagnostics - Bioequivalence of Salurin similar to Lasix

Diet and Nutrition - Diet of U.S. adults lacking in magnesium

Electrocardiograms - Resting electrocardiogram approved for sale in the U.S.

Exercise - Mix of factors related to physical activity among minority women

Fertility - Survey: Americans in favor of embryo donation, but education needed

Finance - Autoimmune disease drug maker secures $10.6M in private placement

Finance - Company reports increased third quarter revenue; Aloxi commercial launch underway

Flu Shots - Company donates influenza vaccine to support CDC campaigns

Food-borne Disease - Semiquantitative PCR enables estimation of shellfish NLV contamination

Food-borne Illness - Keeping ready-to-eat foods cold may be the key to reducing listeriosis

Food-borne Illness - Outbreak of botulism traced from food sold at Texas salvage store

Food-borne Illness - Putrescine is effective chemical indicator of decomposition in Penaeid shrimp

HIV Prevention - U.S. agency opens Beijing office to help fight AIDS amid new candor by China

HIV/AIDS - No World Vision purchase from Calypte Biomedical

Hantavirus - Experimental vaccine elicits strong antibody response in primates

Hepatitis C Virus - Pre-filled interferon pen for hepatitis C receives FDA marketing approval

Infectious Disease - U.N. fund commits US$623 million to fight AIDS, TB, malaria

Influenza - Phase III data for influenza vaccine presented at conference