Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Experiences of Puerto Rican family with an HIV-positive member related

Health Statistics - Pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates dropped in U.S. during the 1990s

Healthcare Benefits - Cancer screening help plug healthcare gaps for women

Histoplasmosis - Severe histoplasmosis found in travelers to Nicaragua

Imaging - PoleStar N20 launched for intraoperative MRI

Infectious Disease - Cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak in Israel reveals novel L. tropica focus

Information Technology - 510k application submitted to FDA to market VeriChip's applications

Information Technology - CDC will use Unisys data center to support public health, safety functions

Injury Prevention - More cycle deaths seen in states not requiring helmets

Leishmaniasis -  Psychdopygus davisi is important vector of zoonotic leishmaniasis

Monkeypox - FDA issues interim rule to prevent transmission

Neuropathic Pain - Plans underway for phase I trial to determine the safety of T-62

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Therapies under development promise improved NHL relief

Obstetrics - Greater pregnancy risks warrant extra counseling for women over age 35

Pancreatic Cancer - SBIR grant will help with development of MagneTarg drug-delivery system

Pharmacoeconomics - Survey confirms drug prices cheaper in Canada

Pharmacogenomics - More data sought on drug-gene interaction

Polymerase Chain Reaction - PCR method identifies Shiga toxin genes and E. coli O157:H7/H-serotype

Prescription Drug Importation - FDA criticizes report on Canadian drugs

Psoriasis - FDA approves Raptiva for chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis

Public Health - Data for Decision-Making Project improves public health

Pulmonary Hypertension - Intravenous to subcutaneous prostacyclin in pulmonary hypertension reported

Radiation Therapy - FDA clearance granted for Elekta Synergy

Research - NIH establishes rare diseases clinical research network

Research Trends - NIH-sponsored research gets good report card - with room for improvement

Rheumatoid Arthritis - FDA data shows differences in number of serious infections among RA treatments

SARS - First half-hour of SARS infection characterized

SARS - Study: Fewer people can be quarantined in an outbreak

SARS - Vertical transmission of SARS not seen in first liveborn cohort

SARS - WHO says vaccine will take 2 years

Salmonella - Biological options for control of salmonella in poultry reviewed

Schizophrenia - FDA approves Risperdal Consta, a new, long-acting antipsychotic

Smoking Cessation - Young people can help peers resist urge to smoke

Staph Infections - Quebec company submits new diagnostic test for MRSA to Health Canada and the FDA

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Quantitative real-time PCR improves post-SCT CMV detection

Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Chest radiography unnecessary to identify TB among HIV patients

Vaccine Efficacy - Preparing active patients for international travel

Vascular Lesions - Phototherapy system receives FDA approval to treat vascular lesions

West Nile Virus - Neugene antisense for RNA viruses program updated

West Nile Virus - West Nile encephalitis reported in two hematopoietic stem-cell graft recipients

West Nile Virus - West Nile fever-related paralysis caused by motor neuron loss