Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

HIV/AIDS - U.S. senator pushes AIDS compensation for veteran families

HIV/AIDS - U.S., U.N. launch anti-AIDS project for army in Tajikistan

HIV/AIDS - Southern states cautioned to keep tabs on HIV outbreaks among college students

HIV Therapy - IND filed with FDA for phase Ib/IIa trials for HIV viral entry inhibitor

HIV/AIDS - FDA authorizes a clinical study with Alferon LDO for HIV

HIV Diagnosis - CDC reports that OraQuick test produces fewer false positive HIV-1 results

Food-borne Illness - Report: FDA needs seafood safety fixes

Generic Drugs - FDA approves generic version of Claritin-D 24-Hour

Food-borne Illness - Method to determine putrescine and cadaverine in shrimp developed

Food-borne Illness - Method to confirm chloramphenicol in seafood validated

Food-borne Illness - Indicator organisms for safety and quality reviewed

Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - New drug application submitted for Sanvar IR

Fitness - Poor diet, physical inactivity may soon overtake tobacco as leading cause of death

Environmental Health - U.S. plans public health study on an Ohio power plant's emissions

Drug Resistance - First VanB vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated in Spain

Environmental Health - Adsorption and clay-catalyzed degradation of erythromycin A reported

Coronary Artery Disease - Martin Leon to lead studies of Rubicon Filter

Contraception - Licensing agreement for fentanyl patch inked

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - U.S. orders halt to sales of the supplement andro

Colon Cancer - FDA meeting to discuss RIGScan CR49 development

Cancer - FDA-approved X-ray imaging accessory to aid in image-guided cancer treatment

Business & Finance - Pharmaceutical company makes significant strides in 2003

Breast Cancer - Black women in U.S. more likely to have delayed diagnosis, treatment

Bioterrorism - NIOSH approves mask for protection from biological, chemical, and nuclear attack

Antibacterials - FDA approves Cecure anti-bacterial spray for poultry

Anthrax Vaccine - FDA-licensed anthrax vaccine supplied to Taiwan

Alcoholism - Babies born to alcoholic mothers may suffer permanent nerve damage

Addiction Medicine - Study: Alcohol treatment meds, behavioral therapy effective for cocaine addiction

Vaccine Development - Acetyl and phosphate groups quantified in vaccine polysaccharides

Tick-borne Disease - Cases of spotted fever rickettsioses in U.S. travelers summarized

Medical Ethics - Research ethics and placebo use debated

Malaria Therapy - Mefloquine-artesunate effective for treating uncomplicated malaria

Prion Disease - Fibroblast cell lines susceptible to TSE agents

Artificial Blood - Progress in development of blood substitutes reported